A graphic novel that explores the evolution vs creation debate and calls for an end to the teaching of creationism in schools. It pans out to consider the negative impacts of religion, and with the active support of the American Humanist Association, demonstrates how a concern for humanism, science [...]
This authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides architects, lighting specialists, and anyone else working daylight into design, with all the tools needed to incorporate this most fundamental element of architecture. It includes: an overview of current practice of daylighting in architecture [...]
A guide to the financial pages that demystifies tables, charts and analysis, so you can keep on top of various developments in the City and have confidence that you are maximizing your investment returns.[...]
Introductory textbook describing the ways in which bacteria cause disease at the molecular and cellular level.[...]
More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West. These stories of how society dealt with the bad guys-and how the good guys walked a fine line between justice an[...]
"For all students" is a convenient reference covering essential points of Latin grammar. Explanations are concise yet thorough and are accompanied by a wealth of examples to aid in reading and writing Latin. The language of the examples reflects the structures most frequently encountered in literatu[...]
Since the Theatre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts.[...]
Today's artists create work that's challenging, complicated, and often perplexing, and this book offers a guide to understanding--and enjoying--the wide range of works on display in museums and galleries worldwide. "How to Read Contemporary Art" provides a thoughtful, accessible, and lavishly illust[...]
Addressing and alleviating the anxieties around practising 'creatively' in today's complaints culture, this book offers a safety net to therapists trying to work safely and ethically whilst remaining true to their humanistic values.[...]
"Parecomic" is a graphic novel about the system we live in--what's wrong with it, and how we might be able change it for the better. The recent upsurge in popular protest around the world shows that people are not happy with the state of capitalism and desire an alternative that will work for the 99[...]
According to Gandhi, the Four Stages of Protest are as follows: First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they fight you. Then you win
In "Fight the Power ," comics authors Sean Michael Wilson and Benjamin Dickson team up with illustrators Hunt Emerson, John Spelling, and Adam Pasion [...]
A graphic novel version of the most dramatic example of bushido--the samurai code--in Japanese history.
In the eighteenth century, forty-seven samurai avenged the death of their master in a plot that would take over two years to complete. After succeeding in their mission, the masterless samura[...]
If the painting could talk...what tales would they tell? This hugely entertaining book is aimed at the gift market for Christmas 2008. "If The Paintings Could Talk" is an art book that is designed to read like a novel. The content is amusing, intriguing and quirky. A renowned public figure should be[...]
This manga adaptation of what Ivan Morris called the most influential of all samurai treatises is told in a form reminiscent of "The Arabian Nights". A young, upcoming samurai seeks the advice of an older, experienced warrior who has become a Zen monk. The ambitious young samurai humbly begs to lear[...]
A graphic novel version of the life of legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
This is a graphic novel version of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary samurai known throughout the world as a master swordsman, spiritual seeker, and author of the classic" Book of Five Rings." Acclaimed manga c[...]