Biography & Memoir

In Moscow, 1904, political tension is at a high. The Russian Empire is failing and the effects are falling on its people. Hungry and deeply impoverished, the living standards for the citizens is falling daily. They protest, calling on their Governor for...

It's the dying days of World War Two, and a child is born during a dramatic air raid that badly damages the family home and destroys the midwife's bicycle. At least, that's what George East's mother told him in later years. But then she also claimed...

The Amazing Spider-Man. The Incredible Hulk. The Invincible Iron Man. Black Panther. These are just a few of the iconic superheroes to emerge from the mind of Stan Lee. From the mean streets of Depression-era New York City to recipient of the...

Gil Scott-Heron is one of the most important artists of the past 60 years, and is widely credited as laying the foundations for modern hip hop as we know it. This gorgeous graphic novel follows the author as he attempts to track down the elusive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603094702Author George TakeiFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Top Shelf ProductionsPublisher Top Shelf Productions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375714832Author Marjane SatrapiFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 225mm...

A humorous graphic investigation of the author's obsession with true crime, the murders that have most captivated her throughout her life, and a love letter to her fellow true-crime fanatics.Why is it so much fun to read about death and dismemberment? In...

Eisner Nominated 2021 At sixteen, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring himself against some of Europe's highest peaks. The Aiguille Dibona, the Coup de Saber, La Meije: the...

During winter break of her senior year of college, cartoonist Lucy Knisley and her mother embarked on a six-week adventure in Paris to celebrate milestone birthdays: Lucy's twenty-second, and her mother's fiftieth, each angst-inducing for their own...

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...

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...

One morning in June 1941, a quiet village in Central Lithuania is shaken out of its slumber by the sudden arrival of the Soviet Army. Eight-year-old Algiukas awakes to the sound of Russian soldiers pounding on the door. His family are given ten minutes...

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951491024Author Danny NobleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Street Noise BooksPublisher Street Noise Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544002234Author Alison BechdelFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm *...

Nagata Kabi's downward spiral is getting out of control, and she can't stop drinking to soothe the ache of reality. After suffering from unbearable stomach pains, she goes to the hospital, where she is diagnosed with pancreatitis - and is immediately...

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...

National bestseller 2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection An intimate and poignant...

Bobby Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze. He was the leader of the 1981 hunger strike in which Irish republican prisoners protested against the removal of Special...

The incredible story of Suzanne Lenglen, a woman who changed the face of sport and society in the trailblazing jazz age, but who few even remember. One of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen was a woman few even remember. A championship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Broken Frontier Awards: Best Graphic Nonfiction 2019.Book InformationISBN 9781912408221Author Darryl CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Myriad...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798875000041Author Caitlin McGurkFormat HardbackPage Count 350Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798875000218Author Eddie CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher FantagraphicsWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 213mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798875001437Author Carol TylerFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

In a tale befitting the saga he created, Lucas Wars follows George Lucas's journey from aimless dreamer to filmmaking trailblazer and prodigy of the New Hollywood movement. While his fellow rising stars-directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Steven...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989936649Author Kenny LouiFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint UFO ComicsPublisher UFO ComicsWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 15mm

The definitive guide to writing, drawing, and publishing nonfiction comics from award-winning creators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris-"abolsutely essential reading" (Nate Powell)Making Nonfiction Comics is an accessible guide to nonfiction comics perfect for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772621082Author D. BoydFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Conundrum PressPublisher Conundrum Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638991373Author Sarah AirriessFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Iron Circus ComicsPublisher Iron Circus ComicsWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544051840Author Brent TruaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Caliber ComicsPublisher Caliber ComicsWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781965464120Author Michael FrizellFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681123578Author Steve WeinerFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint NBM Publishing CompanyPublisher NBM Publishing Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798875001116Author Jon LackmanFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

"A singular gift. At once gentle and piercing, spare and profound, [Saito's] artistry breaks open hearts, releasing rivers of love for what is--and grief for what is already lost." -- NAOMI KLEIN, New York Times bestselling author of DoppelgangerIn her...

Filled with true tales of the New York mob, with the most colorful characters of the era, from John Gotti to Don King to Frank Sinatra, making appearances throughout the graphic novel, at its heart, Last of the Gladiators is a love story. A love story...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888760277Author Dominic RiggioFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Source Point PressPublisher Source Point PressWeight(grams) 209g

During the course of their 10-year career, BTS have managed to do something no other K-Pop band have done - break the west. They've topped the Billboard Charts, won almost every music award and were named TIME's entertainer of the year. But at the heart...

Where does love come from?What is at the core of romantic attachment? Does our upbringing play a part, or is falling in love a magical, uncontrollable process? Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over, or can we break unhealthy cycles and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681123523Author LomigFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Nantier Beall Minoustchine PublishingPublisher Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing