In the second volume of Tove Jansson's humorous yet melancholic Moomin comic strip, we get four new stories about jealousy, competition, child rearing, and self-reinvention. The Moomins try to hibernate in the fashion of their ancestors but insomnia places them smack-dab into a winter carnival with the winter-sports-loving Mr. Brisk. The fickle and eternally lovestruck Mymble a...(展开全部)

The enchanting comic strip that introduced adult readers to the wonderful world of Moomin Tove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children's authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages ...(展开全部)

Archives bring to mind rooms filled with old papers and dusty artifacts. But for scientists, the detritus of the past can be a treasure trove of material vital to present and future research: fossils collected by geologists; data banks assembled by geneticists; weather diaries trawled by climate scientists; libraries visited by historians. These are the vital collections, assem...(展开全部)

Archives bring to mind rooms filled with old papers and dusty artifacts. But for scientists, the detritus of the past can be a treasure trove of material vital to present and future research: fossils collected by geologists; data banks assembled by geneticists; case histories published in medical journals; weather diaries and data silos trawled by climate scientists; libraries ...(展开全部)

For over 20 years now, Jim Woodring has delighted, touched, and puzzled readers around the world with his lush, wordless tales of "Frank." Weathercraft is Woodring's first full-length graphic novel set in this world-indeed, Woodring's first graphic novel, period -and it features the same hypnotically gorgeous linework and mystical iconography. As it happens, Frank has only a br...(展开全部)

《〈BIG COMIC〉创刊物语》（漫编室文库第三册） 一本青年漫画杂志诞生的背后，是漫画产业波澜壮阔的商业之战。 “总有一天，我们要成为足以撼动世间的大鲶鱼。” 《BIG COMIC》是日本相当有代表性的一本青年漫画杂志，其地位就像“青年漫画版的《少年JUMP》。1968年创刊至今，依然充满影响力。期间，还陆续创刊了同品牌的其他兄弟杂志（《BIG COMIC ORIGINAL》《BIGCOMIC SPIRITS》《BIG COMIC SUPERIOR》《BIG GOLD》），形成以《BIG COMIC》为核心的“BIGCOMIC 家族”。手冢治虫、水木茂、白土三平、松本零士、松本大洋、竹宫惠子、高桥留美子、谷口治郎等，都曾为“BIG COMIC 家族”供稿。 创刊主编小西湧之助，在儿童和娱乐漫画还是主流的当下，秉持着”做经得起成年人鉴赏的杂志“这一...(展开全部)

A comic hero or heroine also goes on a journey, but for the comic hero, it’s often quite, quite different. The hero decides to go on the adventure; the comic hero often has no choice. The hero has a wise old man; the comic hero often meets an idiot who inadvertently says something that can teach him a thing or two. Steve Kaplan will show you the diverse paths that comedy takes ...(展开全部)

This collection explores eighteenth-century theories of international market competition that continue to be relevant for the twenty-first century. 'Jealousy of Trade' refers to a particular conjunction between politics and the economy that emerged when success in international trade became a matter of the military and political survival of nations. Today, it would be called 'e...(展开全部)

This collection explores eighteenth-century theories of international market competition that continue to be relevant for the twenty-first century. “Jealousy of trade” refers to a particular conjunction between politics and the economy that emerged when success in international trade became a matter of the military and political survival of nations. Today, it would be called “e...(展开全部)