Biography & Memoir

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639731893Author Suzy HopkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450723756Author Daniel GlaslFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm)...

The first and only graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize, MAUS is a brutally moving work of art about a Holocaust survivor -- and the son who survives him 'The first masterpiece in comic book history' The New Yorker Maus tells the story of Vladek...

Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran , growing up during the Iranian Revolution.The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last...

DISCOVER the BESTSELLING GRAPHIC MEMOIR behind the Olivier Award nominated musical.'A sapphic graphic treat' The TimesA moving and darkly humorous family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Alison Bechdel's gothic drawings. If you liked Marjane...

The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a little girl. This is her classic memoir-in-comic-strips, the story of a child entangled in the history...

*WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARDS FOR BEST MEMOIR AND BEST WRITER/ARTIST*'A vast and complex tapestry that captures the humanity of people... it shimmers with grace'ALISON BECHDEL, author of FUN HOMEBefore there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men in the fictional town of Mugsborough, and socialist journeyman-prophet Frank Owen who attempts to convince his fellow workers that capitalism is the real source of the poverty...

The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis...

A SPECIAL-EDITION BOXSET CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING GRAPHIC NOVEL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY'The first masterpiece in comic book history' The New Yorker 'The most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust' Wall Street...

Unofficial and unauthorised. 'When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, "No, I went to films"'. From the set of 1993's Pulp Fiction, to a bar room meeting with Robert Rodriguez and an inspirational lunch with Leonardo di Caprio, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Young Adult Literature) 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781603094504Author George TakeiFormat PaperbackPage Count...

An entertaining, illustrated adaptation of Ray Dalio's Principles, the #1 New York Times bestseller that has sold more than two million copies worldwide.Principles for Success distills Ray Dalio's 600-page bestseller, Principles: Life & Work, down to an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683969921Author TardiFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Charles M. Schulz is the creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, and many more wonderful characters who inhabit the world of Peanuts. Now, learn how a shy, young Schulz first became a cartoonist and how he spent nearly 50 years drawing the beloved...

Writer, artist, and filmmaker, Chris Shepherd's debut graphic novel depicts a beautiful coming of age story centered around growing up in the working-class dynamics of Merseyside in the late eighties. For fans of emotional stories about family and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948724227Author Michael FrizellFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm)...

MAN-MODE: ACTIVATED Escape from St Hell is the life-affirming sequel to the Eisner Award-nominated graphic memoir, Welcome to St Hell, by author, illustrator and filmmaker, Lewis Hancox. We re-join...

A heartfelt graphic memoir of love, family and fearless womenLives were bent in the furnaces of the twentieth century, but Granny was unbroken. With a stethoscope, a jar of herring and a hearing aid occasionally switched on, she forged an extraordinary...

The end of slavery started in what was then San Domingo. In 1791, the enslaved people of the most prized French sugar plantation colony revolted against their masters. For over twelve years, against a backdrop of the French Revolution, they fought an...

**A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER AND FINANCIAL TIMES 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK****A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021**From the bestselling, award-winning author of Fun Home comes this Christmas's must-gift graphic novel.All her life, Alison Bechdel has searched for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995180710Author Cheryl B EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Cheryl B. EvansPublisher Cheryl B. EvansWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

For over 30 years, Sammy Hagar has been a fixture in heavy metal music. Beginning with his successful solo career where he churned out hits such as "I Can't Drive 55" and stretching into his decade long stint as the frontman for Van Halen, Hagar has sold...

A dazzling, humorous, and highly personal portrayal of neurodivergence from a leading voice in mental health comics.Eisner Award nominated author Bex Ollerton-known as @Schnumn to her thousands of followers-is a talented comic artist who feels energized...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781962404235Author Michael FrizellFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm)...

'So impossibly funny, clever, demented, charming and altogether wonderful that I was a convert within three pages. Buy it for everyone you know, regardless of what you think they like. Brilliant stuff' Lucy Mangan, Stylist Books of the Year'An eye-opener...

18 And Life on Skid Row tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach...

'It's for everyone. Candid, authentic and utterly charming' Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet'Funny and super relatable' Alice Oseman, author of HeartstopperA tender and funny graphic memoir about identity, love and Willow from BuffyEllie always...

The First Graphic Adaptation of the Multi-Million Bestseller'12th June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.'In the summer...

This brilliantly illustrated tale of reason, insanity, love and truth recounts the story of Bertrand Russell's life. Raised by his paternal grandparents, young Russell was never told the whereabouts of his parents. Driven by a desire for knowledge of...

The acclaimed graphic biography of Katharine Mansfield'Sarah Laing is one of the most accomplished graphic artists of her generation. Her knowledge of Katherine Mansfield's life is exemplary. This is a faultless, pitch-perfect book that made me laugh out...

DISCOVER the BESTSELLING GRAPHIC MEMOIR behind the Olivier Award nominated musical.'A sapphic graphic treat' The TimesA moving and darkly humorous family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Alison Bechdel's gothic drawings. If you liked Marjane...

A graphic novel biography following the life of Bobby Fischer, from chess wunderkind and national hero to his eventual spiral into madness and infamyThe life of Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) had many unexpected moves-from his solitary childhood to his...

Vulture/NY Magazine's Best Comics of 2018A surprisingly honest and touching account of a trans girl surviving through sex work in Seattle. With excerpts published in Eisner nominated anthology ISLAND, the full colour volume, drawn and painted by Remy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2020.Book InformationISBN 9780993563348Author Kate CharlesworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Myriad...

WINNER OF THE 2021 EISNER AWARDS - Best Graphic Memoir and Best Publication Design'Adrian Tomine has more ideas in twenty panels than novelists have in a lifetime.' ZADIE SMITH'A hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking memoir.' Irish TimesThrough a...

'The best book - in any medium - I have read about our current moment ... A MASTERPIECE' Zadie Smith 'A masterpiece for our times' Observer WHERE IS SABRINA? The answer is hidden on a videotape, a tape which is en route to several news outlets,...

Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, growing up during the Iranian Revolution.The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the...

Hilarious stories about life's mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog 'Hyperbole and a Half'. Fully illustrated with over 50% new material. Hyperbole and A Half is a blog and webcomic written by a 20-something American girl called Allie...

The German bestseller - a powerful and deeply affecting graphic memoir that explores identity, guilt and the meaning of home Winner of Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the YearWinner of Book Illustration prize at the V&A Illustration Awards Winner of the...