Non Fiction category: 7616 books
It's All Chinese To Me
An Overview of Chinese Culture, Travel & Etiquette (Fully Revised and Expanded)
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
It's All Chinese to Me is a fun and authentic introduction to Chinese culture that allows readers, tourists, and business travelers to experience what ultimately makes China so unique—its people.
Learn about Chinese customs, proper etiquette for all types of situations, and how to interact...
James Joyce
Portrait of a Dubliner—A Graphic Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
**“**Zapico gives a thorough and masterful pictorial retelling of Joyce’s life . . . A graphic novel that goes far toward illuminating the enigmatic author” (Foreword Reviews).
Winner of Spain’s National Comic Prize and published to acclaim in Ireland, here is an extraordinary graphic...
Undocumented
A Worker's Fight
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men and women join the work force and contribute positively to society. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex—accordion fold—format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the...
The Bridge
How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
More than 130 years after its completion, the Brooklyn Bridge remains one of the most extraordinary landmarks and symbols of Brooklyn and New York City—and the story behind this architectural marvel is just as extraordinary.
The Brooklyn Bridge was originally designed by John Augustus Roebling,...
The Warren Commission Report
A Graphic Investigation into the Kennedy Assassination
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Within days of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed a seven-member commission to investigate the assassination. In its report, the Warren Commission determined that there was “no credible evidence” conflicting with its conclusion of a lone gunman. Artist Ernie Colón,...
by William Stout
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Robert Johnson, Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Howlin’ Wolf, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters—say their names out loud and you can just hear the blues. Now, acclaimed artist William Stout visualizes these artists and their music with 100 stunning portraits. This graphically powerful collection includes...
Bass Reeves
Tales of the Talented Tenth, no. 1
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Tales of the Talented Tenth, Volume One tells the story of Bass Reeves, an escaped slave who became one of the most successful lawman of the old west. Volume I chronicles his life from winning shooting matches in early childhood to traveling with his master, living with Native Americans in Indian Territory, and finally becoming a U.S. Marshal.
by Gaet's, Michels Mabel
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
This volume explores the complete illustrated story of the Beatles from their formation, through the Beatlemania phenomenon, all the way through their breakup. Readers see how the band evolved and amplifed the uproar of the sixties, became politically and socially active, and achieved a lasting impact...
Colonial Comics
New England: 1620 - 1750
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Colonial Comics is a graphic novel collection of 20 stories focusing on the colonial period from 1620 through 1750 in New England. Stories about Puritans and free thinkers, Pequots and Jewish settlers, female business owners and dedicated school teachers, whales and livestock, slavery and frontiers, and many other aspects of colonial life.
Glenn Gould
A Life Off Tempo
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Glenn Gould was a Canadian pianist, a child genius who became a worldwide superstar of classical music remembered for, among others, his almost revolutionary interpretations of Bach. This graphic novel biography seeks to understand the eccentric personality behind the persona. Who is the mysterious...
Minding the Store
A Big Story about a Small Business
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
**“I really enjoyed this book. In fact, I could go for a second helping!”—Amy Sedaris
“Entrepreneurs will learn a thing or two about translating a dream into thoughtful business growth, and everyone will laugh, cry, and nod along with a woman who has chosen to live an extraordinary...
by Carlos Sampayo
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Born in Philadelphua in 1915, and dead too early in New York in 1959, Billie Holiday became a legendary jazz singer, even mythical. With her voice even now managing to touch so many people, we follow a reporter on the trail of the artist on behalf of a New York daily. Beyond the public scandals that...
Cunero 12
Cinco Meses en la UCI Neonatales
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Cunero 12, la apasionante biografía de caricaturas de Jenny Jaeckel, describe los intensos detalles de una madre, una recién nacida, y una estancia de cinco meses en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales (UCIN). Un rutinario examen prenatal revela un problema peligroso, y los padres se encuentran...
