ACME Catalog


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Iron birdseed, anvils, fake holes, and more--for years The ACME Company has been the sole purveyor of the fine products used by Looney Tunes characters. This exclusive catalog features ACME's must-have, bestselling line of items, each guaranteed to promote a happy life provided that they are used properly. 100 full-color illustrations.




Coyote V. Acme


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Twenty-two side-splitting glimpses into some oddball corners of the American mind from bestselling author Ian Frazier. The title essay of Coyote v. Acme, Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin. From first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.




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The American Vintage Furniture


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A special collection including over 500 photographs of American vintage furniture. ACME Furniture is a Japanese company with over thirty-five years of history. They sell well-maintained American vintage furnishings and original products. This distinctive collection contains fascinating pictures of vintage furnitures taken by the buyers at ACME Furniture in America. You'll feel like you're back in the 1960s looking at these photos of vintage and retro furniture.







Looney Tunes Treasury


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Ehhh, what's up, Doc? Here's a first-hand look at the Looney Tunes from an irrefutable source—the characters themselves! This irreverent, hilarious, and just plain looney history provides an offbeat look at the animation industry, the “behind-the-cels” men (and women) who gave the characters their unequivocal look, attitude, and voices, and a first-hand account of what the characters do when they're not starring in the latest Looney Tunes cartoon. From Bugs Bunny's monumental rise from humble beginnings to animation 'star' at Warner Bros. Studios to Marvin The Martian's latest scheme to blow up the earth, The Looney Tunes Treasury recounts the key moments and quirky details of your favorite cartoon characters. And the timing couldn't be better, as Warner Bros. is rejuvenating the Looney Tunes brand in 2010 and beyond. Big announcements will include an innovative animated series starring the characters as you've never seen them before, new cartoon DVD releases, new mobile and wireless content, a U.S. Depart. of Health and Human Services campaign on health and wellness, live events, viral grassroots campaigns, and much, much more... With more than 300 fabulous pieces of concept art, paintings, and memorabilia, The Looney Tunes Treasury is a must-have book for fans of all ages.







California Tile


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During the first half of the 20th century, California tile makers produced richly patterned tiles for building facades, interiors, garden ornamentation, furniture, and serving pieces. Arranged alphabetically, over 850 color images this volume capture the beauty of hundreds of tiles from Hispano-Moresque, Kraftile, Helen Greenleaf Lane, L.A. Pressed Brick, Malibu, Markoff, Muresque, Pacific, Pomona, Poxon, Rhead, S & S, Taylor, Tropico, Tudor, Walrich, West Coast, Woolenius, and tile furnishings and crafts from Cellini-Craft, Hillside Pottery, and Monterey Furniture, with a companion volume covering companies from Acme to Handcraft. Both volumes are enriched by rarely seen archival photographs including historical site installations. A useful guide gives to tile terminology and techniques.