The Boys' Book Of Heroes

Cartoons Cummings, Richard: Make Your Own Comics For Fun and Profit, Henry Z Walck Inc, NY, 1976 ; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0809839296
Condition: Good in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. Bottom shelf worn. Book Size 4to.

Make Your Own Comics For Fun and Profit by Richard Cummings. Henry Z Walck Inc, NY, 1976. 1st Ed. Hardbound w/DJ. 4to. Discarded Library Book. Bottom shelf worn. This is a book for those who like to read comics and want to ''make'' them, draw the adventures of their own funny folk, talking animals, super-heroes and heroines. It is lavishly illustrated by the author and with the work of eleven talented youngsters, boys and girls ranging in age from eight to sixteen, from all parts of the country and from all social backgrounds. It also includes the work of six professional cartoonists: Mort Walker, Jules Feiffer, Marie Severin, Johnny Romite, Will Eisner, and Richard Corben. 118 Pgs. Description text copyright 2001 BooksForComfort. Item ID 4248.; 1st Ed

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Tinti, Hannah. The Good Thief A Novel. Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2009. ; weicher Einband / soft cover
0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 Inches; 368 pages; Winner of the 2008 John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize * A <i>Washington Post</i> Best Book of 2008 * A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Book of 2008 <i><br><br></i>Richly imagined and gothically spooky, <b>The Good Thief</b> introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary fiction and ratifies Hannah Tinti as one of our most exciting talents writing today. <br><br>Twelve year-old Ren is missing his left hand. How it was lost is a mystery that Ren has been trying to solve for his entire life, as well as who his parents are, and why he was abandoned as an infant at Saint Anthony's Orphanage for boys. When a young man named Benjamin Nab appears, claiming to be Ren's long-lost brother, his convincing tale of how Ren lost his hand persuades the monks at the orphanage to release the boy and to give Ren some hope. But is Benjamin really who he says he is? As Ren is introduced to a life of hardscrabble adventure filled with outrageous scam artists, grave robbers, and petty thieves, he begins to suspect that Benjamin not only holds the key to his future, but to his past as well .. 9780385337465.

Paperback, Near Fine with no dust jacket.

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Hastings, Macdonald: More Men of Glory. Hulton Press Ltd, 1959.
Followmg the tremendous success of Ins earlier book, Men of Glory, Eagle Special Jnvestigator Macdonald Hastings has here prepared a further collection of stirring true stories about heroes from both World Wars. Not all of these gallant men were in the forces, and some were mere boys. One thing, however, they all had in common, and that was an unquenchable determination to win through, whatever the odds. This quality, together with a complete disregard for personal safety, shines through the many magnificent deeds of courage which are re-lived for you in the pages that follow.

gebundene Ausgabe, SU, Leinen, gut

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Michael,Chabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Harper Collins Publ. UK, Juli 2001 ISBN: 1841154938
The acclaimed novel from the author of The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys. A heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic, which has just been announced as the winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

NEUBUCH! 639 Seiten 197 mm x 128 mm x 48 mm Einband:Kartoniert/Broschiert

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