The plight of refugees and displaced people around the globe is captured in four volumes that bring together stories, journals, images, and graphic novels that capture life in four separate crisis zones--war in Chechnya, ethnic cleansing in Burma, globalization in Mexico, and AIDS in Malawi--in works by Mia Kirshner, J. B. MacKinnon, Michael Simons, and Paul Shoebridge. 40,000 first printing.

Here are three delightful, bittersweet, especially-for-our-time adult stories of modern life as lived by men and women of a certain age: the baby boomer. Jenny Allen's brilliant and witty narratives and Jules Feiffer's playfully expressive drawings coax to the surface the hidden anxieties, familiar frustrations, and downright fury that we try to convince ourselves we don't really feel. The characters in these stories are reckoning with life's little surprises. But what they don't expect sometimes turns out to be all right anyway: a little redemption bubbling up in the kitchen where “Judy's Wonder Chili” is made. . or hiding in the folds of an origami crane, waiting to be found by the children's book writer in “Something Happened”. or revealing itself on the surface of the well-used chalkboard of the title tale. In their humor, simplicity, and subtlety, these stories--brought to life perfectly through Feiffer's drawings--speak to our deepest adult-yet-childlike selves. There's not a grown-up among us who won't be completely charmed.

The new graphic novel from the acclaimed author of "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a rich, wildly imaginative tale about obsessed collectors and the fantastic stories their treasures can reveal. 136 pp. 15,000 print.

THE EISNER AWARD–WINNING, NATIONALLY BEST--SELLING MYTHOLOGY IS HERE IN AN EXPANDED LIMITED HARDCOVER EDITION WITH 32 NEW PAGES. Mythology returns, in a newly expanded edition of the book Entertainment Weekly awarded a grade of A, saying: "Alex Ross brings to his work an unparalleled sense of the real. His heroes–both super and mortal–have weight; they exist in space, and that space is affected by them in ways never before seen on the page." And so here they are, the incomparable cast of the DC Comics universe: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, the Green Lantern, and the rest of the Justice League as you've never seen them before. Mythology brings together the best loved comic characters in the world, brought to life by Alex Ross, one of the most astonishing young artists working in the medium today. The award-winning designer/writer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear have teamed up to create a book like no other, with an introduction by M. Night Shyamalan, the acclaimed director of The Village and The Sixth Sense. Ross has often been called the Norman Rockwell of comics, and this book reveals not only his lifelong love of these classic superheroes but also his vision: Mythology takes you into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at his fascinating creative process. The combination of Ross's dynamic art and Kidd's kinetic design makes images from his most memorable stories–including Kingdom Come, Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, and Uncle Sam–soar off the more than 300 pages. The new material centers on Ross's startling new comic book series, Justice, including sketches, preliminary art, prototype figures, and more. Mythology is a book in which every page explodes with the power of the icons it celebrates.

The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists continues her description of growing up in Tehran--a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life. 50,000 first printing.

The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.

Reproduced in this beautiful album are more than 500 comic strips, a sketchbook that Schulz kept after being drafted in 1943, his very first cartoon feature, and many more never-before-seen materials gathered from the Schulz archives in Santa Rosa, California. This celebration of America's best-loved comic strip is for anyone who has ever come under the spell of "Peanuts". Full color.

Provides a close-up look at the witty, colorful mural created by Edward Sorel for New York's Greenwich Village landmark, the Waverly Inn, capturing forty key figures from Greenwich Village's past--including Walt Whitman, Andy Warhol, Willa Cather, Norman Mailer, and others--accompanied by portrait vignettes of their lives. 20,000 first printing.