Trinity tells the history of the race to build - and the decision to drop - the first atomic bomb, and the ethical debates that followed. The story begins with early research in Europe, then shifts to Los Alamos. Fetter-Vorm showcases the strong personalities of the physicists under the supervision of 'Manhattan Project' leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer. When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named 'Trinity,' the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and far more dangerous age. Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Trinity is dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 03/05/13
By Gallagher, Michael. Artist Fetter-Vorm, Jonathan. Cover by Fetter-Vorm, Jonathan.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,95
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Pagina del Previews (APR/2013): 333
Data di uscita: 05/06/13
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Our leaders swear to uphold it, our military to defend it. It is the blueprint for the shape and function of government itself and what defines Americans as Americans. But how many of us truly know our Constitution? The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation uses the art of illustrated storytelling to breathe life into our nation's cornerstone principles. Simply put, it is the most enjoyable and groundbreaking way to read the governing document of the United States. Spirited and visually witty, it roves article by article, amendment by amendment, to get at the meaning, background, and enduring relevance of the law of the land. What revolutionary ideas made the Constitution's authors dare to cast off centuries of rule by kings and queens? Why do we have an electoral college rather than a popular vote for president and vice president? How did a document that once sanctioned slavery, denied voting rights to women, and turned a blind eye to state governments running roughshod over the liberties of minorities transform into a bulwark of protection for all? The United States Constitution answers all of these questions. Sure to surprise, challenge, and provoke, it is hands down the most memorable introduction to America's founding document. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By JONATHAN HENNESSEY. Artist AARON MCCONNELL. Cover by AARON MCCONNELL.
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Pagina del Previews (AUG/2008): 298
Data di uscita: 29/10/08 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
A hilarious and bold graphic adventure into the world of big data Statistics help us create Internet technologies, develop medicines, win elections, invest in stocks, predict the weather, and much more. But the methods that produce important numbers remain beyond many of us. How do we determine the proper size of a sample? How, exactly, do we calculate standard deviation? And just what is the central limit theorem? In The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics, Grady Klein and Alan Dabney cut through the confusion and take us on a tour of this dynamic subject, helping us stay afloat on the sea of data that is our increasingly complex world. Separating the book into two main parts (hunting statistics and gathering parameters) for readers both in and outside the classroom, they explore the key foundational concepts of statistics and the perils of improper methods. They round out the book with the 'Math Cave,' which provides easy access to the formulas every student will want to have close at hand. Through cheeky and irreverent examples bound to engage anyone grappling with the difference between histograms and boxplots, Klein and Dabney have created a rollicking narrative about the best ways to make confident statements based on limited information. Timely, authoritative, and a pleasure to read, The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics is an essential guide for students and for curious readers who want to better understand the world around them. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 31/05/13
By Dabney, Alan. Artist Klein, Grady. Cover by Klein, Grady.
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Pagina del Previews (MAY/2013): 324
Data di uscita: 03/07/13
Final Order Cutoff: 31/05/13 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Col (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By SID JACOBSON. Artist ERNIE COLON. Cover by Ernie Colon.
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Pagina del Previews (AUG/2008): 297
Data di uscita: 17/09/08
In Trinity, illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm tells the history of the race to build - and the decision to drop - the first atomic bomb, and the ethical debates that followed. He begins with early research in Europe, which accelerated rapidly as World War II approached. The action shifts to Los Alamos, and Fetter-Vorm showcases the strong personalities of the physicists under the supervision of 'Manhattan Project' leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer. When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named 'Trinity', the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and far more dangerous age. Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Trinity is dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 30/03/12
By Gallagher, Michael. Artist Fetter-Vorm, Jonathan. Cover by Fetter-Vorm, Jonathan.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,00
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Pagina del Previews (MAR/2012): 299
Data di uscita: 06/06/12 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 30/03/12 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' continues to thrill and unsettle readers nearly seven decades after it was first published. By turns puzzling and harrowing, it raises troubling questions about conformity, tradition, and the specter of ritualized violence that haunts even the most bucolic, peaceful village. This graphic adaptation, published in time for Jackson's centennial, allows readers to experience 'The Lottery' as never before, or discover it anew. The visual artist--and Jackson's grandson--Miles Hyman has crafted an eerie vision of the hamlet where the tale unfolds, its inhabitants, and the unforgettable ritual they set into motion. His four-color, meticulously detailed panels create a noirish atmosphere that adds a new dimension of dread to the original tale. Perfectly timed to the current resurgence of interest in Jackson and her work, Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery': A Graphic Adaptation masterfully reimagines her iconic story with a striking visual narrative. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 02/09/16
By Jackson, Shirley. Artist Hyman, Miles. Cover by Hyman, Miles.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 30,00
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Pagina del Previews (AUG/2016): 381
Data di uscita: 12/10/16
Final Order Cutoff: 02/09/16 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
(W) Sid Jacobson (A) Ernie Colon Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Col (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Sid Jacobson. Artist Ernie Colon. Cover by Ernie Colon.
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2010): 258
Data di uscita: 12/05/10 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
(W) Harvey Pekar (A) Ed Piskor (W/A) Various First time in Previews! In The Beats: A Graphic History, those who were mad to live come back to life through artwork as pulsatingly vibrant as the movement itself. Told by Harvey Pekar and his frequent artistic collaborator Ed Piskor, and by a range of artists and writers, including feminist comic creator Trina Robbins and MAD Magazine artist Peter Kuper, The Beats takes us on a wild tour. From the Benzedrine-fueled antics of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs to the painting sessions of Jay DeFeo's disheveled studio, from the jazz hipsters to beatnik chicks, from Chicago's beatnik bistro to San Francisco's famed City Lights bookstore, we see the storied era in all its incarnations. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Harvey Pekar, Various. Artist Ed Piskor, Various. Cover by Ed Piskor, Various. (NOTE: First time in Previews. Offered in Previews Plus #904.)
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Pagina del Previews (MAR/2010): 261
Data di uscita: 26/05/10
(W) Harvey Pekar, Paul Buhle (A) Ed Piskor In The Beats: A Graphic History, those who were mad to live come back to life through artwork as pulsatingly vibrant as the movement itself. Told by Harvey Pekar and his frequent artistic collaborator Ed Piskor, and by a range of artists and writers, including feminist comic creator Trina Robbins and MAD Magazine artist Peter Kuper, The Beats takes us on a wild tour. From the Benzedrine-fueled antics of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs to the painting sessions of Jay DeFeo's disheveled studio, from the jazz hipsters to beatnik chicks, from Chicago's beatnik bistro to San Francisco's famed City Lights bookstore, we see the storied era in all its incarnations. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Various. Artist Various. Cover by Various.
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Pagina del Previews (JAN/2009): 288
Data di uscita: 25/03/09 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume Two: Macroeconomics again delivers on the promise to provide you with the most digestible, readable, and humorous 200-page introduction to economics you'll ever read. Macroeconomics explains the factors that affect the economy of an entire country and, indeed, the planet. It explores the two big concerns of macroeconomics: how economies grow and why economies collapse. It also illustrates the basics of the labor market and unemployment, inflation and debt, what the GDP is and what it measures, and the influence of government, trade, and technology on the economy. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 04/11/11
By Bauman, Yoram. Artist Klein, Grady. Cover by Klein, Grady.
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Pagina del Previews (OCT/2011): 300
Data di uscita: 21/12/11 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 04/11/11 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
by Sabrina Jones Myth and controversy still swirl around the dramatic figure of Isadora Duncan. The pioneering modern dancer emerged from provincial nineteenth-century America to captivate the cultural capitals of Europe, re-invent dance as a fine art, and leave a trail of scandals in her wake. From her unconventional California girlhood to her tragic death on the French Riviera fifty years later, Duncan's journey was an uncompromising quest for truth, beauty, and freedom. Here Duncan's art and ideas come vividly to life. Each page is a unique dance of words and images, reflecting Duncan's courage, passion, and idealism in a way sure to inspire another generation of admirers. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Sabrina Jones. Artist Sabrina Jones. Cover by Sabrina Jones.
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Pagina del Previews (AUG/2008): 298
Data di uscita: 29/10/08
(W) Ray Bradbury (A) Dennis Calero The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars began as a place of boundless hopes and dreams, a planet to replace an Earth sinking into waste and war. It became a canvas for mankind's follies and darkest desires. Translated into gorgeous, full-color art by Dennis Calero, Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation graphically translates fifteen of Bradbury's famous interconnected science-fiction stories, turning an unforgettable vision of man and Mars into an unforgettable work of art. Available in hardcover and softcover editions. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 04/05/12
By Bradbury, Ray. Artist Calero, Dennis. Cover by Calero, Dennis.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 30,00
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 27,07
Pagina del Previews (APR/2012): 297
Data di uscita: 16/05/12
Final Order Cutoff: 04/05/12 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
(W) Yoram Bauman (A) Grady Klein From the optimizing individual to game theory to price theory, The Cartoon Introduction to Economics is the most digestible, explicable, and humorous 200-page introduction to microeconomics you'll ever read. If the vertiginous economy or a dour professor's 600-page econ textbook has you desperate for a fun, factual guide to economics, let the collaborative genius of the Klein-Bauman team walk you through an entire introductory microeconomics course. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Yoram Bauman. Artist Grady Klein. Cover by Grady Klein.
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Pagina del Previews (NOV/2009): 233
Data di uscita: 20/01/10 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
(W) Ray Bradbury (A) Tim Hamilton Fifty-five years ago, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world's most unforgettable dystopian futures. Thinking is dangerous; trust only the state; turn in your neighbors; and, most important, burn all books. The world of Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene has become perfume, has been translated by Tim Hamilton into unforgettable full-color art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Ray Bradbury. Artist Tim Hamilton. Cover by Tim Hamilton.
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Pagina del Previews (JUN/2009): 252
Data di uscita: 26/08/09
(W) Sid Jacobson (A) Ernie Colon Following Che from his fabled motorcycle journeys with Alberto Granado as a young medical student to his eventual execution at the hands of Bolivian soldiers and CIA operatives, Che: A Graphic Biography provides both a concrete time line of his life and gives a broader understanding of his beliefs, his legacy, and Latin American politics during the mid-twentieth century. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Sid Jacobson. Artist Ernie Colon. Cover by Ernie Colon.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,00
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Pagina del Previews (MAY/2009): 252
Data di uscita: 29/07/09 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
Fifty-five years ago, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world's most unforgettable dystopian futures. Thinking is dangerous; trust only the state; turn in your neighbors; and, most important, burn all books. The world of Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene has become perfume, has been translated by Tim Hamilton into unforgettable full-color art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 08/09/16
By Bradbury, Ray. Artist Hamilton, Tim. Cover by Hamilton, Tim.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 16,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 15,29
Pagina del Previews (OCT/2016): 364
Data di uscita: 16/11/16
Final Order Cutoff: 08/09/16 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)