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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 Drinking at the Movies Julia Wertz Representing Julia Wertz's critically acclaimed first graphic memoir in a new format, with a brand new sketchbook from Wertz, and an introduction by Janeane Garofalo. But don't worry; we haven't replaced any of the wrenching and ribald, whiskey-soaked coming-of-age tale. This is Wertz at her best, which is sometimes her worst. Hip Hop Family Tree 3 1983-1984 Ed Piskor The third volume of the popular webcomic tells the true story of hip-hoppers The Beastie Boys, Run DMC, The Fat Boys, and many more. Ed Piskor's acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC's rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. 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... The Complete Persepolis Marjane Satrapi Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic... American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang All Jin Wang wants is to fit in... When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he’s the only Chinese-American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters...