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#1 New York Times bestselling author Catana Chetwynd presents a new
take on the beloved Catana Comics-a guided journal in her signature
wholesome and cozy style. Catana Chetwynd presents a new twist on
feel-good humor. This guided journal, illustrated in her signature
style, is for couples, friends, family, and anyone who wants to
learn more about themselves and their personal relationships. With
wholesome prompts, insightful questions, fun activities, moments
for deeper reflection, and lighthearted illustrations and stickers,
My Heart's Content: A Journal for Everyone offers every person the
chance to spend some quality time on themselves. Planning for the
future, reflecting on the past, soaking up the present, and
learning more about ourselves and the ones we love.
WHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable
questions, using science. The Sunday Times-bestselling author and
xkcd creator, Randall Munroe is here to provide the best answers
yet to the important questions you probably never thought to ask
The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If?
still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger.
Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The
hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere
by opening everyone's freezer doors at the same time? Maybe it's
time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what
would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-storey
building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it
erupted? Okay, if you insist. Welcome (back) to the mind-blowing
world of What If? Unfazed by absurdity, Randall consults the latest
research on everything from swing-set physics to airplane-catapult
design to clearly and concisely answer his readers' questions. As
he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining
how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.
Filled with bonkers science, boundless curiosity, and Randall's
signature stick-figure comics, What If? 2 is sure to be another
instant classic adored by inquisitive readers of all ages.
The third volume in Canongate's acclaimed series, with a specially
commissioned introduction from The Simpsons' Matt Groening. We
travel into the mid-1950s as Linus learns to talk, Snoopy begins to
explore his eccentricities, Lucy's unrequited crush on Schroeder
takes final shape, and Charlie Brown becomes ... well, even more
Charlie Brown-ish.
*Got A Monster Under Your Bed? *Have You Seen A UFO? *Ever Worry
You'll Be Struck Down By Lightning By God? *Hold On-Ever Wonder
About Anything? Whew Okay-Good Diary Bloggers, Nina and Joe, have
formed a "SECRET SOCIETY" where their opinions count the most
Everything from aliens to angels, they aim to put it through their
odd, investigative filter to determine if it's "FICKLE" or not Just
before getting church-rules crammed down their throats, the Fickle
Finders aim to figure out the mystery of the "F" Word seemingly
embedded in the very walls of their church If there's a mystery you
can't kick, scratch, chew, smell or yell at-you can bet the Fickle
Finders will find a way to do all of that and more
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Strontium Dog: The Son
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John Wagner; Illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra; Alan Grant, Rob Williams; Illustrated by Laurence Campbell
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In The Son Johnny Alpha is assigned to mentor Kenton Sternhammer,
one of the new recruits to the ranks of the Strontium Dogs. Johnny
knows that Kenton Sternhammer is his old partner Wulf's offspring
and while Kenton understandably wants to follow in his father's
footsteps, Johnny is reluctant to allow it, knowing the fate that
has befallen many a Strontium Dog, including Wulf, a death which
still eats away at Johnny's conscience. This brand-new collection
showcases all-time comics legend Carlos Ezquerra's final work on
the character he co-created for Starlord in 1978, drawn before his
death in 2018.
Britain's favourite basset hound is back again in this brand-new
collection of witty cartoon strips from the Daily Mail Fred Basset
first sauntered onto the pages of the Daily Mail in July 1963, and
over more than half a century he has made himself a household name
with readers all over the world. Nearly six decades after his
debut, Fred and his friends continue to delight and entertain us
with their trademark mix of wholesome humour, wry wit and shrewd
observation. Their familiar faces and new adventures offer readers
a source of comfort, contentment and amusement in our increasingly
hectic, fast-paced world. Through all life's ups and downs, Fred
Basset is always here to lift our spirits. Join Fred and his
lovable gang on and off the leash, as they indulge in their
favourite activities - and chase plenty of rabbits, naturally. This
is classic Fred Basset and an essential read for all fans.
Thelwell really understood the English countryside, its animals and
people, and appraised with sympathetic eye both horses and the
horsey. That is why his drawings adorn the studies of some of the
fiercest Master of Fox Hounds in the country as well a being sure
pin-up material in many Pony Club Members' dens. The angels in
Angels on Horseback are children but there is plenty here about
their parents. Both for readers of Punch who knew Thelwell, and
those who did not meet him before, this book is a savoury at all
time but especially after attending a gymkhana. J. B. Boothroyd
writes in the Foreword: 'Punch has had equestrian artists before.
In mid-Victorian times it was difficult to open a copy without
being trampled. But the creations between the present covers
achieve something entirely new: they combine portraiture with
caricature, a thing which most artists would hesitate to try with
human beings, let alone the more temperamentally elusive and
psychologically inscrutable horse. This means that while no horse
could possibly look exactly like a Thelwell horse, all Thelwell
horses manage to look exactly like horses.'
As the 1950s close, Peanuts enters its golden age. Linus, who had
just learned to speak in the previous volume, becomes downright
eloquent. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom.
But the rising star is undoubtedly Snoopy. He's at the centre of
the most action-packed episodes. Jonathan Franzen, author of The
Corrections and life-long Peanuts fan, introduces the collection.
Despite-or because of-its huge popular culture status, Peanuts
enabled cartoonist Charles Schulz to offer political commentary on
the most controversial topics of postwar American culture through
the voices of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang. In
postwar America, there was no newspaper comic strip more
recognizable than Charles Schulz's Peanuts. It was everywhere, not
just in thousands of daily newspapers. For nearly fifty years,
Peanuts was a mainstay of American popular culture in television,
movies, and merchandising, from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
to the White House to the breakfast table. Most people have come to
associate Peanuts with the innocence of childhood, not the social
and political turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s. Some have even argued
that Peanuts was so beloved because it was apolitical. The truth,
as Blake Scott Ball shows, is that Peanuts was very political.
Whether it was the battles over the Vietnam War, racial
integration, feminism, or the future of a nuclear world, Peanuts
was a daily conversation about very real hopes and fears and the
political realities of the Cold War world. As thousands of fan
letters, interviews, and behind-the-scenes documents reveal,
Charles Schulz used his comic strip to project his ideas to a mass
audience and comment on the rapidly changing politics of America.
Charlie Brown's America covers all of these debates and much more
in a historical journey through the tumultuous decades of the Cold
War as seen through the eyes of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus,
Peppermint Patty, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang.
An irreverent look at psychoanalytic practice"On the surface, No
Marchevsky has written a comical cartoon book, but as one allows
oneself to revel in the stereotypes, we realize that he has in fact
brilliantly captured some of the more perverse, sadistic, and
narcissistic interpretative comments still rendered by so many
contemporary mental health practitioners. This book should
certainly be required reading for every trainee in psychotherapy
and psychoanalysis, but above all, it should be studied at length
by qualified practitioners so that we may examine the ossified
strategies that we use in practice, often beyond our awareness." --
Brett Kahr, Winnicott Clinic Senior Research Fellow in
Psychotherapy, Regent 's College, London
What is "the cloud"? Is it here or there? Should it be allowed?
Should I even care? Have you ever imagined the internet as a giant
Rube Goldberg machine? Or the fast-evolving cloud computing space
as a literal jungle filled with prehistoric beasts? Does a data
breach look like a neo-noir nightmare full of turned-up coat
collars and rain-soaked alleys? Wouldn't all these vital concepts
be easier to understand if they looked as interesting as they are?
And wouldn't they be more memorable if we could explain them in
rhyme? Whether you're a kid or an adult, the answer is: YES! The
medicine in this spoonful of sugar is a sneaky-informative tour
through the past, present and future of cloud computing, from
mainframes to serverless and from the Internet of Things to
artificial intelligence. Forrest is a professional explainer whose
highly-rated conference talks and viral cartoon graphics have been
teaching engineers to cloud for years. He knows that a picture is
worth a thousand words. But he has plenty of words, too. Your hotel
key, your boarding pass, The card you swipe to pay for gas, The
smart TV atop the bar, The entertainment in your car, Your
doorbell, toothbrush, thermostat, The vacuum that attacked your
cat, They all connect the cloud and you. Maybe they shouldn't, but
they do. As a graduation gift (call it "Oh the Places You'll Go"
for engineering students), a cubicle conversation starter, or just
a delightfully nerdy bedtime story for your kids, "The Read-Aloud
Cloud" will be the definitive introduction to the technologies that
everyone uses and nobody understands. You can even read it silently
if you want. But good luck with that.
Several strips of South Africa's most popular comic, Madam &
Eve, are collected in this satirical compendium. It follows the
motley crew of Madam, Eve, Thandi, and Mother Anderson-who are like
old friends to most South Africans-as they dash about in their
dysfunctional, chaotic, and totally recognizable South African
household. Important political and world events are experienced by
the characters, providing a current South African perspective with
humor.
Owners of this edition will receive access to non-DRM ebook
versions of every book in the series--for free The Definitive
Brother Juniper is the culmination of The Brother Juniper
Rejuvenation Project. This 888-page hardcover (6.14" x 9.21")
contains every single cartoon from all eight of the books in the
Brother Juniper series. The "Brother Juniper" comic strip was
syndicated in newspapers for thirty years and, at its peak, ran in
more than 150 dailies world-wide. The comic, created by a
seventy-one-year member of the Secular Franciscan Order, received
an unprecedented cross-cultural response and was the only
religious-themed comic strip to garner international syndication.
The Brother Juniper Rejuvenation Project has done pixel-level
remastering of the eight-book series using the highest caliber
archival materials in order to present Brother Juniper with a
degree of quality never before seen. Also, the Extended Editions
supply readers with a breadth of supplementary content that
traditional paper publishers are unable to produce. The creator,
Father Justin 'Fred' McCarthy sums up the timeless appeal of
Brother Juniper: "Take someone from the Middle Ages, put him in a
modern setting and you have something funny right there. He's
Catholic with a small 'c'. He's always trying to help people but
always slipping on a banana peel. Characters like Brother Juniper,
and Charlie Brown, lose the battle but win the war."
An eagerly awaited album that comes out annually, this year's
collection of Zapiro's editorial cartoons was hugely well-received
by South Africans and rose to become the bestselling book in the
country. Full of delightful satire, the cartoons are informed by a
sense of truth and dignity even while tackling sensitive issues and
attacking public figures, particularly those in the ruling party.
For news hounds who follow current affairs around the globe, this
book provides an education on the issues and a bounty of deft
political humor.
This work features cartoons by David Allan, chairman of Mountain
Rescue Council (England) and text by Judy Whiteside, editor of
"Mountain Rescue News" - the official national magazine for
Mountain Rescue. David Allan, FRCS, said: I have been involved with
mountain rescue in a number of roles for a little over thirty
years. During that time I have come to respect the people who
provide the service for their commitment, their skills, and their
capacity to endure. However, I have also come to believe that
perhaps the most essential requirement for a successful mountain
rescue team member is a sense of humour and it is in recognition of
this that this book is produced. I must pay tribute to the
excellent book Mountain Rescue by Bob Sharp and Judy Whiteside
which I have parodied and used as a source of ideas.
**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** a comic about dinosaurs navigating
the complexities of life, together including exclusive,
never-seen-before, bonus comics a wistful, honest and highly
relatable account of modern life. dinosaur therapy is a book of
cartoons for grown-ups from the very successful web comic
@dinosandcomics. in each comic, dinosaur characters grapple with
questions around the meaning of life and mental health, trying to
make sense of the world and cope with their own place in it.
Join in the chaotic fun with the MacPherson family in this
thirty-first "Baby Blues" cartoon collection
Child-rearing reaches an entirely new level of delightfully messy
chaos in "Baby Blues: Wetter, Louder, Stickier." Battle-ready and
perpetually exhausted, Daryl and Wanda team up to navigate a new
front of challenges, like Zoe's enthusiasm over the "Smoochy Boyz"
concert, deciphering baby Wren's attempts at language, and
determining Hammie's place as a colon in the school play---whether
"colon" refers to punctuation or digestion remains undetermined.
Armed with "performance-enhancing substances" (a.k.a., chocolate
donuts), the perfectly normal MacPherson family will surely bring a
barrage of smiles and laughter to familiar fans with their
perfectly chaotic lives.
"Baby Blues" has enchanted new parents, grandparents, and kids
alike since it first appeared on the comics pages in 1990. As the
years passed, the list of newspapers carrying the feature has grown
almost as fast as the MacPhersons' kids "Baby Blues" now appears in
more than 1,200 newspapers worldwide, and the adventures of
America's favorite first-time parents have also been chronicled in
31 anthologies and four treasuries. In 1995, the National
Cartoonists Society recognized "Baby Blues" as "Best Comic Strip of
the Year."
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