American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar

by Harvey Pekar

In this classic collection of comics that inspired the movie American Splendor, Harvey Pekar chronicles his own life in ...

The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla

by Nikola Tesla

This is a collection of Nikola Tesla's lectures, articles, and scientific discussions written over the course of ten ...

The Sculptor

by Scott McCloud

This graphic novel is a meditation on art, love, sacrifice, and how these ideas intermingle and come together to form a ...

Physics in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

by Giles Sparrow

Physics is notoriously dense, but Sparrow is able to take these difficult topics and make them comprehensible and fun ...

Science in Seconds: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

by Hazel Muir

Each description of the various scientific concepts described in this book have diagrams next to them, which help to ...

Politics in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

by Marcus Weeks

Politics in Minutes reflects on various political ideologies, movements, and the histories behind political ...

Management in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

This book covers the different aspects that go into management, such as advertising, conflict resolution, and business ...

Genetics in Minutes: 200 Key Ideas of Evolution and Biology in an Instant

by Tom Jackson

This is a quick guide to understanding the history of the science of genetics as well as the science of genetics ...

Art in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

by Susie Hodge

Beginning with Stone Age sculpture and up to Internet art, Art in Minutes focuses on movements, artists, and ...

Religion in Minutes: The World's Great Faiths Explained in an Instant

by Marcus Weeks

Though religion is extremely complicated and multifaceted, Religion in Minutes does a great job at giving concise ...

Architecture in Minutes: 200 Key Buildings and Movements in an Instant

by Susie Hodge

This book covers key movements and monuments in architecture, from Sumerian ziggurats to the movement of expressive ...

Skin Again

by Bell Hooks and Chris Raschka

Skin Again is a beautifully illustrated children's book that reads like a poem. It's about valuing one's own inner ...

The Labyrinth of Solitude: And Other Writings

by Octavio Paz

This book is a collection of some of Paz's most famous prose works. The essays all focus on different aspects of ...

Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for a Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World

by Jacqueline Freeman

 The “song of increase” is the most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees. It declares that the hive ...

The Cool Teen's Guide To The Mall

by infoTEENment

 In order to give an accurate blurb for this brand new infoTEENment™publication we solicited a review* from an ...

Portland Noir

by Kevin Sampsell

Every city has a history. From its settlement in 1843 through today, Portland Noir paints a dark, intriguing, and not ...

My Beer Year: Adventures with Hop Farmers, Craft Brewers, Chefs, Beer Sommeliers, and Fanatical Drinkers as a Beer Master in Training

by Lucy Burningham

Lucy Burningham made it her quest to write about craft beer--as many different kinds as she could! As a journalist ...

Neon Soul

by Alexandra Elle

Neon Soul is a collection of poetry, but it is much more than that too:  it is a love letter to self, and an ...

The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects

by Spike Carlsen

In this compilation of 76 rustic DIY projects, expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers simple, fully illustrated ...

Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout

by Laura Jane Grace

Arrested and abused by cops as a teenager, this is the story of Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace coming of age. ...

In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules

by Stacy Perman

With In-N-Out Burger, BusinessWeek writer Stacy Perman presents a chronicle of how a family-run California hamburger ...

Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq

by Sarah Glidden

Cartoonist Sarah Glidden accompanies her two friends—reporters and founders of a journalism non-profit—as they ...

The Naturally Clean Home: 150 Super-Easy Herbal Formulas for Green Cleaning

by Karyn Siegel-Maier

Keep your home clean, green, and healthy! Learn how to disinfect and freshen your house using powerful all-natural ...

You Are Doing a Freaking Great Job.: And Other Reminders of Your Awesomeness

by Kat Millerick

The perfect gift, and the easiest gift—because we all know someone who deserves a pat on the back, a big thumbs-up, ...

The Book of Questions: Revised and Updated

by Gregory Stock Ph.D

This is a book for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, a lively conversation starter for the family ...

Why Does the Other Line Always Move Faster?

by David Andrews

How we wait, why we wait, what we wait for—waiting in line is a daily indignity that we all experience, usually ...

The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms

by Amy Stewart

In The Earth Moved, Amy Stewart takes us on a journey through the underground world and introduces us to one of its ...

White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race

by Stephen Duncombe and Maxwell Tremblay

Punk rock music has addressed race since the beginning, and racial concerns have always been important in punk ...

The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex

by David Borgenicht, Brenda Brown, Joshua Piven and Jennifer Worick

This handy little book is sure to guide you through any bumps in the road you may encounter out there in the dating ...

Divorce your Car!: Ending the love affair with the automobile

by Katie Alvord

There are many reasons to drive less in today's world. From traffic, to accidents, to the negative impact on the ...