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

A #1 New York Times Bestseller: Mark Helprin\'s masterpiece transports you to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented snows...One winter night, Peter Lake--master mechanic and second-story man--attempts to rob a fortresslike mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks it is empty, the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the affair between a middle-aged

Rick Sanchez was once a happy, young NASA engineer...buckle in for the backstory on how a galactic rebellion and the discovery of infinite parallel universes made Rick into the jaded nihilist we know and love. Rick Sanchez has always known he was destined for greater things. When that greater thing calls, will he be ready to answer? Rick is recruited to join a galactic rebellion, forming a bond with

\"For the Love of Dog will help you answer a most important question--\'What is it like to be a dog?\'--and show you how to enrich your dog\'s life.\" --Marc Bekoff, PhD, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals \"... an illustrative, whimsical journey to better understand the dogs we love, or even just the dogs who wag past us on the sidewalk. For the Love of Dog ... will forever change the way you

One of America\'s most distinguished political theorists examines what happens when national politics enters a small New England town After the election of 2016 and, even more urgently, after the election of 2020, many citizens looked at the economic and cultural divisions that were causing deep disruptions in American politics and asked, \"What is happening to us?\" Paul W. Kahn explores these fundamental

Renegade sorcerer Raythe Vyre went off the edge of the map, seeking riches and redemption . . . but he has found the impossible: a vanished civilization - and the threat of eternal damnation! Chasing a dream of wealth and freedom, Raythe Vyre\'s ragtag caravan of refugees from imperial oppression went off the map, into the frozen wastes of the north. What they found there was beyond all their expectations:

What makes a great sport psychologist? Is there an ideal style or approach? What do you need to consider when working with a client? In this practical guide, Richard Keegan presents a user-friendly model of the sport psychologist\'s consulting processes and offers a framework for understanding best practice. Whether you are a trainee or a qualified sport psychologist, this book will help you to deliver

The Fiends of Nightmaria is a new novella from New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson, set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The king is dead, long live King Bauchelain the First, crowned by the Grand Bishop Korbal Broach. Both are, of course, ably assisted in the running of the Kingdom of Farrog by their slowly unravelling servant, Emancipor Reese. However, tensions are mounting

Disrupted Realism takes an in-depth look at the works of contemporary painters who are challenging and reshaping the tradition of Realism, helping art lovers, collectors, and artists approach and understand this compelling new phenomenon. Includes the works of 38 artists whose paintings respond to the subjectivity and disruptions of modern experience. Six sections lay out and analyze common themes:

Motivate and re-engage students to succeed in Edexcel GCSE Maths 9-1 with this fresh and contemporary approach that blends classroom and independent learning and provides a tailor-made solution for every student, addressing misconceptions, tricky topics and exam

DeVon Franklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Wait and prominent Hollywood producer, reveals that secular and spiritual success are not opposites. To have one, you need the other.Are you tired of living a life paralyzed by fear? Are you anxious to break free of the \"beware mentality\" that has kept generations of well-meaning people living beneath the fullness of their calling?You\'re unfulfilled

A heartwarming and gripping family saga set in 1900

Think Agatha Christie meets Beatrix Potter, but the animals have moved beyond Mr MacGregor\'s vegetable patch to a place much more sinister . .

\'An emotional rollercoaster of a read... profoundly touching and moving\'- Daily Express. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jodi Picoult. Abi has been given the second chance she never expected: she\'s in remission. Now she\'s trying to get her life - and her family - back on track after facing the worst. But it\'s hard to trust in happiness again, and reconnecting with her husband John proves more

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press\'s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Maverick Movies tells the improbable story of New Line Cinema, a company that cut a remarkable path through the American film industry and movie culture. Founded in 1967 as an art film distributor, New Line made a small fortune running

Cross-referencing neurobiological knowledge with the invariance hypothesis, relevance theory, and frame semantics, Metaphor from the Ground Up: Understanding Figurative Language in Context unifies metaphor theory, fundamentally rethinks \"context,\" and moves linguistics into the twenty-first

Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welfords beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a

An introduction to the key concepts and payment systems that underpin our global economy.The payments industry is complex and quickly changing. From the origins of card-based transactions, to the vast world of digital wallets, to the emerging land of decentralized finance and cryptocurrencies, it can be hard to know where to start as a consumer or merchant better looking to understand how money moves