In the war-torn city of Saigon, Vietnam, a child is conceived by a soldier and his new Asian bride, and destiny brings this child to the American mid-western town of Kansas City, Kansas, where he grows up to be a man who will fight for the cause of justice against those who would violate the weak and vulnerable. Pulled to Los Angeles, California, by this compelling destiny, he receives a gift from a mystical tattoo Master, giving him the ability to fulfill that destiny. A native people trying to keep their culture alive and unexpected encounters with nature, give Steve Scruton the rest of his gifts that he will need to become Tattooman, as he continues to follow his destiny with the help of the Master, who is never too far away. In a small town near the border of California and Arizona, he meets the girl of his dreams, and she understands him more than anyone else when the power of the Dragon of Enlightenment calls him to fight the evil forces in the world.
World renowned tattoo artists "Goodtime Charlie" Cartwright and Jack Rudy recount the time spent at the famed "Goodtime Charlie's" tattoo studio along with the artists who worked alongside them
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THINK CHILDREN ARE THE CUTEST, CUDDLIEST, MOST WONDERFUL, SAINTLY CREATURES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. THESE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN. THEY HAVE NICE THINGS. THEY COLLECT FRAGILE POTTERY. THEY HAVE CANDLELIT DINNERS IN FANCY RESTAURANTS. THEY GO TO MOVIES. THEY HAVE WHITE CARPETS. PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN HAVEN'T BEEN TO A RESTAURANT WITHOUT PLASTIC SILVERWARE IN YEARS. THE LAST MOVIE THEY SAW IN A THEATER IS NOW ON AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS. THEIR HOUSE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DECORATED BY PEE-WEE HERMAN. BABY'S FIRST TATTOO IS FOR THEM. For years parents have been buying baby books to document all the precious moments in their new baby's life -- Baby's First Tooth, Baby's First Haircut, Baby's First Step. What have been ignored for too long are those "alternative" precious moments that really should be written down, celebrated, and remembered -- Baby's First Projectile Vomit, Baby's First Tantrum in a Crowded Grocery Store, Baby's 10,000th Dirty Diaper. Otherwise you might forget them and think of becoming parents once again.
This pioneering 1933 survey approaches body art from a variety of angles, including artistic, semiotic, psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives. One of the first studies to analyze the subconscious motivations and erotic implications behind tattooing, it examines overt and subliminal messages of romance, patriotism, and religious fervor. 27 illustrations.
Only Pepe Carvalho could use a tattoo saying "Born to Raise Hell in Hell" as evidence that the police are, once again, dead wrong In a Spain still stifled under the rule of Franco, former CIA operative--and former Communist--Pepe Carvalho has become so cynical he seems to care about nothing except food and sex. He's even taken to burning the occasional book in his Barcelona apartment, just so he can have a fire going in the fireplace when he eats some bacalhao. But when he sees the cops bungling a case he's hired to investigate--that of a body pulled out of the sea--he's roused by a sense of injustice. The cops think the murder was connected to local drug dealers and brothels, and they begin raiding bars and harassing Barcelona's women of the night. But Carvalho's gut tells him something else is going on, and the cops are wrong once again. As the cops stir up more and more trouble, and Carvalho gets more and more entwined, he's only got one clue: a tattoo on the dead man's body, one which reads: "Born to Raise Hell in Hell."
{The KING-SIZE EDITION CONTAINS ALL MAN RULES FROM VOLUMES 1-5.} It is said that there are unwritten MAN RULES, which all Men abide by. Now these rules are written in one guidebook which clarifies what those rules are. The ComMANdments tells all the do's and don'ts Men need to know in basic life situations. For example, is it alright to sing in a public restroom? Can a Man hug another Man? Does the toilet seat go up or down? What is a wingman and what are his responsibilities? When can you call Shot-gun? The answers to these questions can be found in this Man Rule Guide Book along with Personal Space guidelines, Appearance and Hygiene, The Road Trip Man Rules, the Man Rules that will apply to the typical "Guy's Night Out," and many other Man Rules dealing with situations Men come across during their daily routine and situation yet to come like the Zombie Apocalypse. This KING-SIZE EDITION is what every Man needs in order to complete his quest to become a better Man!
The formidable Iona, a.k.a. La Belle Dame Sans Merci, determined to instil some culture into her alcohol-appreciating and apparently sex-starved husband, accompanies him on a tour of the architectural and artistic highlights of Italy, like the Grand Tourists of yesteryear. Unlike those tourists though, who often spent as much as two years, if not longer, on the journey, La Belle Dame Sans Merci has only one week in which to transform her husband as they explore the delights of Naples, Pompeii, Assisi, Florence, Siena and Rome. And if that were not challenge enough, he displays an amazing propensity for opening his mouth and putting his foot in it, not to mention getting himself into a number of extremely embarrassing situations...
The memoir of iconic tattoo artist Hardy from his beginnings in 1960's California, to leading the tattoo renaissance and building his name into a hugely lucrative international brand.
