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Women with Mustaches and Men without Beards: Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity
Drawing from a rich array of visual and literary material from nineteenth-century Iran, this groundbreaking book rereads and rewrites the history of Iranian modernity through the lens of gender and sexuality. Peeling away notions of a rigid pre-modern Islamic gender system, Afsaneh Najmabadi provides a compelling demonstration of the centrality of gender and sexuality to the shaping of modern culture and politics in Iran and of how changes in ideas about gender and sexuality affected conceptions of beauty, love, homeland, marriage, education, and citizenship. She concludes with a provocative discussion of Iranian feminism and its role in that country's current culture wars. In addition to providing an important new perspective on Iranian history, Najmabadi skillfully demonstrates how using gender as an analytic category can provide insight into structures of hierarchy and power and thus into the organization of politics and social life..
Price: $22.16
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The World Beard and Moustache Championships: The First Official Book
An illustrated romp through one of the oddest and most fiercely competitive global competitions: the World Beard and Moustache Championships.Since its humble beginnings in Germany in 1990, the World Beard and Moustache Championships has blossomed into an international event that has since been staged in Norway, Sweden, and, in 2003, the United States. The competition awards prizes in seventeen categories, such as Dali Moustache, Freestyle Goatee, Garibaldi, and German Imperial, and some of the best and most notable contestants from the last ten years are featured here. You will encounter Ted Sedman, president of London's Handlebar Club, who was in the Guinness Book of World Records for having Britain's longest moustache; Paul Miller and his impressive Fu Manchu; Gary Johnson and his award-winning Musketeer; and Bruce Roe and his manly Wild West-all brave, bold, and creative men united by a single goal: the pursuit of true individuality. It's impossible not to be won over by this dedicated group of facial hair fantasists. Chock-full of photos that will tickle and fascinate, The World Beard and Moustache Championships is an irresistible tribute to these stylish and passionate creations. .
Price: $3.49
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The Book of 'Bert'
Behind every great man, there's a great mustache In The Book of 'Bert': High-Class Stars with Some High Class 'Stache, authors Jon Chattman, pop culture expert and founder of thecheappop com, along with fellow mustache aficionado Rich Tarantino, drill that message home with a hilarious romp through mustache history. This fascinating compendium of men who have worn their 'staches like honorary badges features 25 well-known personalities (from Albert Einstein to Juan Valdez) and their infamous facial hair along with a detailed analysis of the 'stache and its numerical rank on the "Bertometer." The authors also serve up best of 'bert' lists, intriguing trivia, and other insight to further the fuzzy fad along. Mustaches are clearly re-establishing themselves in the mainstream. Witness Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen), Earl Hickey (Jason Lee) of My Name Is Earl, Tobias Funke (David Cross) of Arrested Development, Lieutenant Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon) of Reno 911!, or even Josh Brolin's Llewelyn Moss of No Country For Old Men. It's not just Burt Reynolds or Tom Selleck anymore. There's a whole new generation of facial-hair sporting stars. With that said, it's clear there's never been a better time for a book on 'berts'. Join the authors as they take you on a magical moustache ride you'll never forget..
Price: $11.65
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Big Bushy Mustache
It's almost Cinco de Mayo, and Ricky's class is going to put on a play to celebrate the festive Mexican holiday When asked to choose his costume, Ricky picks a big, bushy mustache, just like his dad's. He's tired of everyone telling him he looks like his mother.  After all, he's a boy--he wants to look like his Papi. Although he's supposed to leave it in school, Ricky wears the mustache home, reveling all the way in how grown-up it makes him feel. But by the time he gets there, the mustache is gone, and Ricky dreads having to tell his teacher what happened. Lucky for him, his Mama and Papi have a plan. Ricky is delighted the next morning when his Mama hands him a new big, bushy mustache--fresh from the smiling face of his clean-shaven Papi! With humor and tenderness, Soto evokes a warm celebration of both the beloved tradition of Cinco de Mayo and the strong bonds of love between father and son.  .
Price: $59.99
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Box Of Mustaches: The darkly funny, true story of how twin brothers survived their mother's madness
Box of Mustaches is the powerful, true story of identical twin brothers and how they coped with their mother's descent into madness At first, Stanley and Jimmy Evans thought their mother was normal, but they soon discovered that her twisted views and mood swings were a result of her schizophrenia. And the mental illness was making her more dangerous by the moment. Their journey took them from orphanages to the television studio of a televangelist to a front-yard shooting that would liberate them from their nightmare. The fabled Box of Mustaches they pined for was really a fake facial hair kit advertised in comic books, but also their metaphor for the absurdity of adult life thrust upon them at a young age. Interlaced with shocking drama and dark humor, Box of Mustaches is an absorbing tale of survival. It is also a satirical look at the cynical, sex-charged, American culture of the '70s. .
Price: $10.01
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