An enduring collection of revolutionary comics from a genre-transforming and critically acclaimed cartoonist Julie Doucet arrived in comics in the 1990s as a fully formed cartoonist. Her comic book series Dirty Plotte was visionary both for the medium and for storytelling. Her stories are candid, funny and intimate, plumbing the depths of the female psyche while charting the fragility of the men around

Presents an account of gays in Cuba. This book links the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro with prejudices and preconceptions prevalent in Cuban society before the Revolution. It locates the issues surrounding homosexual identity within the broad context of Cuban culture, history, and social

Available in English for the first time, a step by step guide to baking from the world renowned culinary schoolLe Cordon Bleu is the highly renowned, world famous culinary school noted for the quality of its courses, aimed at beginners as well as confirmed or professional cooks. It is the world\'s largest hospitality education institution, with over 20 schools on five continents. Its educational focus

(Super Easy Songbook). It\'s super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. The arrangements also include lyrics. This edition includes 22 songs from The King: All Shook Up * Are You Lonesome Tonight? * Blue Suede Shoes * Burning Love * Can\'t Help Falling in Love *

Provides a guided tour of some of the most significant tabby structures found along the American southeastern coast and includes more than two hundred illustrations that highlight the human and architectural histories of forty-eight specific

Valentino Rossi\'s retirement brings down the curtain on an incredible career in the MotoGP motorcycle world championships. With his nine titles, including seven in the premier class, he is widely regarded as the greatest motorcycle racer ever, and his 26 seasons of Grand Prix racing make him unique across both motorcycling and Formula 1. Rossi has been captivating fans since he won his first Grand

In 1789, Jedidiah Morse described Newport and its environs as the \"Eden of America\" in the First Geography of the United States. America\'s Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages builds on this legendary image of a centuries-old paradise, and establishes Newport as a cultural landscape of national significance.The comprehensive history from European settlement to the present day is illustrated

The definitive reference for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of small animal infections, Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition delivers current, comprehensive information essential to the management of infectious diseases caused by viruses, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas, bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and unknown agents. Each section guides you through diagnostic testing

The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best--from award-winning author Tour . Nothing Compares 2 U is an oral history built from years of interviews with dozens of people who were in Prince\'s inner circle--from childhood friends to band members to girlfriends to managers to engineers to photographers, and more--all providing unique insights into the man and the musician. This revelatory

Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this \"stylish\" (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist. At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christie\'s in New York City, selling

This report provides actionable advice on how to design and implement fiscal policies for both development and climate action. Building on more than two decades of research in development and environmental economics, it argues that well-designed environmental tax reforms are especially valuable in developing countries, where they can reduce emissions, increase domestic revenues, and generate positive

Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Christiaan Huygens, one of Europes leading, yet unsung,

For all their pride in seeing this world clearly, the thinkers and artists of the English Renaissance were also fascinated by magic and the occult. The three greatest playwrights of the period devoted major plays (The Tempest, Doctor Faustus, The Alchemist) to magic, Francis Bacon often referred to it, and it was ever-present in the visual arts. In Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age

Written by curriculum and specification experts, this Student Book supports and extends students throughout their course while delivering the breadth, depth, and skills needed to succeed at A Level and beyond. It develops real subject knowledge as well as essential exam

In April 1956, C S Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, married Joy Davidman, an American poet with two small children. After four intensely happy years, Davidman died of cancer and the author found himself alone again, and inconsolable. In this journal, he freely confesses his pain, rage, and struggle to sustain his

Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and

It is the catalogue of the first-ever traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camp, where 1.1 million people--mostly Jews, but also non-Jewish Poles, Roma, and others--lost their lives. More than 280 objects and images from the exhibition are illustrated herein. Drawn from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and other collections around the world, they range from the intimate (such

Have you ever been thrust into a surprising place of leadership? Are you looking for a mentor who has had similar experiences?Ebony S. Small is a young leader with a wealth of experience in both churches and organizations. She\'s got practical and biblical wisdom to offer whether you are just starting or are looking for a fresh start in your life and leadership. Every life experience--good, bad, or