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A collection of personal comics documenting the highs and lows of the author-illustrator's life over an eight-year span. Discusses her award nomination for her debut graphic novel "Nimona," her relationships, her creative process, and her struggle with mental health.

Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Tai?na (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Tai?no ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident.

Explores the history of the sport of competitive freediving, where divers compete to see who can reach the deepest depth on a single breath of air, and the particular history of Nicholas Mevoli, an American freediver who became a star in that world before his accidental death at the Vertical Blue competition in 2013.

Provides a guide to fly fishing for women, and features advice on techniques, equipment, locations. Includes color and black-and-white photographs, a glossary, and additional resources.

Relates stories of medical mysteries and very rare diseases and conditions that the author, Yale School of Medicine physician Lisa Sanders, used to inspire and advise on the hit TV show "House, M.D." Collects some of Sanders' favorite and most outlandish medical stories--including the story of a twenty-eight-year-old man who collapsed on a dance floor after eating barracuda; an elephant trainer in a traveling circus who is set on with terrible headaches after being head-butted by a zebra; and a woman who began with just a mild rash on her hands who, two days later, had whiplike rash streaks all over her body.

The author, a former prosecutor, shares his personal battle against a mysterious illness that took a major tole on his career, personal life, and health. The truth behind his illness involved exposure to toxic chemicals in his office building.

The author uses examples from singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's life and songs to offer life lessons on love, friendship, authenticity, and overcoming fears. Includes quotes from Swift.

1968 Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith recounts the events that shaped his life and shares the beliefs that led him to raise a black-gloved fist with his teammate while accepting their medals, creating an iconic representation of the conflicts between race, politics, and sports in the mid-twentieth century.

"A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning"--Publisher.

Looks at the life of American statesman, lawmaker, writer of the Federalist Papers, and first secretary of treasury under George Washington, Alexander Hamilton.