An enduring collection of revolutionary comics from a genre-transforming and critically acclaimed cartoonist Julie Doucet arrived in comics in the 1990s as a fully formed cartoonist. Her comic book series Dirty Plotte was visionary both for the medium and for storytelling. Her stories are candid, funny and intimate, plumbing the depths of the female psyche while charting the fragility of the men around

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters and Caught in the Revolution, The Last Days of the Romanovs is Helen Rappaport\'s riveting, moment-by-moment account of the last fourteen days of the Russian Imperial family. \"The brutal 1918 massacre of the Romanov family may be familiar, but in Russian scholar Rappaport\'s hands, the tale becomes as shocking and immediate as a thriller.

Susan Sontag meets Hanif Abdurraqib in this fascinating exploration of the unexpected connections between how we consume images and the insidious nature of Fascism. Images come at us quickly, often without context. A photograph of Syrian children suffering in the wake of a chemical attack segues into a stranger\'s pristine Instagram selfie. Before we can react to either, a new meme induces an LOL and

This book offers a new ecosystemic approach to the understanding of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems. Both salt marsh and mangrove plants and the associated macroalgae will be characterized in their ecophysiological and phenological aspects, as well as genetic and epigenetic

As a teenager, Cox dreamed of sporting immortality. Perhaps it was turning thirty, perhaps it was having his first hole in one, but he decided it was time to start again, to live the dream for real. So he switched off his computer, grabbed his checked trouser and headed for the golf

Provides a guided tour of some of the most significant tabby structures found along the American southeastern coast and includes more than two hundred illustrations that highlight the human and architectural histories of forty-eight specific

10th anniversary edition Save money, save time and eat healthily with delicious recipes for your slow cooker. This book is for those who want to cook at home more, to save money by using cheaper ingredients, and to save time preparing a meal before the school run or after the working day. You can literally fill your slow cooker with your chosen ingredients, turn it on, and walk away for the day, returning

9/11 almost instantaneously remade American politics and foreign policy. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Patriot Act, water boarding and Guantanamo are examples of its profound and far-reaching effects. But despite its monumental impact--and a deluge of books about al-Qaeda and Islamist terrorism--no one has written a serious assessment of the man who planned it, Osama bin Laden. Available biographies

The definitive reference for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of small animal infections, Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition delivers current, comprehensive information essential to the management of infectious diseases caused by viruses, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas, bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and unknown agents. Each section guides you through diagnostic testing

During March, April and May 2020, after the coronavirus outbreak, Venice was in lockdown and totally deserted for probably the first time in its history. Luc and Danielle Carton, who have lived in Venice since 2005, were lucky enough to be able to photograph the most beautiful city in the world in such exceptional circumstances. Their photos are a rare testimony of this extraordinary time. A uniqu

Discover \"perhaps the funniest novel ever written\" (The Guardian ), now beautifully reissued\"The classic comic novel of the First World War.\" --The New Yorker - \"A literary masterpiece.\" --New York Review of Books - \"One of the greatest works of 20th century literature.\" --Boston Globe Jaroslav Hasek\'s The Good Soldier Svejk follows the adventures of Josef Svejk, a boisterous and sometimes

Its bad enough when Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo just think Grandpa Gabes house is haunted. But then the old movie projector in the library opens a passageway to a world of monsters and creatures made of shadows - a place of secrets and dangers set loose when the sun sets. The only weapons to fight them lie in the land on the other side of the Shadow Door. . .

It\'s normal to see bodies on the set of an adult film. But when they\'re dead bodies - and the cast and crew discover they\'re trapped in a house with a serial killer - Quarry\'s got his work cut out for him. NOW A CINEMAX TELEVISION SERIES The longest-running series from Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, and the first ever to feature a hitman as the main character, the Quarry novels

\"I\'m a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shouting to be heard. This book chronicles some of what I\'ve learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and

Northumberland is England\'s most northern county, a magical place filled with ancient castles, golden sand beaches, rolling hills, rugged moorland and friendly little Northumberland towns and villages. This title offers a practical guide to 40 of the best family walks in the

His bag is full of heavy worries that are making him slow and he just can\'t let go of them. When he trips on a rock and falls, Spider shows him how to rest his busy mind and tells them that worries aren\'t so bad if you share them. Nobody likes worries, so it\'s good to know how to give a worried mind a rest! Suitable for 4- to 7-year-olds. The Feel Brave series was a finalist in the 2017 Education

New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery returns with a poignant new story about finding love and freeing oneself from the

Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berg in 1962, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic, art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious

Drawing on the recent ontological turn in critical theory, Spectral Dickens explores an aspect of literary character that is neither real nor fictional, but spectral. This work thus provides an in-depth study of the inimitable characters populating Dickens\' illustrated novels using three hauntological concepts: the Freudian uncanny, Derridean spectrality, and the Lacanian real. Thus, while the current