ABCs from Grossman's Glossary Super-cheap Bük (that is to say, boook, that is to say, inexpensive nice publication) of far-out, esoteric humorous real English words and their usements! Okay, like accubator (couch potato); batalogist (expert on blackberries); comiconomenclaturist (someone whose hobby is to collect funny names). We also have the DEFG volume available. This is selection from Grossman's Glossary of Every Humorous Word in the English Language. This volume covers A, B, and C words. (Check out the other cool Bük titles too).
Price: $1.49
“Finding the End of the Mother Road” book Full title: Finding the End of the Mother Road: Route 66 in Los Angeles County by Scott Piotrowski. Contains maps and color photos and detailed information about all the many alignments of the route, including the one that Chicken Boy roosts on today. Incredible research job! 118 pages (5-1/2"x8-3/8")in a coil-bound format. This second printing, is from 2005. We are hoping the third printing will include Chicken Boy cause he roosts on a patch of Historic Route 66. Also check out our “I Historic Route 66 LA” Tshirt (a CB Shop exclusive).
Price: $16.95
DEFGs from Grossman's Glossary Super-cheap Bük (that is to say, boook, that is to say, inexpensive nice publication) of far-out, esoteric humorous real English words and their usements! Okay, like dacoit (a Buddhist mugger); emacity (a tendency to shop); fuke (sa lock of hair); Guppy (the name of the man who discovered the guppy). We also have the ABC volume available. This is selection from Grossman's Glossary of Every Humorous Word in the English Language. This volume covers D, E, F, and G words. (We have other cool Bük titles too).
History of the World in Epitome subtitled “For use in Martian infant schools,” with text by Bertrand Russell and charming ink drawings by Franciszka Themerson. From the ever-wonderful (and cheap) Bük series. It's a modern morality tale written in 1962, told in just 21 words. It's a really lovely volume.
Price: $1.49
L.A. Bizarro “The All-New Insider's Guide to the Obscure, the Absurd, and the Perverse in Los Angeles”--a dozen years after the best-selling original, the revised tome is awesome on toast-points. High-dang-larious and dense with craziness--we would urge you to get it even if Chicken Boy weren't in it (starting on page 120). Lots of stuff we never knew and lots we knew but haven't made the pilgrimmage yet. But a new checklist is made, and we will be venturing forth for some urban tourism (tourbaning, or urbting?). Because Los Angeles is a foreign country. From some parallel universe.
Price: $19.95
Landmark L.A. “Historic-Cultural Monuments of Los Angeles” is a neighborhood-by-neighborhood listing of HCMs throughout the city. A fantastic reference guide for architecture buffs, it covers HCMs up to sometime in 2002 (there have been A LOT of new ones designated since then), with images, addresses, and some background info. Almost 700 HCMs are noted here. Shrink-wrapped for your protection. Limited stock available, no longer in print.
Price: $19.95
Liberace: A Rhinestone as Big as the Ritz This is a book of an essay by Dave Hickey, and it features a centerfold color image of Liberace taking a bubble bath, so it's worth it for that alone. The Bük publishers are super-cool arty folks and choose really interesting titles and produce a darn nice product--perfect for pocket or purse, or a small gift that's not only unusual, but also interesting, and cheap!
Price: $1.49
My Life with Dick An incredible illustrated essay by artist Jeffrey Vallance about one of his favorite subjects, Richard Nixon. From the Bük series of really cheap pocket-size publications. This one is pretty hilarious, and, as with all Bük boooks, can be carried in your pocket or purse for when you get caught needing something to do for a few minutes. And, as it says on the book, wow! only $1.49!
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