Author: Lady Alice McCloud
Publisher: Virgin Nexus
Keywords: nexus, strict, whalebone
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-02-06
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0352340827
ISBN-13: 9780352340825

Petticoats, corsets, frilly knickers, lace, and canes - all part of the Imperial world inhabited by a young and naïve foreign office agent sent on special missions on behalf of the empire.  In Whalebone Strict, Thrift Moncrieff’s assignment takes her to the North American colonies, where she is supposed to compromise the position of a politician.  In this she is rather more successful than she had planned, leading her deeper into difficulties that somehow always lead to the opening of her ankle length corset and elaborate underwear, either for the entertainment of a string of lecherou

Author: Scott Mccloud
Publisher: Harper Paperback
Keywords: art, invisible, comics, understanding
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1994-04-27
List price: $22.99
ISBN-10: 006097625X
ISBN-13: 9780060976255

A comic book about comic books. McCloud, in an incredibly accessible style, explains the details of how comics work: how they’re composed, read and understood. More than just a book about comics, this gets to the heart of how we deal with visual languages in general. "The potential of comics is limitless and exciting!" writes McCloud. This should be required reading for every school teacher. Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman says, "The most intelligent comics I’ve seen in a long time."Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, an

Author: Scott Mccloud
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Keywords: art, form, revolutionizing, technology, comics, imagination, reinventing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0060953500
ISBN-13: 9780060953508

In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit Understanding Comics, a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the worlds most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to te next leavle, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and preceived today, and how they’re poised to conquer the new millennium.Part One of this fascinating and in-depth book includes:The life of comics as an art form and as litertureThe battle for creators’ rightsReinventing the business of comics

Author: Scott Mccloud
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Keywords: comics, graphic, novels, manga, secrets, storytelling, making
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $22.99
ISBN-10: 0060780940
ISBN-13: 9780060780944

Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture in 1993 with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book about comics, linking the medium to such diverse fields as media theory, movie criticism, and web design. In Reinventing Comics, McCloud took this to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are generated, read, and perceived today. Now, in Making Comics, McCloud focuses his analysis on the art form itself, exploring the creation of comics, from the broadest principles to the sharpest details (like how to accentuate a character’s facial muscles

Author: Carol McCloud
Publisher: Ferne Press
Keywords: happiness, kids, daily, guide, bucket, filled
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-05-15
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0978507517
ISBN-13: 9780978507510

Through simple prose and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love. Bucket filling and dipping are effective metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being of others and ourselves.

Author: Kevin McCloud
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Keywords: colors, home, choice, expert, choosing
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0823006468
ISBN-13: 9780823006465

Authors:Mark McCloud, Gonzales de Santos,
Publisher: Standard Publications, Inc.
Keywords: picking, lock, guide, visual
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2002-04-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0970978812
ISBN-13: 9780970978813

This is the definitive guide for learning the art of lock picking. Inside you will discover the secrets of the trade. By reading this book, practicing, and applying the methods introduced, you can successfully become a master at picking all the common locks of today. This book makes it easy and gives you the edge to quickly learn what it takes others years to gather. This book is a valuable addition to any collection and will open doors for you. Not only does this book cover what tools and techniques are needed to pick most common locks, but it also goes through what to do step-by-step;