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Book Cover for: The Lady Doctor, Ian Williams

The Lady Doctor

Ian Williams
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What's working in a small GP practice like? In The Lady Doctor, Ian Williams supplies a human answer. "An absorbing drama with comedy moments making you feel like Richard Curtis-scripted films ought to, but so often don’t." @TheBadDr @MyriadEditions https://t.co/KXJHLJL4Xr https://t.co/Vfh20mT6YA

Paperback, 2019

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Guts: A Graphic Novel, Raina Telgemeier

Guts: A Graphic Novel

Raina Telgemeier
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Every Raina Telgemeier graphic novel is a young adult treat, and Guts is no different. It explores anxieties and how they can manifest as physical pain, @Scholastic https://t.co/a9EeEBzjvb https://t.co/ebqrADqupl

Paperback, 2019

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Artichoke Tales, Megan Kelso

Artichoke Tales

Megan Kelso
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Megan Kelso's Artichoke Tales "is truly magical and awaits your avid, appreciative attention and consumption". A generational saga of stories within stories, all beguiling. @megangirlhero @fantagraphics https://t.co/BYqWiIlJIy https://t.co/mTx7ML5GDk

Paperback, 2022

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: She Could Fly Volume 3: Fight or Flight, Christopher Cantwell

She Could Fly Volume 3: Fight or Flight

Christopher Cantwell
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Christopher Cantwell and @martinmorazzo pull out all the stops for their impressive, if downbeat third chapter of She Could Fly, Fight or Flight? "poignantly written and superbly drawn". @ifyoucantwell https://t.co/BiojXZJ9wS https://t.co/NxZpIcqavG

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Zenith: Phase Three, Grant Morrison

Zenith: Phase Three

Grant Morrison
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"A compact distillation of neat ideas that’s also a fast-paced superhero adventure with clever twists". We think Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell's Zenith Phase Four still reads very well. @2000AD https://t.co/al1nnrhXnk https://t.co/hCCKSI7vmi

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Book Cover for: The Treasure of the Black Swan, Paco Roca

The Treasure of the Black Swan

Paco Roca
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The poltical truth behind recovering long lost riches from the sea in the absorbing Treasure of the Black Swan. Authenticity from Spanish diplomat Guillermo Corral and tidy art from @paco_roca. @fantagraphics https://t.co/01xWIEeibe https://t.co/5czdRMzEwB

Hardcover, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ballad for Sophie, Filipe Melo

Ballad for Sophie

Filipe Melo
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Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia's Ballad for Sophie is an award-nominated journey through the 20th century life and times of a pianist. "It's dark in places, but never loses sight of humanity, the emotions symphonically balanced". @topshelfcomix https://t.co/2u7ND1j7Ex https://t.co/T3MXXqO1A5

Paperback, 2021

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fight the Power!: A Visual History of Protest Among the English Speaking Peoples, Sean Michael Wilson

Fight the Power!: A Visual History of Protest Among the English Speaking Peoples

Sean Michael Wilson
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@SeanMichaelWord and Benjamin Dickson's Fight the Power has been out for a while, but is now more relevant than ever. Engagingly illustrated by @HuntEmerson and others it's a lesson that rights have to be fought for. https://t.co/TpROCHIa8k https://t.co/UJqnK1FTzI

Paperback, 2013

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hellboy: The Bones of Giants, Mike Mignola

Hellboy: The Bones of Giants

Mike Mignola
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B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth is great horror building beautifully. Mike Mignola and John Arcudi surprise and art from Laurence Campbell, @MrTylerCrook and @JamesHarren1 is sumptuous. @artofmmignola, @DarkHorseComics @hellboy_news https://t.co/l7vYpdEInw https://t.co/uHvwtZVci0

Hardcover, 2022

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Thousand Coloured Castles, Gareth Brookes

A Thousand Coloured Castles

Gareth Brookes
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"Gentle, genteel and utterly beguiling, this is a masterpiece of fantasy understatement with a potent underpinning of quietly desperate lives truly lived". A Thousand Coloured Castles from @brookes_gareth isn't your standard fantasy. @MyriadEditions https://t.co/GVqfNIbxDa https://t.co/VdTO2PXXfg

Hardcover, 2017

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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