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al-Abid, Naziq Comic books, strips, etc Cartoons and comics Comic books, strips, etc France Translations into English Graphic novels Guggenheim, Peggy 1898-1979 Comic books, strips, etc Jemison, Mae 1956- Comic books, strips, etc Lee, Frances Glessner 1878-1962 Comic books, strips, etc Women Women Biography Cartoons and comics Women Biography Comic books, strips, etcFilter By Subjects
al-Abid, Naziq Comic books, strips, etc Cartoons and comics Comic books, strips, etc France Translations into English Graphic novels Guggenheim, Peggy 1898-1979 Comic books, strips, etc Jemison, Mae 1956- Comic books, strips, etc Lee, Frances Glessner 1878-1962 Comic books, strips, etc Women Women Biography Cartoons and comics Women Biography Comic books, strips, etcSummary: When the mysterious deaths of a series of loyal subjects threaten to delay the coronation of Empress Wu Zetian, she summons brilliant detective and former dissident Dee back from the exile she imposed on him eight years earlier. Based on the Tang Dynasty official Di Renjie.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Vicol 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DETMin, Anchee
Summary: Late 19th-century China is a tumultuous land beset by warring enemies--both from beyond its borders and within the fabled walls of the Forbidden City. When her son and adopted son each succumb to early deaths, Orchid reluctantly assumes greater power. While foreign nations like Japan, Russia, France, and England fight for their share of the Chinese spoils, Orchid sees her nation divide into...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MinBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018