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Design-guru Stephen Bayley approaches the topic of "taste" with typical wit, drawing on his expertise in a number of fields from fashion to food. This is a new edition of his classic book, brought into the new millennium by Bayley's critique of modern design.

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The 80's represented cars that were flash, angular and mean. The petrol-heads of the time lusted after Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308; salivated over the Ferrari Daytona and Testarossa from Miami Vice, and watched ''Back to the Future'' in cinemas across the country, mesmerised at the sight of the Doc's De Lorean.

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"My Guy" is one of the foundation stones of today's massive pop culture magazine genre. It defined what it meant to be young in the 1980s and was a template for the hugely successful gossip mags like "Heat", "Closer" and "OK!" that fly off the shelves every week.

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Covering topics ranging from the importance of Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, to the influence of foreign fast food and video games, this book provides a wide-ranging glimpse into the Chinese mind. It offers a look at the values, attitudes, and behavior patterns of modern China - and their roots in the history of this ancient nation.

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The Evil Twins of American Television examines evil-twin depictions in over fifty years of television. Employing the schizophrenic split theory of Betty Friedan, Humphreys analyzes the ways in which these alter ego characters embody the desire for a separate self and independence.

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A colorful and in-depth cultural history of the beloved nineties sitcom that launched Will Smith to superstardomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airin the vein of Seinfeldia and Best Wishes, Warmest Regards.

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This book presents the reception of Hallyu ("the Korean Wave") and the real and imaginary maps of the export of South Korean cultural products around the world. It is an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach to the impact of Hallyu, including chapters on the effects of South Korean culture on countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

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This anthropological investigation of dress featuring selected scholarly readings is ideal for courses focused on global perspectives and cultural aspects of dress.

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Irresistibly charming, acclaimed legal scholar Sunstein writes partly as a rigorous academic and partly as a helpless fanboy as he explores our fascination with Star Wars and what the series can teach us about the law, behavioral economics, history, and even fatherhood.

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20 patterns for gorgeous, quick and easy tiny Christmas toys to knit

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Humorous guide to the 2014 World Cup from Twitter star USA Soccer Guy.

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Urban migration and the rapid growth of cities are creating global change. Brugmann shows how the city is now a medium for revolutionary change. Not just political upheaval but technological, economic and social innovations are forged in our cities. Brugmann shows how they are becoming laboratories for solving the major challenges of this century.

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Through case studies ranging from reproduction furniture to fashion and textiles to clutter, this work traces the connection between objects and authenticity, ephemerality and self-identity. It shows the materiality of the everyday in terms of space, time and the body.

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Through case studies ranging from reproduction furniture to fashion and textiles to clutter, this work traces the connection between objects and authenticity, ephemerality and self-identity. It shows the materiality of the everyday in terms of space, time and the body.

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A moving memoir of a young nurses experience trekking with a local health team in rural Nepal, Beyond the Next Village chronicles how, after arriving in the roadless district of Gorkha in 1978, Mary Anne Mercer experiences firsthand the interlacing of modern medicine with an ancient cultureand her life is gradually transformed by immersion in the daily lives of villagers and her team.

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