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1	From Girls to Grrrlz : A History of Women's Comics from Teens to Zines by Trina Robbins 3.69 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Manga: The Complete Guide by Jason Thompson 3.98 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Super Pop!: Pop Culture Top Ten Lists to Help You Win at Trivia, Survive in the Wild, and Make It Through the Holidays by Daniel G. Harmon (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Completely Mad: A History of the Comic Book and Magazine by Maria Reidelbach 4.13 avg rating — 291 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Populuxe: The Look and Life of America in the '50s and '60s, from Tailfins and TV Dinners to Barbie Dolls and Fallout Shelters by Thomas Hine 4.17 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Rambo Goes to Idaho by Scott Abels (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Dad Magazine: America's #1 Magazine for "Pop" Culture by Jaya Saxena (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel by Bob Batchelor (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 943 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The History of Hip Hop by Eric Reese (Goodreads Author) 3.21 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Star Trek: A Cultural History by M. Keith Booker 3.20 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny Fingeroth 3.68 avg rating — 729 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Rose's Royal Midgets and Other Little People of Vaudeville by Trav Sd 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop (Inklings, #6) by Arusa Qureshi 4.18 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World's Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment by Rob Salkowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Love That Journey for Me: The Queer Revolution of Schitt's Creek (Inklings, #1) by Emily Garside (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 648 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 4.49 avg rating — 8,491 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Service and Style: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle Class by Jan Whitaker (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Popular Culture as Everyday Life by Dennis Waskul (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	They Came to Slay: The Queer Culture of D&D (Inklings, #9) by Thom James Carter 3.60 avg rating — 553 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Advertising the American Dream: Making Way for Modernity, 1920-1940 by Roland Marchand 4.06 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe by Peter Burke 3.97 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	On His Royal Badness: The Life and Legacy of Prince’s Wardrobe (Inklings, #2) by Casci Ritchie 4.04 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Once upon a Telephone: An Illustrated Social History by Ellen Stock Stern 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Symbols in Game of Thrones The Deeper Meanings of Animals, Colors, Seasons, Food, and Much More by Valerie Estelle Frankel (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Happily Ever After: The Romance Story in Popular Culture by Catherine M. Roach 3.67 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Clever Girl: Jurassic Park by Hannah McGregor 4.15 avg rating — 359 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Shelf Life: Modern Package Design 1920-1945 by Jerry Jankowski 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Sherlock: Every Canon Reference You May Have Missed in BBC's Series 1-3 by Valerie Estelle Frankel (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Doo-dah!: Stephen Foster And The Rise Of American Popular Culture by Ken Emerson 3.66 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Secret Public: A Queer History of Pop by Jon Savage 3.92 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk by Ted Polhemus 4.06 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Doctor Who - The What, Where, and How: A Fannish Guide to the TARDIS-Sized Pop Culture Jam by Valerie Estelle Frankel (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Beyond Blackface: African Americans and the Creation of American Popular Culture, 1890-1930 (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series) by W. Fitzhugh Brundage (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror by Margot Atwell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Winning the Game of Thrones: The Host of Characters and their Agendas by Valerie Estelle Frankel (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 189 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Follow the Music: The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture by Jac Holzman 4.09 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The 70s: Life in a Dumb Decade by Jim Ryan 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Harry Potter, Still Recruiting: An Inner Look at Harry Potter Fandom by Valerie Estelle Frankel (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Korean Popular Culture Reader by Kyung Hyun Kim (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed by Brian Cronin 3.67 avg rating — 597 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes by Adilifu Nama 3.90 avg rating — 203 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Comic Art Propaganda: A Graphic History by Fredrik Stromberg 3.73 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to A Clockwork Orange-- How a Generation of Pop Rebels Broke All the Taboos by Robert Hofler 3.41 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics by Frederik L. Schodt 4.03 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture by Karen L. Cox 3.67 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	That Half-Barbaric Twang: The Banjo in American Popular Culture by Karen Linn 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Bring the Noise: The Best Pop Culture Essays from Barrelhouse Magazine by Tom McAllister (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds 3.84 avg rating — 3,062 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture HC by Jack Davis 4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan 4.10 avg rating — 4,295 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Popular Skullture: The Skull Motif in Pulps, Paperbacks, and Comics by Monte Beauchamp (Designer) 3.66 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars