Mandela and the General
By: John Carlin
4.16
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In this thrilling graphic novel, Nelson Mandela’s fight against racism is about to spiral into an a…
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1. Journalism
By: Joe Sacco
4.25
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A first for the world's greatest cartoon reporter, a collection of journalism, including articles o… read more
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- graphic novels
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"The journalist must strive to find out what is going on and tell it, not neuter the truth in the name of equal time."-Joe Sacco, Journalism
"A journalist who says, 'Well, I pissed off both sides--I must be doing something right,' is probably fooling himself and, worse, he may be fooling the reader. Balance should not be a smokescreen for …"-Joe Sacco, Journalism
"I chiefly concern myself with those who seldom get a hearing, & I don't feel it is incumbent on me to balance their voices with the well-crafted apologetics of the powerful. The powerful are generall…"-Joe Sacco, Journalism
2. Daytripper
By: None , Fábio Moon , Gabriel Bá , Craig Thompson , Sean Konot
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
What are the most important days of your life? Meet Brás de Oliva Domingos. The miracle child of… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
"And sometimes we die to prove that we lived."-None, Daytripper
"It's strange being famous. People think they know you."-None, Daytripper
"He feels safer just knowing that even if he's away there is a home waiting for him to return."-None, Daytripper
"She was the most beautiful creature on Earth - her hair said so in that language only hair can speak."-None, Daytripper
3. Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History; A Play in Three Acts
By: C.L.R. James , Christian Høgsbjerg
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In 1934 C. L. R. James, the widely known Trinidadian intellectual, writer, and political activist, … read more
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- politics
- history
4. The Best We Could Do
By: Thi Bui
4.58
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam from d… read more
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5. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
By: Guy Delisle
3.50
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Famously referred to as one of the "Axis of Evil" countries, North Korea remains one of the most se… read more
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6. Les ignorants. Récit d'une initiation croisée
By: Étienne Davodeau
3.87
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Etienne Davodeau est auteur de bande dessinee, il ne sait pas grand-chose du monde du vin. Richard … read more
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7. The Attack
By: Yasmina Khadra , John T. Cullen
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Dr. Amin Jaafari, an Arab-Israeli citizen, is a surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. Dedicated to his… read more
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8. Poppies of Iraq
By: Lewis Trondheim , Brigitte Findakly
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Hardcover
A personal account of an Iraqi childhood Poppies of Iraqis Brigitte Findakly's nuanced tender chron… read more
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9. The Talk
By: Darrin Bell
4.65
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more
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- comics
- biography
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10. L'Iris blanc (Astérix, #40)
By: Fabcaro
3.83
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
« Pour éclairer la forêt, la floraison d’un seul iris suffit » L’Iris blanc est le nom d’une nouvel… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- bande dessinée
11. The Waiting
By: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
4.43
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The story begins with a mother's confession... sisters permanently separated by a border during the… read more
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12. Displacement
By: Kiku Hughes
4.29
Format: 283 pages, Paperback
A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more
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- graphic novels
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
13. Écoute, jolie Márcia
By: Marcello Quintanilha
4.07
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Márcia est infirmière dans un hôpital à proximité de Rio et vit dans une favela avec son petit ami … read more
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- comics
- bande dessinée
14. Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada
By: Michelle Good
4.44
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
Abold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experi… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
15. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
By: Rebecca Hall
4.30
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the story of women… read more
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- comics
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"You think you are reading an accurate chronicle written at the time, but if we are and what we care about are deemed irrelevant, it won't be in there."-Rebecca Hall, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
"History written by the victors always erases the resistance. And those of us who live in the wake/ruins learn that we're inferior and needed to be conquered and enslaved. This is the afterlife of sla…"-Rebecca Hall, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
"Quantitative historians who use statistical tools to study big-picture historical trends, created a vast database of research on more than 36,000 slave ship voyages that took place over four hundred …"-Rebecca Hall, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
16. You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
By: Tarana Burke
4.52
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artis… read more
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- nonfiction
"The truth always needs a resting place or it will lie down wherever it sees fit."-Tarana Burke, You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
"At the time, the whispers to keep silent and appear normal were deafening. And so we did. There is no blame here. We were just trying to survive. (Where the Truth Rests)"-Tarana Burke, You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
"Dangerous is the woman who can give herself what she used to seek from others. Limitless is the woman who dares to name herself. The way I see it, shame cannot oppress what acceptance has already cla…"-Tarana Burke, You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
"Systems of white supremacy teach us shame because they have no guilt. Rejecting shame for Black lives means rejecting individual responsibility for structural failures. (Unlearning Shame and Remember…"-Tarana Burke, You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
17. We Served the People: My Mother's Stories
By: Emei Burell
3.89
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A collection of moving stories passed from mother to daughter recounting life during China’s Cultur… read more
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18. The Puerto Rican War
By: John Vasquez Mejias
4.22
Format: 96 pages, None
The Puerto Rican War is a graphic novel that tells the story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighti… read more
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19. Warburg & Beach
By: Jorge Carrión
3.61
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
Una novela gráfica extremadamente original sobre librerías, bibliotecas y destinos cruzados. Durant… read more
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20. Drawing the Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Voting in America
By: Tommy Jenkins
3.75
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
How the history of American voting rights has shaped the way we vote today Coinciding with the 20… read more
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21. Mandela and the General
By: John Carlin
4.16
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In this thrilling graphic novel, Nelson Mandela’s fight against racism is about to spiral into an a… read more
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