Drawing from Life magazine and the greatest photo archives of our time, this book chronicles our century by way of an unparalleled collection of photographs.

This is a fast-paced and enthralling look at how our daily lives were radically transformed between 1900 and 2000.

"Meet the Wongs, Shengs, and Tsuis, and learn of their secrets and desires. Bound by friendship, love, and family, these wild and eclectic clans - whose members include a matriarch who talks to dead relatives, her nymphomaniac granddaughter, an old man living in the past of yellowing newspapers, and a young street punk - clash and connect, illuminating one another in extraordinary ways." "Who are the troublemakers? Who are the saints? All of these characters are at a crossroads, confronting their own particular life struggles. In "Doctor," a family's golden child marries a black man and is shunned by her family. In "Mama," traditional parents come to the rescue of their bisexual daughter. And in the closing story, a thief stumbles across his past while committing what he intends to be his final robbery. Everyone in these stories is offered a chance to change - and it is surprising to see who will rise to that challenge."--Jacket.

Discusses the lives of some Asian Americans primarily known for their writing, including Amy Tan, David Henry Kwang, Dharati Mukherjee, Jessica Hagedorn, and Laurence Yep.

"Plague, a devastating and recurring affliction throughout the Renaissance, had a major impact on European life. Not only was pestilence a biological problem, but it was also read as a symptom of spiritual degeneracy and it caused widespread social disorder. Assembling a picture of the complex and sometimes contradictory responses to plague from medical, spiritual and civic perspectives, this book uncovers the place of music - whether regarded as an indispensable medicine or a moral poison that exacerbated outbreaks - in the management of the disease. This original musicological approach further reveals how composers responded, in their works, to the discourses and practices surrounding one of the greatest medical crises in the pre-modern age. Addressing topics such as music as therapy, public rituals and performance and music in religion, the volume also provides detailed musical analysis throughout to illustrate how pestilence affected societal attitudes toward music."--

Max lacks the lack to be a villain like the rest of his family, but when he brings home a bunny, his mother challenges them to become a devious duo or Max will lose his new sidekick forever.

When Red, a young red panda, finds her book about pandas completely omits red pandas, she decides to write a book herself.

Create your own graphic novel and bring your coolest stories to life! Do you have a story to tell? Now you can tell it by creating your own graphic novel! With this step-by-step guide, you'll discover the storytelling skills of sequential art--how to use words and pictures to tell a story that neither could do alone. For budding young storytellers bursting with fantastic tales to tell, this guide will get you drawing in no time. Learn how to outline and script a story, pace the action, and plan transitions. The break out of the traditional comic book panel with an exciting variety of blank templates to fill in! Place your own captions, speech balloons, and sound effects--or don't! It's all up to you. With this book, you can experiment and explore to create a super cool graphic novel of your very own.