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Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This story takes place on a tiny, far-flung island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, whose nearest neighbor is Madagascar, 500 kilometers away... In 1760, the Utile, a ship carrying black slaves from Africa, was shipwrecked here and abandoned by her crew. The surviving slaves had to struggle to stay alive in this desolate land for fifteen years... When this tale got back to France, it became the cornerstone of the battle of Enlightenment to outlaw...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This is the true story of William Alexander Morgan, the Yankee Comandante, an idealistic young American who found fame fighting in the Cuban Revolution. The blond American didn’t speak a word of Spanish, but he felt his rightful place was among the guerilleros of the Escambray Mountains, fighting to bring down dictator Fulgencio Batista. Morgan was among Havana’s liberators in 1959, an act that led FBI director Edgar Hoover to strip him of his...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This is the story of Marcel Rayman, a young Polish Jew whose face is featured on the infamous 'Affiche Rouge', propaganda circulated in occupied France in an attempt to discredit the Parisian resistance. The Nazi abomination drove Rayman to set aside his pacifist principles and take up arms in the ranks of Missak Manoukian's resistance movement. For two long years, during which he saw his entire family deported, Marcel Rayman led a clandestine life,...
24) Orbit: Misfits
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Witness the rise, fall, and rise again of the original titans of horror punk in "Orbit: The Misfits" by Joe Paradise and Martin Gimenez. Compiled from decades of rumors overheard in NJ record shops, this graphic biography is a retrospective of one of the hardest core bands ever to emerge from the NYC Punk scene.
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Girls, living in the country will be your chance," her parents tell her. And so Catherine Meurisse spends her childhood outdoors. Construction all around her: an old farmhouse renovated into a home, trees planted, a garden created, dreams cultivated. They dig, they graft, they plant a rosebush "adopted" from Montaigne, a fig tree from Rabelais. They observe the tumult of the outside world: new developments in industrial agriculture, the citification...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
What do younger generations know about the terrible tragedy that shook America and the world on September 11, 2001? In this gripping documentary work by journalist Baptiste Bouthier and illustrator Heloïse Chochois, we first learn about the historic day from several inside perspectives. In the second half, the authors take stock of 9/11 in the days, weeks, and years that followed, from tramautized America to George W. Bush's crusade against the...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Belgium, 1940. The German army is spreading across Europe, and tiny Belgium is conquered in 18 days. During the four long years of the Nazi occupation, the women of La Louvière have to figure out some way to stay alive, to live their lives, and to keep up hope. Their world is drawn through teenage Marcelle’s journal: What does she do? How do her family members endure? Which women in town collaborate with the occupying forces, and which women choose...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Famous Quartet of Piraeus was formed in 1934 as a café band. It was the first group featuring the bouzouki and the baglama, and consisted of frontman Markos Vamvakaris, Giorgos Batis, Anestos Delias, and Stratos Pagioumtzis. Markos’ fiery love for Zingoala, his first wife, is the main and painful source of inspiration for the founder of rebetiko music. Starting as a skinner at a slaughterhouse, Markos becomes a pioneer who paves new paths for...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Special expanded edition of "Orbit: Dave Grohl" comic book! With never-before-seen images and a special cover famed comic book artist Noumier Tawilah. Also, exclusive photos from Taylor Hawkins’ band featuring Grohl, "Chevy Metal". The world of Rock and Roll shook with the arrival of David Grohl. From his time on drums with Nirvana, to his creation of The Foo Fighters, Grohl has captivated fans across the planet. This comic gives a glimpse of...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
TidalWaves Political Power: World Leaders features biographies of leaders who shaped nations. Nelson Mandela of South Africa, a symbol of the struggle against racial and political oppression, is one of the most important figures of the last century. Britains Margaret Thatcher, in the words of her biographer, John Blundell, has been one of the most effective champions of the free-enterprise economic model which has delivered progress and prosperity...
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In The Machine Never Blinks, the story of surveillance is presented from its earliest days, to help you more fully understand today's headlines about every-increasing, constant, and unrelenting monitoring and global data collection. It's a threat to your rights, privacy, dignity, and sanity. This book spans surveillance from the Trojan Horse, through 9/11 and to the so-called War on Terror, which enabled the exponential growth of government and corporate...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The world of Rock and Roll shook with the arrival of David Grohl. From his time on drums with Nirvana, to his creation of The Foo Fighters, Grohl has captivated fans across the planet. This comic gives a glimpse of all that is Grohl! It will transport you to him playing with Iggy Pop, his record appearances on Saturday Night Live, his face-off on drums with the Muppet’s Animal and so much more. Grohl continues to jam, Grohl continues to inspire,...
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Street Noise Books
Language
English
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"This book tells the true stories of five brave teens fleeing their home countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guinea, on their own, traveling through unknown and unfriendly places, and ultimately crossing into the US to find refuge and seek asylum. Based on extensive interviews with teen refugees, lawyers, caseworkers, and activists, Tracy White shines a light on five individual kids from among the tens of thousands of unaccompanied...
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English
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"Girls are beautifully and wonderfully made in God's image. This comprehensive collection of stories focused on 50 women of the Bible shows how God worked in their lives and continues to have a plan and a purpose for his beloved daughters today. In a world that too often tells girls that they are not enough, Her Story, Her Strength uses biblical retellings and reflections that include the historical context behind each story to remind young women...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"What is imagination? Most of us think of it as playing pretend or what happens when we're dreaming, but imagination takes us to worlds and galaxies beyond that. Imagination helps us travel between time, space, and reality. It gives us the power to dream up the world in our own vision and encourages us to think of not just what is, but what could be. Imagination is a superpower that unlocks endless possibilities, and all by asking one simple question:...
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English
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"This non-fiction graphic novel for kids 7 to 12 takes readers on a thrilling voyage through our universe. Get ready for the ultimate astronomy adventure! It's a beautiful evening when Squeak, Orni, and Castor head out for a weekend of camping. But Squeak has a surprise: he's hosting them all in his observatory, high at the top of a tree. The tree house is delightful--and fully equipped for the most incredible discoveries: in the sky and the stars,...
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Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Should we become parents? This timeless question forces us to reckon with who we are and what we love and fear most in ourselves, in our relationships, and in the world as it is now and as it will be. When Gina Rushton admitted she had little time left to make the decision for herself, the magnitude of the choice overwhelmed her. Her search for her own "yes" or "no" only uncovered more questions to be answered. How do we clearly consider creating...
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