With its voracious appetite for pop culture, Garrett’s book is a great reminder that there’s more to life than just being alive. Gut-wrenching, stomach-churning, and mind-boggling, zombies are a perfect metaphor for many aspects of... Read More

This volume is a must for modern day activists hoping to overturn the status quo. Culture Jamming: Activism and the Art of Cultural Resistance, edited by Marilyn DeLaure and Moritze Fink, is an in-depth look at creative means of social... Read More

The characterizations of women in comics have come a long way since the 1930s, which is where Hope Nicholson begins her decade-by-decade review of famous, representative, quirky, or otherwise notable heroines in her thoroughly enjoyable... Read More

This exhaustive guide brings back the gentleman’s code for a generation in need of a refresher. Manly Manners, by notable designer, lawyer, and bon vivant Wayne James, is a refreshing reminder that manners can be sexy and exciting, and... Read More

This diverse collection on the potent plant crackles with stored energy. The works assembled in this latest edition of "Ayahuasca Reader" sing a chorus of testimonies to the mysterious and powerful vine, giving voice to a wide and... Read More

An intimate look at Indian life through the memories of those who lived it, Densmore’s book is richly illustrated. Frances Densmore’s "World of the Teton Sioux Indians" paints a vivid picture of much of pre-reservation tribal life... Read More

This is an exemplary and fascinating work of African cultural and historical documentation. A fresh and insightful look into a sorely neglected aspect of history, Zac Adama’s Cultural Migration: A Short History of Nkrankwanta and Anyii... Read More

This educational tour puts faces to the place on the map and helps to make the world a little smaller for kids. Carole P. Roman provides an enlightening, educational view of life in the land of the Amazon and the home of Carnival in If... Read More