Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (Janisse Kier-La)(Paperback)

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (Janisse Kier-La)(Paperback)

In the 1980s, it seemed impossible to escape Satan's supposed influence. Everywhere you turned, there were warnings about a widespread evil conspiracy to indoctrinate the vulnerable through the media they consumed. This percolating cultural hysteria, now known as the 'Satanic Panic,' not only

Satanic Rituals (La Vey Anton)(Paperback)

The Satanic Bible was written by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is a collection of essays, observations and basic Satanic rituals, and outlines LaVey's Satanic ideology. It contains the core principles of LaVeyan Satanism and is considered the foundation of the philosophy and dogma that constitute

Penguin Pocket Sudoku (Bodycombe David J.)(Paperback / softback)

Sudoku is a real cultural phenomenon: a French fad in the 1890s, a Japanese craze in the 1980s, it is peculiarly British obsession. This book contains 201 fiendish brainteasers, ranging from easy to mind-bogglingly difficult. It provides a daily fix for the hardened Sudoku fan and sets an addictive

What Was Football Like in the 1980s? (Crooks Richard)(Paperback)

What Was Football Like in the 1980s? provides a fascinating and insightful perspective on the game in a decade when football faced major challenges on and off the field. Richard Crooks explores the good, the bad and the ugly of '80s football, leaving no stone

Marillion in the 1980s (Webb Nathaniel)(Paperback)

The 1980s encapsulated Marillion's birth, commercial apex, and near-implosion. This book combines meticulous history with careful musical analysis to chronicle their most turbulent decade from their first gig, through the dizzying success and destructive decadence of their time with frontman

All Guns Blazing - Arsenal in the 1980's (Spurling Jon)(Paperback / softback)

The One (Cass Kiera)(Paperback)

The captivating third book in Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection seriesAmerica Singer searches for her happily ever after in this swoon-worthy YA dystopian romance, perfect for readers who loved Veronica Roth's Divergent, Lauren Oliver's Delirium, or Ren e Ahdieh's The Wrath & the

Pirate McSnottbeard in the Alien Slug Invasion Panic (Whitfield Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History (Hall Stuart)(Paperback)

The publication of Cultural Studies 1983 is a touchstone event in the history of Cultural Studies and a testament to Stuart Hall's unparalleled contributions. The eight foundational lectures Hall delivered at the University of Illinois in 1983 introduced North American audiences to a thinker and

The Ghost: A Cultural History (Owens Susan)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, this is a new cultural history of the ghost--one of the most popular and pervasive subjects worldwide. Spanning from the medieval period to today, the book includes a wide range of artists and writers, including Hogarth, Blake, Rossetti, Shakespeare, Pepys, Shelley, and Dickens

Wild Dayz (Beese Andrew 'Beezer')(Paperback)

As a photographer Beezer was in a unique position in Bristol in the 1980s. Close friends with the Wild Bunch (later to become Massive Attack) and other Bristol hip hop crews, he was able to capture on film the rich urban culture at the heart of the underground music and art scene prevalent in

Death in Persia (Schwarzenbach Annemarie)(Paperback)

Since the rediscovery of her work in the late 1980s, Annemarie Schwarzenbach--journalist, traveler, archaeologist, opium addict, and antifascist novelist--has become a European cult figure among free spirited bohemians. Available in English for the first time and beautifully translated by Lucy

1980s Childhood (Tait Derek)(Paperback / softback)

What it was like to grow up in 1980s Britain, from the Cold War to Duran Duran. This book combines memories, original documents and photos from that

In Search of the Labyrinth: The Cultural Legacy of Minoan Crete (Momigliano Nicoletta)(Paperback)

In Search of the Labyrinth explores the enduring cultural legacy of Minoan Crete by offering an overview of Minoan archaeology and modern responses to it in literature, the visual and performing arts, and other cultural practices. The focus is on the twentieth century, and on responses that involve

Angels in America (new edition) (Kushner Tony)(Paperback / softback)

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and

Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman (Du Gay Paul)(Paperback)

'Arguably the most famous book in its field... In theoretical terms, the legacy of Doing Cultural Studies confirms that this classic read is not just about the Walkman itself, but represents a series of clear observations about the symbolic meanings of culture.' - LSE Review of Books Why think

Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies (Smith Melanie K.)(Paperback)

The third edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies provides a vital framework for analysing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalization in existing as well as emergent destinations of the world. It focuses in particular on the need for even more creative tourism

Official Ultimate 80s Pop Quiz(Paperback / softback)

From Spandau Ballet and Kajagoogoo to Half Man Half Biscuit and Guns and Roses, the 1980s music scene is here in all its

Cal (MacLaverty Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980s, Cal tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant

The Mermaid's Scream (Ellis Kate)(Paperback)

Why did Wynn Staniland, a legend in the literary world, suddenly become a recluse in the 1980s? Most assumed he stopped writing because of his wife's bizarre suicide; a death that mirrored a murder case from the nineteenth century. And now a promising young author called Zac Wilkinson is working on

Caleb Williams (Godwin William)(Paperback)

In William Godwin's dark psychological novel of paranoia and persecution, the eponymous hero is a guileless young servant who enters the employment of Ferdinando Falkland, a cosmopolitan and benevolent country gentleman. Falkland is subject to fits of unexplained melancholy, and Caleb becomes

DC: The New Frontier (Cooke Darwyn)(Paperback)

Welcome to the DC Universe in 1950s America -- a land of promise and paranoia, of glittering cities and segregated slums, of dizzying scientific progress and simmering Cold War conflict. A land without the Justice League--Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Or so it seems. The masked mystery men

Chocolate and Cheese (Shteamer Hank)(Paperback)

Ween now seems like a permanent fixture on the pop-cultural landscape, but when the band first hit MTV in the early '90s, their longevity wasn't so secure. Nearly two decades on, though, Aaron 'Gene Ween' Freeman and Mickey 'Dean Ween' Melchiondo preside over one of the most devoted cult fan bases

Satanic Mechanic - A Tannie Maria Mystery (Andrew Sally)(Paperback / softback)

The second instalment in the Tannie Maria Mystery crime series, a dark and delicious follow up to Recipes for Love and