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A doe-eyed doll, a smiley-faced cupcake, a sweet plush kitten: they're cute?

From commune to ecovillage an in-depth look at the past, present and future of the world's best-known intentional community In the Summer of Love in San Francisco's Haight-Asbury, a charismatic young hippie by the name of Stephen Gaskin launched "e;Monday Night Class"e;a weekly event which drew together an eclectic mix of truth-seekers and flower children.

Collaborative consumption is a new way of living in which access is valued above ownership, experience is prized over material possessions, and "e;mine"e; becomes "e;ours,"e; allowing everyone's needs to be met with minimum waste.

There are plenty of places to visit in China.

OUT NOW: The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author, Emma Gannon I love Emma Gannon's wise and refreshing perspective on work, and more broadly on the challenges of building a meaningful life in an era of distraction, overwhelm and uncertainty.

A self-help work on the inhibiting inner fears that either motivate or debilitate.

An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian phenomenon - the imaginary and historical world of the great British warlord and one of the huge historical mysteries of early and medieval Britain.

An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian phenomenon - the imaginary and historical world of the great British warlord and one of the huge historical mysteries of early and medieval Britain.

The name of Joseph Ritson, born in Stockton-on-Tees in 1752, will be familiar to very few people.

An exploration of the continuing appeal of vampires in cultural and social history.

An exploration of the continuing appeal of vampires in cultural and social history.

Since 1978 Jim Davis' sarcastic, orange tabby cat has entertained millions of people appearing in newspapers, books, cartoons and even his own films.

Since 1978 Jim Davis' sarcastic, orange tabby cat has entertained millions of people appearing in newspapers, books, cartoons and even his own films.

An examination of the popular view of ancient Egypt as an exotic, esoteric, and mystical culture that questions if that view is entirely accurate.

'A genre-breaking insight into one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century' Stylist's Emerald Street'Incredible' Deborah LevyA hero of political thought, the largely unsung and often misunderstood Hannah Arendt is perhaps best known for her landmark book, The Origins of Totalitarianism.

Madchester may have been born at the Hacienda in the summer of 1988, but the city had been in creative ferment for almost a decade prior to the rise of acid house.

Printing Terror places horror comics of the Cold War in dialogue with the anxieties of their age.

Printing Terror places horror comics of the Cold War in dialogue with the anxieties of their age.

In the company of wolves presents further research from the Open Graves, Open Minds Project.

This book critically examines images in the borderlands of the art world, investigating relations between visual art and vernacular visual culture within different images communities from the 1870s to the present day.

Crossley argues that music is a form of social interaction, interwoven in the fabric of society and in constant interplay with its other threads.

Crossley argues that music is a form of social interaction, interwoven in the fabric of society and in constant interplay with its other threads.

Ripped, torn and cut offers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind - and the politics within - the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976.

This is the first book to focus on James Bond's relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond.

This is the first book to focus on James Bond's relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond.

This book explores the concept of 'quiet' - an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles - and argues for the term's application to the study of contemporary American fiction.

This book explores the concept of 'quiet' - an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles - and argues for the term's application to the study of contemporary American fiction.

This is about musicians' working lives in Britain from the late Victorian era to the present day.

This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two.

This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two.

Chic, sophisticated, seductive and enigmatic, the Parisienne possesses a je ne sais quoi that makes her difficult to define.

Chic, sophisticated, seductive and enigmatic, the Parisienne possesses a je ne sais quoi that makes her difficult to define.

From entertainment to citizenship reveals how the young use shows like X-factor to comment on how power ought to be used, and how they respond to those pop stars - like Bono and Bob Geldof - who claim to represent them.

From entertainment to citizenship reveals how the young use shows like X-factor to comment on how power ought to be used, and how they respond to those pop stars - like Bono and Bob Geldof - who claim to represent them.

This is the first book to study the cultural impact of the Armistice of 11 November 1918.

This groundbreaking book is the first full-length study of British horror radio from the pioneering days of recording and broadcasting right through to the digital audio cultures of our own time.

Entertaining television challenges the idea that the BBC in the 1950s was elitist and 'staid', upholding Reithian values in a paternalistic, even patronising way.

At supermarkets across the nation, customers waiting in linemostly femaleflip through magazines displayed at the checkout stand.

Despite widespread consensus that China's digital revolution was sure to bring about massive democratic reforms, such changes have not come to pass.

Graphic narratives are one of the world's great art forms, but graphic novels and comics from Europe and the United States dominate scholarly conversations about them.

Graphic narratives are one of the world's great art forms, but graphic novels and comics from Europe and the United States dominate scholarly conversations about them.

Long before Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, there was Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

In this beautifully written and powerful memoir, author Craig K.

Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish!

Even as the major superhero film franchises appear to be exhausting their runs The Umbrella Academy demonstrates that the superhero genre is still extremely effective at creating role models with lasting psychological resonance and allegories with extraordinary emotional impact.

Since the Punisher's first appearance in the pages of Spider-Man #129, the character has become one of the most popular and controversial figures in Marvel's vast universe.

The choices that individuals make in moments of crisis can transform them.

From 1985 to 1995, Mark Gruenwald was the head writer for Captain America.

For decades, Marvel Comics' superhero group the Avengers have captured the imagination of millions, whether in comics, multi-billion dollar grossing films or video games.