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Author
Publisher
Drawn + Quarterly
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Drawn & Quarterly edition: September 2013.
Physical Desc
136 pages (some folded) : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive retrospective of the career of the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist includes full-page reproductions of his artwork as well as essays from curators and other artists who discuss his genre-defining work.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 306 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A stunning collection of 150 portraits of groundbreaking women throughout history--many of whom are unsung or forgotten--by one of the best illustrators working today. In early March 2020, Covid19-locked down in her Toronto home-studio and longing for inspiration, artist Anita Kunz began researching women on the Internet. She wasn't sure what she was looking for, but soon found an array of astonishing people who had done amazing things--some of whom...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When Bateman came to the realization that someday Hopkins, her mother, would die, it became a catalyst to begin recording step-by-step instructions to take her through the days, months, and years of life after loss. The project became a way for mother and daughter to connect with humor, honesty, and gratitude. Now this illustrated manual will leave readers laughing, teary-eyed, and considering their own mother/daughter relationships. -- adapted from...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A delightful tour of the wonders of our humanity from David G. Myers, the award-winning professor and author of psychology's bestselling textbook"--
Over the past three decades, millions of students have learned about psychology from textbooks by David G. Myers. To create these books and to satisfy his own endless curiosity about the human mind, Myers monitors the leading journals to discover the most extraordinary new developments in psychological...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 421 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we've been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body's natural product-the complex antihero of this story-save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities. We would see potent medicine, sustainable power, and natural fertilizer to restore the world's depleted...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
42 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
"In How To Be Perfectly Unhappy, Inman explores the surprising benefits of forgetting about "happiness," and embracing instead the meaningful activities that keep us busy and interested and fascinated"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
With unprecedented access to Neil Gaiman's personal archives, the author gives an insider's glimpse into the artistic inspirations and musings of one of the world's most visionary writers.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The massive impact that comics have had on our culture becomes more and more clear every day, from the critically acclaimed musical Fun Home, based on Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking comic, to the dozens of superhero films hitting cinemas every year. What is it that makes comics so special? What can this unique art form do that others can't? In Comics for Grownups, comics scholar Hillary Chute reveals the history of comics, underground comics (or...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
44 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the style of WHEN BUGS WERE BIG and WHEN FISH GOT FEET this book discusses all the exciting developments of the Triassic Age, from the split of Pangaea into Gondwanaland and Laurasia, to the first appearance of the dinosaurs. There were pterosaurs (flying reptiles), the first flowering plants, humongous sea creatures, early turtles, and the first coral reefs. Early mammals also appeared in the Triassic, and there were several dramatic extinction...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"... a collection of touching and hilarious personal essays, stories, poems--accompanied by his trademark illustrations--covering topics such as mental health, happiness, and what it means to belong."--
Sun's collection of meditative essays range and short humor pieces cover intimate topics such as loneliness and burnout, as well as advice on caring for dying houseplants. He ponders ideas of home and saying goodbye to places where you once belonged,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the first apple falls from the tree, Faith and Peter know that it's applesauce weather, even though Peter is getting a little old for such things. It also means Uncle Arthur should be here to tell his stories, with a twinkle in his eye as he spins tales about how he came to have a missing finger. But this is the first year without Aunt Lucy, and when Uncle Arthur arrives, there's no twinkle to be found and no stories waiting to be told. Faith...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 401 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A guide to contemporary Judaism by law professor and public intellectual Noah Feldman"--
What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a wide-ranging interpretation of Judaism in its current varieties. How do Jews today understand their relationship...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An exploration of humanity's relationship with ice since the dawn of civilization, Of Ice and Men reminds us that only by understanding this unique substance can we save the ice on our planet--and perhaps ourselves. Ice tells a story. It writes it in rock. It lays it down, snowfall by snowfall at the ends of the earth where we may read it like the rings on a tree. It tells our planet's geological and climatological tale. Ice tells another story too:...
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets....
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 331 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Sink your teeth into over 100 new easy-to-prepare recipes inspired by Diana Gabaldon's beloved Outlander and Lord John Grey series, as well as the hit Starz original show-in the second official cookbook from Outlander Kitchen founder Theresa Carle-Sanders! Professional chef and founder of Outlander Kitchen, Theresa Carle-Sanders returns with another hallmark cookbook-one that dexterously adapts traditional recipes for hungry, modern appetites. Interpreted...
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