An original graphic novel from superstar European comics creator Zep in English of the first time They were backstage when it happened Just feet from the BBC cameras Tricky Fingers were going to play live on TV But they didn&t Instead they broke up & never played together again Sandro the frontman went on to fortune & fame The rest of the band did not Eighteen years later Sandro calls his former bandmates together for a weekend of reconnecting to find out where life has taken them & how their fortunes have faired to see if they&ve learned anything since they were teenagers—but memories can be hard to forget & unknown secrets even harder to swallow Join Sandro Evan Frank & JB—four friends separated by time distance & status—as they explore their history their lives & their friendship This is their story—a story of men About the Author Born in 1967 in Switzerland Zep—his real name is Philippe Chappuis—derives his pen name from a fanzine that he created at age 12 when he was a fan of Led Zeppelin Drawing & inventing stories from a tender age he later enrolled in the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Geneva In 1992 Zep laid down some of his childhood memories in a sketchbook an act giving birth to the character Titeuf who would become the best-known little boy in French comics Today Titeuf (translated in English as “ Tootuff”) has become a publishing phenomenon popular amongst children & their parents with 13 books published millions of copies printed & a cartoon series broadcast since 2001 in 240 countries & in 35 languages Titeuf has also become one of the strongest trademark licences on the French market generating products in over 30 categories Yet Zep is also the author of many other works for children & young people—but not exclusively He is eminently the author of Le Guide du zizi sexuel (text by Helène Bruller) a humorous practical guide on sexuality for children & their parents now a must-have for families (2 million copies sold) In 2007 the Cite des Sciences et de l’ Industrie in Paris inaugurated an exhibition adapting Le Guide du zizi sexuel that attracted record-breaking crowds (350000 visitors) before travelling to Switzerland & Belgium In 2004 Zep won the Grand Prix d’ Angoulême for his body of work This is the most prestigious prize for European comic book writers ...

Where is life&s value? In the noise & fury or in the silence & contemplation? In the struggles or in the peace? William chose silence 25 years ago when he joined the Carthusian religious order But when an inheritance requires his presence in Paris he returns to a new world full of questions he stopped asking long ago There a chance meeting with a determined woman & her unique beliefs force William to contemplate the inner peace he so resolutely seeks Presenting the second English language release from international illustration sensation ZEP About the Author Born in 1967 in Switzerland Zep--his real name is Philippe Chappuis--derives his pen name from a fanzine that he created at age 12 when he was a fan of Led Zeppelin Drawing & inventing stories from a tender age he later enrolled in the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Geneva In 1992 Zep laid down some of his childhood memories in a sketchbook an act giving birth to the character Titeuf who would become the best-known little boy in French comics Today Titeuf (translated in English as " Tootuff") has become a publishing phenomenon popular amongst children & their parents with 13 books published & printed in millions of copies & a cartoon series broadcast since 2001 in 240 countries & in 35 languages He is eminently the author of Le Guide du zizi sexuel (text by Helène Bruller) a humorous practical guide on sexuality for children & their parents now a must-have for families (2 million copies sold) In 2007 the Cite des Sciences et de l& Industrie in Paris inaugurated an exhibition adapting Le Guide du zizi sexuel that attracted record-breaking crowds (350000 visitors) before travelling to Switzerland & Belgium In 2004 Zep won the Grand Prix d& Angoulême for his body of work This is the most prestigious prize for European comic book writers ...

Akio Yamane's bloodline is cursed! Will his hot guardian deity break the curseor merely his heart in the process? Akio Yamane falls terminally ill presumably from his family's curse Remembering his grandfather's final words about their family protector he follows the old man's instructions out of desperation & accidentally summons a god who promises to cure him-albeit in a rather odd & intimate manner! Akio Yamane's bloodline is cursed! Or at least that's what his relatives would have people think Now feverish & delusional from a terminal illness Akio accidentally summons his family's guardian deity Little did he know this sinfully hot god would appear naked sporting ears & a tail Wait until Akio finds out the unconventional & rather intimate manner his protector plans on using to cure him! The highly anticipated release from prolific author Tsuta Suzuki of her fantasy BL series featuring a Japanese god Releases 4 times a year for 7 volumes Series ends at 7 " The fantasy infused title story would challenge Danielle Steel on the prose fiction bestseller list" -Leroy Douresseaux Comic Book Bin (httpwwwcomicbookbincomastrangeandmysteriousstory 001html) Fans have repeatedly requested that this series be released Series is popular enough to also have a French edition Author's Your Story I've Known also published in English ...

From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art & business in nineteenth-century Britain 400 pages 2 x 8pp colour plates Hamilton James ...

The Blokes rule Jack's school They're bullies racists & meaner than anyone around & they've targeted Jack's new friend Hassan as their latest victim Hassan has escaped war in his homeland only to be faced with the wrath of the Blokes Can Jack stand up for his friend or will he break under pressure? Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant & dyslexic readers aged 12 ...

A Strangeness In My Mind is a novel Orhan Pamuk has worked on for six years It is the story of boza seller Mevlut the woman to whom he wrote three years& worth of love letters & their life in Istanbul In the four decades between 1969 & 2012 Mevlut works a number of different jobs on the streets of Istanbul from selling yoghurt & cooked rice to guarding a car park He observes many different kinds of people thronging the streets he watches most of the city get demolished & re-built & he sees migrants from Anatolia making a fortune; at the same time he witnesses all of the transformative moments political clashes & military coups that shape the country He always wonders what it is that separates him from everyone else
- the source of that strangeness in his mind But he never stops selling boza during winter evenings & trying to understand who his beloved really is What matters more in love what we wish for or what our fate has in store? Do our choices dictate whether we will be happy or not or are these things determined by forces beyond our control? A Strangeness In My Mind tries to answer these questions while portraying the tensions between urban life & family life & the fury & helplessness of women inside their homes
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At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin she agrees to elope with him & on a dark night the two come together for the first time As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul Mevlut realises he has been misled But the die is cast & the situation will determine the rest of his days Over the next four decades in Istanbul Mevlut works various jobs to support his loving wife & family; work that gives him a special perspective on his rapidly changing city & the people who live there & every evening he walks the streets selling his wares & dreaming his dreams ...

Could losing everything be the best thing to happen to Annabelle Thorley? In the fallout of her deceased father's financial ruin Annabelle's prospects are looking bleak Her fiance has called off their betrothal & now she remains at the mercy of her controlling & often cruel brother Annabelle soon faces the fact that her only hope for a better life is to do the unthinkable & run away to Fellsworth where her estranged uncle serves as the school's superintendent Upon arrival Annabelle learns that she must shed her life of high society & work for her wages for the first time in her life Owen Locke is unswerving in his commitments As a widower & father he is fiercely protective of his only daughter As an industrious gamekeeper he is intent on keeping poachers at bay even though his ambition has always been to purchase land he can call his own When a chance encounter introduces him to Annabelle Thorley his steady life is shaken For the first time since his wife's death Owen begins to consider a second chance at love As Owen & Annabelle grow closer ominous forces threaten the peace they thought they'd found Poachers mysterious strangers & murderers converge at Fellsworth forcing Annabelle & Owen to a test of fortitude & bravery to stop the shadow of the past from ruining their hopes for the future ...

When Finn Learson literally stumbles out of a stormy sea into a small village on the Shetland Isles he steals the villagers' hearts He's handsome & charming he helps with the fishing & the harvest & he's particularly drawn to Robbie's older sister Elspeth with her beautiful long golden hair Yet there's something about Finn that makes Robbie & his dog Tam feel uneasy Haunted by local tales of the Selkie folk Robbie suspects there's more to Finn than meets the eye But who would believe Robbie's wild suspicions? As the story reaches its explosive finale at the fire festival of Up Helly Aa can Robbie reveal the truth in time to save his sister? One of Mollie Hunter's most popular novels for children A Stranger Came Ashore was first published in 1975 to great acclaim This new Kelpies Classics edition brings this much-loved Scottish classic to a new generation of children ...

1916 Bella is working as a Voluntary Aid driving ambulances in England when she gets engaged to Philip on leave from fighting in France His family strongly disapprove of her but the two of them are happy together Georgie Philip's sister is in trouble having broken her engagement & fled from her bullying family As she wonders who can she turn to for help when she needs it most she finds herself at the gates of Honeyfield When the worst happens Bella must manage on her own though there are shocks & dangers she did not foresee ahead Thankfully Philip's best friend Tez injured in France steps in to offer assistance Can he also help Bella build a new life? ...