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PublisherNonstop Press

ISBN-101933065141

ISBN-139781933065144

eBay Product ID (ePID)71683980

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Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCult Magazines-A to Z : a Compendium of Culturally Obsessive and Curiously Expressive Publications

SubjectPublishing, Reference, Journalism, Popular Culture

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorLuis Ortiz

Subject AreaArt, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight43 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width12 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Contains a wealth of arcane information about many of the oddball magazines that once graced newsstands." — New York Times Book Review, "No recent survey of magazines is more exciting and useful and purely entertaining." --Scifiwire.com, "Contains a wealth of arcane information about many of the oddball magazines that once graced newsstands." -- New York Times Book Review, "Contains a wealth of arcane information about many of the oddball magazines that once graced newsstands." -New York Times Book Review, "A joy. . . . A copiously illustrated guide to eye-poppingly weird publications, mostly from the 1930s through the '60s, that explored saucy sex, UFOs, hot rods, the supernatural, 'hygiene,' and lowbrow comedy." — Reason Magazine, "A joy. . . . A copiously illustrated guide to eye-poppingly weird publications, mostly from the 1930s through the '60s, that explored saucy sex, UFOs, hot rods, the supernatural, 'hygiene,' and lowbrow comedy." -- Reason Magazine, "No recent survey of magazines is more exciting and useful and purely entertaining." —Scifiwire.com, "No recent survey of magazines is more exciting and useful and purely entertaining." -Scifiwire.com, "A joy. . . . A copiously illustrated guide to eye-poppingly weird publications, mostly from the 1930s through the '60s, that explored saucy sex, UFOs, hot rods, the supernatural, 'hygiene,' and lowbrow comedy." —Reason Magazine

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SynopsisExploring thesubcultures of mid-20th-century America, this encyclopedia comprehensively documents the huge quantity of cult magazines that thrived beneath the mainstream. Chronicling the period between 1925 and 1990, prior to the rise of the Internet age, the book reveals how thousands of these specialized magazines were produced, gratifying the secret life of every fad, taste, obsession, and hush-hush desire. Nothing was beyond the scope of the imaginative publishers and eccentric editors, the guide shows, as it goesbehind the scenes of titles such as "Amazing Stories," "Doctor Death," "Gee-Whiz," "Jaybird," "Phantom Detective," and "True Thrills." Featuring full-color reproductions of hundreds of distinctive cult cover images, this reference's backgrounds, histories, and essays offer a complete picture of a bygone era.", Exploring the subcultures of mid-20th-century America, this encyclopedia comprehensively documents the huge quantity of cult magazines that thrived beneath the mainstream. Chronicling the period between 1925 and 1990, prior to the rise of the Internet age, the book reveals how thousands of these specialized magazines were produced, gratifying the secret life of every fad, taste, obsession, and hush-hush desire. Nothing was beyond the scope of the imaginative publishers and eccentric editors, the guide shows, as it goes behind the scenes of titles such as Amazing Stories , Doctor Death , Gee-Whiz , Jaybird , Phantom Detective , and True Thrills . Featuring full-color reproductions of hundreds of distinctive cult cover images, this reference's backgrounds, histories, and essays offer a complete picture of a bygone era., This book is the first to bring together the actual practices and proceduresin all the major users of anti-dumping. The countries surveyed include all theso-called 'traditional' users (Australia, Canada, the EU, New Zealand, SouthAfrica, and the United States) as well as the leading 'new' users (Argentina,Brazil, Chi