This wordless collection of strips by renowned artistdesigner Rian Hughes reveals the lighter side of our obsession with social rankings When everyone has a number everyone knows their place Lower numbers are better higher numbers are less important & that&s just the way it is But what if that number could change? You might try to buck the system & assert your individuality or you might end up with a big fat zero Big questions are explored & unexpected answers found in the first solo comics collection from award-winning designer & illustrator Rian Hughes His whimsical witty & insightful strips will make you both smile & consider Where do you stand in the pecking order? Is your number up? About the Author Rian Hughes is a graphic designer illustrator comic artist author & typographer From his studio Device he has produced watches for Swatch Hawaiian shirts logo designs for Batman & Spiderman an iconoclastic revamp of British comic hero Dan Dare & collaborated on a set of six children’s books with Geri Halliwell A retrospective monograph “ Art Commercial” was published in 2001 Recent books include Cult-ure Ideas can be Dangerous Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s & his book of burlesque art Soho Dives Soho Divas His comic strips have been collected in Yesterdays Tomorrows which was launched at the ICA London He has an extensive collection of Thunderbirds memorabilia a fridge full of vodka & a stack of easy listening albums which he plays very quietly ...

Can thought arise out of matter? Can self soul consciousness I arise out of mere matter? If it cannot then how can you or I be here? I Am a Strange Loop argues that the key to understanding selves & consciousness is the strange loopa special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains The most central & complex symbol in your brain is the one called I The I is the nexus in our brain one of many symbols seeming to have free will & to have gained the paradoxical ability to push particles around rather than the reverse How can a mysterious abstraction be realor is our I merely a convenient fiction? Does an I exert genuine power over the particles in our brain or is it helplessly pushed around by the laws of physics? These are the mysteries tackled in I Am a Strange Loop Douglas Hofstadter's first book-length journey into philosophy since Goedel Escher Bach Compulsively readable & endlessly thought-provoking this is a moving & profound inquiry into the nature of mind ...

Exclusively available from Nemesis Now this adorable unicorn figurine comes from our own designers as a part of our Snapcats collection Sitting up on their haunches this pink cat looks up at you wide-eyed A single spiralling horn emerges from their forehead Their striped tail curls round to the front beneath their white t-shirt which explains I am a Unicorn Cast in the finest resin before being lovingly h&-painted this cute kitty is the perfect embodiment of their favourite filter! ...

When a little girl is given a penguin suit she decides that living as a penguin is much more fun than just dressing as one But penguins don't exactly behave like people They don't ride the bus like people they don't talk like people & they certainly don't catch fish fingers like people Her family tell her " You're not actually a penguin" but she knows that she ACTUALLY is A hilarious new picture book from Sean Taylor the author of What a Naughty Bird & Kasia Matyjaszek authorillustrator of I am a Very Clever Cat ...

Brad Meltzer New York Times bestselling author & History Channel TV host is on a mission to give kids the right role models His engaging picture book series playfully illustrated by comic book artist Christopher Eliopoulos shares the stories of heroes in a way that will inspire every reader to strive for greatness Such as the tale of Albert Einstein who struggled in school & was called a foolish dreamer by one of his teachers but whose dreaming led to a theory of relativity that showed us a whole new view of our universe ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An intimate & heart-warming look at the man behind the legend – as we’ve never seen Ali before ‘I Am Ali’ is told through exclusive unprecedented access to Ali’s personal archive of ‘audio journals’ combined with touching interviews & testimonials from his inner circle of family & friends including his daughters son ex-wife & brother plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson George Foreman & Gene Kilroy Experience Ali’s extraordinary story as a Fighter Lover Brother Father
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Girls with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often quite different from boys with an ASD In this fully-illustrated colour storybook Lizzie an ' Aspie Girl' talks about all the things she & other girls with Asperger Syndrome sometimes find difficult & all of the things that make them special 32 pages 20 colour illustrations Bulhak-Paterson Danuta ...

I am Bat I like cherries I do NOT like mornings DO NOT STEAL MY CHERRIESBat's cherries keep going missing One by one the precious red cherries are whisked away by mischievous animal tricksters behind Bat's back Bat fruitlessly tries to catch the culprit & rescue those poor cherries
- all to no avail Will the cherries ever be restored to their rightful owner? In the hilarious I Am Bat super-talent Morag Hood cleverly draws the reader into the story as Bat attempts to track down the guilty cherry thief & everyone's a suspect
- including YOU! This bold colourful & very funny book stunningly printed with eye-poppingly bright pantone inks is an instant winner with children & adults alike & the adorably petulant & over-protective Bat is an irresistible character destined to be loved by all

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With funny word play & bold imagery actor Ben Bailey Smith & artist Sav Akyuz introduce a trickster to remember If there's trouble one thing is certain Bear was there In (and out) of his outrageous violet outfit Bear can do anything
- steal honey from the bees do magic tricks steal doughnuts from a police officer & annoy a certain pesky squirrel This hilarious picture book debut of actor Ben Bailey Smith (aka rapper Doc Brown) & artist Sav Akyuz will keep young mischief-makers in stitches
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A supernatural superthriller from the author of Let the Right One In Molly wakes her mother to go to the toilet The campsite is strangely blank The toilet block has gone Everything else has gone too This is a place with no sun No god Just four families remain Each has done something to bring them here
- each denies they deserve it Until they see what's coming over the horizon moving irrevocably towards them Their worst mistake Their darkest fear And for just one of them their homecoming This gripping conceptual horror takes you deep into one of the most macabre & unique imaginations writing in the genre On family on children Lindqvist writes in a way that tears the heart & twists the soul I Am Behind You turns the world upside down & disturbing terrifying & shattering by turns it will suck you in
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