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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country of contradictions, where East meets West, and where several ideologies have come together to evolve into a vibrant, diverse culture. While there may be much that the Western visitor will find familiar in the day-to-day...

In this small and beautiful country, sea and mountains are within easy reach, and there is a great diversity of landscape, mentality, and lifestyles. Its rich and turbulent history can be traced back to ancient times, to long before the Greeks and Romans...

For a nation of around 1.3 million inhabitants, Estonia has made a real impression on the world stage since regaining its independence less than two decades ago. In the mid-1980s, it was known, if at all, as a Soviet backwater, but the collapse of...

Arriving in Panama, the broad cultural and ethnic diversity of this small country is one of its most outstanding and attractive attributes, and is reflected in its many customs. There is not just the beauty of the countryside to be discovered, but the...

The Bodleian Library is home to treasures from every corner of the globe that mark major milestones in cultural history. This book contains twenty-six pull-out postcards-one for each letter of the alphabet-each featuring a rare or beautiful manuscript...

How should men and women embark on a new relationship? Is it acceptable to flirt? Should one ever kiss in a canoe? What is the ideal age gap for marriage? What gifts are appropriate for a fiancee? How should one announce an engagement? Aimed at the...

Shepherd Mead, bestselling author of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, came to live in England with his family in 1958. Six years later he published a satirical handbook for fellow Americans to guide them through the nuances of British...

Detroit 67 is the story of Motor City in the year that changed everything. Twelve chapters take you on a turbulent year-long journey through the drama and chaos that ripped through the city in 1967 and tore it apart in personal, political and interracial...

Mondo: The Art of Soundtracks highlights all the original art created exclusively for Mondo's vinyl releases by world-renowned artists for film, television, and video game soundtracks.Featuring stunning new takes on classic and modern material,...

For fans of sci-fi, cinematic art books and the Alien film franchise.40 artists, filmmakers, illustrators and fans produce original art for a tribute to the sci-fi horror masterpiece Alien to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the film.Pieces range from...

Don't just see the sights? get to know the people.Peru's distinctive Spanish and indigenous cultures that first encountered each other five hundred years ago have progressively integrated. However, the ongoing process of mixing raises questions...

Japan has produced thousands of intriguing video games. For any number of reasons, not all of them were ever released outside of the country, especially in the '80s and '90s. While many of these titles have since been documented by the English-speaking...

Vanguard follows last year's hit Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta book by J. David Spurlock with definitive reference on Frazetta Book Cover Art.Frazetta is the revolutionary fantasy artist of Conan, King Kong, Death Dealer, Edgar Rice Burroughs,...

Discover, or return to, the world's greatest heroic fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta in this landmark art collection entitled, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta. Frazetta took the sex and violence of the pulp fiction of his youth and added even more...

Celebrate your favourite coffee shop and one of the most iconic television series of all time with Friends: The Official Central Perk Cookbook!Gather your friends on your favourite couch and prepare over 50 recipes inspired by the iconic Central Perk caf...

Learn to create detailed female characters to include in your own comic strip or graphic novel! Professional manga and anime artist Kyachi offers aspiring artists an easy-to-follow approach to drawing manga women. For beginners, it can be intimidating to...

This guide introduces aspiring manga artists to drawing chibi characters-wide-eyed caricatures beloved for their cartoonish exaggeration. Drawing Cute Manga Chibi walks you through the steps needed to draw these adorable characters, while...

Who better to walk you through the basics of creating action-packed manga than a professional Japanese illustrator and animator? Containing 40 detailed tutorials, How to Create Manga: Drawing Action Scenes and Characters will add a whole new set of...

Anatomy and art combine in this incredibly detailed manga drawing guide that offers an in-depth look at the human body. Manga artists of every level will benefit from this essential anatomical overview. Step-by-step instructions bring manga...

Every page presents a classic manga pose, from walking and running to jumping for joy, in three different steps:(1) The simple outline of the body(2) The key elements of the character (like clothes, hair and facial expression) highlighted for easy...

Built-in audience eager for more content: The author's YouTube channel, MEPearlA, has 124,000 subscribers, with some videos amassing hundreds of thousands of views. The author will tap into this built-in, adoring audience to drive sales of her book,...

In Battle for Azeroth, the stakes for both the Alliance and the Horde have never been greater. Uncover the epic battle between Sylvanas Windrunner and Anduin Wrynn piece by piece with the Forlorn Victory puzzle!

Juan Ortiz turns his unique eye for poster design to the classic sci-fi series Lost In Space.Each episode is lovingly reimagined as a visually striking poster, creating a one of a kind collection to accompany one of the most influential and celebrated...

A bumper collection of facts about video games from YouTuber extraordinaire, Larry Bundy Jr, this book will debunk myths and urban legends, delve into developers' biggest successes and failures, explore the odd characters behind the games and unearth the...

Tolkien's wizard Gandalf, Wagner's Valkyrie Brnnhilde and Marvel's superhero the Mighty Thor: these are just a few examples of how Icelandic medieval literature has shaped the human imagination during the past 150 years.  Echoes of Valhalla...

'Did you keep a list of the words coined by Covid? Wayne Grady did! They're deftly woven into a journal/timeline, taking us through two years of surrealism and limbo.' - Margaret AtwoodThis exploration of the many new terms of...

A pragmatic and informative look at better living through cannabis.Cannabis. Weed. Bud. Whatever you choose to call it, it's been a health aid, comfort, and life-enhancer for humankind for more than three thousand years. But while cannabis is used by...

A thought-provoking and provocative challenge to consumerism (with plenty of name-dropping and celebrity antics).Sassy and satirical, Shopomania is an economic, environmental and social study. This light-hearted, dark-souled dictionary of coined words,...

A celebration of true friendship in all its messy glory, featuring the best quotes and stills from the show alongside quizzes, lists, tips, and recipes to bring out the Grace and Frankie in best friends everywhere.'You make me feel strong, Grace...

'...witty and packed with detail, this is an intercultural shot that should be heard around the world' - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review'Bhutto carefully dissects the guts of our popular culture...essential to understand the soul of our...

Car Ma is artist and musician Alison Mosshart's first printed collection of paintings, photographs, short stories, and poetry. It is a book about cars, rock n' roll, and love. It's a book about America, performance, and life on the road. It's a book...

For the first time, step behind palace doors to unlock the little-known secrets behind the Queen's remarkable self-preservation and continued radiance. Extensively researched and delightfully revelatory, it's the story of how one strong queen can make...

A guide to choosing, completing, and sharing a 100-day creative project. There's a creative person inside every one of us! You don't have to consider yourself an artist to create and share fun or expressive work; sometimes all it takes is commitment...

Celebrate your favorite songs, performances, and music video moments with this official Britney Spears coloring book. From "...Baby One More Time" to the Las Vegas stage, there's no shortage of iconic Britney Spears moments. Now, color your way through...

An essential piece of Disney history has been unreported for eighty years.Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it. Art Babbitt...

Featuring dozens of interviews with the cast and crew, fans of the franchise, film scholars, former and current cheerleaders, fellow filmmakers, and more.Gabrielle Union, Kirsten Dunst, and Eliza Dushku have all risen to fame since their performances in...

A nostalgia-packed, star-studded anthology featuring contributors such as Kristen Arnett, Yumi Sakugawa, Myriam Gurba, and others exploring the lasting impact of Ann M. Martin's beloved Baby-Sitters Club seriesIn 1986, the first-ever meeting of the...

From Jeff Friesen, award-winning photographer and author of United States of LEGO, comes a hilarious new book of diorama photographs that uses LEGO bricks to spoof the famous work of the mysterious anonymous graffiti artist known as Banksy...

In his 1983 classic The Poverty of Affluenceexamines the psychological underpinnings of our insatiable desire for growth, and endless quest for "more"-whether in jobs, relationships, or any other sphere of life-suggesting that our commitment to...

The very first tell-all snus encyclopedia of its kind! You don't have to light up to enjoy tobacco! Swedish snus has a unique position in the world and is continually being developed through a thorough choice of tobacco, well--tested flavorings, and high...

In this groundbreaking coloring book you'll meet boys who bake and hug; girls who build drum sets and fix stuff; children who are tender, intense, vulnerable, courageous, zany, and gentle. This coloring book is for them and everyone who has ever wanted...

Celebrating 50 years of The Most Magical Place on EarthSince its opening in October 1971, Walt Disney World has continued to expand and evolve as the most visited vacation resort in the world. What hasn't changed over five decades is the incomparable...

A nostalgic romp through modern NBA history as documented by basketball's most iconic and innovative magazine covers.Every magazine cover is the result of a series of intentional decisions. Cover Story shares the behind-the-scenes stories of these...

Most fans of The Simpsons have watched Homer don his blue plants on TV, on the big screen, and in 3D. But only real fans recall the Eastern European equivalent of The Itchy & Scratchy Show, know the name of Apu's submission to the Springfield Film...

The Gory Guide to the Walking Dead While most people know what zombies look like, do they actually know how they act? What they do during their spare time? What their work ethic is? Probably not. Enter The Ultimate Book of Zombie Warfare and...

Francoise Hardy is best known in Europe for originating the famed "Y-Y" sound in pop music which began a cultural scene in the early 1960s. Her teenage success grew as she became a much-photographed fashion model and actress. Adored for her shy beauty...

Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.The Los Angeles, Orange County, and South...

2016 IndieFab Honorable Mention in Popular Culture.Mel Gordon, author of Voluptuous Panic, the celebrated history about the sex culture of Weimar Berlin, returns with a stunningly illustrated look at Paris, The City of Pleasure, prior to and during...