Books like The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hajdu

A series of contemporary letters by Mark Twain that chronicle his 1867 steamship voyage across Europe and the Levant, offering humorous and candid observations of the places visited.

Grant Morrison chronicles the superhero’s evolution, weaving history, art, mythology, and his own experiences as a comic‑book writer into a comprehensive study.

A pioneering critical work that examines how physical disability is coded in literature and culture, treating disability as a socially constructed minority discourse rather than a medical condition.

Ben Tennyson, a 10-year-old kid who proves that anyone can be a hero! Dr Amino is creating mutant creatures to take over Washington DC and there is only one person who can save the city.

American studies scholar and former deejay Alice Echols captures the experience of the Disco Years--on dance floors, at the movies, in the streets, and beneath the sheets. Disco may have presented itself as shallow and disposable--the platforms, polyester, and plastic vibe of it all--but the disco scene carved out a haven for gay men who reclaimed their sexuality on dance floors where they had once been surveilled and harassed; it thrust black women onto center stage as some of the genre's most prominent stars; and it paved the way for the opening of Studio 54 and the viral popularity of the shoestring-budget Saturday Night Fever, a movie that challenged traditional notions of masculinity, even for heterosexuals. But while exploring the cultural milieu, Echols never loses sight of the era's defining soundtrack, which propelled popular music into new sonic territory, influencing everything from rap and rock to techno and trance.--From publisher description.