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GRAPHIC NOVEL 940.5318 BRESSON
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 940.5318 BRESSON
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"For more than five decades, Serge and Beate Klarsfeld have devoted their lives to seeking justice for the victims and survivors of the evils wrought upon humanity by the Holocaust. Over the years, they have received numerous national awards for their lifetime of work hunting down Nazi war criminals and forcing Europe to face the horrors of its past. For Justice: The Serge and Beate Klarsfeld Story is the tale of their relentless crusade for justice...
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 364.1523 SCHECHTER
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 364.1523 SCHECHTER
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One of the greats in the field of true-crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Killer Files, Hell's Princess), teams with five-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Eric Powell (The Goon, Big Man Plans, Hillbilly) to bring you the tale of one of the most notoriously deranged murderers in American history, Ed Gein. A Little Mad Sometimes is an in-depth exploration of the Gein family and what led to the creation of the necrophile...
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 322.42 WALKER
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 322.42 WALKER
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"A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the Black Panther Party"--
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GRAPHIC NOVEL BIOGRAPHY KHAN
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GRAPHIC NOVEL BIOGRAPHY KHAN
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As a second-generation Pakistani immigrant living in East London, Sabba Khan paints a vivid snapshot of contemporary British Asian life and investigates the complex shifts experienced by different generations within immigrant communities, creating an uplifting and universal story that crosses borders and decades. Race, gender, and class are explored in a compelling personal narrative creating a strong feminist message of self-reflection and empowerment...
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 612.82 FRITH
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 612.82 FRITH
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"Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. Here, in Two Heads, their distinguished careers serve as a prism through which they share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition including diversity,...
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 158.2 LAMBDA
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 158.2 LAMBDA
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"Part memoir, part self-help book, So Much For Love offers hilarious and empathetic advice on how to survive a relationship with a master manipulator. Sophie had always been cynical about love-until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus lies. He's violently angry and bewilderingly inconsistent....
7) Radium girls
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 363.1799 CY
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 363.1799 CY
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A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers' rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918. It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the "Ghost Girls." The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing,...
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 306.762 MULDOON
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 306.762 MULDOON
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This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to validate their experiences. Asexuality is often called The Invisible Orientation. You don't learn about it in school, you don't hear "ace" on television. So, it's kinda hard to be ace in a society so steeped in sex that no one knows you exist. Too many young people grow up believing that their lack of sexual desire means they are broken -- so writer Molly...
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 794.75 CHAD
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 794.75 CHAD
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"Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball--how it works and why it all matters in an age of special effects and on-screen gaming."--Amazon.com
10) The high desert
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GRAPHIC NOVEL BIOGRAPHY SPOONER
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GRAPHIC NOVEL BIOGRAPHY SPOONER
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A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man's immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert, and a search for salvation and community through punk.
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 306.768 EWING
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GRAPHIC NOVEL 306.768 EWING
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"Graphic artist Rhea Ewing celebrates the incredible diversity of experiences within the transgender community with this vibrant and revealing debut. For fans of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and Meg-John Barker's Queer, Fine is an essential graphic memoir about the intricacies of gender identity and expression. As Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by the question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in their...