"This book uncovers the meanings behind tattoo symbols, delving into the history of the most popular motifs that recur in many different tattoo styles, including tribal, traditional, Japanese and realistic. Over 150 symbols are grouped according to their meanings, whether it's good luck, freedom, wisdom, power, spirituality or love"--Provided by publisher.

A profusely illustrated tour of the art, history, and folkways of tattooed women is now in paperback. Even after decades of feminist progress, the practice of tattooing remains controversial. "Bodies of Subversion" traces the history of women and tattoo in Western society from the early 1880s to today.

After sixteen-year-old Grace Morrow learns her biological father is actually the head of Global 1--a powerful, multinational corporation--and he urges her to avoid getting the bar code tattoo when she turns seventeen, Grace's adoptive family goes missing and Grace puts her trust in an anti-barcode group while she looks for the truth, and her lost family.

"Spine-chilling horror in the vein of Joe Hill. After moving into a new house, journalist Harry Hendrick wakes up with tattoos that aren't his...When washed-up journalist Harry Hendrick wakes one morning with a hangover and a strange symbol tattooed on his neck, he shrugs it off as a bad night out. But soon more tattoos appear: grisly, violent images which come accompanied by horrific nightmares - so he begins to dig deeper. Harry's search leads him...

Provides an introduction to and brief history of text tattoos and typography, and features a design directory of tattoo alphabets and designs, and fonts.