Added on 07/23/09

From Publishers Weekly Launched from her regular feature column Fines Lines for Jezebel.com, this spastically composed, frequently hilarious omnibus of meditations on favorite YA novels dwells mostly among the old-school titles from the late '60s to... See more

From Publishers Weekly Launched from her regular feature column Fines Lines for Jezebel.com, this spastically composed, frequently hilarious omnibus of meditations on favorite YA novels dwells mostly among the old-school titles from the late '60s to the early '80s much beloved by now grown-up ladies. This was the era, notes the bibliomaniacal Skurnick in her brief introduction, when books for young girls moved from being wholesome and entertaining (e.g., The Secret Garden and the Nancy Drew series) to dealing with real-life, painful issues affecting adolescence as depicted by Beverly Cleary, Lois Duncan, Judy Blume, Madeleine L'Engle and Norma Klein. Skurnick groups her eruptive essays around themes, for example, books that feature a particularly memorable, fun or challenging narrator (e.g., Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy); girls on the verge, such as Blume's Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret or danger girls such as Duncan's Daughters of Eve; novels that deal with dying... See less

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Added on 11/13/09

A wise mouse once said, "One of my clever ways of fighting back against the world is by boldly going to bed." If you've ever been so bold, you're in good company with Jane Seabrook's plucky menagerie. When the horizon is gray, a bright parrot reminds... See more

A wise mouse once said, "One of my clever ways of fighting back against the world is by boldly going to bed." If you've ever been so bold, you're in good company with Jane Seabrook's plucky menagerie. When the horizon is gray, a bright parrot reminds itself (and you) that "A better time is coming--its name is lunch." How can your frown not turn upside down when a tree frog wryly declares, "Please excuse my occasional smiles--I'm recovering from an attack of optimism"? So reach out your paw to a friend in need and say, "Don't worry, be furry!" See less

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Added on 08/21/09

Product Description Travis Louie s paintings come from the tiny little drawings and writings in his journals. He s created his own imaginary world that is grounded in Victorian and Edwardian times. It is inhabited by human oddities, mythical beings,... See more

Product Description Travis Louie s paintings come from the tiny little drawings and writings in his journals. He s created his own imaginary world that is grounded in Victorian and Edwardian times. It is inhabited by human oddities, mythical beings, and otherworldly characters who appear to have had their formal portraits taken to mark their existence and place in society. The underlining thread that connects all these characters is the unusual circumstances that shape who they were and how they lived. Some of their origins are a complete mystery while others are hinted at. A man is cursed by a goat, a strange furry being is discovered sleeping in a hedge, an engine driver can t seem to stop vibrating in his sleep, a man overcomes his phobia of spiders, etc, . . .Using inventive techniques of painting with acrylic washes and simple textures on smooth boards, he s created portraits from an alternate universe that may or may not have existed. About the Author Travis was born in Queens,... See less

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Added on 11/10/08

Anyone who brings home this book will be in big trouble! Renowned artist Brian Froud and scholar Ari Berk have conducted a thorough investigation into the goblin realm. (For the uninformed, goblins, a subspecies of faery, are those maleficent... See more

Anyone who brings home this book will be in big trouble! Renowned artist Brian Froud and scholar Ari Berk have conducted a thorough investigation into the goblin realm. (For the uninformed, goblins, a subspecies of faery, are those maleficent creatures that cause all manner of havoc in the human realm.) The fruit of their labor, however, turned out to be a rotten apple: the book is infected with goblins. Now, thanks largely to Froud and Berk's continuing carelessness, the noxious, viscid, and largely nonsensical volume has been unleashed on an unsuspecting public. Among its pages are reproductions of the ancient, odoriferous Codex Goblinensis; a glossary of common goblins and their markings; and a gazetteer of goblin photographs taken with the arcane Goblin Camera. Those fearing an infestation can refer to the section detailing how to determine if you've "got goblins" and, if so, what you can do about it. (There is nothing you can do about it.) Goblins! in Plush by FAO Schwarz sold... See less

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Added on 11/26/08

After selling out two hardcover editions, Beasts! returns in a beautiful new softcover edition. Beasts! is a classic mythological menagerie, comprised only of creatures that were thought at one time to actually exist, depicted by about a hundred of... See more

After selling out two hardcover editions, Beasts! returns in a beautiful new softcover edition. Beasts! is a classic mythological menagerie, comprised only of creatures that were thought at one time to actually exist, depicted by about a hundred of the most acclaimed artists and cartoonists coming from the most avant-garde ambits of the art world. The Beasts project has fired the imaginations of luminaries such as Tony Millionaire, Souther Salazar, Jeff Soto, Dave Cooper, Tim Biskup, Seonna Hong, Jeremy Fish, James Jean, and Jay Ryan, who will present never-before-seen art completely original to this book, superbly laid out in breathtaking, full-color two-page spreads. Beasts! collects many of the best visual artists from the worlds of comics, skateboarding, rock graphics, science-fiction, children's books, commercial and fine art. The book is conceived and designed by Jacob Covey, lead art director for Fantagraphics (Dennis the Menace, Popeye, Willie & Joe, etc.) and a well-regarded... See less

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Added on 11/26/08

In the spirit of 2007’s acclaimed Beasts!, editor/designer Jacob Covey has assembled an entirely new line-up of over 90 artists who did not appear in the first Beasts! volume. Like the first book, the deluxe collection includes a Who’s Who of the... See more

In the spirit of 2007’s acclaimed Beasts!, editor/designer Jacob Covey has assembled an entirely new line-up of over 90 artists who did not appear in the first Beasts! volume. Like the first book, the deluxe collection includes a Who’s Who of the contemporary art world, collectively crafting a menagerie of mythological creatures, monsters, beasts and things that go bump in the night, superbly laid out in breathtaking two-page spreads per beast. Featuring all-new work by over 90 artists including Blex Bolex, Brian Chippendale, Craig Thompson, Dan Zettwoch, Dash Shaw, David B., Eleanor Davis, Ellen Forney, Femke Hiemstra, Gene Deitch, Jaime Hernandez, Travis Louie, Thomas Allen, Jon Vermilyea, Kim Deitch, Lilli Carré, Mark Todd, Olivier Schrauwen, Paul Hornschemeier, Peter Bagge, Ray Fenwick, Stephan Blanquet, Taylor McKimens, Tom Neely, Tomer Hanuka, Yuko Shimizu and dozens more. See less

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Added on 10/16/07

Amazon.com: Handstiched Book of Kells Lined Generatio: Books: The Paperblanks Book Company by The Paperblanks Book Company

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Amazon.com: Mushroom Magick: A Visionary Field Guide: Gary Lincoff, Arik Moonhawk Roper, Erik Davis, Daniel Pinchbeck: Books

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Amazon.com: Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before: Books: Alastair Fothergill,David Attenborough by Alastair Fothergill,David Attenborough

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Added on 10/16/07

Book Description A behind– the– scenes look at the incredible make–up and special effects that bring to life the bizarre aliens of “Farscape,” the Henson Studio’s highly acclaimed series airing on the Sci–Fi Channel. With a Foreword by Brian Henson.... See more

Book Description A behind– the– scenes look at the incredible make–up and special effects that bring to life the bizarre aliens of “Farscape,” the Henson Studio’s highly acclaimed series airing on the Sci–Fi Channel. With a Foreword by Brian Henson. From the Publisher “Farscape,” Jim Henson’s hit show, is one of the most exciting science–fiction series ever to be shown on television. Farscape: Behind the Scenes at the Henson Creature Shop reveals how the show’s amazing make–up and special effects were produced. The perfect companion for fans of this dazzling Sci–Fi Channel series. Joe Nazzaro, who had unlimited access to the Henson Creature Shop, is also the author of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy Television. See less

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Added on 10/16/07

Andrew Robinson Literary Review : "This superbly designed large-format book of photographs of deep-sea creatures, eloquently edited by a French journalist and film director, with brief and highly readable contributions from sixteen leading scientific... See more

Andrew Robinson Literary Review : "This superbly designed large-format book of photographs of deep-sea creatures, eloquently edited by a French journalist and film director, with brief and highly readable contributions from sixteen leading scientific explorers of the deep, is eye-poppingly magnificent. So much so that it provokes gasps of amazement and awe at the complexity, beauty and uniqueness of life in the abyss. One frequently finds oneself wondering whether the weird creatures floating in the darkness like visiting space aliens can really exist—except in the minds of special-effects artists (a sensation that Nouvian herself felt when she first fell for them in a documentary film in 2001). Easily in the same visual league as the BBC''s series Planet Earth, The Deep provides a lot more knowledge than the television series for those who want it, without at any point overwhelming the non-biologist reader. . . .The Deep deserves to become a modern classic of natural history."—Andrew... See less

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Added on 12/18/08

Amazon.com: The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide: Stephenie Meyer: Books

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Added on 05/18/09

Amazon.com: Tank Girl 1 (Remastered Edition) (Bk. 1): Alan C Martin, Jamie Hewlett: Books

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Added on 12/02/08

If the product or size you want is out of stock, enter your email address below, to be notified when it's back in stock. CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic $2.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic bundle $4.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic issue 2 $2.99 CAD -... See more

If the product or size you want is out of stock, enter your email address below, to be notified when it's back in stock. CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic $2.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic bundle $4.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic issue 2 $2.99 CAD - Volume 1 hardcover $29.99 CAD - Volume 2 Comic Book $11.99 CAD - Volume 3 softcover $17.99 * About us * Contact * Shopping cart * Your account * Ordering info * FAQ * Contributing * Affiliates * New Products RSS Feed 2.0 * (c) 2003-2008 SplitReason.com - All rights reserved * Conditions of use * Privacy Policy *** All prices in USD (U.S. dollars) *** See less

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Added on 12/02/08

Ctrl+Alt+Del is back and better than ever with the revolutionary sequel to the wildly successful volume one! Even more of your favorite comic strips, commentary on every page and a handful of comics that aren't available anywhere but here! Reading... See more

Ctrl+Alt+Del is back and better than ever with the revolutionary sequel to the wildly successful volume one! Even more of your favorite comic strips, commentary on every page and a handful of comics that aren't available anywhere but here! Reading Ctrl+Alt+Del is clinicall proven to increase your gaming skills, train you in no less than seven deadly forms of Kung-Fu and enhance your sex-life while simultaneously allowing you to fly! So what are you waiting for? Start Reading! * Any order containing CAD - Volume 2 Comic Book will receive a free Issue # 1 of Analog and D+Pad comic book See less

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Added on 12/02/08

If the product or size you want is out of stock, enter your email address below, to be notified when it's back in stock. CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic $2.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic bundle $4.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic issue 2 $2.99 CAD -... See more

If the product or size you want is out of stock, enter your email address below, to be notified when it's back in stock. CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic $2.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic bundle $4.99 CAD - Analog and D+Pad comic issue 2 $2.99 CAD - Brian t-shirt $12.95 CAD - Cast t-shirt $12.95 CAD - DPS t-shirt $17.95 CAD - Ethan t-shirt $12.95 CAD - Lilah t-shirt $12.95 CAD - Lucas t-shirt $12.95 CAD - Scott t-shirt $12.95 CAD - Video Games t-shirt $14.95 CAD - Volume 1 Comic Book $17.99 CAD - Volume 1 hardcover $29.99 CAD - Volume 2 Comic Book $11.99 CAD - Volume 3 hardcover $29.99 CAD - Winter-een-mas hoody $42.95 CAD - Winter-een-mas t-shirt $17.95 CAD - Zeke plushie $14.95 CAD - Zeke t-shirt $12.95 * About us * Contact * Shopping cart * Your account * Ordering info * FAQ * Contributing * Affiliates * New Products RSS Feed 2.0 * (c) 2003-2008 SplitReason.com - All rights reserved * Conditions of use * Privacy Policy *** All prices in USD (U.S. dollars) *** See less

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Added on 07/24/08

Amazon.com: Comic Book Tattoo Tales Inspired by Tori Amos: Pia Guerra, John Reppion, Leah Moore, David Mack, Mike Dringenberg, Colleen Doran, Jonathan Hickman, James Owen, Eric Canete, Ted McKeever, Jock, Antony Johnston, Dame Darcy, and more!: Books

Amazon.com: Comic Book Tattoo Tales Inspired by Tori Amos: Pia Guerra, John Reppion, Leah Moore, David Mack, Mike Dringenberg, Colleen Doran, Jonathan Hickman, James Owen, Eric Canete, Ted McKeever, Jock, Antony Johnston, Dame Darcy, and more!: Books See less

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Added on 12/29/08

"I know your secret." Tonight is Tommy Morris's big chance: he's been invited to party with the social elite of Franklin High and maybe even hook up with Pam, the girl of his dreams. But when a prank call turns sour, Pam goes missing, and Tommy... See more

"I know your secret." Tonight is Tommy Morris's big chance: he's been invited to party with the social elite of Franklin High and maybe even hook up with Pam, the girl of his dreams. But when a prank call turns sour, Pam goes missing, and Tommy gets sucked into her disappearance deeper than he bargained for. The Secret is a chilling coming-of-age mystery from Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson and Eisner-nominated artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation; The Escapists). "This is a creepy book, one of the best I have read in a long time. Fans of quality horror comics should add this to their pull list." -Newsarama * Fully-painted interiors and cover from rising star Jason Shawn Alexander. * Collecting the four-issue miniseries. Publication Date: November 21, 2007 Format: FC, 112 pages, TPB, 7" x 10" Price: $14.95 Age range: 16+ ISBN-10: 1-59307-821-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-59307-821-8 See less

Added on 11/03/09

An Englishman's continuing search through space and time for a decent cup of tea . . . Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has not been entirely without incident. Arthur has... See more

An Englishman's continuing search through space and time for a decent cup of tea . . . Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has not been entirely without incident. Arthur has traveled the length, breadth, and depth of known, and unknown, space. He has stumbled forward and backward through time. He has been blown up, reassembled, cruelly imprisoned, horribly released, and colorfully insulted more than is strictly necessary. And of course Arthur Dent has comprehensively failed to grasp the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Arthur has finally made it home to Earth, but that does not mean he has escaped his fate. Arthur's chances of getting his hands on a decent cuppa have evaporated rapidly, along with all the world's oceans. For no sooner has he touched down on the planet Earth than he finds out that it is about to be blown up . . . again. And Another Thing . . . is the rather unexpected, but very... See less

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Added on 10/17/09

"A masterpiece...a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."--Time. -- Review

"A masterpiece...a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."--Time. -- Review See less

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Added on 09/21/09

Product Description It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated... See more

Product Description It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. Aleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battle-torn Stormwalker and a loyal crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, a girl disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered. With the Great War brewing, Alek's and Deryn's paths cross in the most unexpected way...taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure. One that will change both their lives forever. About the Author Scott Westerfeld's teen novels... See less

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Added on 09/04/09

Product Description San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted apartment buildings, and keep electric animals as pets because so many real animals have died. Most people emigrate to Mars - unless they have a... See more

Product Description San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted apartment buildings, and keep electric animals as pets because so many real animals have died. Most people emigrate to Mars - unless they have a job to do on Earth. Like Rick Deckard - android killer for the police and owner of an electric sheep. This week he has to find, identify, and kill six androids which have escaped from Mars. They're machines, but they look and sound and think like humans - clever, dangerous humans. They will be hard to kill. The film Blade Runner was based on this famous novel. From the Inside Flap "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world." --John Brunner THE INSPIRATION FOR BLADERUNNER. . . Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968. Grim and foreboding, even today it is a masterpiece ahead of its time. By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet.... See less

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Added on 09/04/09

Amazon.com Review One of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century, I Am Legend regularly appears on the "10 Best" lists of numerous critical studies of the horror genre. As Richard Matheson's third novel, it was first marketed as... See more

Amazon.com Review One of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century, I Am Legend regularly appears on the "10 Best" lists of numerous critical studies of the horror genre. As Richard Matheson's third novel, it was first marketed as science fiction (for although written in 1954, the story takes place in a future 1976). A terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive have been transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Except, that is, for Robert Neville. He alone appears to be immune to this disease, but the grim irony is that now he is the outsider. He is the legendary monster who must be destroyed because he is different from everyone else. Employing a stark, almost documentary style, Richard Matheson was one of the first writers to convince us that the undead can lurk in a local supermarket freezer as well as a remote Gothic castle. His influence on a generation of bestselling authors--including Stephen King and... See less

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Added on 05/21/09

Amazon.com: Personal Effects: Dark Art: J.C. Hutchins, Jordan Weisman: Books

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Added on 01/05/09

Amazon.com: Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set, The: Jonathan Stroud: Books

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Added on 10/16/07

Review [An] extraordinary collection. Extraordinary because it is the only volume of tales in the nineteenth century gathered by an upper-class woman from lower-middle-class and peasant women, straight from their mouths. Extraordinary because... See more

Review [An] extraordinary collection. Extraordinary because it is the only volume of tales in the nineteenth century gathered by an upper-class woman from lower-middle-class and peasant women, straight from their mouths. Extraordinary because Gonzenbach translated them from the Sicilian dialect directly into High German and added here and there her own feminst convictions. Extraordinary because they extolled a set of morals counter to the hypocritical stance of Gonzenbach's own class and exposed unjust practices that were the rule of the land. If it had not been for Gonzenbach, the voices of these tales might never have been recorded. -- Ruminator Review This is a wonderfully comprehensive collection of forgotten fairy tales told by Sicilian peasant women and painstakingly written down by Laura Gonzenbach. They're stories with a feminist slant, strange, quirky and tart. Sometimes shocking, often superb. -- Jacqueline Wilson, author of Girls in Tears and The Lottie Project The Sicilian... See less

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Added on 10/16/07

This paperback collection is an abbreviated version of the original hardbound which is now out of print. Even with some of the material missing, this collection is well worth the money. It can be hard to find fairy tale collections that contain the... See more

This paperback collection is an abbreviated version of the original hardbound which is now out of print. Even with some of the material missing, this collection is well worth the money. It can be hard to find fairy tale collections that contain the work of the women (such as Beaumont and d'Aulnoy) in the French salons that influenced Charles Perrault. This is one of the best collections, and it includes many of the tales that are mentioned by scholars but hard to locate. None of the stories are watered down and they paint a picture of why fairy tales are an important part of literature. In the end, they are entertaining stories and can be read just for fun, too. Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) See less

Added on 05/06/09

Amazon.com: The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book 7): Stephen King: Books

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Added on 05/06/09

Amazon.com: The Dark Tower Boxed Set (Books 1-4): Stephen King: Books

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Added on 11/26/08

Amazon.com: Boy Proof: Cecil Castellucci: Books

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