Product Description: Extreme addiction to methamphetamine, as well as frequent use of other narcotics for most of my teen and mid-life years exacted a high price. Growing up in a tiny logging town in northwestern Montana taught me both good and bad things...read more

Product Description: This collection of work by both Native and non-Native artists speaks of the complexity of Native American historical and cultural influences in contemporary culture. Rather than focusing on artists who attempt to maintain strict cultural practices, it brings together a group of artists who engage the larger contemporary art world and are not afraid to step beyond the bounds of tradition...read more

A playful novel by the author of Cigarettes Are Sublime interweaves the story of Abby Zinzo, brilliant aesthete devoted to his jewelry, the bizarre relationship between two sexually conflicted men; and Zinzo's college thesis on the meaning of jewelry from ancient times to the present day. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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A playful novel by the author of Cigarettes Are Sublime interweaves the story of Abby Zinzo, brilliant aesthete devoted to his jewelry, the bizarre relationship between two sexually conflicted men; and Zinzo's college thesis on the meaning of jewelry from ancient times to the present day. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: Description: Pop Surrealism highlights the recent explosion of pop-influenced surrealist art from an emerging generation of artists and a few key senior figures who have influenced their work. Designed in a special pocket format, this intriguing book offers a primer on the confluence of pop and surrealist iconography, and features work by over seventy artists, including Gregory Crewdson, Mariko Mori, Ashley Bickerton, Art Spiegelman, Tony Oursler, and Cindy Sherman...read more

Examines the idea that most people want to be thin, motivated by the health/fitness/beauty industry, and collectively spending billions on weight-loss. This 'postmodern diet book' suggests that we should stop trying to eat thin, and learn to eat fat, and to love fat.

An examination of the literary, philosophical, and cultural history of smoking focuses on the forbidden pleasures, dark beauty, and exacting benefits associated with cigarette use throughout the ages

A photographic tour of Cleveland's sacred architecture includes 120 photos of churches and synagogues throughout the city, a description of the architectural significance of each, a brief history of the congregation, and the address of each. Original.