The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omar's second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics, this time in London. By telling the story of one remarkable woman, Kleist gives voice to the thousands of migrants who risk their lives daily for a better future. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 04/03/16
By Kleist, Reinhard. Artist Kleist, Reinhard. Cover by Kleist, Reinhard.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,95
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2016): 410
Data di uscita: 13/04/16
Final Order Cutoff: 04/03/16 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
In the mid-1930s, Irmina, an ambitious young German, moves to London. At a cocktail party, she meets Howard Green, one of the first black students at Oxford, who, like Irmina, is working towards an independent existence. However, their relationship comes to an abrupt end when Irmina, constrained by the political situation in Hitler's Germany, is forced to return home. As war approaches and her contact with Howard is broken, it becomes clear to Irmina that prosperity will only be possible through the betrayal of her ideals. Based on a true story, this moving and perceptive graphic novel perfectly conjures the oppressive atmosphere of wartime Germany, reflecting with compassion and intelligence on the complicity that results from the choice, conscious or otherwise, to look away. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Yelin, Barbara. Artist Yelin, Barbara. (NOTE: Previously offered in NTO 1579 1/12/23.)
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,99
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Pagina del Previews (MAR/2023): 397
Data di uscita: 26/04/23
Catalyst, a collection of short stories from established artists such as Asia Alfasi, Catherine Anyango Grünewald, Sonia Leong, and Woodrow Phoenix, aims to reflect up-and-coming new voices and the diversity and wealth of talent in the UK comics scene. United by a single theme-'catalyst'-the contributors have each written and drawn an eight-page story that explores ideas of reaction and transformation. Edited by Ayoola Solarin, this provocative, intriguing, and revelatory anthology invites readers to consider the situations, people, and events that might accelerate change in their own lives and in our society as a whole. Collecting stories from a range of artists of color across the UK, this comics anthology unites their voices under a single theme: 'catalyst'. In one story, the accidental witnessing of a horrific scene turns a regular day into a nightmare; in another, the truth of what it really took to put a man on the moon is revealed. From tales of misplaced memories to battles with the id, Catalyst offers a look at the consequences of big and small acts alike. Showcasing a mix of established and emerging artists, this collection imagines the myriad ways in which a chain of events might end in either euphoria or catastrophe. Sometimes both. Edited by Ayoola Solarin, this provocative, intriguing and revelatory anthology invites readers to consider the situations, people and events that might accelerate change in their own lives and in our society as a whole. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 04/02/22
By Alfasi, Asia. Artist Leong, Sonia.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
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Pagina del Previews (JAN/2022): 346
Data di uscita: 02/03/22
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Love makes the world go round. It can also turn your heart as black as coal. In the much anticipated follow up to their Eisner-nominated I Feel Machine, Julian Hanshaw and Krent Able curate a series of dystopian, satirical and psychological short fictions from artists Anya Davidson, Cat Sims, Benjamin Marra, and Kelsey Wroten that explore love's dark, twisted underbelly, and offer a much-needed tonic to everything that is sweet, cloying, and conventional. As unflinching as it is honest, I Feel Love questions the one emotion that is meant to make us feel good - but often does the exact opposite. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 01/01/21
By Hanshaw, Julian. Artist Able, Krent.
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Pagina del Previews (DEC/2020): 306
Data di uscita: 10/02/21
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Born as biologically female, Nathan spends his formative years facing questions without answers, social ostracism from his peers, and incomprehension from his family-because from as early as he can remember, he knows he has been born in the wrong body. But, as his family comes to recognize, a physical identity is harder to change than a piece of clothing or a haircut. So from the moment he is at last supplied with a professional term for his self-diagnosis-'gender dysphoria'-he is able to leave behind his complicated psychological history, the challenges of his self-harming, and his struggles with sexual identity, and begin the difficult process of claiming his true self. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 31/12/21
By Castr0, Catherine. Artist Zuttion, Quentin.
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Pagina del Previews (DEC/2021): 341
Data di uscita: 30/03/22
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After their grandmother's death, J?r?mie and his brother attempt to learn more about their family's Jewish-Polish roots. But J?r?mie is less interested in how the Holocaust affected his family and more interested in understanding what it means to be Jewish and Polish in today's world. Instead of going to Auschwitz they go instead to Zelech?w, the village where their grandfather was born; Warsaw, their grandmother's hometown; and Krak?w. In their quest for identity, they put together the pieces of their family history and discover a country still affected by its past. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 02/08/13
By Dres, Jeremie. Artist Dres, Jeremie. Cover by Dres, Jeremie.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,95
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2013): 333
Data di uscita: 11/09/13 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
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Typography confronts us everywhere: in books and newspapers, on road signs, in product packaging, and on political leaflets. Fonts spark emotions; they evoke eras and ideologies. Some, like Edward Johnson's for the London Underground, have become iconic. Others, like Comic Sans, are loathed. Each one has its own place in history. The ABC of Typography traces 3,500 years of type from Sumerian pictographs through Roman calligraphy to Gutenberg, the Bauhaus, and beyond. Brimming with insight and anecdote, this witty and well-informed graphic guide explores the historical, technological, and cultural shifts that have defined the look of the words we read. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 02/08/19
By Rault, David.
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2019): 392
Data di uscita: 11/09/19
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Mikel lives with his wife and two children in Costur, an idyllic Spanish town surrounded by hills. He has a job selling candy, but Mikel is a dreamer, not a businessman, and money is tight. What's more, the ordinariness of smalltown life is preventing him from fulfilling a life-long dream: to become a writer. Mikel takes a job as a bodyguard. His family is soon uprooted to the Basque Country, where Mikel is charged with protecting politicians from the armed separatist group ETA. It is a job that provides drama worthy of the page, but only at the cost of fear, uncertainty, and family breakdown. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 06/09/19
Prezzo di copertina: USD 34,99
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Pagina del Previews (AUG/2019): 384
Data di uscita: 16/10/19
Final Order Cutoff: 06/09/19 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Some heavy reading on the ecological and climate emergency leads Cédric, a 40-something painter living in Paris, to question his life choices. In a state of vulnerability, racked with eco-anxiety, he is contacted by the spirit of writer, environmentalist, and Walden author Henry David Thoreau. As their Socratic dialogue continues, Cédric notices striking parallels between the suffocating commercialism of mid-19th-century America and the unsustainable, alienating, tech-driven consumerism of today. Both societies are shaped by a single priority-economic growth-that squanders the earth's natural resources and separates us from nature. Inspired by Thoreau's return to nature, Cédric begins dreaming of his own retreat from urban life to a self-sufficient cabin in the woods. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
By Taling, Cedric. Artist Taling, Cedric.
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2020): 310
Data di uscita: 02/09/20
In 1908, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee experiences an unfortunate fainting spell. Five years later, he finally returns to his senses, but has no recollection of these lost years of his life. As he attempts to discover what happened during this time, he becomes increasingly tormented by vivid, disturbing dreams, dreams that will lead him on a journey through space and time to unlock the secrets of his past and of the universe. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 05/06/14
By Lovecraft, H. P.. Artist Culbard, I. N. J.. Cover by Culbard, I. N. J..
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,95
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2014): 359
Data di uscita: 13/08/14
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But I Really Wanted to Be an Anthropologist... is an introduction to the world of Margaux, a charming 30-something living in Paris, navigating the world as an illustrator. This diary documents her day-to-day existence with her boyfriend and young daughter, drinking and smoking, and the difficulties of a persistent and precocious child. Anyone who's ever worn inappropriate shoes to the supermarket or danced around the house in their underwear will be charmed by Motin's irreverent humor. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 02/03/12
By Motin, Margaux. Artist Motin, Margaux. Cover by Motin, Margaux.
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2012): 324
Data di uscita: 25/04/12 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
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A moving and unforgettable tale, inspired by real-life stories of courage and perseverance during the Dust Bowl of 1930s America United States, 1937. In the middle of the Great Depression, 22-year-old photographer John Clark is brought in by the Farm Security Administration to document the calamitous conditions of the Dust Bowl in the central and southern states, in order to bring the farmers' plight to the public eye. When he starts working through his shooting script, however, he finds his subjects to be unreceptive. What good are a couple of photos against relentless and deadly dust storms? The more he shoots, the more John discovers the awful extent of their struggles, and comes to question his own role and responsibilities in this tragedy sweeping through the center of the country. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By De Jongh, Aimee. Artist De Jongh, Aimee.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,99
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2022): 342
Data di uscita: 13/04/22
'Romance is dead.' Or so says Pamela Green, a middle-aged romance novelist suffering from writer's block. Then, as she crosses a bridge over the Thames in London, her unsettled life collides with that of a ragged young man who has survived for months on London's streets, getting by on his wits - and his looks. Under extraordinary circumstances, Pamela invites him into her comfortable suburban home. There, in spite of their obvious differences, they soon form an unlikely partnership, their once-separate lives revived and sent off in stark new directions. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 06/03/15
By Ilya,. Artist Ilya,. Cover by Ilya,.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,95
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2015): 384
Data di uscita: 08/04/15
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A dark, dazzling adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's best-known tale is back in print. 'For a second we gasped in admiration . . . and then vague horror began to creep into our souls.' September 1930. A scientific expedition embarks for the frozen wasteland of Antarctica. But the secrets they unearth there reveal a past almost beyond human comprehension-and a future too terrible to imagine. By taking scientific fact so seriously, At the Mountains of Madness (1936), H.P. Lovecraft's classic take on the 'heroic age' of polar exploration, helped to define a new era in 20th-century science-fiction. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 02/08/19
By Lovecraft, H. P.. Artist Culbard, I. N. J.. Cover by Culbard, I. N. J..
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,04
Pagina del Previews (JUL/2019): 392
Data di uscita: 04/09/19
Final Order Cutoff: 02/08/19 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
The life of Agatha Christie was as mysterious and eventful as her fiction. This beautifully illustrated graphic novel traces the life of the Queen of Whodunnit from her childhood in Torquay, England, through a career filled with success, mischief, and adventure, to her later years as Dame Agatha. Revealing a side to Christie that will surprise and delight many readers, Agatha introduces us to a free-spirited and thoroughly modern woman who, among other things, enjoyed flying, travel, and surfing. Centering around an episode in 1926 when Christie staged her own disappearance, Agatha is an intriguing, entertaining, and funny exploration of the 20th century's best-loved crime novelist. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 01/04/16
By Martinetti, Anne. Artist Franc, Alexandre. Cover by Franc, Alexandre.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,00
Pagina del Previews (MAR/2016): 395
Data di uscita: 11/05/16
Final Order Cutoff: 01/04/16 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Since the turn of the century, technology has transformed the way we communicate and consume, how we work and fall in love and navigate the world. We are increasingly reliant on it - but few of us know anything about the science that is driving this technological change. Kurt Vonnegut famously said that to leave technology out of fiction is to misrepresent life. Here, six acclaimed graphic novelists present reports from the digital frontier. Exploring everything from artificial intelligence to virtual reality, I Feel Machine is by turns cautionary and celebratory, touching and terrifying. It challenges and confronts the digital world using the most technologically efficient machine ever invented: the book. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 03/08/18
By Able, Krent. Artist Brown, Box.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,99
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2018): 407
Data di uscita: 26/09/18
Final Order Cutoff: 03/08/18 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)