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Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The band known as much for their talent onstage as their antics offstage, Mtley Cre epitomized the drug-fueled, sex-riddled excess of 1980s metal acts. In the process, they forged a rock dynasty few other bands have been able to achieve. Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil became household names, the scourge of the Christian right, and the darlings of the Billboard charts. Read about their meteoric rise and fall in this issue of Orbit!...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Joseph R. Biden experienced one of the most challenging journeys in American politics. America's youngest senator faced an emotional rollercoaster that almost derailed his career. His life, riddled with loss, led to a determination to help the working class and a 47-year career capped by his election as the 46th president of the United States.
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Barack Obama's story inspired a nation, but you've never seen it told like this! Pick up this wildly entertaining and factual look at the life of our 44th president and see why everyone from CNN to Howard Stern is buzzing. Stimulate the economy by getting this collector's issue today!
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Ron Paul is well read. He speaks in complete sentences. And his views are often so far right that they make sense. Did I mention that he's a Republican with Tea Party tendencies? Find out what makes this Presidential hopeful tick when Bluewater's Political Power: Ron Paul, written by New York Times bestselling author Marc Shapiro, has readers on either side of the aisle agreeing to disagree.
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionMaster cartoonist Mikael Ross (The Thud) tells the story of Beethoven from 1778 to his first major public appearance in Vienna in 1795. It begins when the family is living a difficult life in Bonn. Father Johann battles with alcoholism and is deep in debt. Only young Ludwig and his talent at the piano offer any hope for the future if only he would stop composing his own pieces and just play whats expected...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The doctors Paul, Ron and his son, Rand, are champions of constitutional government, support low taxes and free markets, and are staunchly pro-America in their take on foreign policy matters. But Ron, an icon of the Libertarian movement, and Rand, an outspoken product of the Tea Party era, are their own men, and their influence on American politics cannot be denied. This explosive volume collects the best selling Political Power: Ron Paul by New York...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
With the announcement of their impending nuptials, Prince William and Kate Middleton have captured the public imagination in much the same way the William's parents did a generation ago. Now Bluewater Productions is publishing a behind-the-curtain look at the royal couple a new biography comic book.
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The Fab Four has conquered the world of music, stage and film but now as a graphic novel. TidalWave has brought you each of their stories as individuals into the comic book realm, but now they are together again for the first time. This 96-graphic novel will share their life moments as you have not seen before. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time and now see how it all...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The 2016 election cycle is fast becoming one of the most interesting - and most divisive - in history. Clinton. Bush. Trump. Sanders. Paul. All strong personalities vying for the attention of the electorate. From the wild statements loudly announced by Trump to the frustrated uttering of Jeb and the defiant proclamations from Sanders, this volume explores the rise of those who lead the United States.
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed hip hop nerd Ed Piskor, acclaimed for his hacker graphic novel Wizzywig, comes this explosively entertaining, encyclopedic history of the formative years of the music genre that changed global culture. Originally...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
He was not just The Beatles quiet man who was silent in interviews or wrote iconic songs in the history of Rock under the shadow of Lennon and McCartney. George was an spiritual creator living in a material world. In this book, we explore Harrison's story from his teens from his death. We will go through his conversion ceremony to Hinduism as through the different parts of his life which represented a new brand start in his career as an artist as...
52) Sartre
Publisher
NBM
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
For some he was the philosopher of existentialism, for others the constant provocateur, the politically engaged author, the uncertain militant, the repenting bourgeois, the life companion of Simone de Beauvoir... From his first readings in the Luxembourg Garden to his refusal of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Jean Paul Sartre was all of this at the same time. In his biographic piece, the life and thoughts that made Sartre a known name are brought...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Political Power: Senators of the United States: Al Franken, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren & Marco Rubio
What do a former comedian and New Yorker now residing in Minnesota, a former professor and lawyer from Oklahoma now living in Massachusetts, a first generation Cuban-American lawyer and former presidential hopeful from Florida, and a former civil rights protest organizer now living in Vermont have in common? They're all Senators representing...
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Covering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the paying customers by dressing more and more flamboyant until a young group called RUN-DMC comes on the scene to take things back to the streets. This volume covers hits like Afrika Bambaataas Planet Rock, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Fives the Message,...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Born into a life of privilege, George W. Bush lived in the shadow of his father's political career until finally starting his own political career by running for - and winning - the governorship of the state of Texas. In a Presidency wracked by controversy from the start, George W. Bush's term was full of terrorist attacks, crashing economies, and two wars. Don't miss this revealing look at the controversial U.S. president as he recaps his two terms...
Publisher
Saddleback Educational
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 25-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory; pursued scientific discoveries; battled injustice and prejudice; and broke down creative and artistic barriers. These biographies offer a variety of rich primary and secondary source material to support teaching to the standards. Using the graphics, students can activate prior knowledge--bridge what...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
TidalWave has created the comic book biographies on the other Beatles, so now it is time to read about the world of Sir Ringo Starr in comic book form. Read about how overcame life-threatening illnesses during childhood to how he became one of the world's best drummers of all time in The Beatles.
The "Orbit" comic book series has been featured in "Rolling Stone" magazine, "Time" magazine, "People" magazine and has featured musical artists such as...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This is the true story of William Alexander Morgan, the Yankee Comandante, an idealistic young American who found fame fighting in the Cuban Revolution. The blond American didnt speak a word of Spanish, but he felt his rightful place was among the guerilleros of the Escambray Mountains, fighting to bring down dictator Fulgencio Batista. Morgan was among Havanas liberators in 1959, an act that led FBI director Edgar Hoover to strip him of his American...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
He was called "the most dangerous man in America" as well as "the leader of a vast Right-Wing Conspiracy." Politicians, pundits, and commentators asked, "Is he good for America?" Awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Trump cemented his place as the self-proclaimed "intellectual" center of the United States' Conservative movement. Explore the story of how a simple football fan from Missouri changed the news and radio industry. With the help of...
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Legacy. For the Bush family, legacy is a powerful word, hinting of destiny made manifest and the promises of generations kept. Prescott Bush, a Senator from Connecticut, felt its power, as did his son, George Herbert Walker Bush, who went on to be the 41st President of the United States, and his son, George W. Bush, who became the nation's 43rd President. But will the weight of legacy be too much for W.'s brother, John Ellis "Jeb" Bush? Can Jeb forge...