God's Lunatics is an eyebrow-raising encyclopedia of the strange and shocking side of history's religions, cults, and spiritual movements, by Michael Largo, the bestselling author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning Final Exits. A fascinating compendium of "Lost Souls, False Prophets, Martyred Saints, Murderous Cults, Demonic Nuns, and Other Victims of Man's Eternal Search for the Divine," God's Lunatics contains a wealth of valuable extreme spiritual...

Les Français sont connus pour leur mode de vie unique, leur histoire fascinante et leur culture riche et variée. Dans ce livre, nous explorerons la France d'une manière amusante et humoristique en examinant les nombreux clichés et stéréotypes associés aux Français.Nous découvrirons comment les Français ont inventé de nombreuses choses qui ont façonné le monde, de la mode à la gastronomie, en passant par l'art et la littérature. Nous...

A completely updated edition of a seminal work on fans and communities We are all fans. Whether we follow our favorite celebrities on Twitter, attend fan conventions such as Comic Con, or simply wait with bated breath for the next episode of our favorite television drama-each of us is a fan. Recognizing that fandom is not unusual, but rather a universal subculture, the contributions in this book demonstrate that understanding fans--whether of...

The Renaissance Faire-a 50 year-long party, communal ritual, political challenge and cultural wellspring-receives its first sustained historical attention with Well Met. Beginning with the chaotic communal moment of its founding and early development in the 1960s through its incorporation as a major "family friendly" leisure site in the 2000s, Well Met tells the story of the thinkers, artists, clowns, mimes, and others performers who make the Faire. Well...

Part exposé, part x-rated travel guide -- the ultimate insider's look at America's adult playground Vegas. It's a place where Midwestern couples become uninhibited swingers, where shy schoolgirls morph into sexy strippers pulling in $1,000 a night, and where randy tourists come to score at more than just blackjack and craps. What happens here, stays here -- and Vegas nightlife is hotter than it's ever been before. In Skin City, journalist and longtime...

Jennifer Michael Hecht explodes the myths about happiness, liberating us from the message that there's only one way to care for our hearts, minds, and bodies.

This exquisite anthology welcomes you into an enchanted realm rich with  myth, mystery, romance, and abounding natural beauty. Gorgeous fine art and photographs, literature, essays, do-it-yourself projects, and recipes provide hours of reading, viewing, and dreaming pleasure along with a multitude of ideas for modern-day living and entertaining with a distrinctive fairy touch.

In the darkened corridors of literary enchantment, "Whimsyshire Manor: Middle Name Mastery" extends its ethereal tendrils, weaving a narrative that transcends mere persuasion. This is not a plea; it's an unspoken pact, a veiled warning that lingers in the shadows of your subconscious. Ignore this, and the spectral essence of missed opportunities may haunt your every step. Do not underestimate the unseen forces at play within these pages. The...

Music. We love it. Have favorite songs. Sing & dance along. Some of us even create & perform it ourselves. But does it "soothe the savage beast" (as an often misquoted 1697 play once claimed)?Or has much of the world of music been tinkered with in order to instead: inflame? discourage? depress? suppress? compel? disconnect? All this & more is revealed when the author (a lifelong singing, songwriting, musical ex-malcontent) takes a look behind-the-scenes...

Embark on a captivating exploration of the intricate tapestry that weaves the fabric of Indian mentality with the book "A Journey into Indian Mentality". In this enlightening literary voyage, the book unfolds its narrative through seventeen thought-provoking chapters. From the foundational 'Introduction to Indian Mentality', offering an overview of the cultural, historical, and societal factors shaping the Indian mindset, to the future-focused 'The...