Silk Road to Ruin: Why Central Asia is the Next Middle East
Part graphic novel travelogue, part tongue-in-cheek travel guide, this collection gathers the adventures of caustic cartoonist Ted Rall in the wild and woolly central Asian countries, a veritable powder keg sitting atop the the world will need tomorrow. The book combines articles with comics in chapters that relate Ralls experiences retracing the legendary Silk Road, from the sublime history of China to the absurdity of the present-day petty dictatorships of the The Stans, to which the author had the temerityor perhaps stupidityto return, including once with a group of listeners on his radio show, on a dare. This always-lively compendium offers readers an exotic adventure, satire, and a fun way to find out more about an often overlooked part of the world that looms in importance with its immense, and immensely coveted, reserves of .
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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol #1
One of comic arts most respected and pioneering artists, well known for his opera adaptations and beautiful fantasy work, P. Craig Russell is in the process of adapting Oscar Wildes famous fairy tales in a series of landmark volumes. This volume includes The Selfish Giant and The Star Child.
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Abelard
To lure pretty Epily, little chick Abelard sees only one solution: to catch the moon for her. So off he goes to America, the country that invented flying machines. Armed with his banjo and his proverb-sharing hat, he launches out on the country roads, where he meets Gaston, a grumpy bear with whom he shares his plan. As opposed to dreamer Abelard, Gaston has his feet firmly planted on the ground. This humorous comic, where the absurd becomes poetry, explores philosophical ideas through a simple, fanciful story.
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Treasury of Victorian Murder Vol #3 Borden Tragedy
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one! The famous Lizzie Borden double murder.
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Treasury of Victorian Murder Vol #4 Fatal Bullet
Fatal Bullet: The Assassination of President James A. Garfield. Geary explores the first assassination of one of our presidents in the hands of an obsessive-compulsive stalker.
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Jack the Ripper: A Journal of the Whitechapel Murders 1888 1889
Jack the Ripper: A Journal of the Whitechapel Murders 1888-1889. Gearys inimitable tongue-in-cheek take on last century's most infamous serial killer.
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Treasury of Victorian Murder Vol #1
Long out of print, this very first volume of Rick Geary's increasingly successful series is now reissued in the same format as all other titles. Three delectable murders, culled from the pages of Victorian papers of the era, are presented in Gearys inimitable style, tongue firmly in cheek!
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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol #4
The next volume in the prize-winning and greatly acclaimed complete adaptations of Wildes tales presents The Devoted Friend on what constitutes real friendship, and The Nightingale and the Rose a stirring story of sacrifice to love with a cruel twist.
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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol #3
With brilliant illustrations by a master of comic art, the lyrical prose of this fairy tale by Oscar Wilde is brought to life. A hideous dwarf is captured in the woods and brought in to the court of the beautiful royal infanta for her amusement. He is full of good humor and tricks and becomes quite popular but remains quite unaware of his looks. She has him perform in front of her friends for her birthday. He is very touched and quite proud to receive such attention, until he sees himself in the mirror and realizes their entertainment may be at his expense. Perfect for middle school students as an introduction to the world-famous author, the dazzling illustrations in this book suit the timeless writings of Wilde.
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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol #5
Arguably the most famous and beloved of Oscar Wildes nine fairy tales, this particular rendition stands apart from the others due to its brilliant illustrations by a master of comic art. After dying young, the Happy Princes soul inhabits a beautiful ruby-encrusted statue covered in gold leaf which is perched high above the city. But when he sees the poverty, misery and desperateness of his people, he enlists the help of a barn swallow to remove the gilding of his statue and shower the riches on his people. In the spring, the townspeople are saved, but find only a stripped down and dull statue alongside a dead swallow. The remains are tossed into an ash heap, but an emissary of God recognizes their sacrifice, and escorts them into the gardens of Heaven. Perfect for middle school students as an introduction to the world-famous author, the dazzling illustrations in this book suit the timeless writings of Wilde.
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