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3961) 11th cat
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Description
"The Sword Master of Black Iron is kicked out of the Magic Guild when he's unable to follow an order to destroy the beautiful doll called Fiona. Then one night, Fiona comes home with a letter for him. What are the contents of this letter and why is Fiona so afraid to present it to her mistress? Also included in this volume are Mi-Kyung Kim's early short stories 'Strawberry Children,' 'Alien House' and 'The Reason Why I'm Poor and Burdened' -- p. [4]...
3962) Letters to J.D. Salinger
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"He published his only novel more than fifty years ago. He has hardly been seen or heard from since 1965. Most writers fitting such a description are long forgotten, but if the novel is The Catcher in the Rye and the writer is J.D. Salinger...well, he's the stuff of legends, the most famously reclusive writer of the twentieth century. If you could write to him, what would you say?" "Salinger continues to maintain his silence, but Holden Caulfield,...
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Series
Umbrella Academy volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against...
3964) Shiver: selected stories
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This volume includes nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl's window... After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face... An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending... An offering of nine...
3965) Slum wolf
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"A gritty collection of graphic short stories by a Japanese manga master depicting life on the streets among punks, gangsters, and vagrants. Though virtually unknown in the United States, Tadao Tsuge is one of the original masters of alternative manga, and one of the world's great artists of the down-and-out. Never before available in English, this new selection of his stories from the late sixties and the seventies depicts the lives of punks, vagrants,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Until Alzheimer's disease wreaked its gradual destruction, Ronald Reagan was an inveterate writer. He wrote not only letters, short fiction, poetry, and sports stories, but speeches, newspaper articles, and radio commentary on public policy issues, both foreign and domestic. Most of Reagan's original writings are pre-presidential. From 1975 to 1979 he gave more than 1,000 daily radio broadcasts, two-thirds of which he wrote himself. They cover every...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Here is the second official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook, intended to be read after finishing Part 4 Volume 1. This volume contains an abundance of supplementary content, including design sheets for a variety of new characters, an extensive family tree, and seven short stories not found in the light novels. Also included are behind-the-scenes reports on the recording of a Bookworm drama CD, and another reader Q&A with author Miya" --
3969) Fangirl 2
Author
Series
Fangirl (Manga) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Cath just wants to hang out with her twin sister and write fanfiction. But now that they're in college, her sister doesn't have time for her. And life keeps pulling Cath further and further out of her shell. For the first time ever, Cath has her own social circle, like Nick, her handsome classmate who wants her to write short stories with him, and Levi, who keeps showing up when she isn't looking for him.
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Rethinking Columbus: the next 500 years, edited by Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson is a resource guide for teachers and community activists which includes 90 essays, poems, short stories, interviews, historical vignettes, and lesson plans that re-evaluate the legacy of Columbus.
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Hellboy omnibus volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"The Hellboy saga begins--with over 300 pages drawn by Mignola! For the first time, Hellboy's complete story is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience. The story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"Every year on Midsummer's Eve, Victor von Doom clashes with the forces of evil in a vain attempt to free his mother's soul from Hell. Only when Doctor Strange is finally convinced to join the fight, does the outcome have any hope of changing. But first the unlikely allies must journey to Mephisto's infernal realm... where the find that the cost of one soul may be more than they are willing to pay! Re-presenting perhaps the greatest Doctor Doom story...
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Pub. Date
[2023].
Description
"Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and his friends are playing astronauts! Space exploration is all fun and games … until the Cat Next Door begins to stir up trouble! What will the World-Famous Astronaut do? This collection of graphic novel short stories includes the classic graphic novel The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown and is perfect for Peanuts fans across the galaxy." --
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
The death of detective Sherlock Holmes shakes the world. Even The Queen herself expresses resentment over the loss of the popular Victorian hero. Petr Kopl gives us a graphic kick and picks up his third World heroes of tomorrow through the eyes of genius writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He takes us to a place where evil has a true face, men are gentlemen and women are ladies. We visit his comic world of excitement and adventure. Come and bear witness...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The Lumberjanes short stories collected for the first time in paperback! Join April, Jo, Mal, Molly and Ripley as they explore their all-girls camp. From ghost ponies to strange plants, these Lumberjanes are ready to take on anything that comes their way as long as they have each other.