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Historical

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IDW Publishing

Funny Things: A Comic Strip...

$39.99

Discover the man behind Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang in this imaginative and tender-hearted tribute told in comic-strip format!Charles M. Schulz was arguably the most influential and popular cartoonist of the 20th century, and he poured many of his own emotions and experiences into...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

The Alchemyst: The Secrets ...

$17.99

Discover the magical world of the bestselling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel as a graphic novel! Experience Sophie and Josh's first adventure like never before in this adaptation complete with stunning full-color illustrations.The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.The leg...

Graphic Universe

Bodyguard Unit Graphic Novel

$17.99

In the early 20th century, women in England were demanding the right to vote-and often faced violent retaliation. Rather than back down, suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Activist leader Emmeline Pankhurst asked Edith Garrud to train them. ...

Fantagraphics Books

Okinawa Graphic Novel

$29.99

A peaceful kingdom until its annexation by the Japan in the 19th century, Okinawa was the site of the most destructive land battle of the Pacific War. Today, the archipelago is Japan's poorest prefecture and unwilling host to 75% of all US military bases in Japan. Okinawa brings together two coll...

Fantagraphics Books

My Favorite Thing Is Monste...

$39.99

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most inspiring “monster” in contemporary fiction. Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two is the eagerly awaited conclusion to one of the ...

Magnetic Press

The First Adventure of Sher...

$24.99

London, 1878. Poor Dr Watson returns from India completely penniless and on the verge of despair when he meets Sherlock Holmes, a whimsical guy who also happens to be looking for a roommate. The pair move into 221 Baker Street when one of Scotland Yard's top sleuths enlists the talented Detective...

Abrams ComicArts - Surely

Washington's Gay General Ha...

$24.99

This graphic novel biography tells the true story of one of the most important, but largely forgotten, military leaders of the American Revolution, Baron Wilhelm Von Steuben, who brought much-needed knowledge to the inexperienced and ill-prepared Continental Army. As its first Inspector General, ...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Those Who Helped Us Assisti...

$19.95

Basketball-loving Sumiko Tanaka, then 11, narrates this graphic novel about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Through her eyes, we watch as her family is forced from their home and subjected to indiscriminate racism as they are shipped off to the concentration camp called Mini...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Paul Bunyan: The Invention ...

$11.99

Did you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was in fact created as an advertising ploy?Few people realize that Paul Bunyan, the legendary lumberjack, and his blue ox are the product of corporate marketing by a highly industrialized commercial enterprise.Cartoonist NOAH VAN SCIVER shows ...

Gingko Press

Illustrated History of Rock

$24.95

Trace the history of rock and roll with this playful journey through the decades, artists and styles that make this such a diverse and beloved art form. For children and parents alike, this colorful and lovingly illustrated book travels from the 1950s into the 21st Century, illuminating key ar...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Bomb Weapon That Changed Th...

$29.99

On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 in the morning, an explosive charge of more than 15 kilotons fell on the city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands of people were pulverized, and everything within four square miles was instantly destroyed. A deluge of flames and ash had just caused Japan's greatest trauma a...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

A Boy Named Rose TPB (Mature)

$29.99

Paris. The 1920s. Rose is a boy and, like all the girls he's spent time with since he was born, he wants to dance at "Le Jardin", the cabaret managed by his mother. As Rose blossoms into a 19 year old young man, he discovers love and tries to find his place in a society that's not ready to welcom...

Mariner Books

Banyan Moon

$30.00

A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick "A riveting mother-daughter tale." — Elle “A celebration of life in all its forms and a joy to read.” — Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Exiles A sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of Vietnamese...

BOLD TYPE BOOKS

Stamped from the Beginning:...

$22.99

The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America -- it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ev...

KNOPF PUBLISHING

Loot

$28.00

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE SUMMER • A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.“Addi...