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Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers is the first book to explore in detail noir storytelling in cinema and on radio....  Read More >>

The first intensive study of Mervyn LeRoy's work, as varied in form as it is crucial to an understanding of American...  Read More >>

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J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium provides twenty-first century readers with a much-needed haven from the busy world...  Read More >>

You never know, when a band first hits the radio, whether the music or the band are going to be timeless. As big...  Read More >>

The first biography of arguably the most influential gospel artist of the 20th century, brought to life through...  Read More >>

With a focus upon the seminal elements of theatrical performance: time, space, bodies, devices, and audience, the...  Read More >>

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This book examines Jules Feiffer's Kill My Mother trilogy of graphic novels as a body of work that pays homage to...  Read More >>

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The first intensive study of Mervyn LeRoy's work, as varied in form as it is crucial to an understanding of American...  Read More >>

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The Science of Synchronicity delves into the enigmatic world of synchronicity, unraveling the mysteries behind meaningful...  Read More >>

Over the past several years, the Thai popular culture landscape has radically transformed due to the emergence of...  Read More >>

Offers a systematic overview of the relations between comics and religion from the perspective of cultural sociology,...  Read More >>

""Explores how contemporary music videos travel across, shape, and transform various media, online platforms, art...  Read More >>

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From Jon Sopel, bestselling author and presenter of The News Agents podcast, comes his most ambitious book to date-...  Read More >>

This book offers a unique and multifaceted study of how vampires on screen have shaped America, and how specific...  Read More >>

This is the first book-length study of The Golden Girls, which ran for seven award-winning seasons from 1985-1992...  Read More >>

This book explores the phenomenon of “mum fans”: fans who identify themselves as their idols' mothers and participate...  Read More >>

San Francisco reinvents itself as the Regenerative Fashion capital to overcome its Doom Loop. Facing a close election,...  Read More >>

In the long and winding course of human civilization, there occasionally emerges a figure so immense, so radiant,...  Read More >>

Depicts hows how lyrics illustrated what young adults felt and how they reacted to one of the most influential era...  Read More >>