Best Selling Books by Shea Serrano

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER BARNES & NOBLE BESTSELLER AMAZON BESTSELLER "Paging through Serrano''s Movies (and Other Things) is like taking a long drive at night with a friend; there''s that warmth and familiarity where the chat is more important than the fastest route from Point A to Point B...It''s like a textbook gone right; your attention couldn''t wander if it tried." -- Elisabeth Egan, New York Times Book Review Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, Movies (And Other Things),combines the fury of a John Wick shootout, the sly brilliance of Regina George holding court at a cafeteria table, and the sheer power of a Denzel monologue, all into one. Movies (And Other Things) is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things). One of the chapters, for example, answers which race Kevin Costner was able to white savior the best, because did you know that he white saviors Mexicans in McFarland, USA, and white saviors Native Americans in Dances with Wolves, and white saviors Black people in Black or White, and white saviors the Cleveland Browns in Draft Day? Another of the chapters, for a second example, answers what other high school movie characters would be in Regina George''s circle of friends if we opened up the Mean Girls universe to include other movies (Johnny Lawrence is temporarily in, Claire from The Breakfast Club is in, Ferris Bueller is out, Isis from Bring It On is out...). Another of the chapters, for a third example, creates a special version of the Academy Awards specifically for rom-coms, the most underrated movie genre of all. And another of the chapters, for a final example, is actually a triple chapter that serves as an NBA-style draft of the very best and most memorable moments in gangster movies. Many, many things happen in Movies (And Other Things), some of which funny, others of which are sad, a few of which are insightful, and all of which are handled with the type of care and dedication to the smallest details and pockets of pop culture that only a book by Shea Serrano can provide.

#1 New York Times bestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan? What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano breaks down debates that NBA fans didn’t even know they needed, from the classic (How many years during his career was Kobe Bryant actually the best player in the league?) to the fantastical (If you could assign different values to different shots throughout basketball history, what would they be and why?). With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball’s greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time.

HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is about, as it were, rap, but also some other things. It''s a smart, fun, funny, insightful book that spends the entirety of its time celebrating what has become the most dominant form of music these past two and a half decades. Tupac is in there. Jay Z is in there. Missy Elliott is in there. Drake is in there. Pretty much all of the big names are in there, as are a bunch of the smaller names, too. There''s art from acclaimed illustrator Arturo Torres, there are infographics and footnotes; there''s all kinds of stuff in there. Some of the chapters are serious, and some of the chapters are silly, and some of the chapters are a combination of both things. All of them, though, are treated with the care and respect that they deserve. HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is the third book in the (And Other Things) series. The first two—Basketball (And Other Things) and Movies (And Other Things)—were both #1 New York Times bestsellers.

The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed By Shea Serrano

** #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** ** MEJOR LIBRO DE NO FICCIÓN DE 2017 SEGÚN BARNES & NOBLE ** ** MEJOR LIBRO DE HUMOR Y ENTRETENIMIENTO DE 2017 SEGÚN AMAZON ** ** UNO DE LOS LIBROS FAVORITOS DE BARACK OBAMA DE 2017 ** Todo lo que siempre quisiste saber (o no) sobre la NBA y nunca te atreviste a preguntar Michael Jordan está considerado el mejor jugador de baloncesto de todos los tiempos, pero ¿en qué temporada fue Jordan la mejor versión de sí mismo? ¿Qué mates entran en el Salón de la Fama de los mates insolentes? ¿Qué rasgos definen al villano arquetípico del baloncesto? ¿Cuál ha sido el dúo perfecto de la historia de la NBA? Baloncesto (y otras hierbas) presenta una serie de preguntas tan fundamentales como hilarantes de la historia de la NBA y propone argumentos y respuestas, todo ello contado con inteligencia y humor. Shea Serrano plantea debates que ni siquiera los fans de la NBA sabían que necesitaban, tanto desde una perspectiva rigurosamente documentada (¿Cuál ha sido el título de la NBA más importante?) como fantástica (¿Con las partes de qué jugadores harías tu "frankenjugador"?). Profusamente ilustrado por Arturo Torres, este es un libro imprescindible para todos aquellos que han pasado noches en vela departiendo sobre los grandes momentos del baloncesto. Esta nueva edición incluye dos capítulos inéditos.

Après s''être penché sur le rap (Rap Year Book, Hachette Heroes, 2016) et le basket (Basket Ball & Cie, Hachette Pratique 2018), Shea Serrano s''intéresse au cinéma, toujours sur le même ton aussi décalé mais connaisseur. Exemples : 1/ Quelles sont les morts les plus dingues des films d''action ? 2/ Titanic serait-il un meilleur film avec The Rock dans le rôle principal ? Préface de John Leguizamo et Postface de Don Cheadle.

Rapper Bun B lends his street cred and occasionally his face to the creative, hilarious, and just flat-out fun imaginings of Shea Serrano in Bun B''s Rap Coloring and Activity Book. Described by the Washington Post as "what every hip-hop head wishes they had as a child," this imaginative work started as a series of printable rap-related coloring and activity images. The 48-page, fully interactive book of coloring pages, unbelievably clever activities, and smart plays on rap culture brings these stars and their music right into your living room.Featured rappers include: Bun B Queen Latifah Drake Talib Kweli Ice-T Common Wiz Khalifa Ludacris LL COOL J Big Boi Childish Gambino Questlove B.o.B Mac Miller And many, many more Praise for Bun B''s Rap Coloring and Activity Book "A star-studded cast of some of the biggest names in rap, all in one book." --Fast Company''s Co.Create blog "It''s 48 pages long, and that''s the exact same number of pages the Bible has, and that''s not an accident. That''s a little thing called God''s will." --Vice.com "The book is funny, smart, and as kid-tested, mother-approved as some of these guys get." --Vulture.com "Hilarious...razor sharp." --XXL "If you''ve spent any kind of time on the Internet, chances are something Shea Serrano has written, drawn, or created has made you smile . . . The book''s a load of fun, and is sure to please rap nerds and crayon-wielding tykes alike." --Village Voice "There''s art, humor and education, fun for young and old." --Paste magazine "This is one of the few Tumblr-to-book projects that doesn''t make me want to punch my computer in disgust. If the phrase ''see if you can build a Budden'' doesn''t make you chuckle, then you should stay away from hip-hop or jokes." --Christopher R. Weingarten, SPIN "Bun B''s Rap Coloring and Activity Book is gangsta " --Mass Appeal.com "48 pages of MC worship mixed with a generous measure of the kind of casual dissing of its star players that hip-hop excels at." --Esquire "When I''m listening to Drake, I sometimes feel blue. Now, thanks to Bun B''s Rap Coloring and Activity Book, I can make Drake blue, too. And for that, I am eternally grateful." --Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork.com "The hip-hop coloring book is the single most important thing to happen to color since Cam''s pink Range Rover. Everyone should want a Serrano in their ba o." --Nate Erickson, GQ "Like the old saying goes, the crayon is mightier than the sword. Bun B and Shea have assembled a perfect collection of today''s brightest hip hop stars for fans of all ages to create, color and remix. The Rap Coloring and Activity Book is like your own personal mixtape that you can hang on your fridge and impress everyone with." --Mike Ayers, Rolling Stone "Fans can now color inside the lines of hip-hop greats." --LA Times'' Jacket Copy blog "It''s gotta be a first--for rap and for coloring." --Houston Chronicle "For rap aficionados young and old." --GQ.com "You may want to buy two copies--one to color, and one to keep fresh and new." --Buzzfeed "The perfect coloring book for any hip-hop nerd." --Complex magazine "If you have not already purchased a copy, put down this magazine immediately and go buy Bun B''s Rap Coloring and Activity Book." --Kindling Quarterly "A playful celebration of rap

Traditional Chinese edition of Basketball?and Other Things?

Quels ont été les tournants majeurs de l''histoire du rap ? Qui les a provoqués ? Et comment ont-ils transformé et bouleversé le genre au point qu''il devienne le courant musical dominant de ces dernières années ? En passant en revue les titres rap les plus importants de chaque année depuis 1979, The Rap Year Book répond à ces questions cruciales avec précision, humour et plusieurs kilotonnes de graphiques et d''illustrations. Comment Tupac a marqué le rap de son empreinte indélébile avec Dear Mama ? Comment Drake est devenu une superstar grâce à Best I Ever Had ? Comment Sugarhill Gang a fourni le mode d''emploi du rap à la planète entière avec Rapper''s Delight ? Toutes les réponses sont là.

42 portraits de rappeurs, parmi les plus célèbres : Bun B, Queen Latifah, Drake, Talib Kweli, Ice-T, Common, Wiz Khalifa, Tupac, Ludacris, Kanye West, LL COOL J, Jay Z, Big Boi, Notorious BIG, Childish Gambino, Questlove, BoB, Mac Miller. et bien d''autres encore. Coloriez-les ! Vous n''aurez plus qu''à les afficher pour créer votre propre mixtape !