Cultural studies Books

It’s an actual fact—Uncle John is the most entertaining thing in the bathroom!Uncle John and his team of devoted researchers are back again with an all-new collection of weird news stories, odd historical events, dubious “scientific” theories,...

Create amazing felted animals so real that you’ll want to pay a visit and talk to them.Breathtaking. Beautiful animals that seem to breathe. Their eyes are majestic and wild, yet they possess an aura of gentleness. This is the amazing world of YOSHiNOBU...

Make pompom versions of your favorite Pokémon!This book contains 32 patterns with photographs and instructions for pompom versions of popular Pokémon like Pikachu, Charmander, Snorlax and Bulbasaur. Gotta make ’em all!

Record your magical adventures with the Harry Potter Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes Hardcover Ruled Journal, a new addition to Insight Editions’ best-selling line of Harry Potter hardcover journals!In one of the most memorable scenes in the Harry Potter films,...

New from Insight Editions’ best-selling Harry Potter Stationery Line, the Harry Potter: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Desktop Stationery Set brings a magical touch to your everyday correspondence!Celebrate the artistry of the Harry Potter...

Experience the epic world of BioShock Infinite with this finely crafted journal showcasing iconic imagery and brilliant concept art from the game.  Since the original game’s debut in 2007, the BioShock series has engaged a legion...

Experience the dystopian world of BioShock with this finely crafted journal showcasing iconic imagery and brilliant concept art from the game.Since the original game’s debut in 2007, the BioShock series has engaged a legion of fans with incredible...

Inspired by the spells of the Wizarding World, this pocket notebook collection invites fans to celebrate the magic of the beloved Harry Potter™ films!Show your love for the magical world of the Harry Potter films with this collectible set of three unique...

Explore the powers of DC Comics' greatest characters like never before through stunning anatomical cutaways and in-depth commentary from the Dark Knight.Concerned about the threat that so-called “metahumans” may pose to the world, Batman has begun...

Inspired by the shops of Diagon Alley™, this pocket notebook collection invites fans to celebrate the magic of the beloved Harry Potter™ films.Show your love for the magical world of the Harry Potter films with this collectible set of three unique...

For the first time ever, explore the complete visual history of DC Comics variant comic book covers in this amazing collection.DC Comics cover art is some of the most celebrated in the world, from the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 to...

Make San-X characters and their accessories!Amigurumi are cute crocheted stuffed animals from Japan. Combine amigurumi with San-X and you get the most adorable crocheted characters! This book of patterns with full-color photographs shows you how to...

Gorgeous color art from Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece! The first three Color Walk art books collected into one beautiful compendium.Color images and special illustrations from the world’s most popular manga, One Piece! This compendium features over 300 pages...

Celebrate your love of Beetlejuice with this deluxe note card set based on the hit movie, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary!The 1988 Tim Burton movie Beetlejuice is an endearing  classic. Now fans can enjoy this unique note card set and...

Record your own magical adventures with this Harry Potter: Hogwarts Ruled Notebook.This finely crafted notebook—one of six Harry Potter notebooks—is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry Potter films, featuring fan-favorite...

Show your Ravenclaw house pride by recording your magical adventures in this Harry Potter: Ravenclaw Ruled Notebook.This finely crafted notebook—one of six Harry Potter notebooks—is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry...

Record your own magical adventures with this Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Ruled Notebook.This finely crafted notebook—one of six Harry Potter notebooks—is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry Potter films,...

Since its inception, Diablo® has conjured images of nightmarish landscapes rife with malefic and dangerous denizens. Set in the fires of the Burning Hells, and ultimately transcending to the High Heavens, the intense imagery of the game pushes the dark...

World of Warcraft® is one of the most visually distinct fantasy settings ever created. Expansive, hyper-realized landscapes, super-stylized characters, sweeping storylines, and dynamic conflicts combine for epic gameplay amid a world of boundless...

Since its inception, Diablo® has conjured images of nightmarish landscapes rife with malefic and dangerous denizens. Set in the fires of the Burning Hells, and ultimately transcending to the High Heavens, the intense imagery of the game pushes the dark...

Celebrate your love of the hit show Supernatural with this set of two deluxe notebooks.Inspired by the hit TV show Supernatural, this two-pack set of Insight Editions’ best-selling journals invites you to join the deadly world of Sam and Dean Winchester,...

Celebrate the earth-shattering battle between Jaegers and Kaiju with this deluxe journal featuring imagery from Pacific Rim Uprising.Featuring imagery from Pacific Rim Uprising, the epic follow-up to the 2013 monster hit,...

New York, the city. New York, the magazine. A celebration.The great story of New York City in the past half-century has been its near collapse and miraculous rebirth. A battered town left for dead, one that almost a million people abandoned and where...

Decorated with striking imagery from the beloved Harry Potter film series, this pocket journal is an exciting addition to Insight’s best-selling line of collectible pop culture notebooks.Founded by Godric Gryffindor, Gryffindor house is noted for the...

This charming pocket-sized travel-themed journal gives writers inspiration from the many parts of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World from Hogwarts to New York City.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, takes fans to a new era in J.K...

Enter the epic fantasy world of HBO’s Game of Thrones with this stunning new addition to Insight Editions’ best-selling journal series, featuring the Hand of the King emblem.The Hand of the King serves as the head of the reigning monarch’s small council...

Inspired by the Emmy® Award–winning credits sequence that opens each episode of the hit HBO® series, Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros is guaranteed to thrill the show’s legions of fans. Featuring stunning pop-up recreations of several key...

In the land of Westeros, a timely message dispatched via raven can make the difference between winning a battle and losing your kingdom. This deluxe stationery set, themed to stoic House Stark, provides all the items you will need to communicate with...

Discover the origins, secrets, and nefarious schemes of the most powerful and corrupt villains in the DC Universe in this lavishly illustrated visual history.As any comics fan knows, a Super Hero is nothing without a worthy foe to battle. For every...

A thrilling, in-world overview of Abstergo Industries, the mysterious organization at the center of the Assassin’s Creed® franchise.Agent: At Abstergo Entertainment, history is an experience. Our work not only enriches lives, it brings out truths that...

A full-color art book showcasing the terrific and terrifying work of Sui Ishida, creator of the hit manga and anime Tokyo Ghoul.Tokyo Ghoul Illustrations: zakki features artwork and behind-the-scenes notes, commentary and ruminations from Tokyo Ghoul...

Featuring striking imagery from the beloved Power Rangers TV series, this journal is an exciting addition to Insight’s best-selling line of collectible pop-culture notebooks.This deluxe writing journal includes art featuring the mighty Red Ranger from...

Featuring striking imagery from the beloved Power Rangers TV series, this journal is an exciting addition to Insight’s best-selling line of collectible pop-culture notebooks.This deluxe writing journal includes art featuring the mighty Pink Ranger from...

Join the ranks of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen with Superman: Daily Planet Hardcover Ruled Journal.The first newspaper to feature a picture of Superman, the Daily Planet and its famous globe have become landmarks of Metropolis. When Clark Kent...

Artwork, sketches and a brand-new manga short story from the artist of the Pokémon Adventures series inspired by the best-selling Pokémon video games!A collection of beautiful full-color art from the artist of the Pokémon Adventures graphic novel series!...

An epic fantasy written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki!From the vaults of Academy Award-winning director, Hayao Miyazaki! Original watercolor illustrations used as concept sketches for both the manga and film versions of...

The third full-color art book from the hit series Naruto!Experience Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all of its colorful glory in this collection of images from the conclusion of the best-selling Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and...

Japan's most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime.The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies...

Art from the world’s most popular ninja comic!Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief.  He’s got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious  about his mission to be the world’s greatest ninja!An art book...

I have always known that a woman's greatest power is her looks. For most of my life, I just took it as the way things were, a fact not worth interrogating since it was so obviously true.'For her entire life, Lucinda's mission was to look as hot as...

Mother Trouble traces white maternal angst in popular culture across a span of more than fifty years, from the iconic Rosemary's Baby to anti-vaxx mom memes and HGTV shows. The book narrows in on popular media to think about white maternal angst as a...

My hair is a statement and always will be, even when I no longer have any.The social revolution of the Swinging Sixties led to a renaissance of unchecked hair growth, and long hair, especially on men, was worn as a political or countercultural symbol of...

From the Watergate scandal, deposition of Haile Selassie and the expulsion of Solzhenitsyn from the Soviet Union, to ABBA's landmark victory at the Eurovision Song Contest and the production of the very first Volkswagen Golf - a concise,...

A comprehensive guide that every manga illustrator needs to have with scores of full-colour examples from dozens of professional illustrators!In this complete coursebook, award-winning author and manga illustrator Shinji Matsuoka provides 80 full-colour...

What are our options after death?The baby boom was the greatest explosion of births in history. It follows that someday soon we'll see the greatest explosion of deaths in history, and we aren't ready for it. Cemeteries are full and news ones aren't being...

From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high seas in a cruise-liner's luxurious dining saloon, The Food Adventurers narrates the history of eating on the most coveted of tourist journeys: the...

Scotland has some of the best seafood in the world, so we why don't we eat more of it? Why don't we highlight the bounty of our seas and the people who fish, produce, sell, preserve and cook it?Acclaimed cooker writer Ghillie Basan embarks on a journey...