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Best American seriesTomine, Adrian
Summary: "Killing and Dying is a stunning showcase of the possibilities of the graphic novel medium and a wry exploration of loss, creative ambition, identity, and family dynamics. With this work, Adrian Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) reaffirms his place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics but as one of the great voices of modern American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TOMEhrenreich, Barbara
Summary: Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better. She describes how we over-prepare and worry way too much about what is inevitable. One by one, Ehrenreich topples the shibboleths that guide our attempts to live a long, healthy life, from the importance of preventive medical screenings to the concepts of wellness and mindfulness, from dietary fads to fitness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.9 EHRRees, Laurence
Summary: The bestselling historian on the dramatic wartime relationship - and shocking similarities - between two tyrants. This compelling book on Hitler and Stalin - the culmination of thirty years' work - examines the two tyrants during the Second World War, when Germany and the Soviet Union fought the biggest and bloodiest war in history. Yet despite the fact they were bitter opponents, Laurence Rees...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5343 REESummary: Guest editor Rachel Kushner, author of The Flamethrowers, works with a group of high school students out of 826 San Francisco to select The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015. The BANR Committee gathers weekly in the basement of a small publishing house in San Francisco to read literary magazines, chapbooks, graphic novels, blogs, transcripts, and anything else that strikes their fancy....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 BESSummary: Best American Comics 2016 showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors and highlights both fiction and nonfiction from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web to make a collection that is full of varied, provocative feats of cartooning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BESMegadeth (Musical group)
Contents: The sick, the dying...and the dead! -- Life in hell -- Night stalkers -- Dogs of Chernobyl -- Sacrifice -- Junkie -- Psychopathy -- Killing time -- Soldier on! -- Célebutante -- Mission to Mars -- We'll be back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: UMe 2022
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MEGShandling, Garry
Summary: "Garry Shandling was a singular trailblazer in the comedy world. His two hit shows, It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show, broke new ground and influenced future sitcoms like 30 Rock and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and his stand-up laid the foundation for a whole generation of comics. There's no one better to tell Garry's story than Judd Apatow--Garry gave Judd one of his first jobs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHANDLING, GARRY SHATomine, Adrian
Summary: What happens when a childhood hobby grows into a lifelong career? The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine's funniest and most revealing foray into autobiography, offers an array of unexpected answers. When a sudden medical incident lands Tomine in the emergency room, he begins to question if it was really all worthwhile: despite the accolades and opportunities of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TOMOwen, Mark
Summary: Recounts definitive moments from the author's career as a Navy SEAL, discussing the missions that had the greatest personal meaning for him and explaining the lessons and values he hopes to pass on to the next generation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2014