Presenting Charles Darwin's life in a smart and entertaining graphic novel, Darwin: A Graphic Biography attempts to not only educate the reader about Darwin but also the scientific world of the 1800s. The graphic medium is ideal for recreating a very specific time frame, succeeding in placing the reader right next to a young Darwin on a 'beetling' expedition. With specimens in both hands, and anxious to get another, Darwin ends up stuffing the third beetle into his mouth. The ups, downs, and near-misses of Darwin's youth are portrayed honestly. Darwin wasn't somehow predestined to greatness. He was curious, patient, and meticulous. He persevered. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 30/11/12
By Byrne, Eugene. Artist Gurr, Simon. Cover by Gurr, Simon.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 9,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 8,97
Pagina del Previews (NOV/2012): 316
Data di uscita: 13/02/13 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 30/11/12 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Eric, Dominique, Ajay, and Josephine are at home getting ready for a normal school day after two successful time-travel adventures. But the day might not turn out to be so normal after all! The kids' parents remind them that today is Coronation Day, and when they get to school, they find the Pledge of Allegiance replaced with an Oath to the King. Clearly, something is amiss, and the only way to fix it is to return to the Smithsonian, this time to the National Museum of American History. Their problems don't end there: the museum's famed American Presidency exhibition has been replaced with one on America's monarchs, complete with a portrait of George Washington being crowned as the first king! Enlisting the help of Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, and Thomas Jefferson and using their American history smarts, our heroes must try to thwart this wicked plot to change history. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 01/09/17
By Kientz, Chris. Artist Nielsen, Lee. Cover by Nielsen, Lee.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 10,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 9,88
Pagina del Previews (AUG/2017): 426
Data di uscita: 04/10/17
Final Order Cutoff: 01/09/17 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
How have actual spaceships influenced the design of fictional ones like the Millenium Falcon and the starship Enterprise? Did a fiction series in Collier's magazine really inspire us to create real-life space stations like Mir and the ISS? How have our depictions of space travel developed as the reality of space travel changed? In his new book Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined, Ron Miller shows that when it comes to spacecraft, art actually does imitate life and, even more bizarrely, life imitates art. Miller takes readers on a visual journey through the history of the spaceship both in our collective imagination and in reality. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 02/09/16
By Miller, Ron. Artist Miller, Ron. Cover by Miller, Ron.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 34,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 33,20
Pagina del Previews (AUG/2016): 501
Data di uscita: 19/10/16
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)