Takes a critical approach to the spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, breakfast cereal, serial killers, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges.

Putting forward an alternative to the endless complaints about reality TV, throwaway movies and violent video games, this book shows that mass culture is actually more sophisticated and challenging than ever before.

Consists of three parts: Things That Are True; Things That Might Be True; and, Things That Are Not True At All .

For 6,557 miles, from New York to Mississippi to Seattle, Chuck Klosterman decided to chase rock 'n' roll and death across a continent. 21 days later, after three relationships, an encounter with various snakes, and a night spent snorting cocaine in a graveyard, he started to order his thoughts on American culture and the meaning of celebrity.

Rob is good on music: he owns a small record shop and has strong views on what's decent and what isn't. But he's much less good on relationships. In fact, he's not at all sure that he wants to commit himself to anyone. So it's hardly surprising that his girlfriend decides that enough is enough.

Lively polemic on contemporary sexual politics that examines the post-feminist phenomenon of 'raunch culture' .

Looks at how The Simpsons is created and the two way interaction of inspiration and influence it has with the real world. This book provides a detailed look at the birth and growth of The Simpsons , from its creators and writers to its best episodes and hidden jokes. It offers an account of the effect the show has had around the globe.

Explores the links between Hollywood and the fast food trade, and the tactics used to target ever younger consumers. This title is a meticulously researched account.

The biography of an idea: that many of the problems we face - from teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics and are capable of sudden and dramatic change due to their inherent volatility. The author explores the ramifications of this, offering a way to view the world.

Features 752 observations about the TV shows, characters, actors, cliches, plot devices, memorable moments, and catchphrases that make watching television such a guilty pleasure. From weekend-long Real World marathons to notorious speeches at award shows, this work seeks to serve as a celebration of television.

Andy, Dag and Claire represent the new generation - Generation X.

Asking questions about human motivation and living and reaching some conclusions, this book aims to be at the heart of things we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams.

American democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which is why so many other nations are eager for it to be imposed on them. But just what exactly is it? Jon Stewart and his fellow patriots from the Emmy-winning The Daily Show finally deliver the answer. They offer their insights into a unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes,

Talks about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called Anarchy in the UK was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. In this book on punk, Dadaism, the situationists, medieval heretics, and the Knights of the Round Table, unravel the secret history of the twentieth century.

This is the story of a cultural phenomenon which embraced Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, and more. Documenting a time of self-destruction and peverse innocence, this text has contributions from both stars and groupies.

A compelling book of the confessions and secrets from the PostSecret website - the project that captured a nation's imagination

Discusses, among other things, guitar solos and losing your virginity to a Rod Stewart song and singers whose teeth whistle and the sort of music you hear in Body Shop. The author writes about 31 songs that either have some great significance in his life - or are just songs that he loves.