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The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam: An Illustrated Memoir
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Include books by the same authorMaus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
Art Spiegelman · 135 pages
"Acclaimed as a quiet triumph and a brutally moving work of art, the first volume of Art Spiegelman's Mausintroduced readers to Vladek Spieglman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist trying to come to terms with his father, his father's terrifying story, and History itself. Its form, the cartoon (the Nazis are cats, the Jews mice), succeeds perfectly in shocking us out o
Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie
Anne Martinetti, Guillaume Lebeau · 119 pages
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 fre
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
Siena Cherson Siegel · 64 pages
The author describes how she first decided she wanted to be a ballerina at the age of six, and how that dream carried her from her home in Puerto Rico to dance class in Boston to performing with the New York City Ballet
Drawing from Memory
Allen Say · 63 pages
"Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonistDRAWING FROM MEMORY is Allen Say's own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan's
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
Marjane Satrapi · 187 pages
187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmGN500L Lexile
The Beatles Were Fab
Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer
The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw
Sheila Hancock · 320 pages
Sheila Hancock's moving and compelling memoir of her marriage to John Thaw When John Thaw, star of The Sweeney and Inspector Morse, died from cancer in 2002, a nation lost one of its finest actors and Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husband. In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives – personal and professional, together and apart. John Thaw was born in Manchester, the son of a lorry
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
Mary M. Talbot, Bryan Talbot · 89 pages
Contrasts two coming-of-age narratives: that of Lucia, the daughter of James Joyce, and that of author Mary Talbot, daughter of the eminent Joycean scholar James S. Atherton.
In the Frame
Helen Mirren · 272 pages
This beautifully illustrated book contains some of Helen's private photographs, recording professional encounters with, among others, Michael Gambon, Liam Neeson, Peter Hall, Linda La Plante and Julie Walters. This is the personal album of a woman who is, in the words of the Sunday Times, 'a British institution'.
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
Russell Freedman · 203 pages
A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.
Laura's Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder
William Anderson, Laura Ingalls Wilder · 80 pages
Photographs and mementos accompany an account of the life and literary career of the author of the well-loved "Little House" books.
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Kathleen Krull · 48 pages
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously
Adam Ellis · 120 pages
Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream
Deepak Chopra · 366 pages
Traces the lives of the Chopra brothers from India to America, where they both excelled in healing, one as a world-renowned spiritual teacher, the other as a professor at Harvard Medical School.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Allie Brosh · 384 pages
Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. Touching, absurd, and darkly comic, Allie Brosh’s highly anticipated book Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features mor
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
Deborah Heiligman · 355 pages
This incredible story about brotherly love and the famous artist who was shaped by it is a meticulously researched account of the Van Gogh brothers' intertwined lives.
Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness
Reinhard Kleist · 221 pages
"...Vividly portrays the unpredictable life of a loner, patriot, outlaw, and music rebel, making this unique biography a compelling read for multiple generations of graphic novel and music fans."
The Private World of Georgette Heyer
Jane Aiken Hodge · 222 pages
The classic biography of Georgette Heyer is, finally, back in print and will delight Heyer fans everywhere. She wrote more than fifty novels, yet her private life was inaccessible to any but her nearest friends and relatives. Lavishly illustrated, and with extracts from her correspondence and references to her work, The Private World reveals a formidable and energetic woman with an impeccable s
Freud for Beginners
Richard Appignanesi, Oscar Zarate · 174 pages
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
Debbie Tung · 184 pages
Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson
Paula Byrne · 470 pages
Fatherland: A Family History
Nina Bunjevac · 158 pages
Through exquisite and haunting black and white art, Nina Bunjevac documents the immediate circumstances surrounding her father's death and provides a sweeping account of the former Yugoslavia under fascism and communism, telling an unforgettable true story of how the scars of history are borne by family and nation alike.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel · 236 pages
A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's