What's more romantic than two people embracing, looking into each other's eyes, and then kissing each other? But how should we make sense of this iconic act? How and when did it become a vital sign of
What's more romantic than two people embracing, looking into each other's eyes, and then kissing each other? But how should we make sense of this iconic act? How and when did it become a vital sign of
Writers have previously placed the action of kissing into categories: kisses of love, affection, peace, respect and friendship. Each of the essays in this fascinating book takes a single kind of kiss
This volume of studies presents the salient social, administrative and cultural developments of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary during the seventeenth-century. The authors are well known scholars in R
In early 2013, Robert Gleason became the latest victim of the electric chair, a peculiarly American execution method. ShoutingPog mo thin ("Kiss my ass" in Gaelic) he grinned electri
"An engaging botanical overview of flowers."-New York Times Book ReviewIn The Rose's Kiss, Peter Bernhardt presents a fascinating and wide-ranging look at the natural history of flowers—how they look,
Amy Chu (Poison Ivy, Red Sonja) teams with co-writer Erik Burnham (Back to the Future, Ghostbusters) and artist Eman Cassallos (Vampirella) to explore the secret history of KISS, the world's greatest
Never kiss a rattlesnake. Put on the parachute before jumping from the plane. Don't bring your dog along if you're going to rob a bank. These seem like obvious enough strategies but, unfortunately, we
The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this
ZOMBIES IN RIVERDALE! The biggest comic book crossover in history, in one essential volume! Two of the most iconic groups in pop culture meet for the first time as the rock-fueled demons of KISS crash
Poetry. "A chapbook that weaves the strands of history with the complicated life in the now, these are poems that celebrate the many selves we contain within the body. Lush poems of lineage and what i
The definitive history of the first 30 years of heavy metal, containing over 100 interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Metallica, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Slipknot, Kiss, Megadeth, Public E
New York Times-bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman's articles and essays covering the past decade, including keystone pieces about Breaking Bad, Lou Reed, Jimmy Page, KISS, Stephen
Including interviews with band members, producers, management, stage and art designers, and rock photographers, an oral history of the legendary rock band offers a behind-the-scenes look at KISS's for
Including original interviews with Paul, Gene, Ace and Peter, as well as producers, management, costume, stage and art designers, rock photographers and many others, this oral history of the legendary
Written with buoyant humor and a sharp sense of human desire, this is the story of love pursued at any cost, of how friendship and history unite people for better or worse, and of the hope for that r
