In 1936, Adolf Hitler attempted to make the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, a showcase of Nazi superiority with a new stadium and the first television broadcast of the Games.
Seeped in flamenco rhythms, a hero's journey of love and hopeAntonia is the sole inhabitant of a deserted town, with only a roaming pack of dogs and her own worn out memories to keep her company.
Forged in the Dustbowl of the 1930s, in an America crippled by the Great World Recession, this humble man found solace in song, and soon those songs became the voice of the People men and women who had seen their lives deracinated and destroyed by the vicissitudes of global economic forces beyond their control.
From the ancient legends of the Aztecs, comes the story of a love as enduring as a mountain: The Aztec Emperor has many children, but Princess Izta is dearest to his heart.
According to Gigi Anders, when you’re a bride-to-be Jubana in America, or a Cuban Jewess in the US of A, you have to know you’re heading straight into the mondo-bizarro jaws of cross cultural hell.
"e;Drawn from decades of journal entries and years of experience, the book is full of stories and tangible tips about how to live and travel well in the backcountry"e;--Outside2023 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides2023 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in GuidebooksIncludes stories, lists, and prescriptive guidance based on Jones s experiences as well as those of other wellknown adventurersAnecdotal and experiential approach for creating a resilient mountain lifeFeatures original art by the author1% of all sales of this book benefit Protect Our WintersNot a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones.
After finally winning the decade-long war against the Trojans, Odysseus, captain of the Greek Army, only has to guide his men back home, across the sea.
Discover the second volume of an epic, beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind, based on Yuval Noah Harari's multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon.
Inspiration for the acclaimed film Paris, 13th District, directed by Jacques AudiardAdrian Tomine's cult comix series Optic Nerve is finally collected into one sharp-looking hardcover graphic novel.
He wanted nothing more than to live in peace, until a petty tyrant forced him into a cruel choice: Swiss hunter William Tell is famous for his great skill with a crossbow.
This is a book for anyone who has ever laboured under a deadline, battled a stubborn pig of a boss, or half drowned beneath a wave of bureaucracy and paperwork.
When published in 2009, The Art of Flying was hailed as a landmark in the history of the graphic novel in Spain for its deeply touching synthesis of individual and collective memories.
Donn Fendler's harrowing story of being lost in the Maine wilderness when he was just twelve, was made famous by the perennial best-seller, Lost on a Mountain in Maine.
The legendary cartoonist aims his pen and paper toward his high school summer jobFor three summers beginning when he was 16, cartoonist Guy Delisle worked at a pulp and paper factory in Quebec City.
