Turned On
Ranging from discussions of how the U.S. military inadvertently helped make San Francisco a mecca of gay culture to the original purpose of vibrators, Turned On is a revealing look at just how much sex shapes our society, and how debunking common myths and attitudes about sex can help us better understand what really influences human behavior as we continue to grapple with the wide-ranging effects our sexuality has on the world around us. (Originally titled The Sex Effect.)
Sex Weird-o-Pedia
Sex is the ultimate multidisciplinary subject, and it cannot be confined to a single facet of life. Through a series of amusing tidbits, Sex Weird-o-Pedia will walk you through how sex affects our technologies, economics, politics, religions, and cultures, as well as some strange sex facts that, for better or for worse, will make your conversations memorable to everyone at the party.
1999
From pro wrestling and Pokémon to Insane Clown Posse and Jerry Springer, this look at the low culture of the late ’90s reveals its profound impact and how it continues to affect our culture and society today. Benes shows us how so many of the strangest features of culture in 1999 predicted and influenced American life today. 1999 is not just a nostalgic look at the past. It is also a window into our contentious present.
Rural Rebellion
How did a state with a tradition of nonpartisanship succumb to the hardened right? Rural Rebellion explores Nebraska’s shifting political landscape to better understand what’s plaguing America. Part journalism and part memoir, Rural Rebellion is a personal story about the dissonance of moving from the most rural and conservative region of the country to its one of its most urban and liberal centers as they grow further apart at a critical moment in history.