Biography & Memoir

Sophie had always been cynical about love-until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus lies. He's...

The perfect subject for a graphic novel, Frida Kahlo's brief life was dramatic and romantic, tragic and painful. In this illustrated "biography", Vanna Vinci captures the spirit of Kahlo's world in boldly colored, minutely detailed illustrations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506703206Author Jean GiraudFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Every week, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her life, about school, her friends, her hopes, dreams and fears, and then he works it up into a comic strip. This book consists of 52 of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198751Author Jon B. CookeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506734187Author Sara SolerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984856906Author Tom ScioliFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

A graphic novel style memoir about the weirdness and wonder of pregnancy and early motherhood, told with humor and frankness. The perfect gift for new parents, parents-to-be, or anyone interested in the experience of bringing a new human into today's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611805260Author Eva Van DamFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Emil Zatopek is arguably the greatest Olympic champion of all time. The Czech runner's three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics, for the 5,000 meter, 10,000 meter, and marathon is an achievement that has never been matched. His success as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Lambda Literary Awards (Graphic Novel) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9781593765408Author A. K. SummersFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Soft Skull...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606998489Author Ed PiskorFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher FantagraphicsWeight(grams) 534g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941250433Author Craig ThompsonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Uncivilized BooksPublisher Uncivilized BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198959Author Keiji NakazawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 170g

"I believe that Marcuse's ideas can be as valuable today as they were fifty years ago."-Angela Y. Davis, from the forewordHerbert Marcuse was one of the twentieth century's most unlikely pop stars: a celebrity philosopher. In the 1960s, his argument for...

Cool, talented and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat's life is just as fascinating as the work he produced.Delve into 1980s New York as this vivid graphic novel takes you on Basquiat's journey from street-art legend SAMO to international art-scene...

Steve Martin has never written about his career in the movies before. In Number One is Walking, he shares anecdotes from the sets of his beloved films - from Father of the Bride to Roxanne, The Jerk to Three Amigos, and many more, bringing readers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506707549Author Florent GorgesFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984862037Author Tom ScioliFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Alex Award - YALSA 2004 and Booklist Editor's Choice for Young Adults and New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age and School Library Journal Adult Books...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Coretta Scott King Author Award 2017 and Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for nonfiction 2017 and Michael L. Printz Award Winner 2017 and National Book Award for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307952172Author Amanda CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family s desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seizes power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the...

A boldly drawn, unforgettable memoir about trauma and the barriers to gender affirming health care. In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby s office. She wants to share this wonderful new book she s reading, but Toby, her therapist,...

The definitive biography of Marvel legend Stan Lee, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth.Stan Lee's extraordinary life was as epic as the superheroes he co-created, from the Amazing Spider-Man to the Mighty Avengers. His ideas and voice are at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681122984Author Thierry LamyFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint NBM Publishing CompanyPublisher NBM Publishing Company

The final, Eisner Award-winning chapter of a legendary cartoonist s history of Japan. Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's stunning historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954044739Author Dina GachmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Original graphic novel which charts the creation, evolution and break-up of the fab four, first published in 1981. The Beatles Story is an exceptionally drawn account of the band from one of the UK's leading artists of his generation, Arthur Ranson...

Original graphic novel which charts the creation, evolution and break-up of the fab four, first published in 1981. The Beatles Story is an exceptionally drawn account of the band from one of the UK's leading artists of his generation, Arthur Ranson...

The memoir of legendary cartoonist John Callahan, now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara.Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoonsIn 1972, at the age of twenty-one, John...

FOUR DAYS IN 1971 CHANGED THE COURSE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS IS THE TRUE STORY FROM THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL. In the summer of 1971, the New York's Attica State Prison is a symbol of everything broken in America - abused prisoners, rampant...

On the noisy Ajayi Crowther Street in Lagos, neighbours gather to gossip, discuss noise complaints, and faithfully head to church each Sunday. But beneath the surface lies a hidden world of clandestine love affairs, hidden pregnancy, spiritual quackery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984862266Author Tom ScioliFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Visionary artist and New York Times bestselling author of The Wild Unknown Kim Krans returns with a decadently illustrated and incredibly raw graphic memoir that chronicles her multi-layered search for truth and recovery from an eating disorder and...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501190780Author Scott ChantlerFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Gallery 13Publisher Gallery 13Weight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 239mm * 30mm

In 1895, the Lumiere brothers invented the cinematograph. Less than a year later, 23-year-old Alice Guy, the first female filmmaker in cinema history, made The Cabbage Fairy, a 60-second movie, for Leon Gaumont, going on to direct over 300 films before...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995603554Author Simon Amadeus PillarioFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Word for Word Bible ComicsPublisher Word for Word Bible ComicsWeight(grams)...

In this follow-up to the critical and commercial hit, Nagata Kabi uses engaging diary comics to explore her personal issues surrounding mental health, identity, and intimacy. Her relationship with her parents is growing more difficult than ever, and she...