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The first volume in a series that will publish the entire run of the acclaimed 1980s Bloom County comic strip includes the first appearances of many popular characters and offers a number of classic i

Methods Used to Solve Discrete Math ProblemsInteresting examples highlight the interdisciplinary nature of this areaPearls of Discrete Mathematics presents methods for solving counting problems and ot

This Rose is Rose comic strip collection stars the charming Gumbo family in a fantastical world all their own. The art combines dreams and reality as the stars live out their lives in sweeping fashion

The most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time finallyreturns in its definitive edition, the first to boast superb restoredartwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuan

A boy's imagination is unleashed in Lio's Astonishing Tales: From the Haunted Crypt of Unknown Horrors. The 2009 National Cartoonists Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip, Lio is unique in its pantomi

The first in a jaunty new series for younger girls told in comic-strip featuring the delightfully eccentric Glister Butterworth – girl-magnet for the weird and the unusual.Strange things happen around

The second in a fun new series for younger girls told in comic-strip featuring the delightfully eccentric Glister Butterworth – girl-magnet for the weird and the unusual.Strange things happen around G

An accessible guide to developing intuition and skills for solving mathematical problems in the physical sciences and engineeringEquations play a central role in problem solving across various fields

Sarah Moon tackles life's issues with a sharp wit in her syndicated comic strip, Just Breathe. With both Sarah and her cartoon heroine undergoing fertility treatments, her fiction often reflects her

A collected edition of the second five yearsof the acclaimed Maakies comic strip starring Drinky Crow, star of the forthcoming The Drinky Crow Show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Maakies

Patrick McDonnell is a major animal welfare advocate. He's also a prominent proponent of funny and a keen observer of the small, everyday moments that make up our lives. Stop and Smell the Roses: A Mutts Treasury is a collection of dailies and Sundays of the adventures of McDonnell's dynamic dog and cat duo.* "Patrick McDonnell's Mutts is up there with Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, and Calvin and Hobbes--cartoons that are smart and funny, brilliantly drawn and full of heart." --Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons* McDonnell was awarded Germany's Max and Moritz Award for best international comic strip and the Adamson Statuette from the Swedish Academy of Comic Art for Best International Comic Strip Artist. Mutts was also honored with the Genesis Award for highlighting animal welfare issues.* Mutts characters are featured on special New Jersey license plates to raise funds for low-cost spaying and neutering.

A colorful collection of comic-strip sections, cool factoids, and out-there fridge psychology includes a history of refrigeration, instructions on how to create special-occasion fridges, 101 things to

A colorful collection of comic-strip sections, cool factoids, and out-there fridge psychology includes a history of refrigeration, instructions on how to create special-occasion fridges, 101 things to

Lucy Cat saves the day at the beach, in English and in Spanish These colorful bilingual comic strips are the perfect way to enjoy reading in a foreign language. The same strip is run twice on the page

Lucy Cat saves the day at a a birthday party, in English and in Spanish These colorful bilingual comic strips are the perfect way to enjoy reading in a foreign language. The same strip is run twice on

If engineering is the art and science of technical problem solving, systems architecting happens when you don’t yet know what the problem is. The third edition of a highly respected bestseller,

In our latest collection of the Zippy thePinhead daily comic strip, Zippy is visits his home town, Dingburg: the only city in the US inhabited entirely by pinheads (well, aside from Wa

The essential collection for every reader intrigued by manga, this features the most exciting new work in 2007-2008 by the brightest young talents in the manga field—comic strip stories and cha

Zits is "one of the freshest and most imaginative strips." Los Angeles TimesTwice honored as the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, Zits appears in more than 1,600 newspapers and is read daily by more than 4

“[The] artwork will appeal to a broad range of lower-level readers. True to its comic-strip roots…this title is a surefire hit.” – School Library Journal Jack just got a new toy, and it’s full of surp

Robby publishes a daily comic strip on the Web. It features Dr. Maniac, a villain with a wicked grin and even wickeder superpowers. And now Dr. Maniac is on the loose . . . in the real world! Will R

Moomin has been swiftly making its way into the hearts of North Americans ever since Drawn & Quarterly began collecting the strip in 2006. It debuted in the London Evening News in 1954 and has be

Everyone knows Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, as the king of workplace humor. His insights into the crazy world of business have long been on display in his hugely popular comic strip and bests

The Small Arms Survey 2008 presents two thematic sections. The first examines the problem of diversion in all its aspects: stockpiles, surplus disposal, international transfers, and end-user documentation. It includes a case study on South Africa and a comic strip illustrating the potential ease by which someone with access to forged documentation can make arrangements to ship munitions virtually anywhere. The second thematic section analyses the public health approach to armed violence, scrutinizing risk and resilience factors and considering related interventions. It includes an overview of the burden of armed violence, and two case studies of armed violence in El Salvador and the United States. A chapter on light weapons production rounds out the volume.

Named Best Comic Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society, Baby Blues appears in newspapers and periodicals worldwide.With Zoe and Hammie already in elementary school and Wren crawling qu

The Small Arms Survey 2008 presents two thematic sections. The first examines the problem of diversion in all its aspects: stockpiles, surplus disposal, international transfers, and end-user documentation. It includes a case study on South Africa and a comic strip illustrating the potential ease by which someone with access to forged documentation can make arrangements to ship munitions virtually anywhere. The second thematic section analyses the public health approach to armed violence, scrutinizing risk and resilience factors and considering related interventions. It includes an overview of the burden of armed violence, and two case studies of armed violence in El Salvador and the United States. A chapter on light weapons production rounds out the volume.

Jeff Smith is one of the great success stories of independent comics. In July of 1991, he launched Cartoon Books in Columbus, Ohio, to publish his black-and-white comic strip Bone. A tale of three ma

"Sly, quick and smart, Jen Sorensen's comic strip is nothing like its name. So don't be deceived--Slowpoke is going places."—Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury“Jen Sorensen is a maniacal genius, gle

Drinky Crow may be the drunken star of the weekly comic strip Maakies, but more often than not, he plays straight man to the hapless ape, Uncle Gabby. Here is the newest collection of Tony Millionair

Chess captivates children. Connect their interest to education with Science, Math, Checkmate, an activity book and teacher resource for grades 3-8.

Written for junior high and high school students and instructors, this guide will provide instruction for using the Web as a problem-solving toolA-a skill that will serve students well for the rest o

A man is killed by a tube train, and a young girl sets off on an international adventure to find the murderers in this exciting new comic strip adaptation.

Syndicated in more than 800 newspapers, Herman is recognized as one of the funniest comic strips of the past two decades. With an economy of line and a wry, nonchalant humor, this popular strip reveal

When a monster offers to help a boy by doing his math homework, the boy eagerly signs a contract and agrees to pay later, but the first time he is asked to solve a problem in class and cannot, he real

Bonnie Pinkwater returns in this second book in the series that followsa math teacher with a knack for solving mysteries inher small Colorado town.When the wrestling coach is found

So far this century, there have arguably been three breakout hits on the comics page-The Boondocks, Get Fuzzy, and Pearls Before Swine." -San Francisco Chronicle* Get Fuzzy was named Best Comic Strip

Wallace & Gromit, stars of their own Oscar-winning, blockbuster movie, return for more exciting comic-strip adventures!Wallace and Gromit visit an orbital greenhouse which could help feed the worl

Ever since Rose is Rose began, I have been one of its most ardent admirers." -Charles Schulz* Rose is Rose appears in more than 600 newspapers and has been nominated as Best Newspaper Comic Strip a wh

Among the many accomplishments in art and literature by Genevan Rodolphe Topffer (1799-1846), his virtual invention of the comic strip, or graphic novel, stands out as the most surprising, curious, an

Baby Blues "is a genuinely hilarious comic strip." --Rants and RavesChildhood-synonymous with slip 'n' slides, bubble gum, and getting your little brother in trouble. Parenthood-synonymous with Band-A