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On to the Next Dream
By Paul Madonna. 2017
Paul Madonna’s popular comic, "All Over Coffee” had been running for twelve years in the San Francisco Chronicle when he…
was evicted from his longtime home and studio in the Mission District, ground-zero in the "tech wars” transforming the city. Suddenly finding himself yet another victim of San Francisco’s overheated boomtown housing market, with its soaring prices and rampant evictions, Madonna decided to use his comic as a cathartic public platform to explore the experience, and to capture the complex, highly charged atmosphere of a city-and a life-being forced through a painful transition. In a series of drawings and stories, Madonna evokes the sense of vertigo induced by being forced from his home, and the roil of emotions that ensue as he enters into the city’s brutal competition for a place to live. The line between reality and surreality begins to blur almost immediately, in real life and in his comic. Absurd, maddening, and all-too-poignant, these drawings and stories capture the spirit of not just San Francisco, but a cultural epidemic that has now spread to cities around the world." Paul Madonna is a San Francisco-based artist and writer. He is the creator of the comic series "All Over Coffee” and the author of two books, All Over Coffee and Everything is its own reward. His drawings and stories have appeared in numerous books and journals as well as galleries and museums, including the San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Oakland Museum of California.The Cyclist Conspiracy
By Randall A. Major, Svetislav Basara. 2008
Told through a series of "historical documents"--memoirs, illustrations, letters, philosophical treatises, blue prints, maps--the novel details the tale of a…
secret Brotherhood who meet in dreams, gain esoteric knowledge from contemplation of the bicycle, and seek to move in and out of history, manipulating events.Ritorno al parquet. Quick, quick, slow (Quick, quick, slow - Club di Danza Lietzensee #3)
By Annemarie Nikolaus, Ilaria Igieni. 2001
Per la prima volta dopo sedici anni Friederike osa tornare sul parquet: un grave incidente d'auto l'aveva costretta ad abbandonare…
il ballo da sala. La danza è invece diventata il suo argomento di ricerca e ha fatto carriera come professoressa di storia. Un collega diventa il suo nuovo compagno di ballo, poiché suo marito George non vuole prendere parte a un semplice gruppo di ballo come un dilettante: non sarebbe all'altezza della sua carica di presidente del Club di Danza Lietzensee. Tuttavia la sostiene quando lei vuole girare un film sulle danze del barocco con gli square dancer e la formazione latina del circolo. Ma d'un tratto vuole ballare personalmente le danze barocche con lei. Friederike si trova davanti a un dilemma: dall'incidente si era augurata di poter ballare di nuovo con suo marito. Però non vuole neanche deludere il suo collega. Troverà una scappatoia che non offenda nessuno dei due? Il romanzo appartiene alla serie "Quick, quick, slow - Club di Danza Lietzensee", scritta da più autrici. Ogni libro della serie è un romanzo a sé e può essere letto indipendentemente dagli altri.Flight (Smallville Young Adult #3)
By Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld. 2002
This third adventure based on the WB's hit TV series is by two noted authors who have written screenplays for…
the show, and follows a young, legendary Clark Kent, Lana Lang, and Lex Luthor, complete with all the thrills and strange happenings that fans of "Smallville" expect.The Contest
By James Hurley. 2013
"The only constant passion in my life was my love of fly fishing and all that went with it. I…
coveted the escape I could find sitting at my vise for hours, tying deceitful little flies. I loved to be in the world where trout lived--the rivers and mountains and forests and meadows, away from people and the demands and requirements that created stress in my life."Meet Benedict Salem, whose friends call him BS, a frustrated writer and teacher looking to find himself. Middle-aged and blocked creatively, his dreams are filled with those magical moments when the weather, the lay of the cast, the fly, and the water converge with the fish in one fluid arc of perfection. The desire to perpetuate these moments takes BS to a small town in Maine, home to the crossing house inn, behind which lies a tract of virtual wilderness, a clean-running river, and a bounty of large, smart, and mostly fearless trout.BS soon befriends the owner of the inn, Bill Cahill, and together they and a group of fellow anglers found the Samuel Tippett Fly Fishers club. They soon devise a fishing contest between them, but what starts out as a friendly game to determine the best trout fly to represent their new club, quickly descends into a bitter rivalry that threatens to overtake reason. Feelings and friendships are forgotten as a fight over rules and the hunger to win takes hold of the men.In a deftly interwoven tale that explores the camaraderie and sportsmanship among anglers, The Contest challenges the wisdom of chasing perfection, and instead, encourages the reader to revel in life's most important moments, however brief or passing.The Art of the Story-Teller
By Marie L. Shedlock. 1943
"It is a delight to see a new edition of this long out-of-print book, the best on the subject of…
stpry-telling." -- The Junior Bookshelf. Everything you need to know to tell stories successfully to children: choosing material, using gestures, capturing straying attentions, more. 18 ready-for-telling stories written especially for youngsters. Annotated bibliography of 135 stories.Silicon Follies
By Thomas Scoville. 2001
Welcome to Silicon Valley -- where fortunes are fast, dating's dysfunctional, and computer geeks rule. Meet Paul Armstrong, a late-twenties…
computer "consultant" who sits in his cubicle at TeraMemory wondering where it all went horribly wrong. "Well, I wasn't always a nerd. I started out as a liberal-arts type in college -- though I aggressively concealed this on my resume. Hiring managers don't like it. Non-technical outside interests. Bad sign. "Watch him order a latte from the of?ce coffee cart and poke at his Chinese lunch special while his longtime pal Steve Hall, hacker extraordinaire, accuses him of selling out to The Man. "When the money dries up, this place will be just like anywhere else. It was never theplace,anyway -- that's what The Man will never understand. "Meet The Man himself: Barry Dominic, the ?amboyant, lecherous, millionaire founder of TeraMemory. He insists they're poised to revolutionize networking with a cutting-edge technology, appropriately called WHIP. "Nobody fucks with Barry Dominic. "That's where Liz Toulouse comes in. A Stanford English Lit grad and TeraMemory marketing associate, she accidentally cc's the entire company a snide e-mail about The Man's bad grammar on her very ?rst day. . . . "If only I'd had any idea. I'd have stayed in school. I'd have changed majors. Gotten a master's. Anything. "Welcome toSilicon Follies, a hilarious dot. comedy of ambition and disillusionment in a land of luck, loss, and sometimes even love.The Inferno: (The Definitive Illustrated Edition) (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
By Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gustave Doré. 2016
In 1867, when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the first American edition of The Inferno, Dante was almost unknown in this…
country. The New England poet and educator, who taught Italian literature at Harvard, introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World with this vibrant blank verse translation of the first and most popular book of the three-part Divine Comedy. Expressed in haunting poetry of great emotional power, The Inferno chronicles Dante's passage through nine circles of the underworld and his encounters with tormented sinners. Combining Aristotelian philosophy, mythology, Roman Catholicism, and thirteenth-century Italian politics, this landmark of world literature forms a unique synthesis of the Christian, classical, and secular worlds.Dante's depictions of hell and its grotesque punishments found their ideal match in the hands of the eminent nineteenth-century illustrator Gustave Doré. Unable to find a sponsor, the artist published his stunning engravings for The Inferno at his own expense. An instant and enduring success, Doré's images made a lasting impression on the public imagination. This volume's enchanting translation and unforgettable illustrations offer readers a perfect blend of literary and artistic skill.The Inferno: (The Definitive Illustrated Edition) (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
By Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gustave Doré. 2016
In 1867, when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the first American edition of The Inferno, Dante was almost unknown in this…
country. The New England poet and educator, who taught Italian literature at Harvard, introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World with this vibrant blank verse translation of the first and most popular book of the three-part Divine Comedy. Expressed in haunting poetry of great emotional power, The Inferno chronicles Dante's passage through nine circles of the underworld and his encounters with tormented sinners. Combining Aristotelian philosophy, mythology, Roman Catholicism, and thirteenth-century Italian politics, this landmark of world literature forms a unique synthesis of the Christian, classical, and secular worlds.Dante's depictions of hell and its grotesque punishments found their ideal match in the hands of the eminent nineteenth-century illustrator Gustave Doré. Unable to find a sponsor, the artist published his stunning engravings for The Inferno at his own expense. An instant and enduring success, Doré's images made a lasting impression on the public imagination. This volume's enchanting translation and unforgettable illustrations offer readers a perfect blend of literary and artistic skill.Secret Teachings of a Comic Book Master: The Art of Alfredo Alcala
By Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Phillip Yeh, Heidi Macdonald. 2015
"Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have…
earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." -- Gil Kane.In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm -- and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique work is loaded with amazing art and pointers on observational methods, composition, and other techniques. In addition to insightful interviews with Alcala, the book features pages from his groundbreaking masterwork, Voltar, which was hailed as a new concept in comic book form, an epic in narrative art, and a milestone in sequential art illustration. Students, professionals, teachers, and fans will treasure this inspiring volume and its insider's look at comic book artistry. "A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." --Looking for a Good Book"A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." -- Rushford Public LibrarySecret Teachings of a Comic Book Master: The Art of Alfredo Alcala
By Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Phillip Yeh, Heidi Macdonald. 2015
"Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have…
earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." -- Gil Kane.In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm -- and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique work is loaded with amazing art and pointers on observational methods, composition, and other techniques. In addition to insightful interviews with Alcala, the book features pages from his groundbreaking masterwork, Voltar, which was hailed as a new concept in comic book form, an epic in narrative art, and a milestone in sequential art illustration. Students, professionals, teachers, and fans will treasure this inspiring volume and its insider's look at comic book artistry. "A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." --Looking for a Good Book"A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." -- Rushford Public LibrarySecret Teachings of a Comic Book Master: The Art of Alfredo Alcala
By Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Phillip Dana Yeh, Heidi Macdonald. 2015
"Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have…
earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." -- Gil Kane.In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm -- and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique work is loaded with amazing art and pointers on observational methods, composition, and other techniques. In addition to insightful interviews with Alcala, the book features pages from his groundbreaking masterwork, Voltar, which was hailed as a new concept in comic book form, an epic in narrative art, and a milestone in sequential art illustration. Students, professionals, teachers, and fans will treasure this inspiring volume and its insider's look at comic book artistry. "A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." --Looking for a Good Book"A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." -- Rushford Public LibraryAnd Every Day Was Overcast
By Paul Kwiatkowski. 2013
"This illustrated novel about growing up poor near the swamps of South Florida has a lurid vibrancy. Its prose is…
lit from below, like a vaguely scummy in-ground swimming pool, and the author's photographs-of ranch houses, randy adolescents, alligators, drug paraphernalia, fishing tackle, convenience stores-are what you might get if you combined William Eggleston's talents with Terry Richardson's. 'My hometown, Loxahatchee, was built over Seminole Indian burial grounds,' Mr. Kwiatkowski writes. 'In exchange for land we inherited bad conscience. It was in my blood.' His book is full of young people, seen as if from a passing Camaro, having a good time and trying to get out alive."-New York Times, Holiday Gift Guide, Dwight Garner"A completely original and clearheaded voice."-Ira Glass, host of This American Life"We finish And Every Day Was Overcast in a delirious state of disassociation, not unlike the kids whose lives it seeks to evoke. . . The shabby suburbs of [South Florida] may not be unknown to us, but Kwiatkowski's ruthless excavation give us a new language by which we hear stories that might otherwise go unheard."-The Los Angeles Times, David UlinPhoto-Eye Best Books of 2013 (Selected by Doug Rickard)"A tale of trailer parks, drugs and teenage construction and destruction, Paul K has brought forth an American diary hugely personal and partially universal. Through skillfully written prose and raw imagery that's authored, found and stolen, we witness the protagonist's young life on display. It's not pretty nor should it be. A scrapbook of intention and carefully put together pieces, we witness elation and pain and the special concoction of America's 'Florida' in all its glory.""Kwiatkowski's novel succeeds in doing much more than simply conveying the isolated experiences of one idle teenager with a penchant for drugs, pornography and reckless sexual encounters. Through a marriage of images and words, the novel illustrates the result of adolescent malaise against Florida's eerie, subtropical backdrop."-Fault Magazine"And Every Day Was Overcast available in paper form, digital form and as unique iPad edition (with accompanying soundtrack), is an autobiographical and exhilarating pursuit of the author's adolescence in the gritty suburban South Florida of the 1990s . . Our new favorite NSFW coffee table book."-I Love Fake Magazine"With aesthetic conviction comparable to that of Harmony Korine, this alternative novel is sure to have you nostalgic and reaching for the cheapest brand of beer you ever got your teenage hands on."-Nylon"I can count on my fingers the number of great books that seamlessly mix photographs and literary text in a compelling way. Paul Kwiatkowski's And Every Day is Overcast not only achieves this rare feat, he does so with an artistry that makes the achievement nearly invisible. . . A landmark in visual storytelling."-Alec SothOut of South Florida's lush and decaying suburban landscape bloom the delinquent magic and chaotic adolescence of And Every Day Was Overcast. Paul Kwiatkowski's arresting photographs amplify a novel of profound vision and vulnerability. Drugs, teenage cruelty, wonder, and the screen-flickering worlds of Predator and Married...With Children shape and warp the narrator's developing sense of self as he navigates adventures and misadventures, from an ill-fated LSD trip on an island of castaway rabbits to the devastating specter of HIV and AIDS. This alchemy of photography and fiction gracefully illuminates the travesties and triumphs of the narrator's quest to forge emotional connections and fulfill his brutal longings for love.Paul Kwiatkowski is a New York-based writer and photographer. This is his first novel. His work has appeared in numerous outlets, including Juxtapoz, Beautiful Decay, Dazed and Confused, Fault, Dust, and American Suburb X.Peppa juega al fútbol (Peppa Pig. Primeras lecturas)
By Varios Autores. 2014
Aprendemos a leer con las aventuras de Peppa Pig, la cerdita más traviesa y preguntona y su familia. Descubre lo…
que pasó en esta ocasión, cuando Peppa y sus amigos decidieron jugar un partido de fútbol. ¡Goool!Hoy, Peppa y George juegan al fútbol con sus amigos. ¿Qué equipo ganará: el de los chicos o el de las chicas? Lee está divertida historia y descúbrelo. Los libros de la colección «Primeras lecturas» de Peppa Pig están pensados para niños que empiezan a leer. Sus textos contienen vocabulario sencillo, los interiores son muy visuales y, además, relatan las divertidas aventuras del personaje favorito de los niños. Todo ello logrará motivar y entretener a los pequeños lectores, así como estimular su imaginación.La festa de pijames (La Porqueta Pepa. Primeres lectures)
By Varios Autores. 2014
Aprenem a llegir amb les divertides aventures de la Pepa, la porqueta més trapella, que transmeten valors com la generositat,…
l'amistat o la sinceritat. Aquesta nit la Pepa va a la seva primera festa de pijames a casa de la Sònia. El més important d'una festa de pijames és que no et pots adormir! Amb música, un festí a mitjanit i un conte de por... Podran la Pepa i les seves amigues quedar-se despertes? Els llibres de la col·lecció «Primeres lectures» de la Porqueta Pepa estan pensats per nens que tot just comencen a llegir. Els textos contenen vocabulari senzill, els interior són molt visuals i, a més a més, conten les divertides aventures del personatge més estimat pels nens. Tot això garanteix que els petits lectors se sentin motivats per la lectura, s'entretinguin i s'estimuli la seva imaginació.La Pepa juga a futbol (La Porqueta Pepa. Primeres lectures)
By Varios Autores. 2013
Aprenem a llegir amb les aventures de la Pepa, la porqueta més trapella i la seva família. Descobreix què va…
passar quan la Pepa i els seus amics van voler jugar un partit de futbol. Goool!Avui, la Pepa i en Jordi juguen a futbol amb els seus amics. Quin equip guanyarà: el dels nois o el de les noies? Llegeix aquesta divertida història i ho descobriràs. Els llibres de la col·lecció «Primeres lectures» de la Porqueta Pepa estan pensats per nens que tot just comencen a llegir. Els textos contenen vocabulari senzill, els interior són molt visuals i, a més a més, conten les divertides aventures del personatge més estimat pels nens. Tot això garanteix que els petits lectors se sentin motivats per la lectura, s'entretinguin i s'estimuli la seva imaginació.Fiesta de pijamas (Peppa Pig. Primeras lecturas)
By Varios Autores. 2014
Aprendemos a leer con las divertidas aventuras de Peppa Pig, la cerdita más famosa, que transmiten valores como la generosidad,…
la amistad o la sinceridad. Esta noche, Peppa va a su primera fiesta de pijamas. Lo más importante de una fiesta de pijamas es que ¡no puedes dormirte! Con música, un banquete a medianoche y un cuento de miedo... ¿Podrán Peppa y sus amigas quedarse despiertas? Los libros de la colección «Primeras lecturas» de Peppa Pig están pensados para niños que empiezan a leer. Sus textos contienen vocabulario sencillo, los interiores son muy visuales y, además, relatan las divertidas aventuras del personaje favorito de los niños. Todo ello logrará motivar y entretener a los pequeños lectores, así como estimular su imaginación.¡George empieza el cole! (Peppa Pig. Primeras lecturas)
By Varios Autores. 2014
Aprendemos a leer con las aventuras de Peppa Pig, la cerdita más famosa y preguntona. Lee esta historia y descubrirás…
qué le pasó a Peppa el primer día que George fue al colegio con ella. Hoy es el primer día que George va a la escuela, y Peppa no quiere que vaya con ella. Pero cuando vea cómo todos sus amigos se divierten con su hermanito, quizás cambie de opinión... Los libros de la colección «Primeras lecturas» de Peppa Pig están pensados para niños que empiezan a leer. Sus textos contienen vocabulario sencillo, los interiores son muy visuales y, además, relatan las divertidas aventuras del personaje favorito de los niños. Todo ello logrará motivar y entretener a los pequeños lectores, así como estimular su imaginación.¡Feliz Navidad, Peppa! (Peppa Pig. Primeras lecturas)
By Varios Autores. 2014
Aprendemos a leer con las aventuras de Peppa Pig, la cerdita más famosa y preguntona. ¡Únete a Peppa y su…
familia en estos graciosos cuentos de Navidad! ¡Jou, jou, jou!Es Nochebuena y Peppa espera impaciente la llegada de Papá Noel. ¿Qué regalo le traerá? Más tarde, ella y George hacen un gran muñeco de nieve y lo abrigan con bufanda y guantes para que no pase frío. Los libros de la colección «Primeras lecturas» de Peppa Pig están pensados para niños que empiezan a leer. Sus textos contienen vocabulario sencillo, los interiores son muy visuales y, además, relatan las divertidas aventuras del personaje favorito de los niños. Todo ello logrará motivar y entretener a los pequeños lectores, así como estimular su imaginación.En Jordi comença l'escola! (La Porqueta Pepa. Primeres lectures)
By Varios Autores. 2013
Aprenem a llegir amb les aventures de la Pepa, la porqueta més famosa. Llegeix aquesta història i descobriràs què li…
va passar a la Pepa el primer dia que en Jordi va anar a escola amb ella. Avui és el primer dia que en Jordi va a l'escola, i a la Pepa no li fa gaire gràcia. Però quan vegi com es diverteixen els altres nens amb el seu germanet, potser canviarà d'idea... Els llibres de la col·lecció «Primeres lectures» de la Porqueta Pepa estan pensats per nens que tot just comencen a llegir. Els textos contenen vocabulari senzill, els interior són molt visuals i, a més a més, conten les divertides aventures del personatge més estimat pels nens. Tot això garanteix que els petits lectors se sentin motivats per la lectura, s'entretinguin i s'estimuli la seva imaginació.