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Cool books to read, or to just leave around so that people will see them and be impressed. Hint: leave a bookmark sticking out near the end of the book. DVDs, too.
"Some are deadly, some practical, some wacky, but all are genuine and used today on the streets of Japan, at home, and in manga and anime." Much easier than learning spoken or written Japanese. details
Participants in obsessive subcultures reassure themselves that they're not bad by focusing on the idiots who are even worse. This book will help. details
Legendary jazz bassist Charles Mingus' autobiography. More about his sex life than music; chock full of useful tips for the guys! details
Perhaps Sheila K. Butt's finest work. From the official product description: "Seth and Sara learn that God loves all people, even those who are disobeying Him. But they also learn that the only way to have a relationship with God is to stop sinning and turn to Jesus...a professionally designed and illustrated book that promotes God’s love for all individuals, while at the same time showing, in a loving way, that homosexuality is out of harmony with Bible teaching." We're just happy that it wasn't designed and illustrated by amateurs. details
If you know who Amy Sedaris is, and that she wrote a coffee table parody of coffee table crafts books, you won't ask any more questions. You'll just buy it. details
Aravind Adiga's tale of a taxi driver in India who will do anything to become successful won the 2008 Booker Prize. And the New Yorker called it "darkly comic!" details
"Ware's graphically inventive, wonderfully realized novel-in-comics follows the sad fortunes of four generations of phlegmatic, defeated men while touching on themes of abandonment, social isolation and despair within the sweeping depiction of Chicago's urban transformation over the course of a century," but don't let that scare you off. details
by Susan Sontag. Reached "Penguin Modern Classic" status a few years ago, and with good reason. details
Was Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop a communitarian, a Christlike Christian, or conformity’s tyrannical enforcer? Answer: Yes! Was Rhode Island’s architect, Roger Williams, America’s founding freak or the father of the First Amendment? Same difference. What does it take to get that jezebel Anne Hutchinson to shut up? A hatchet. details
According to the author, " It's chock full actual vintage and vintage-inspired craft projects that are clever, charming, sometimes hysterically campy." details
Real people in actual outfits. See streetbonersandtvcarnage.com for a taste. Includes commentary from Chloe Sevigny, Debbie Harry, Fred Armisen, and Tim & Eric. details
1961 was truly the year of the Boodleheimer. Well, it should have been. "Now you have to sing it again or else you will turn into a bathtub." details
400 facts about the World's Greatest Human. For example: When an episode of “Walker, Texas Ranger” aired in France, the French surrendered to Chuck Norris just to be on the safe side. And: Every piece of furniture in Chuck Norris’s house is a Total Gym. details
As its cover describes it, "The legendary underground classic of Hollywood's darkest and best kept secrets." A classic of hardcore dirt. details
What we talk about when we talk about—Raymond Carver! details
Squishing pennies under trains, licking batteries—there are all kinds of things that will teach kids about science and pushing the envelope. This book will show them how. details
Compilation from the series that included "Strange Stories for Strange Kids." Edited by Art Spiegelman, featuring Maurice Sendak, Jules Feiffer, David Sedaris, and more. Get it for your favorite strange kid. details
"How to start a band, book gigs, and get rolling to rock stardom." Parts of the cover look goofy ("write a rad song") but if Joan Jett endorses it, we can't argue. details
By Anaïs Nin. We like our porn nice and classy. And that umlaut over the "i" in her name—ooh la la! details
This daring combination of science, history, and DIY projects will show you how to live more dangerously. All of the projects have short learning curves, are hands-on and affordable, and demonstrate true but reasonable risk. details
Crust Toothpaste! Minute Lice! Weakies: Breakfast of Chumps! These mid-1970s parodies of popular product packaging came with Topps bubblegum and were long overdue for coffee table book treatment. And with an introduction by Art Spiegelman, you know that they're now Serious Pop Culture—and still damn funny. details
You can't go wrong with a David Sedaris book. You know it will be well written and very, very funny. details
Jane and Michael Stern's classic work on cool local food wherever you happen to be. (Hint: no fancy restaurants or national fast food chains are included.). USA Today called it "a bible for motorists seeking mouth-watering barbecue or homemade pie," and People magazine called it "a cross-country culinary guide that should be stashed in every food lover’s glove compartment." details
This book uses some interesting new technology to animate every page. It looks pretty cool. details
The pulpiest of Jim Thompson's fiction. According to Stanley Kubrick, "Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered." details
There's no emoticon for how you'll feel when you read this handy reference work. details
Get your writing shit together. (The publisher only substitutes the "u" with an asterisk on the cover, so they're not fucking around.) One rule is "Don't fuck up the coordination of number between subject and verb." And, full of great writing advice! details
Clement Greenberg helped convince the world the Jackson Pollack and Willem de Kooning were important artists and that New York had really become the center of the post-war art world. Just leave this on your coffee table with a bookmark sticking out halfway through it and people who know the name will be impressed. details
Cool comics long before there were "cool" comics. details
Back in the sixties, a weekly Japanese magazine for boys licensed the Japanese rights to the groovy American Batman TV show and let early manga master Jiro Kuwata run with it. He created some strange, very Japanese stuff that was never collected in Japan or translated into English—until now. details