popular culture

"The Encyclopedia of Black Comics, focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics--as well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture"--Provided by publisher.

". . . debat[es] the Greatest of All Time in a variety of categories. Topics include the greatest athlete of all time, greatest band, greatest inventor, greatest scientist, greatest writer, greatest sci-fi franchise, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Contains photographs of silly bands, animal-shaped accessories for children, in various locations throughout a school, including the playground, hallway, classroom, gymnasium, and bus. Includes checklists for silly band collectors.

"What does fashion have to do with the game of basketball? More than meets the eye! From shoes, shorts, and headbands to hairstyles and body art, discover the evolution and influence of basketball fashion both on and off the court"--Provided by publisher.

"Readers will learn about the real-life history surrounding monsters such as Big Foot, the kraken, the Loch Ness Monster, and dragons"--Publisher.

In What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culture in in the White House, presidential scholar and former White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to tell the story of how our presidents have been shaped by popular culture.

Examines religion, cults, and popular beliefs, covering world religions, new religions, and pop culture-based religions.

Analyzes twenty-first-century culture and society, describing two factions--one that functions within a literate, print-based world, and another that embraces fantasy, magic, and illusion--and discusses professional wrestling, pornography, the mass media, corporations, the American government, and more.

"What does fashion have to do with the game of basketball? More than meets the eye! From shoes, shorts, and headbands to hairstyles and body art, discover the evolution and influence of basketball fashion both on and off the court"--Provided by the publisher.

"Presents a revisionist assessment of the movement that shattered the boundaries of conventional femininity through the lives of six figures that exemplified it, including Lady Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka"--OCLC.