Cultural studies

World of Warcraft® is one of the most visually distinct fantasy settings ever created. Expansive, hyper-realized landscapes, super-stylized characters, sweeping storylines, and dynamic conflicts combine for epic gameplay amid a world of boundless...

Since its inception, Diablo® has conjured images of nightmarish landscapes rife with malefic and dangerous denizens. Set in the fires of the Burning Hells, and ultimately transcending to the High Heavens, the intense imagery of the game pushes the dark...

Celebrate your love of the hit show Supernatural with this set of two deluxe notebooks.Inspired by the hit TV show Supernatural, this two-pack set of Insight Editions’ best-selling journals invites you to join the deadly world of Sam and Dean Winchester,...

Celebrate the earth-shattering battle between Jaegers and Kaiju with this deluxe journal featuring imagery from Pacific Rim Uprising.Featuring imagery from Pacific Rim Uprising, the epic follow-up to the 2013 monster hit,...

Based on Ubisoft’s highly popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, this deluxe coloring book features line art and design of the iconic locations and scenes from the games as well as all the central protagonists from the series. Packed with intricate...

New York, the city. New York, the magazine. A celebration.The great story of New York City in the past half-century has been its near collapse and miraculous rebirth. A battered town left for dead, one that almost a million people abandoned and where...

Decorated with striking imagery from the beloved Harry Potter film series, this pocket journal is an exciting addition to Insight’s best-selling line of collectible pop culture notebooks.Founded by Godric Gryffindor, Gryffindor house is noted for the...

This charming pocket-sized travel-themed journal gives writers inspiration from the many parts of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World from Hogwarts to New York City.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, takes fans to a new era in J.K...

Enter the epic fantasy world of HBO’s Game of Thrones with this stunning new addition to Insight Editions’ best-selling journal series, featuring the Hand of the King emblem.The Hand of the King serves as the head of the reigning monarch’s small council...

Inspired by the Emmy® Award–winning credits sequence that opens each episode of the hit HBO® series, Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros is guaranteed to thrill the show’s legions of fans. Featuring stunning pop-up recreations of several key...

In the land of Westeros, a timely message dispatched via raven can make the difference between winning a battle and losing your kingdom. This deluxe stationery set, themed to stoic House Stark, provides all the items you will need to communicate with...

Discover the origins, secrets, and nefarious schemes of the most powerful and corrupt villains in the DC Universe in this lavishly illustrated visual history.As any comics fan knows, a Super Hero is nothing without a worthy foe to battle. For every...

A thrilling, in-world overview of Abstergo Industries, the mysterious organization at the center of the Assassin’s Creed® franchise.Agent: At Abstergo Entertainment, history is an experience. Our work not only enriches lives, it brings out truths that...

A full-color art book showcasing the terrific and terrifying work of Sui Ishida, creator of the hit manga and anime Tokyo Ghoul.Tokyo Ghoul Illustrations: zakki features artwork and behind-the-scenes notes, commentary and ruminations from Tokyo Ghoul...

Featuring striking imagery from the beloved Power Rangers TV series, this journal is an exciting addition to Insight’s best-selling line of collectible pop-culture notebooks.This deluxe writing journal includes art featuring the mighty Red Ranger from...

Featuring striking imagery from the beloved Power Rangers TV series, this journal is an exciting addition to Insight’s best-selling line of collectible pop-culture notebooks.This deluxe writing journal includes art featuring the mighty Pink Ranger from...

Join the ranks of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen with Superman: Daily Planet Hardcover Ruled Journal.The first newspaper to feature a picture of Superman, the Daily Planet and its famous globe have become landmarks of Metropolis. When Clark Kent...

Artwork, sketches and a brand-new manga short story from the artist of the Pokémon Adventures series inspired by the best-selling Pokémon video games!A collection of beautiful full-color art from the artist of the Pokémon Adventures graphic novel series!...

An epic fantasy written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki!From the vaults of Academy Award-winning director, Hayao Miyazaki! Original watercolor illustrations used as concept sketches for both the manga and film versions of...

Japan's most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime.The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies...

Mother Trouble traces white maternal angst in popular culture across a span of more than fifty years, from the iconic Rosemary's Baby to anti-vaxx mom memes and HGTV shows. The book narrows in on popular media to think about white maternal angst as a...

My hair is a statement and always will be, even when I no longer have any.The social revolution of the Swinging Sixties led to a renaissance of unchecked hair growth, and long hair, especially on men, was worn as a political or countercultural symbol of...

From the Watergate scandal, deposition of Haile Selassie and the expulsion of Solzhenitsyn from the Soviet Union, to ABBA's landmark victory at the Eurovision Song Contest and the production of the very first Volkswagen Golf - a concise,...

What are our options after death?The baby boom was the greatest explosion of births in history. It follows that someday soon we'll see the greatest explosion of deaths in history, and we aren't ready for it. Cemeteries are full and news ones aren't being...

From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high seas in a cruise-liner's luxurious dining saloon, The Food Adventurers narrates the history of eating on the most coveted of tourist journeys: the...

Scotland has some of the best seafood in the world, so we why don't we eat more of it? Why don't we highlight the bounty of our seas and the people who fish, produce, sell, preserve and cook it?Acclaimed cooker writer Ghillie Basan embarks on a journey...

Immerse yourself in stories of gods and goddesses of the underworld and explore how themes of death, love, and revenge are depicted in folklore and mythology by different cultures around the world.Myths of the Underworld is a vibrant collection of ten...

A compelling portrayal by the veteran journalist of the lives of farming communities on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border and the surprising connections between them100% DemocracyWinner of the Studs and Ida Terkel AwardIn the Midwest, Mexican workers...

The inside story of the U.S.-Chinese superpower conflict playing out behind the scenes of today's movie industry, from the leading media scholar. China surpassed North America to become the world 's largest movie market in 2020. Formerly the focus of...

"Insightful...empathetic...a thoughtful consideration of a topic that will have a substantial impact on our future."-BooklistReadable Feast, Book Award Winner for Socially Conscious Writing * Civil Eats' Food and Farming Book PickEver wonder if there's a...

The 40th anniversary edition of an American classic: a "minority student" pays the cost of social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation-from his past, his parents, his culture. Exquisitely written, poignant and powerful, unsettling...

"Ghost of the Hardy Boys is an elegant book, full of charm and pathos and whimsy. The writing is restrained, the characterizations deep and rich, the humor nuanced." -Washington PostAs millions of boys and girls devoured the early adventures of the Hardy...

The long and pernicious relationship between fast food restaurants and the African American communityToday, fast food is disproportionately located in Black neighborhoods and marketed to Black Americans through targeted advertising. But throughout much...

An elegantly designed box of 50 postcards featuring stunning paintings by Gustav Klimt, one of the world's most popular artists.Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter, and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. He is...

A synthesis of more than three decades of interdisciplinary research and practice, Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: An Evidence-based Guide to Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change, provides evidence-based solutions to...

Over two million individuals are behind bars in US prisons, living in isolation from their families and their communities. Prison/Culture investigates the culture of incarceration as an integral part of the American experience through a compilation of...

A comprehensive, colorfullook at everything to know and love about Super Mario, with character profiles, gameplay tips, and little-known triviaFor over 35 years, gamers young and old have gone on fantastic adventures with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and...

Named Library Journal Best Fiction in Translation 2013."Cocaine is a brilliant black comedy that belongs on the same shelf as Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies and Dawn Powell's The Wicked Pavilion. Pitigrilli is an acidic aphorist and a wicked observer of...

From the very beginning, filmmakers have struggled to free themselves from censorship and manipulation by special-interest groups, and this struggle is clearly evident in the history of drug films. Cocaine Fiends and Reefer Madness is an exhaustive...

What's the right faith for those who clamor for spirituality, but strain at the confines of organized religion? Discordia - described as a religion disguised as a joke disguised as a religion - may be the answer. Starting from the "firm belief that it is...

If a city is its people, and its people are what they eat, then shouldn't food play a larger role in our dialogue about how and where we live? The food of a metropolis is essential to its character. Native plants, proximity to farmland, the locations of...

Many people believe that everyone who uses heroin is addicted. In fact, this is true of only about 20 percent of heroin users. By clearing up common misconceptions like these, this book provides information that can save the lives of people using the...

Provides a detailed look at opium today in the context of its long history of use as a therapeutic and recreational drug. Opium use dates back 7000 years-longer than any other drug. This book looks at social changes and how they have affected perceptions...

Building the ordinary into the extraordinary brick by brick.This first official book for Adult Fans of LEGO takes the reader on a visually stunning journey from the very earliest hollow bricks to the complex shapes and building techniques of today.LEGO...

China in Seven Banquets ranges through 5,000 years of China's food history in seven iconic meals, from the opulent Eight Treasures fete to the 'Tail-Burning' banquet of the Tang Dynasty and the Qing court's extravagant...

A guide to the cultural history of liqueurs from a celebrated spirits journalist. The original recreational spirit, liqueurs travelled the Silk Road, awaited travellers at the Fountain of Youth, and traversed the globe from ancient times through the...

A cultural history of the enduring relationship between film spectatorship and intoxicating substancesMovies under the Influence charts the entangled histories of moviegoing and mind-altering substances from early cinema through the psychedelic 1970s...

A critic's notebook on sparkle and spectacle. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism byAtlanticwriters, drawn from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from the magazine's 165-year archive.A collection of essays on musicians,...