As one journey ends, another begins. The moment is coming. Be ready. To start a new path, to grow up, to change, to rise to the occasion. This stunning wordless picture book by Beatriz Martin Vidal brings us up to the moment of a child’s flight, as she launches into life and imagination takes off.
A chronicle of history’s preeminent and peculiar notions of death and the afterlife.
Throughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures right to the borderlines of science and sheds light into the darkness. Here, topics as wide ranging as the Maya death gods, golems, and séances sit side by side with entries on zombies and quantum immortality. With the turn of every page, readers will encounter beautiful artwork, along with unexpected insights about death and what may lie beyond.
How does sound taste?
Do colours smell?
Why do onions make me cry?
Who builds the wings for birds to fly?
Renowned street artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers brings his unique vision to these and many other questions. From the practical to the philosophical, this book is guaranteed to fire young imaginations! The art is gobsmackingly gorgeous as one would expect from Kyle, but this book is also a joy to read and explore. Great for little ones and adults alike.
In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee—comic book legend and co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes—shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be.
In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoir—illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran—Lee tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. Moving from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comics, through his military training films during World War II and the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to the current resurgence in movies, Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the life of a man and the legacy of an industry and career.
Many of the worlds best graphic and lowbrow artists re-create the movie posters that might have been, paying homage to some of our favorite cult movies. Featured here are re-imaginings of cult films that are built into the DNA of any movie buff – Psych, Metropolis, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Alien, Mad Max, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, to name very few. Introduction from renowned film critic, David Thomson. Will delight anyone with a serious interest in movies!
A Wodehouse tale for the 21st century. Socially inept author, Alan Blair, fortuitously comes into some money shortly after the death of his parents. Employing a valet (named Jeeves!) proves the only good decision Alan makes as he trips haplessly from one disaster to sucking the nose of the novel’s femme fatale. Wake Up, Sir! is a chortle-out-loud novel that is still somehow poignant.
Yet another amazing children’s book from Wide Eyed!
Open the gates of the Wonder Garden to explore five of Earth’s most extraordinary habitats, each filled with incredible creatures and epic scenery. Trek through the Amazon Rainforest, travel to the Chihuahuan Desert, dive in the Great Barrier Reef, delve deep into the Black Forest and stand on the roof of the world – the Himalayan Mountains – to see nature at its wildest. Breathtaking, engraved illustrations bring to life Earth’s spectacular Wonder Garden.
In this remarkable visual survey, internationally acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado documents traditional methods of sustainable coffee farming across the globe, revealing rituals deeply steeped in history and pride. The book spans nearly a decade of research into the hidden world of coffee, highlighting relationships characterized by respect, fair exchange, and a shared understanding that ever-improving quality has the power to improve lives. Salgado, a native to one of Brazil’s premier coffee-growing regions, is the perfect guide for a reader’s journey to principal farming locations in China, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, India, Brazil, Costa Rica, and beyond. Stunning!
A storm was stretching out across futures to swallow everything in nothing, and it was growing larger, which meant it was getting nearer… Georgie Spider has foretold the end of the world, and the only one who can stop it is Ashala Wolf. But Georgie has also foreseen Ashala’s death. As the world shifts around the Tribe, Ashala fights to protect those she loves from old enemies and new threats. And Georgie fights to save Ashala. Georgie Spider can see the future. But can she change it?
The third and final instalment in the Tribe series will not disappoint!
Real Man Adventures is a fascinating read. Part memoir, part humour essays and part Transgender expose. Cooper, who was born a woman, explores his life as man with the usual concerns of living in suburbia juxtaposed with the fear of hate crimes and the danger he and other transgender face for being who they are. Cooper writes with a skill and humour found in the likes of David Sedaris and, whilst never being afraid to educate the reader on Transgender issues never points fingers or blames the reader for ignorance on, what is still, a sensitive topic in society.
Whilst containing its fair share of Cooper’s personal observation Real Man Adventures contains interviews and insights from a wide range of people connected to the Transgender community, from parents to spouses and, of course transgendered people themselves. Again, ‘Real Man Adventures’ is not a transgender rally cry, accusing the world of not understanding, rather, with thought provoking humour and a deft writing style Cooper not only provides a unique into world so often misunderstood, but does it in a way which is always entertaining and endearing.
This is a great read for anyone who wants an entertaining non-fiction read, or those who enjoy memoirs or books on gender studies.