As a key part of America's youth culture and a central battlefield in our culture wars, hip-hop often seems to have forfeited the right to be discussed as art, until now.

What goes better with Cheese than Love? Get the A to Z of cheese with more than 1,000 listings for cheeses and cheese-related terms in this book by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst

Are you looking for coffee-table book thats a little darker and more philosophical? Consider Garfield Minus Garfield. Based on the popular website, this take finds out what happens when you erase the lazy feline from the strip altogether.

Tony Napoli talks about his father James "Jimmy Nap" Napoli and their relationship in organized crime.

The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies

Say You're One of Them is a powerful collection of short stories. Told from the perspective of young children, the collection takes us into the brutality of the childrens' lives in Africa. Each story is a slow awakening to unbelievable horrors for both the child and the reader.

You co-author your 160 to 199-page novel by providing the names, features and places that personalize your book. Customize over 26 characteristics - even include your dog or cat! A personalized cover adds the finishing touch. Choose from nine action-packed romantic titles. A perfect custom gift with a box of chocolates...

...AND THEN BE SURE TO TAKE YOUR VALENTINE OUT FOR A CUSTOM BUILT BURGER AT THE COUNTER!

Leap Year Traditions:
Leap Year has been the traditional time that women can propose marriage. In many of today's cultures, it is okay for a woman to propose marriage to a man. Society doesn't look down on such women. However, that hasn't always been the case. When the rules of courtship were stricter, women were only allowed to pop the question on one day every four years. That day was February 29th. Read more...

Are you up on your contemporary art? If not Ice Cream: Contemporary Art in Culture will radically change the way you think about current trends in the contemporary art scene. Who knows you might find some current art that you actually like.

This is the latest from Chuck Palahniuk the guy who wrote Fight Club. This book is a twisted, demented, and comical social commentary told in the form of a fictional oral biography that will have you hooked from the get go. No one else writes like Palahniuk.

Check out the New York Times best seller list to find your next great read.

"Hamburgers and Fries: An American Story" a fun read about the quintessential American meal. From it's Mongolian origins to the Cuban "fritas" burger. Good inspiration for new combos to try at The Counter :)

Think you need to move to L.A. to sell your script? Not so, according to this candid take on the film business from a screenwriter whose movies have been tops (Basic Instinct, Flashdance) and flops (Showgirls).