An account of the life and high times of the late satirist, a writer for National Lampoon magazine and "Saturday Night Live," where he created the infamous "Mr. Bill" series

Mr. Mike: The Life and Work of Michael O'Donoghue

Biographies & Memoirs

Perrin, Dennis

Arts & Literature

Spike

A rich history of zydeco music spans the prairies of Louisiana to the oil towns of East Texas, searching for the origins of this uniquely American blend of African-Caribbean rhythms, Creole-French-English lyrics, and intoxicating dance beats. Original.

The Kingdom of Zydeco

Arts & Photography

Tisserand, Michael

Music

The legendary Southern Rock band's rise to superstardom is chronicled in a unique rock biography that weaves together the words of fellow musicians, collaborators, biographers, and the band members themselves. Original.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: An Oral History

Ballinger, Lee

Record producers and engineers talk about their work with the world's greatest musicians, including the likes of Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, and Nirvana, among others. Original.

Inside Tracks: A First-Hand History of Popular Music from the World's Greatest Record Producers and Engineers

BUSKIN, Richard

Ryan is a university student dealing with the normal problems of a 22-year-old guy -- shyness, virginity, weird roommates, and a massive crush on Cassandra, a waitress at his local greasy spoon. (Oh, and a freakish ability to change into a fly.) When he finally gets up the nerve to ask Cassandra for a date, he learns that the two have more in common than they first thought. (Turns out that Cassandra can make things disappear.)
Sharing their secrets for the first time, Ryan and Cassandra realize they were made for each other...and to battle forces of evil! Inspired by Sailor Moon, they team up to fight the villians in their own backyard, taking on cigarette barons, right wing newspapers, and the overzealous local police. But can the Superheroes for Social Justice transform the world in time? Find out in...

Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask

Literature & Fiction

Munroe, Jim

Contemporary

Keith Moon was an exception to every known rule. He revolutionized the concept of the drummer in rock &amp; roll, leading from the back rather than offering mere support. With the Who, he achieved far greater international fame than his instrument was meant to inspire, only to treat his celebrity as an ongoing opportunity to send up the whole notion. He sneered at the dominant British stiff upper lip while appropriating it effectively enough to delete his working-class background at will. He tempted fate with an almost unparalleled intake of alcohol and drugs, beckoning the world to laugh with him at his apparent charmed existence. More than twenty years after his death, Moon is still revered as the greatest drummer in rock history and the single wildest personality in an age of pop excess. His life and work have become the stuff of legend. Here, in the pages of this masterful book, is the unvarnished truth.
Music Journalist Tony Fletcher has spent more than three years researching Keith Moon's life and interviewing dozens of Moon's friends, colleagues, and associates. The result is an instant classic, the definitive biography of one of rock's seminal figures, a work that brilliantly illuminates both the tender and self-destructive sides of this singular personality.
Wielding the force and propulsive power of a novelist, Fletcher leads the reader through Moon's whirlwind career, making his incredible creative trailblazing easily understandable even to nonmusicians. His clear-eyed reporting of Moon's hyperactive, peripatetic offstage life is compelling and comprehensive, remarkable in its ability to remain fixed on the very human being at the center of the maelstrom.
This is the story of one of the most outrageous rock stars ever born -- and one of the greatest rock biographies ever written.

Moon:The Life and Death of a Rock Legend

Fletcher, Tony

Humor & Entertainment

Christopehr Moore has pioneered a parade of loopy, hilarious genres that have delighted readers world-wide. The comically demonic horror novel. The yuppie-meets-shaman New Age Western. The California vampire love story. The South Seas adventure novel on acid. Now the maestro of the bizarre brings you his most incredible creation yet-a love story starring a sea monster named Steve. It's "Godzilla" meets "The Bridges of Madison County", as only Christopher Moore could spin it.
It's September in Pine Cove, California, where the tourists have finally decamped for the season, the sun is slanting through the trees, and the local psychiatrist has just decided to switch everyone from antidepressants to placebos without telling them. Suddenly, business is booming at the Head of the Slug Saloon, where a melancholy blues man from the Mississippi Delta has settled in for the winter. Unfortunately for the town's newly minted blues fans, however, a colossal sea beast is also drawn to the sound of the slide guitar. When a tanker truck explodes at the local gas station, it's the first sign that all hell is about to break loose in Pine Cove.
Can the unlikely constable Theophilus Crowe curb his gonzo appetites long enough to find out who--or what--is behind the explosion and the resulting series of mysterious crimes? Can Molly Michon, the has-been scream queen and resident crazy lady, control her dual personalities? Can anyone explain why a town so morose is suddenly so...libidinous? And what's the story behind the mysterious trailer that has just shown up in the back corner of the local trailer park?
Wildly original and ferociously funny, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove has enough crazy twists to give anyone a personality disorder-and keep them in the throes of convulsive laughter at the same time.

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

Moore, Christopher

Humor & Satire

They Can't Hide Us Anymore

The singer-songwriter offers a glimpse of the creativity and social conscience of the 1960s and describes his musical career and dedication to the causes of conservation, children's rights, and peace

Davidowitz, Steve

Havens, Richie

A funny, often caustic look at sports in America explores the religious fervor many fans devote to their team, deconstructing related issues of social violence and selfesteem. Original.

American Fan: Sports Mania and the Culture That Feeds It

Sports & Outdoors

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