nonfiction comics

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nonfiction comics

Solar system

our place in space
2018
In graphic novel format looks at our solar system, providing information about the various planets.

The brain

the ultimate thinking machine
2018
In graphic novel format, an introduction to the human brain.

The comic book story of professional wrestling

a hardcore, high flying, no-holds-barred history of the one true sport
2018
A graphic novel looking at the history of wrestling.

Cook Korean!

a comic book with recipes
2016
"A charming introduction to the basics of Korean cooking in graphic novel form, with 64 recipes, ingredient profiles, and more, presented through light-hearted comics. Recipes featured include Easy Kimchi (Makkimchi), Spicy Bok Choy (Cheonggyeongche Muchim), and Seaweed Rice Roll (Kimbap), among many other dishes. Each chapter includes personal anecdotes and cultural insights from Ha, providing an intimate entry point for those looking to try their hand at this cuisine."--Provided by publisher.

Apollo

2018
". . . Matt Fitch, Chris Baker, and Mike Collins unpack the urban legends, the gossip, and the speculation to reveal a remarkable true story about life, death, dreams, and the reality of humanity's greatest exploratory achievement"--OCLC.

Colonial comics

2017
A collection of twenty-five stories, in graphic novel format, that depict life in New England between 1750 and 1775, focusing on the people and stories that did not make it into the history books. Created by comic book writers and artistsand renowned historians.

Voces sin fronteras

our stories, our truth = nuestras historias nuestra verdad
2018
"Sixteen young people from the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) in Washington, D.C. [come] together to tell their own stories of immigration and transformation in comics"--Amazon.

Six days

the incredible story of D-Day's lost chapter
2019
"June 1944. World War II. D-Day. 182 members of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division parachute into the French countryside--a full eighteen miles southeast of their intended target . . . The citizens of Graignes vote to feed and shelter the soldiers, knowing that the decision would bring them terrible punishment if their efforts were discovered by the Germans . . . As a small German militia passes through, the world's war comes to their remote town in the countryside and for the the next six days, the small band of American paratroopers and French citizens must fight for their lives to hold back 2,000 enemy combatants"--Provided by publisher.

Monk!

Thelonious, Pannonica, and the friendship behind a musical revolution
2018
"She is Pannonica de Koenigswarter, British baroness of the Rothschild family. He is Thelonious Sphere Monk, a musical genius fighting against the whims of his troubled mind. Their enduring friendship begins in 1951 and ends only with Monk's death 1982. Set against the backdrop of New York in the 1950s, this graphic biography explores the rare alchemy between two brilliant beings separated by an ocean of social status, race, and culture, but united by an infinite love for music"--Provided by publisher.

Passing for human

a graphic memoir
2018
"A . . . graphic memoir about a young artist struggling against what [is] expected of her as a woman, and learning to accept her true self"--Amazon.com.

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