The world’s greatest museums necessarily hide thousands of objects that are too rare, too valuable, or too fragile to exhibit. This delightfully informative art book guides us to forgotten treasures around the world. Read More

This plucky narrative provides clear and personal episodic glimpses into a unique time in American history. Come and take a walk down memory lane, back to 1959, and watch America change through the eyes of Jerome “Jerry” Antil. In... Read More

In this mesmerizing and extraordinarily researched book, part memoir, part literary thesis, the author traces Odysseus’s adventure both in an academic setting and on the open sea. Author Zlatko Mandzuka set out to “follow the trail... Read More

Illustrations and A-Z chapters aim to get young adults interested in the harsh realities of China. With cartoonish drawings and speculation about a closed society, "Big Bad China" is a great resource—albeit an overly emotional... Read More

How Hollywood handles death and the afterlife “excavate the deep and sometimes dark content of our minds.” A spiritual tone overlays these authors’ deconstruction of popular movies’ commentary on death and the afterlife. Heaven... Read More

Artist suggests combining academia and mysticism for a better understanding of Tarot card history and divination. Scholars of the Tarot and historians of the esoteric and mystic arts will find much to appreciate in Ronald Decker’s... Read More

Author recounts the many lives and adoptions of Hello Kitty as a worldwide cultural phenomenon. "Pink Globalization" follows the rise of Hello Kitty in both its early domestic evolution and its international expansion. Author Christine... Read More

Throughout history, there have been great men and women, wars, tragedies, and triumphs—and seemingly always someone willing to preserve the memories of such. Whether the collector’s objective is for money and resale, obsession with... Read More