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You're bad. You're phat. You're tubular. You're totally '80s and we love it. Get a nostalgia fix with these '80s books. From the books, to the music, to the movies, relive the Reagan era with some radical reads, movies, and music that are sure to take you back.

Pure '80s Vibes

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

from $15.14

Kristy's Great Idea

Kristy's Great Idea

Raina Telgemeier

from $4.69

from $7.19

Generation of Swine

Generation of Swine

Hunter S. Thompson

from $4.99

American Psycho

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

from $15.35

Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies

Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies

from $4.49

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

from $4.19

A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic

A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic

from $6.19

Thank You for Being a Friend: Life According to the Golden Girls

Thank You for Being a Friend: Life According to the Golden Girls

from $5.49

80's Ladies: Stress Relieving Fashion & Trends from the 80's and 90's

80's Ladies: Stress Relieving Fashion & Trends from the 80's and 90's

from $9.95

Pac-Man Puzzles

Pac-Man Puzzles

from $9.99

Back in Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Chronology

Back in Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Chronology

from $24.99

Classic Books from the '80s

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

from $6.09

from $13.79

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

from $4.59

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

from $4.59

The House on Mango Street

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

from $4.79

from $3.79

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

from $4.99

from $4.49

from $6.89

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

from $3.79

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

from $5.49

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

from $4.39

Orson Scott Card

from $3.69

Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

from $4.49

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

from $5.09

La casa de los espíritus

La casa de los espíritus

from $4.39

You Might Miss It

These are pure vintage, straight out of the '80s, and almost gone! Only one or two copies left.

Jane Fonda's Workout Book

Jane Fonda's Workout Book

from $4.69

Pets Are for Keeps (Animal Inn series, No 1)

Pets Are for Keeps (Animal Inn series, No 1)

from $4.39

No Boys Allowed

No Boys Allowed

from $4.39

Winner Take All, No. 53

Winner Take All, No. 53

Janet Quin-Harkin

from $14.19

Change of Hearts (Couples, No 1)

Change of Hearts (Couples, No 1)

Linda A. Cooney

from $10.79

Seventh Grade Rumors (Fabulous Five, Book 1)

Seventh Grade Rumors (Fabulous Five, Book 1)

from $5.09

from $7.29

from $4.69

We Hate Everything But Boys

We Hate Everything But Boys

from $9.49

Linda Evans Beauty and Exercise Book: Inner and Outer Beauty

Linda Evans Beauty and Exercise Book: Inner and Outer Beauty

from $4.99

Susan Beth Pfeffer

from $6.09

Megan the Klutz

Megan the Klutz

Out of Stock

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan

Danielle Barlette

from $9.09

My Crazy Cousin Courtney: My Crazy Cousin Courtney

My Crazy Cousin Courtney: My Crazy Cousin Courtney

from $4.39

Party Line #3/becky's (Party Line, No 3)

Party Line #3/becky's (Party Line, No 3)

Out of Stock

Peanut and Jilly Forever

Peanut and Jilly Forever

from $7.69

The Banana Split Affair

The Banana Split Affair

from $5.09

Tender Beginnings

Tender Beginnings

Out of Stock

from $4.39

New Girl in Town (Cedar River Daydreams #1)

New Girl in Town (Cedar River Daydreams #1)

from $5.29

Fame - Pop Culture

Rise and Fall of the 80s Toon Empire: A Behind the Scenes Look at When He-Man, G.I. Joe and Transformers Ruled The Airwaves

Rise and Fall of the 80s Toon Empire: A Behind the Scenes Look at When He-Man, G.I. Joe and Transformers Ruled The Airwaves

Jason Waguespack

from $8.99

Jem #2: The Video Caper: YOU are JEM! The Misfits kidnap an English princess -- and blame it on you! You have to find her! (Jem #2 Find Your Fate)

Jem #2: The Video Caper: YOU are JEM! The Misfits kidnap an English princess -- and blame it on you! You have to find her! (Jem #2 Find Your Fate)

from $15.00

The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury

The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury

from $14.29

The Facts of My Life

The Facts of My Life

from $20.29

Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick

Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick

from $5.79

from $5.19

Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History

Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History

Randal Atamaniuk

from $23.79

from $6.89

Recipes for Life: My Memories

Recipes for Life: My Memories

from $5.39

Steven Spielberg: Interviews

Steven Spielberg: Interviews

Steven Spielberg

from $6.79

The Time of My Life

The Time of My Life

from $4.69

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

from $4.59

What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today's Workplace: 10 More Iconic Movies, Even More Totally Awesome Business Lessons (Book, #2)

What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today's Workplace: 10 More Iconic Movies, Even More Totally Awesome Business Lessons (Book, #2)

from $9.59

The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High ~ Sixteen Candles ~ Revenge of the Nerds ~ The Karate Kid ~ The Breakfast ... Poets Society ~ and Everything in Between

The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High ~ Sixteen Candles ~ Revenge of the Nerds ~ The Karate Kid ~ The Breakfast ... Poets Society ~ and Everything in Between

from $8.09

Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to '80s Teen Movies

Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to '80s Teen Movies

from $7.39

Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes

Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes

from $9.49

My Little Pony Collectibles

My Little Pony Collectibles

Out of Stock

My Little Pony Retro Coloring Book

My Little Pony Retro Coloring Book

Studio Fun International

Out of Stock

Smurfs Village Behind the Wall #2: The Betrayal of SmurfBlossom

Smurfs Village Behind the Wall #2: The Betrayal of SmurfBlossom

from $3.99

Movies

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

from $5.99

Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy

Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy

Out of Stock

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

from $4.49

Out of Stock

The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger

Out of Stock

The Karate Kid 4-Film Collection

The Karate Kid 4-Film Collection

Out of Stock

from $4.19

from $4.69

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

from $4.19

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

from $7.39

Full Metal Jacket/Shining

Full Metal Jacket/Shining

from $6.79

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

from $7.09

Stand By Me (1986)

Stand By Me (1986)

Out of Stock

from $5.09

from $5.19

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

from $7.09

Coming to America (1988)

Coming to America (1988)

from $4.19

from $4.19

Purple Rain (1984)

Purple Rain (1984)

from $4.69

from $4.59

Television

The Dukes Of Hazzard: The Complete First Season

The Dukes Of Hazzard: The Complete First Season

Out of Stock

The Jeffersons: The Complete Series

The Jeffersons: The Complete Series

Out of Stock

Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2

Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2

Out of Stock

Dynasty: The Final Season, Volume 1

Dynasty: The Final Season, Volume 1

Out of Stock

Family Ties: The Complete Series

Family Ties: The Complete Series

Out of Stock

Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Fifth Season

Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Fifth Season

Out of Stock

Cheers: The Complete Series

Cheers: The Complete Series

Out of Stock

Who's the Boss? - The Complete First Season

Who's the Boss? - The Complete First Season

Out of Stock

The Love Boat: Season 4, Volume 1

The Love Boat: Season 4, Volume 1

Out of Stock

Magnum P.I.: The Complete First Season

Magnum P.I.: The Complete First Season

Out of Stock

Miami Vice: The Complete Series

Miami Vice: The Complete Series

Out of Stock

Growing Pains: Season 1

Growing Pains: Season 1

from $8.29

A Different World - Season 1

A Different World - Season 1

from $14.29

ALF - Season One

ALF - Season One

from $6.09

L.A. Law: Season Two

L.A. Law: Season Two

Out of Stock

Matlock: The Complete Series

Matlock: The Complete Series

Out of Stock

Night Court: Seasons 1-3

Night Court: Seasons 1-3

Out of Stock

I Wanna Rock - Music Icons

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

from $7.29

Madonna: Album By Album

Madonna: Album By Album

Caroline Sullivan

from $35.39

The Beautiful Ones

The Beautiful Ones

from $5.89

Bruce Springsteen

from $5.19

Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen

Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen

from $9.69

Together Forever: The Run-DMC and Beastie Boys Photographs

Together Forever: The Run-DMC and Beastie Boys Photographs

Glen E. Friedman

from $33.41

One Train Later: A Memoir

One Train Later: A Memoir

from $10.59

True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

from $6.09

George: A Memory of George Michael

George: A Memory of George Michael

from $5.39

Sting and The Police: Walking in Their Footsteps

Sting and The Police: Walking in Their Footsteps

from $60.31

Super Freak: The Life of Rick James

Super Freak: The Life of Rick James

Peter Benjaminson

from $8.50

Depeche Mode: Black Celebration: The Biography

Depeche Mode: Black Celebration: The Biography

from $23.36

Patti's Pearls: Lessons in Living Genuinely, Joyfully, Generously

Patti's Pearls: Lessons in Living Genuinely, Joyfully, Generously

Laura Randolph Lancaster

from $5.49

Once Upon A Rock Star: Backstage Passes in the Heavy Metal Eighties - Big Hair, Bad Boys (and One Bad Girl) [Deluxe Edition]

Once Upon A Rock Star: Backstage Passes in the Heavy Metal Eighties - Big Hair, Bad Boys (and One Bad Girl) [Deluxe Edition]

from $42.66

Music on CD & Vinyl

Like a Virgin

Out of Stock

Tracy Chapman

Out of Stock

Born In The U.S.A.

Born In The U.S.A.

Out of Stock

London Calling

Out of Stock

Playlist: The Very Best of Cyndi Lauper

Playlist: The Very Best of Cyndi Lauper

Out of Stock

Purple Rain

Out of Stock

The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree

Out of Stock

It Takes a Nation of Millions

It Takes a Nation of Millions

Out of Stock

For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986

For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986

Out of Stock

Rain Dogs

Out of Stock

Back in Black

Out of Stock

Appetite For Destruction

Appetite For Destruction

Out of Stock

Control

Out of Stock

Kill 'Em All

Out of Stock

XXX

Out of Stock

Fantastic

Out of Stock

Monster

Out of Stock

Broadcast News - History and Politics

The Reagan Era: A History of the 1980s

The Reagan Era: A History of the 1980s

from $15.29

Living in the Eighties

Living in the Eighties

from $7.99

Чарнобыльская малітва : хроніка будучыні

Чарнобыльская малітва : хроніка будучыні

Svetlana Alexievich

from $6.89

The 80's Were...

The 80's Were...

Vinny Rigogliosi

from $11.89

In the 80s: Portraits from Another Time

In the 80s: Portraits from Another Time

from $28.66

The 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens

The 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens

Don J Easterbrook

from $14.68

Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic

Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic

from $9.49

from $6.39

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

from $6.59

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

from $5.19

Space Shuttle Columbia: Her Missions and Crews (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

Space Shuttle Columbia: Her Missions and Crews (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

from $28.17

Princess Diana: The True Life of a Princess

Princess Diana: The True Life of a Princess

Out of Stock

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