Graphic Nonfiction Subjects Ranging from Anarchism to Zen

For Beginners books are a documentary, graphic non-fiction series. Every book in the series serves one purpose: to present to the reader in a straightforward, accessible manner the works of great thinkers and subjects alike. With subjects ranging from philosophy, to politics, to art and beyond, the For Beginners series covers a range of familiar concepts in a humorous comic book-style, and takes a readily comprehensible approach thats respective of the intelligence of its audience. This series is for those who want to know more about a subject, but dont want to get bogged down in dry facts. Each book is painstakingly researched, written and illustrated in a style that best suits the subject. Dedicated to Glenn Thompson, the inventor and the inspiration for the series.

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GLOBAL WARMING FOR BEGINNERS

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DEMOCRACY FOR BEGINNERS

Author: Dean Goodwin, Ph.D. Illustrator: Joe Lee 6 x 9 Trade Paperback 144 Pages B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-27-0 Ebook Also Available: Ebook ISBN:978-1-934389-43-0 Environmental Science

Author: Robert Cavalier Illustrator: Reuben Negrn 6 x 9 Trade Paperback 128 Pages B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-36-2 History/Politics

The science is in: Global warming is for real. But what does it all really mean, and what can or should we do about it? This clear, fluid narrative by a leading scientist and educator takes a scrupulously balanced approach in explaining for the reader the history of global climate monitoring and change, and the whos, hows, whats, whens, wheres and whys of the interaction between human activity and recent trends in the Earths climate. Global Warming For Beginners is organized into five compelling sections: Global Warming, An Introduction, The Cause, The Consequences, The Solutions, What Steps Can I Take? Working from the premise that no one can do everything but everyone can do something, Goodwin challenges readers with experiments they can conduct to gain a better understanding of the science underlying the problems facing our planet, and concludes with a list of fifty easy actions people can choose from to start doing their part in the effort to slow or stop global warming. As with all For Beginners titles, this volume is illustrated throughout with entertaining drawings that help readers understand and retain the information in Goodwins lively and comprehensive text.
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Author, DEAN GOODWIN, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Center for InquiryBased Education. He is also director of marine and environmental education and teaches at Christchurch School in Virginia. Dr. Goodwin is a national recognized environmental educator with an honors degrees in biochemistry, a post-graduate certificate in science education, and a Ph.D. in mechanistic organic photochemistry. He has more than twentyfive years teaching experience at both the college and secondary level.

With all the talk about democracy these days, its surprising how little time is spent concentrating on the very idea of democracy itself the history of this political institution and the justification for it as a political institution. Democracy For Beginners looks at the history and concept of democracy as well as some challenges that democracy faces today. Beginning with the rise of Democracy in 5th Century Athens and ending with the notion of e-democracy and the possibility of democratic practice across national boundaries, Democracy For Beginners traces the evolution of democracy as a political concept and addresses some of its main critics (from Plato to contemporary social choice theory). Democracy For Beginners is the perfect introduction to the foundation on which our country stands.
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Robert Cavalier received his BA from New York University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University. In 1987 he joined the staff at Carnegie Mellon's Center for Design of Educational Computing, where he became Executive Director in 1991. Dr. Cavalier was Director of CMU's Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy from 2005-2007. He is currently co-Director of Southwestern Pennsylvania Program for Deliberative Democracy.

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BARACK OBAMA FOR BEGINNERS: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE

Author: Bob Neer Illustrator: Joe Lee
6 X 9 Trade Paperback 128 Pages B/W Illlustrations Throughout $12.95 ($15.99 Canadian) ISBN:978-1-934389-44-7

AYN RAND FOR BEGINNERS

Author: Andrew Bernstein Illustrator: Owen Brozman

6 x 9 Trade Paperback 176 Pages (est)

B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.99 ($18.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-37-9 Philosophy

Ebook Also Available: Ebook ISBN:978-1-934389-45-4 Current Events/Political Biography

Barack Obama For Beginners: An Essential Guide is the most concise and reliable short biography available on the 44th President of the United States from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, education at Columbia and Harvard, work as a community organizer, writer, teacher, lawyer, and politician in Illinois, to his historic nomination for President. Barack Obama For Beginners keeps the focus on the man and his record accomplishments and missteps, praise and criticism to allow readers to gain a balanced understanding of President Obama as they follow his rise to the White House. Entertaining illustrations enliven the reading experience and highlight important details.
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Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is beloved by millions of readers. Her writings and her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism have acquired a world-wide following. But until now, there has been no simple, easy-to-read introduction to her books and ideas. Ayn Rand For Beginners is that book. In clear, down-to-earth language, it helps longtime fans and readers newly discovering her works alike understand and appreciate the depth and richness of her compelling stories and illuminating ideas about human nature and society
******* Andrew Bernstein has published on a wide variety of philosophical and literary issues based on Ayn Rands philosophies including Objectivism In One Lesson: An Introduction to the Philosophy Of Ayn Rand. Dr. Bernstein lectures regularly at American universities, speaking on a broad range of intellectual topics. A popular lecturer and guest, he appears frequently on the radio on shows in Boston, Northern California, St. Louis, and Detroit among others, and has been a talk-radio guest host in Los Angeles. Discussions include such topics as the role of values in human life, the need for heroes in our society, the nature of a proper curriculum for our schools, and the application of philosophical principles to a broad array of cultural/political topics. Dr. Bernstein is a Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Marist College; he also teaches at SUNY Purchase (which selected him Outstanding Teacher for 2004)--and formerly at Pace University, and Marymount College (which selected him Outstanding Teacher for 1995). He has taught at Hunter College, Long Island University, and many other New York-area colleges. He lectures frequently at philosophy conferences all over the United States; additionally in Canada, England, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong and Bermuda.

Bob Neer is writing his dissertation to complete his Ph.D. in U.S. history at Columbia University. He received a M. Phil. in U.S. history in 2007, and a J.D. and M.A. in U.S. history in 1991, all from Columbia. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1986. He is a co-founder and co-editor of BlueMassGroup.com, the most widely read political blog in New England.

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ZINN FOR BEGINNERS

LACAN FOR BEGINNERS

Author: David Cogswell Illustrator: Joe Lee

6 x 9 Trade Paperback 176 Pages (est)

Author: Philip Hill Illustrator: David Leach 6 x 9 Trade Paperback 176 Pages B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.99 ($18.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-39-3

B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.99 ($18.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-40-9

Psychology & PsychiatryPsychoanalysis Zinn For Beginners describes the life and work of the most vital historian of our time. Howard Zinn led a revolution in the writing of history by telling the story not from the standpoint of conquerors and rulers, but from the side of the ordinary people who always bear the brunt of the ambitions of tyrants. Zinn tells the story of Columbus discovery of America from the standpoint of the native people whose hands Columbus cut off to terrorize them into giving him gold. He tells the story of the Civil War not from the point of view of the great generals who directed the slaughter, but from that of the slaves and from the ordinary people who gave up their lives in the struggle. It tells of the Spanish-American War from the point of view of Mark Twain, who wrote, When the smoke was over, the dead buried, and the cost of the war came back to the people it suddenly dawned on us that the cause of the Spanish-American war was the price of sugar that the lives, blood, and money of the American people were used to protect the interest of the American capitalists. Howard Zinns fresh look at history has earned him a devoted following. Zinn For Beginners tells the story of where Zinn came from, what events shaped his life, and walks through the main points of his major works. **********
David Cogswell is a writer based in Hoboken, N.J. He has written thousands of articles on business, travel, politics, and the arts for various print and online publications, including Online Journal, Democratic Underground, Bushwatch, Indymedia.org, Fortune.com, Travel Weekly, the Hudson Current and the Jersey Journal. Hes the author of Chomsky For Beginners and Existentialism For Beginners, and has contributed pieces to a number of political books, including Fortunate Son: The Making of an American President, by J.H. Hatfield; Ambushed: The Hidden History of the Bush Family by Toby Rogers; and Americas Autopsy Report, by John Kaminski. He is currently working on a book about corporatism.

Psychology & PsychiatryPsychoanalysis

Jacques Lacan is probably the most influential psychoanalyst since Freud (of the roughly 20,000 psychoanalysts in the world, about half are Lacanians) yet most people know nothing about him. The 10,000 analysts who use Lacans ideas, work mostly in France, Spain, Italy, and South America. To the rest of the world, including England and America, Lacan is a genius-in-waiting, due to be discovered any day now. Despite (or because of) his brilliance, Lacan is incredibly difficult to understand. He wrote with an obscure, almost impenetrable style that casually refers to philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, etc.and to make matters worse, his ideas changed over the years. (At this point, any rational person must be wondering, What good is Lacans brilliance if I cant understand his ideas?) Lacan For Beginners by Philip Hill addresses that question with great clarity without oversimplifying Lacans ideas. Hill introduces the reader to Lacans theories and their relation to clinical practice in twelve elegantly structured chapters, designed around tantalizing questions that serve to clarify Lacans ideas. Lacan For Beginners is written with clarity, insight, and wit and illustrated with examples from popular culture and cinema. The artwork is humorous and informative, and works with the text. So dont you think it is about time you become familiar with his work?
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Philip Hill is a registered psychoanalyst, writer and teacher with over 16 years clinical experience. Philip trained with UK's first Lacanian training organization, the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR) and is a now member. Additionally, he is a member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy. He is the author of two books on Lacan and psychoanalysis and is currently working on two more. Additionally Philip lectures in the UK and internationally. Philip studied Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Warwick.

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ART THEORY FOR BEGINNERS

RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM PHYSICS FOR BEGINNERS

Author: Richard Osborne Illustrator: Natalie Turner 6 x 9 Trade Paperback 192 Pages B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.99 ($18.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-47-8 Art/Reference

Author: Steven L. Manly Illustrator: Steven Fournier

6 x 9 Trade Paperback 176 Pages (est)

B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.99 ($18.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-42-3 Science/Physics

Art Theory For Beginners delivers what it promises: a complete survey of all the historical and current debates on art. From paleolithic cave-painting to modern art, this concise and entertaining introduction offers the beginner a survey of all the debates that stem from the idea of art. The contributions of philosophers, theorists and artists are included to show how theory and practice have interacted and developed historically to produce the current situation.
********* Richard Osborne is a philosopher and writer with special interests in Art, Technology and contemporary culture. He is the author of several internationally best-selling works including Philosophy For Beginners, Freud For Beginners, Introducing Sociology and Megawords, a cultural dictionary for the humanities. He has also written extensively on Philosophy and culture in a wide range of journals from Oslo to Osaka, including work on Art and the Mass Media; and also penned The Universe, a history of scientific thinking of ideas of the Universe, which was published in the UK and America. His two most recent books are Philosophy in Art (Zidane Press) 2006 and AES+F. Last Riot 2. A study of the work of the celebrated Russian art group who have been exhibited in many countries. Richard currently teaches at the University of the Arts in London.

The search for simplicity and consistency with experimental observations coupled with more and better observations allowed mankind to overthrow deeply held prior convictions about the structure of the universe. The struggle against the human bias continues to this day. As we have expanded our horizons to see things vastly smaller/faster/larger/farther than ever before, we have been forced to confront preconceptions born of the human experience and create wholly new ways of looking at the world around us. There is nothing quite as strange and exciting as the reality show of our universe. Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners describes the revolutionary theories of relativity and quantum physics and shows how these ideas have led to amazing advances in our understanding of the universe. Steven Manly is a leading research physicist, highly respected in his field, who is also well known for his lively classroom lectures, and his special talent for elucidating complex ideas.
******** Steve Manly graduated from Pfeiffer College with a triple major in mathematics, physics and chemistry in 1982. He also earned a Ph.D. in experimental high energy physics from Columbia University in 1989. He was on the faculty at Yale University before moving to the University of Rochester in 1998. Professor Manly's teaching efforts have focused on improving the student experience in large introductory physics courses. Outside of the formal teaching in the classroom, he is a frequent speaker on particle physics, cosmology and relativity to non-experts. These events have ranged from alumni symposia at colleges to high school and middle school science programs and career days. He was named the NY State Professor of the Year in 2003 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and was honored as the Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Rochester from 2002-2005. Most recently, Manly was named the recipient of the 2007 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award by the American Association of Physics Teachers.

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Complete Backlist

POETRY FOR BEGINNERS

African History For Beginners Authors: Margaret Chapman & Kathleen A. Welton Illustrator: Reuben Negrn
6 x 9 Trade Paperback 176 Pages (est)
By Herb Boyd Illustrated: Shey Wolvek-Pfister

Anarchism For Beginners

By Marcos Mayer Illustrated: Sany

B/W Illlustrations Throughout $14.99 ($18.95 Canadian) ISBN: 978-1-934389-46-1 Poetry/Reference

African History For Beginners provides striking visuals and fascinating text which bring to life this continent of cultural riches and wonders. Discover the glory of the Pharaohs, the Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba, and the courage of the Masai.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 128 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout African American Studies/History ISBN: 978-1-934389-18-8 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Anarchism For Beginners covers the history and influence of Anarchism through its contradictions and missteps, as well as its notable creativity and indefatigable fighting spirit of the intellectuals such as Michel Foucault, Noam Chomsky and Murray Bookchin.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 170 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Political Science ISBN: 978-1-934389-32-4 $14.95 ($16.95 CAN)

Arabs & Israel For Beginners A fun, lively, humorous and accessible guide to the world of poetry that will expand readers' appreciation and understanding of poetry through all ages, and its relevance to our everyday lives. As with all For Beginners titles, vivid illustrations and characters brought to life on the pages will be used throughout to help tell the story. Why do some people have a hard time connecting with poetry while for others a "poem is like a painting"? What makes a poem good or bad? Why does poetry matter? From ancient Greece to the present, Poetry For Beginners traces the wonders of the written word and shows how to enjoy poetry and how it is relevant to daily life. *******
Margaret Chapman is a poet, fiction writer and educator. She has worked for four years through the Poetry Center of Chicago as Poet-in-Residence in the Chicago Public Schools. She has held nine year-long residences in five elementary and high schools, and has taught reading and writing poetry to hundreds of public school students. In 2008 she was awarded the Poetry Center of Chicago's Gwendolyn Brooks Award for excellence in teaching. She leads training workshops on integrating poetry into the class room and currently teaches in the English department at Columbia College Chicago. Kathleen A. Welton is a veteran publishing executive with 30 years of experience in the book publishing field, her duties varied from editorial to sales and marketing, strategic planning, to the role of publisher. She was instrumental in the creation of many bestselling and award winning books and series, as well as many major organizational websites. She was also involved in the start-up and publication of more than 150 books in the For Dummies series. She is an active member in many major poetry and literacy related organizations and will assume editorial duties for the Emily Dickenson International Society Bulletin. She is also the co-editor of 100 Essential Modern Poems by Women.
By Ron David Illustrated: Susan David

Astronomy For Beginners

By Jeff Becan Illustrated: Sarah Becan

With dramatic events happening almost every day in the Israeli-Palestinian region, and the US government increasingly becoming involved, the American public deserves to hear both sides. Arabs & Israel for Beginners provides an intelligent, in-depth, perspective on the struggle between the two nations.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 224 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Middle Eastern Studies/History ISBN: 978-1-934389-16-4 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Astronomy For Beginners explains the patterns of the heavens, the equinoxes and the solstices, the major meteor showers, and the solar and lunar eclipses. Its an entertaining guided tour of the solar system and explains how the way we measure time itself is intimately related to celestial phenomena.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 160 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Science/Astronomy ISBN: 978-1-934389-25-6 $14.95 ($16.95 CAN)

Black History For Beginners

By Denise Dennis Illustrated: Susan Willmarth

The Black Holocaust For Beginners

By S.E. Anderson Illustrated: Vanessa Holley

The only way to help abolish racial stereotypes of black people throughout history. Black History For Beginners covers an often ignored history of the black struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa through the Civil Rights movement and the struggles that black people face today.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout African American Studies/History ISBN: 978-1-934389-19-5 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

The Black Holocaust, a travesty that killed millions of Africans from the start of the European slave trade (c.1500) to the Civil War (1865) is the most underreported major event in history. The Black Holocaust For Beginnerspart documented chronicle, part engaging narrativeputs this tragic event in plain sight where it belongs.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout African American Studies/History ISBN: 978-1-934389-03-4 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Complete Backlist Black Woman For Beginners

By S. Pearl Sharp Illustrated: Beverly Hawkins Hall

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By David Cogswell Illustrated: Paul Gordon

Existentialism For Beginners

By David Cogswell Illustrated: Joe Lee

Foucault For Beginners

By Lydia Alix Fillingham Illustrated: Moshe Susser

Black Women For Beginners chronicles the trials and triumphs of Black Women from antiquity to the present, reflecting with wit and humor the challenges they have faced and the fortitude and strength that have sustained Black Women and patterned history with a diversity of excellence.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout African American Studies/Womens Studies ISBN: 978-1-934389-20-1 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Noam Chomskys message is very simple: Huge corporations run our country, the world, both political parties, and the major media. Chomsky For Beginners fill you in on the man, the myth, the legend, in a humorous and insightful presentation. As a bonus, the author has included an exclusive interview with the maverick genius.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 160 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Political Science ISBN: 978-1-934389-17-1 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

With dazzling, gritty illustrations Existentialism For Beginners takes an affectionate look at a style of thinking that has often been seen as obscure, difficult, cryptic and dark. It helps to draw the movements diverse elements together to create a palatable introduction and an enjoyable historical review.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Existentialism ISBN: 978-1-934389-21-8 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Foucault For Beginners examines Michel Foucaults work noting that it has profoundly affected the teaching of such diverse disciplines as literary criticism, criminology, and gender studies. Arguing that definitions of abnormal behavior are culturally constructed, Foucault explored the unfair divisions between those who meet and those who deviate from social norms.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 160 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Reference ISBN: 978-1-934389-12-6 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Dada & Surrealism For Beginners By Elsa Bethanis & Peter Bethanis Illustrated: Joe Lee Who puts a moustache on the Mona Lisa? Enters a urinal in an art competition? Declares their own independent republic? Dadas! In Dada and Surrealism For Beginners youll gain an understanding of their long-term (and current) influences on contemporary art and cultureeverything from performance to pop art. Trade Paperback 6 x 9 128 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Art/Philosophy ISBN: 978-1-934389-00-3 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Deconstruction For Beginners

By Jim Powell Illustrated: Joe Lee

Heidegger For Beginners

By Eric Lemay & Jennifer A. Pitts Illustrated: Paul Gordon

Islam For Beginners

By M.I. Matar Illustrated: Haitham Haddad

When Jacques Derrida, father of deconstruction, uses buzzwords such as phallogocentrism and transcendental signified, humanities students and aspiring philosophers may get weak in the knees. Deconstruction For Beginners is an irreverent romp through deconstructive domains, offering lucid explanations of the most important deconstructive ideas and texts as well as lesser-known works.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 168 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Western Philosophy/History ISBN: 978-1-934389-26-3 $14.95 ($16.95 CAN)

Starting with the life of Prophet Mohammad, Islam The ideas of German philosoFor Beginners details the pher Martin Heidegger have historic beginnings of Islam been described as an intellecand its spread throughout the tual time bomb, as some of Middle East and Africa on to the most revolutionary the European and American thought in western continents, and covers the history. Heidegger For Beginners serves as an entry into the ideas of one major achievements and influence the Muslim community has made on other cultures of the 20th centurys most important thinkers. worldwide.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 128 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Art/Philosophy ISBN: 978-1-934389-13-3 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN) Trade Paperback 6 x 9 216 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Religion/Islam ISBN: 978-1-934389-01-0 $14.95 ($16.95 CAN)

Derrida For Beginners

By Jim Powell Illustrated: Van Howell

Eastern Philosophy For Beginners

By Jim Powell Illustrated: Joe Lee

Kierkegaard For Beginners

By Donald D. Palmer Illustrated: Donald D. Palmer

Linguistics For Beginners

By W. Terrence Gordon Illustrated: Susan Willmarth

Derrida is one of those annoying geniuses you can take a class on, read half-adozen books by and still have no idea what hes talking about. Derrida For Beginners is the clearest explanation of Derrida and deconstruction presently available in our solar system.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Biography ISBN: 978-1-934389-11-9 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

The spiritual rewards and intellectual challenges of Eastern philosophy are revealed in this visually stunning book. All the major philosophies of India, China, Tibet and Japan are explained and everyone, from beginner to expert, will find Eastern Philosophy For Beginners an insightful overview.

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Sren Kierkegaard was the bridge that led from Hegel to Existentialism. Kierkegaard For Beginners explains the great Danish thinkers obsession with the particularity of human existence as well as his demonstration of how the creation of an authentic new kind of individual is possible.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 160 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Biography ISBN: 978-1-934389-14-0 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Linguistics For Beginners is the first book to make the arcane labors of linguistics accessible to general readers. The reader will learn about language acquisition, ancient languages, little-known languages, linguistic engineering, structuralism, language origins, the anthropological approach to linguistics, kinship semantics, geographical linguistics, and much more!
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 128 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Linguistics/Philosophy ISBN: 978-1-934389-28-7 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Complete Backlist Malcolm X For Beginners

By Bernard Aquina Doctor Illustrated: Bernard Aquina Doctor

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By Marc Sautet Illustrated: Patrick Boussignac

Sartre For Beginners

By Donald D. Palmer Illustrated: Donald D. Palmer

Shakespeare For Beginners

By Brandon Toropov Illustrated: Joe Lee

Malcolm X For Beginners reveals the teacher, the leader, and the revolutionary voice of change that Malcolm X was, and continues to be. Powerful narrative and graphics tell the story of Malcolm Xs life, including little-known facts, evolution of his ideologies and philosophies, and his impact on an era.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout African American Studies/History ISBN: 978-1-934389-04-1 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

The unorthodox life and ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche come alive in this documentary history. Nietzsche For Beginners presents Nietzsches famous love affairs, his theories of the Superman, the Antichrist and nihilism, as well as his impact on Twentieth Century thinking. Discover why this great thinker defiantly declared, God is Dead.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Biography ISBN: 978-1-934389-05-8 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Sartre For Beginners is an accessible, yet sophisticated introduction to the life and works of the famous French philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre was a member of the French underground during World War II, a novelist, a playwright, and a major influence in French political and intellectual life.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 216 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Biography ISBN: 978-1-934389-15-7 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Shakespeare For Beginners offers clear descriptions and plot summaries of each play; it lists key phrases and important themes, explains the main ideas behind each work and features excerptz of important passages (with explanatory notes on tough words.) And it is the only entry level book available outside Great Britain that covers all of Shakespeares plays.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 224 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Drama/Shakespeare ISBN: 978-1-934389-29-4 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

The Olympics For Beginners

By Brandon Toropov Illustrated: Joe Lee

Philosophy For Beginners

By Richard Osborne Illustrated: Ralph Edney

Structuralism & Poststructuralism For Beginners

By Donald D. Palmer

Zen For Beginners

By Judith Blackstone & Zoran Josipovic Illustrated: Naomi Rosenblatt

The Olympics for Beginners provides concise and amusing assessments of the key elements of the Games, looks at the original Greek Olympics, leads you on a brisk tour of the history of the modern Olympic movement, and shines a spotlight on the many dazzling high points of the competition.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 176 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Sports & Recreation/Olympics ISBN: 978-1-934389-33-1 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

The ABCs of philosophy easy to understand but never simplistic. Beginning with basic questions posed by the ancient Greeks - What is knowledge? What is good and evil? Philosophy For Beginners traces the answers given by western philosophy over the last 2,500 years.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 216 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Reference ISBN: 978-1-934389-02-7 $14.95 ($16.95 CAN)

Structuralism and Poststructuralism For Beginners is an illustrated tour through the mysterious landscape of these two theories. The books starting point is the linguistic theory of Ferdinand de Saussure, and concludes by examining the postmodern obsession with language and with the radical claim of the disappearance of the individual obsessions that unite the work of all of these theorists.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 160 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Reference ISBN: 978-1-934389-10-2 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

Zen For Beginners uses an engaging mix of clear, informative writing and delightful illustrations to document the story of Zen from its impact on Chinese and Japanese culture to its influence on American writers such as Ginsberg and Kerouac.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 176 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Science/Astronomy ISBN: 978-1-934389-06-5 $14.95 ($16.95 CAN)

Plato For Beginners

By Robert Cavalier Illustrated: Eric Lurio

Postmodernism For Beginners

By Jim Powell

All philosophy is a footnote Illustrated: Joe Lee to Plato. Platos questions Postmodernism For remain as real for us today as Beginners features the thoughts of Foucault on they were 2500 years power and knowledge, ago: What is Justice? What Jameson on mapping the postis Truth? What is Beauty? modern, Baudrillard on the Plato For Beginners covers media, Derrida on deconstructhe history of Greece as well tion and Deleuze and Guattari as the life and ideas of this great philosopher and on rhizomes. The book also discusses postmodhis influence over time, from early Christianity ern artifacts such as Madonna, cyberpunk sci-fi, to the present. Buddhist ecology and teledildonics.
Trade Paperback 6 x 9 160 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Biography ISBN: 978-1-934389-08-9 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN) Trade Paperback 6 x 9 192 pages B/W Illustrations Throughout Philosophy/Reference ISBN: 978-1-934389-09-6 $14.95 ($21.00 CAN)

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