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Liz Prince, author of the world's cutest relationship comic, "Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?", returns with a new comic about being - gasp! - SINGLE. Finally bringing her popular webcomic to printed form, Alone Forever explores the joys of flying solo, free to focus on what really matters: comics, punk rock, and cute boys with beards. Drawn in Liz Prince's ultra-charming style, filled with self-deprecation and cats, there's something for everyone to relate to in this celebration of self-reliance in the age of OkCupid.
The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style, Snoopy spends his days extolling the virtues of dancing, hanging out with his best bird friend Woodstock, pursuing a full supper dish, and giving his owner -- our favorite lovable loser, Charlie Brown -- the run-around. For the millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans, and those who fondly remember the joyful dog with the wild imagination, this is the second in a new series to cherish that will see the beguiling Peanuts gang share their sentiments on everything from food to friendship.
The beginning of the gospel of Jeremiah, as it is written... Since his unforeseen resurrection from the tepid ashes of the Labour Party in 2015, Jeremy Corbyn has been on a seemingly unstoppable upward trajectory. And one of Britain's best-loved political cartoonists, Steve Bell, has been with him every step of the way. In Corbyn: The Resurrection, Bell has compiled an unmissable selection of his caustically witty cartoons charting the Labour leader's ascension amid the country's best attempts to tear itself apart. From an unforgettable Star Wars pastiche depicting Jez-Bi-Wan Conorbyn's leadership saga, to Bell's savagely gleeful account of the 2017 snap election and beyond, the result is an endlessly entertaining chronicle of Corbyn's path from the 'unelectable' to 'the prime-minister-in-waiting'.
Decades before Jurassic Park, Doc Dustibones brings Mickey to Cave-Man Island a lost world where fossil monsters survive alive From stampeding brontosaurs to saber-tooth tigers, all of Goofy s least favorite Stone Age scares are here... and Dustibones is building a blimp to carry them to America What could possibly go wrong? Floyd Gottfredson produced a canon of legendary, rip-roaring tales starring Mickey as a daring, two-fisted hero in a world-famous series of legendary adventures Lost in Lands of Long Ago also includes several other stories and more than 30 pages of prehistoric extras You ll enjoy rare behind-the-scenes art, vintage publicity material, and fascinating commentary by a clan of Disney cave bears. Rediscover the wild, unforgettable personality behind the icon: Floyd Gottfredson s Mickey Mouse."
The riotous world of the classroom, captured by the cartoonists at "The New Yorker" "The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons, Second Edition" is a hilarious compilation of cartoons that capture the joy, terror, excitement, anxiety, fun, and bedlam that teachers experience every day, as seen through the eyes of "The New Yorker"'s best-loved cartoonists. A wonderful collection from some of the best and brightest artists in the world, "The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons" takes a wry look into the classroom--at the students, at their devoted and demanding parents, and, especially, at the teachers in the thick of things.Includes more than 100 hilarious cartoonsUpdated edition reflects recent changes in the world of educationFeatures an introduction by Lee Lorenz Compiled by Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor of "The New Yorker" and creator of more than eight hundred cartoons published in the magazine, "The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons" is a perfect gift for teachers, and an encyclopedia of laughs for us all.
Paul R Goddard, a retired consultant radiologist, has taken a Swift-like move and penned a slim satirical cartoon book. A former President of various medical societies including the Radiology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, the Bristol Medico Chirurgical Society and the MRRA (UK), Professor Goddard is no stranger to controversy. His witty cartoons will cause much merriment amongst the workers in the National Elf Service, apart, perhaps, from some of the less discerning management and political acolytes (the more discerning will undoubtedly also enjoy the book!). There is an Elf Service in Cloud Cuckoo Land, a place that is sometimes known as Faerie and Elfdom. It is strange how the National Elf Service seems to mirror our own wonderful NHS but is peculiarly different.....in our system the patients are not cranked in on a giant conveyor belt such that a new patient arrives even as the last is leaving the surgery....and there is no huge physical gulf between the managers and the clinical staff as management try to pull the doctors over the cliff edge onto the rocks of despair! (Are you sure? ed.) In Faerie (Cloud Cuckoo Land?) the Right Horrible Jellybean Shunt is in charge...so different from our own world but eerily similar. He seems to think that the junior dwarves (doctors?) can work ten days a week. To find out what happens you will have to either purchase the book or steal one from some unsuspecting NHS worker who has placed his copy within easy reach. This book will make a great present for anyone who works in the health services... perhaps as a birthday or Christmas gift for a real worker or as a retirement present for a higher management acolyte?
Sent home to Britain after her parents fail to establish a new life in Australia, Jean Everidge is forced to rely on family charity, moving in with her Aunt, Uncle and cousin Carol, successful gymnast, beloved of teachers and pupils alike, and all round charming "top girl". Jean has one solace left to her - skateboarding, surfing the concrete pavement, while forgetting all her troubles, and feel free. But Jean's freestyling talent soon attracts attention, and if there's one thing Carol can't stand, it's being out of the spotlight. With the new skatepark freestyle contest coming up, just how far will Carol go to stay number one?
Imagine a classroom where students put away their smart phones, and enthusiastically participate in group and individual learning activities that unleash their creativity and refine their critical thinking skills. Millennials live and learn in transmedia environment that demands multimodal writing skills and multiple literacies. Lessons Drawn brings together 17 essays by experts in graphic novels that provide both a learning framework and hands on strategies to transform student learning through the literature students respond to best. The motivating power of comics is their superpower, but this power must be tied to the deep learning this collection provides a bridge to. Learn how to bolster girls' self esteem through autobiographical comics, create after school programs for youth development and literacy, design comics programs that serve as a community hub for interdisciplinary, boundary crossing artistic production and improve student writing, promote deep inquiry-based classes, and transform students' learning experience.
A wry look at the golfing world, from the beloved cartoonists at "The New Yorker" A hilarious hole-in-one for golfers and cartoon-lovers alike, "The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons, Second Edition" brings together over a hundred classic images from across the magazine's eighty-plus-year history. Edited by Robert Mankoff, acclaimed cartoonist and cartoon editor at "The New Yorker," and featuring work from legendary artists including Charles Addams, Roz Chast, Whitney Darrow Jr., Edward Koren, George Price, William Steig, and many others, the book is a side-splitting tribute to the game.Brings together over 100 golf-related cartoons by the best-loved cartoonists at "The New Yorker"Edited by the cartoonist and "New Yorker" cartoon editor Robert MankoffNewly revised and updated to include coverage of the most recent developments in the golfing world, including Tiger Woods's troubles and moreFeatures an introduction by Danny Shanahan A timeless anthology of the very best golf cartoons ever to grace the pages of America's favorite magazine, "The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons" captures the passion and the pain of the game.
Play It As It Lies brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's golfing cartoons. The perfect gift for any golfer who has experienced the horrors of sporting the wrong attire on course, losing his ball, or been wronged by unforgivable gamesmanship. Thelwell guides the reader out of the bunker and onto the fairway.
From an ice cream cone who makes a deal with the devil( s food cake), to a moldy strawberry who wants one last dip in a bowl of cream, Bites of Terror offers ten macabre, hilarious tales featuring adorable anthropomorphic food characters caught in horror story scenarios complete with twist endings. Each tale is introduced by your horrible host, the Cake Creeper, a partially eaten groom s cake with an agenda of his own. And because presentation is so important for every meal, the stories are told in diorama comic format: they read like a comic or graphic novel, but instead of drawings, the images are photographs of sculpted characters, looking good enough to eat and staged on custom-made sets full of fascinating details. You ll be tempted to reach into the pages and save the cute food people from their fates but you can t. In the tradition of Tales from the Crypt and other classic horror comics, Bites of Terror proves that horror and humor are a tasty combination.
Illustrated in a stark and simple style, The Book of Bunny Suicides is a collection of hilarious and outrageous cartoons that makes the perfect gift for anyone in touch with their dark side. "Wonderfully deviant."-The Washington Post Rabbits. We'll never quite know why, but sometimes they decide they've just had enough of this world-and that's when they start getting inventive. This cult hit and international bestseller follows over one hundred bunnies as they find ever more outlandish ways to do themselves in. From an encounter with the business end of Darth Vader's lightsaber, to supergluing themselves to a diving submarine, to hanging around underneath a loose stalactite, these bunnies are serious about suicide.
To mark the tenth anniversary of the smash-hit 50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa, the original 50 People team brings you an all-new sequel: 50 People Who F***ed Up South Africa: The Lost Decade. As witty, enlightening and entertaining as all the franchise books, this Christmas compendium is an eye-watering indictment of our tragicomic “last lost decade”, a time of ruinous and unprecedented national decline. Whereas it took more than 350 years to come up with the list of shame for the first book, they needed just ten more for the next 50 names, from Shaun Abrahams to Zuma, Zuma and Zuma. Shot through with the architects and beneficiaries of state capture – Magashula, Mahlobo, Mahumapelo, and not forgetting the Guptas – it is also features crisp takedowns of the individuals who represent the standout scandals in this time: the like of Nkandla, Marikana, Life Esidimeni, Steinhoff, Bosasa and VBS Mutual Bank. The end result is a readable, accessible overview of the South Africa’s recent political and socioeconomic landscape. Because sometimes humour and a clearly painted picture really is the best coping mechanism…
"Buffett has generously endowed us all with a sensible and
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about the stock market, rotten accounting, CEO greed, and corporate
governance. The rest of us are just catching on." "Warren Buffett has turned value investing into an art form,
piling up the world's second largest individual fortune and
persuading millions to mimic the low-tech, buy-and-hold style of
stock picking he practices at Berkshire Hathaway." "Buffett and Munger are, without doubt, two of the greatest
investors and capital allocators of all time, so investors would be
well served to study their thinking carefully." "Warren Buffett - Ace stockpicker, and now, an
empire-builder."
In this seventh volume, we see the changes in tone that now characterize Funky Winkerbean. Funky becomes more of a reality-based comic strip that depicts contemporary issues in a thought-provokingand sensitive manner. In 1992 Tom Batiuk did something even more radical: he rebooted and restructured the strip, establishing that the characters had graduated from high school. From then on the series progresses in real time. Funky Winkerbean placed Batiuk at the forefront of a new genre in comic art history. His bold characterizations and dramatic plots are engaging for his readers-teens, parents, and educators alike-because they are universal stories that people can identify with. Realizing there are many comic strips for readers interested in a fantasy world, Batiuk provides an alternative by creating stories that are powerful, real, and inspiring. "My job is to present stories that will interest and engage readers," he says. "In doing so, I try to make the humor authentic and natural so that my characters are reacting just as the reader might. I think that mixing humor with serious and real themes heightens the readers' interest." Following his own muse has roused a fervent following for Batiuk. Funky has "become an untouchable comic strip," even if its creator "does do work that's different from the other comics on the comics page," said Brendan Burford, general manager, syndication, at King Features.
Learn about Self-Love and Self-Care With Soolooka "I Believe in Me is an honest and encouraging companion for anyone seeking inspiration on the journey to self-love." Tori Press, author of I Am Definitely, Probably Enough (I Think) A collection of illustrations and comics to cheer you up when life has you down. A little world of positive mental attitude. No one is all darkness or all light. But sometimes it can feel like we're walking with a dark cloud over our heads. So, how can we find a spark of joy? Follow author Soolooka through 150 hopeful illustrations to help you overcome bad days and negative thoughts. Cool cartoons that cheer you on. Featuring old and new comics from Reiki master and Instagram illustrator Cheng Chi Sing (a.k.a Soolooka), this short and sweet guidebook is here to help you find joy when you are feeling lonely or anxious. Self-help manuals are often overwhelming and intimidating for someone who just needs a boost during stress. This friendly companion helps you cheer up with quick tips and easy exercises that encourage positive thinking. Beloved Soolooka characters help you: Recognize the spectrum of your emotions, because it's okay to not be okay See a different perspective of the same situation, along with new solutions Take that small, first step into a healthier frame of mind If you enjoyed cute and funny cartoon characters in books like How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad), You Can Do All Things, or Hyperbole and a Half, then I Believe In Me is the next comic you will love reading.
"Calvin and Hobbes provided an exhilarating blend of fantasy,
sophistication, pungent humor and superb drawing that was
dazzling." a ""The Plain Dealer," Cleveland, Ohio
This beautiful album will dazzle fans of Charles M. Schulz and his art, providing an unprecedented look at the work of the most brilliant and beloved cartoonist of the twentieth century. Here is the whole gang–Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, and all the others from the original Peanuts strips.
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