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  Lolita

  by Vladimir Nabokov

  Awe and exhiliration — along with heartbreak and mordant wit — abound in Lolita, Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America. Most of all, it is a meditation on love — love as... (more)
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  Kamikaze Girls

  by Novala Takemoto

  Life in the boondocks of rural Ibaraki prefecture is anything but glamorous, and to escape her humdrum existence, Momoko, a "Lolita," fanaticizes about French rococo, dreams of living in the palace of Versailles, and decks herself out in the finest (and frilliest) of 18th century haute couture from an expensive Tokyo specialty store. Her dreams of an idyllic existence are rudely interrupted by the appearance of... (more)
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  Belinda

  by Anne Rice, Anne Rampling

  Belinda is the ultimate fantasy. A golden-haired object of desire, fresh and uninhibited. But to Jeremy Walker, a handsome and famous 44-year-old illustrator of children's books, Belinda is a forbidden passion. She's sweet sixteen -- and the most seductive woman he's ever known. Bewitching, beguiling... "Easily one of the most natural storytellers on the modern scene ... Belinda <is> certainly her most... (more)
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  Reading Lolita in Tehran

  A Memoir in Books

  by Azar Nafisi

  This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. They were unaccustomed to being asked to speak their minds, but soon they began to open up... (more)
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  The Annotated Lolita

  by Vladimir Nabokov, Alfred Appel

  When "Lolita" was first published in 1955 it created a sensation and established Nabokov as one of the most original prose writers of the twentieth century. This annotated edition, a revised and considerably expanded version of the 1970 edition, does full justice to the textual riches of "Lolita", illuminating the elaborate verbal textures and showing how they contribute to the novel's overall meaning. Alfred... (more)
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  Vera

  Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov

  by Stacy Schiff

  Stacy Schiff's Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time. Vladimir Nabokov — the émigré author of Lolita; Pale Fire; and Speak, Memory — wrote his books first for himself, second for his wife, Véra, and third for no one at all. "Without my wife," he once noted, "I wouldn't have written a single novel." Set in prewar Europe and postwar America,... (more)
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  Venus Versus Virus: Book 1

  Venus Versus Virus Volume 1

  by Atsushi Suzumi

  Sumire Takahana is a seemingly normal school girl cursed with the ability to see malevolent ghosts known as "Viruses." Her life hits a crossroads after a run-in with Lucia, a "gothic lolita" clad monster killer for hire. Not content to stay on the sidelines while these Viruses prey on the weak, Sumire decides to join forces with the mysterious, eyepatch-wearing Lucia to hunt down the Viruses before they can hurt... (more)
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  Gothic and Lolita

  by Masayuki Yoshinaga

  Never Before Published Photographs Celebrating the Eclectic and Bizarre Street Fashion of Japan's Teens Follows the Popularity of Phaidon's Fruits and Fresh Fruits A fashion phenomenon born in the underground clubs of Tokyo and Osaka has made its way aboveground. The streets of Japan are filled with teenagers clad in corsets, spikes, lacy Victorian dresses, dark eye makeup, black spandex,... (more)
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  Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook

  by Izumi Evers, Patrick Macias

  Japanese schoolgirl fashions and subcultures have sprung up, burned out, mutated, and evolved into a pop culture phenomenon gone global from Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" to Gothic Lolita-fueled manga and the deadly schoolgirl in Kill Bill , it's no wonder that international fashion designers look to the streets of Tokyo for fresh inspiration. This playful and thoroughly researched handbook examines the key... (more)
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  Happy Kitty Bunny Pony: A Saccharine Mouthful of Super Cute

  by Popink, Charles S. Anderson Design Company, Michael J. Nelson

  From turn-of-the-century novelties and Depression-era distraction, through wartime comfort, to Hello Kitty and Jeff Koons, cuteness has thrived in the fertile soil of American modern-age media and pop culture. What is it about fluffy bunnies with bows, baby ducks splashing in puddles, kittens snuggled in baskets, and little lambs on their way to school? Happy Kitty Bunny Pony celebrates America's "cult of the... (more)
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  Kamikaze Girls Novel, Volume 1

  by Novala Takemoto

  Meet Momoko, a "Lolita" decked out to the nines in the finest (and frilliest) of Victorian haute couture. The only scion of a drunken interlude between a cowardly yakuza and an inebriated bar-hostess, Momoko's mom has since split the scene, and, after various ill-fated scams that involve imitation brand name merchandise, Momoko's dad relocates them to the boondocks of rural Ibaraki prefecture. To escape her... (more)
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  Beautiful People

  by Mitsukazu Mihara

  From Mitsukazu Mihara comes a unique collection of poignant stories that examines our innermost fears and desires, and ruminates on the power that love and loss has on our collective consciousness.In this anthology, a young boy tries to grant the ultimate wish to a magical snow princess; two strangers struggle to survive an apocalyptic world--and each other; the lonely victim of a bully takes solace in the world... (more)
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  Daddy's Girl

  by Stella Black

  Orphan Stella was raised on a country estate by an eccentric but lovable grandmother. During a sad childhood, her absent father filled her imagination, but as a young woman her fantasies evolved into a sexual desire for an older man who would protect, cherish and love her. As a young wild society girl, she met the perfect figure and embarked on a taboo shattering, uninhibited and intensely erotic journey with a... (more)
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  Style Deficit Disorder

  Harajuku Street Fashion -Tokyo

  by Tiffany Godoy

  The Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo has become an international style mecca, a street-level fashion scene prowled by major designers looking for inspiration, and whose local, cutting-edge labels enjoy global cache. Style Deficit Disorder is the first book to explore this remixed, fast-forward fashion hotbed, profiling its most daring and influential designers, labels, stylists, and shops (including Comme des Gar... (more)
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  Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 2

  by Various

  More than any other publication, Gothic & Lolita Bible has played an instrumental role in defining the Japanese Lolita style. A quarterly mook (magazine/book hybrid) that's a combination fashion magazine, culture guide, and art book, the Bible caters to fans of two separate but related fashions: Gothic and--to a greater extent--Lolita. Volume 2 of the U.S. edition offers content from volume 25 (June 2007) of... (more)
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  The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (manga): Book 1

  The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol. 1 (Manga)

  by Nagaru Tanigawa, Gaku Tsugano, Noizi Ito

  Kyon is your ordinary high school freshman who has long given up on his childhood dreams of encountering the fantastic and supernatural...or so he thought. From the very first day of school, his classmate-the beautiful but eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya-makes it very clear that her only desire is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics! A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade,... (more)
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  Gothic Lolita Punk: Draw Manga Like the Hottest Japanese Artists

  by Rico Komanoya

  A showcase of the cutting-edge vanguard of Gothic Lolita and punk drawing, and a valuable how-to guide for aspiring artists. Gothic Lolita Punk profiles top Japanese and Korean Gothic Lolita artists working in this hugely popular area of anime and manga—all of whom eagerly discuss their work and share their thoughts on this incredible and increasingly popular genre. Each profile includes a biography of... (more)
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  Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 4

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  Volume 4 will contain original content as well as authorized translation of material originally appearing in Japanese volume 27, December 2007. "The Gothic & Lolita Bible" is a quarterly, mook (magazine/book hybrid) that's a combination fashion magazine, culture guide, and art book. The Bible caters to fans of two separate but related fashions out of Japan, Gothic and - to a greater extent - Lolita. The Lolita... (more)
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  Gothic and Lolita Bible (in Japanese) Vol 23

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  Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle (Penguin Modern Classics)

  by Vladimir Nabokov

  Written in mischievous and magically flowing prose, this is Nabokov's 'other' great love story; with some of Lolita's perversity and much more playfulness. Romance follows Ada and Van from their first childhood meeting through eight years of rapture, in a book which is regarded by many to be Nabokov's richest and most ambitious.