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Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dan Ariely, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational, and illustrator Matt R. Trower present a playful graphic novel guide to better decision-making, based on the author's groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology.
The internationally renowned author Dan Ariely is known for his incisive investigations into the messy business of decision-making. Now, in Amazing
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The Heartstopper Yearbook is packed full of exclusive content from the Heartstopper universe: never-before-seen illustrations, an exclusive minicomic, character profiles, trivia, and insight into Alice Oseman's creative process, narrated by a cartoon version of Alice herself. In full-color for the first time, this companion book is perfect for fans of Heartstopper!"--
Author
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Activist-academic Meg John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. A kaleidoscope of characters from the diverse worlds of pop-culture, film, activism and academia guide us on a journey through the ideas, people and events that have shaped, queer theory. From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we...
Author
Publisher
Toon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Did you know snails build roads like engineers and go undercover in camouflage like spies? Did you know they can be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grown-ups hand? [This book] mixes snail science, art, and hilarity [to answer these questions]"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"What if the biggest barriers to responding to climate change are not technological or governmental but, rather, cultural? In other words, what if we ourselves could help to enact change through a deeper understanding of our petroleum dependency? In a provocative graphic format that draws widely from history, critical theory, and popular culture, Gasoline Dreams explores and challenges the ways fossil fuels have shaped our identities, relationships,...
Author
Publisher
Limerence Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. It's lonely at the centere of the Earth is an intimate and metanarrative look into the life of a selfish artist who must create for her own survival.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An accessible and easy-to-follow comic book cookbook for the home baker, with key breadmaking steps and tips, guidelines for starting and maintaining a sourdough starter, recipes for classic loaves, and more--from the author of Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast."--
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Maureen "Marzi" Wilson--the popular Instagram cartoonist--is back with a brand-new collection of hilarious, relatable, and heartwarming doodles about anxiety that show you that you are not alone. If you struggle with anxiety, you may feel like it's you against the world all the time. Sometimes, your anxiety can be too much to handle all at once--wouldn't it be nice to have someone around that understood exactly what you were going through? Meet Marzi!...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain collects the lyrics of sixteen songs he wrote for world-renowned American singer Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner, Jim Tomlinson. An exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds, the lyrics are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces. Further exploring the notion of collaboration...
Author
Publisher
Life Drawn, an imprint of Humanoids, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An examination of some of New York rock'n'roll's most iconic figures--The Velvet Underground & Andy Warhol--and the relationship that distorted their lives and changed pop culture. Born from the iconic NY art and music scene of the late '60s and the brilliant, untamed minds of its founding members Lou Reed and John Cale, The Velvet Underground are now considered rock 'n' roll royalty...but that wasn't always so. From surviving off oatmeal and donating...
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In Trees we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant. Starting with the seed's germination, we learn about each stage until the tree's maturation, different types of trees, and the roles trees take on in our ecosystem."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In 1976, champion player Roger C. Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York City Council had convened to consider lifting the city's ban on pinball -- a game that had been outlawed since 1942 for its supposed connections to gambling and organized crime. Sharpe was there to prove that, unlike a slot machine, pinball was a game of skill that required a measure of patience, coordination, and control. To make his case,...
Author
Publisher
Limerence Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, is tired of people not understanding gender-neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for an easy way to introduce gender-neutral pronouns to his increasingly diverse workplace. The longtime best friends team up in this short and fun comic guide that explains what pronouns are, why they matter, and how to use them. They also include what to do if you make a mistake, and some tips-and-tricks for those...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Excuse Me assembles more than 500 of her most loved cartoons from Instagram and The New Yorker over the past few years, in such distinctive chapters as: Love & Dating; Gender & Other Politics; Animals; Art & Myth-Making; Humanity; Time, Space, and How to Navigate Them; Strangeness, Shyness, Sadness; and Notes to Self.
19) The art of drag
Author
Publisher
Nobrow Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The history of drag has been formed by many intersections: fashion, theatre, sexuality and politics--all coming together to create the show stopping entertainment millions witness today. In this extensive work, Jake Hall delves deep into the ancient beginnings of drag, to present day and beyond. Vibrant illustrations enhance the rich history from Kabuki theatre to Shakespearean, the revolutionary Stonewall riots to the still thriving New York ballroom...
Author
Series
Treasury of Victorian murder volume Herman W. Mudgett a. k. a. H. H. Holmes
Publisher
NBM/ComicsLit
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Rick Geary's critical eye turns to Chicago in the late 19th Century, as The Beast of Chicago murders nearly 200 people at the time of the World's Fair. Will this volume also win awards for it's excruciatingly researched true crime comics?
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