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sort list by title | author Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia A Graphic Biography Nick Thorkelson, Paul Buhle, Andrew T. Lamas The life, times, and work of Herbert Marcuse, one of the 20th century's most remarkable cultural figures. The Best We Could Do An Illustrated Memoir Thi Bui An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. (Recommended by Don) On to the Next Dream Paul Madonna The tech gentrification of San Francisco, forcing out everyone from artists to middle-income families, captured in a first-person illustrated story. My Favorite Thing is Monsters A young girl befriends monsters, real and imagined, in this unhinged and singular coming-of-age story. —Recommended by Stacey And then Came..... the Alchemist The Graphic Novel James Lowe Dr. Lowe is the Tenderloin's art brut genius. —Recommended by Ivy, City Lights Books The Complete Zap Comix Box Set R. Crumb A VERY LIMITED EDITION SET!! There scarcely was an underground comics world before Robert Crumb's classic solo first issue ofZap. By Zap #2, he had begun assembling a Seven Samurai of the best , the fiercest, and the most stylistically diversified cartoonists to come out of the countercultural kiln. Migrant The Journey of a Mexican Worker José Manual Mateo This absolutely exquisite book relays the truths about immigration, utilizing the ancient form of the codex to a startling contemporary effect. —Recommended by Stacey, City lights Books Howl A Graphic Novel Allen Ginsberg First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's Howl is a prophetic masterpiece--an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century.  Now a major... The Beats A Graphic History Paul Buhle, Harvey Pekar I've read a lot of Beat books in my time here at City Lights, but none are quite as fun as this graphic history. The perfect collection for those who think they've heard all the stories about Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg, et al. The Beats also provides... Bring Me Your Love Charles Bukowski A collectable, staple-bound story of love and deciet, beautifully illustrated by R. Crumb.