A Harper Paperback Original
Master cartoonist, historian, and storyteller Larry Gonick concludes (for the moment) his bestselling and award-winning history of humanity
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- Harper Paperbacks
- Carton Qty: 36
- Selling Territory: W
- 25,000
- Subsidiary Rights:
- On Sale: 10/6/2009
- History/Comics
- pb 9780060760083 $18.99 ($24.50)
- 272 pages; 7 3/8 x 9 1/4
- b/w graphics throughout; Index
- Model ISBN: 9780060760045
Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1, The
- Larry Gonick's bestselling Cartoon Guide series, comprised of eleven books, has sold a million copies worldwide and been translated into 16 languages. The previous four Cartoon History books have sold more than 200,000 copies.
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The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1
Larry Gonick
- Trade PB
- 9780060760045
- 12/26/2006
- $17.99 ($22.99 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry
Larry Gonick, Craig Criddle
- Trade PB
- 9780060936778
- 5/3/2005
- $16.99 ($21.99 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
The Cartoon Guide to Sex
Larry Gonick
- Trade PB
- 9780062734310
- 5/19/1999
- $17.99 ($22.99 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
Cartoon Guide to the Environment
Larry Gonick
- Trade PB
- 9780062732743
- $16.99 ($21.99 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
Cartoon Guide to Statistics
Larry Gonick
- Trade PB
- 9780062731029
- $17.99 ($22.99 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
Cartoon History of the United States
Larry Gonick
- Trade PB
- 9780062730985
- $17.99 ($22.99 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
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"Full of facts and wisdom, horror and humor..Gonick's one-two punch of pictures and words isn't just a gimmick; it makes it much easier to remember the facts of history. If we really wanted kids (or adults!) to learn history, we'd throw away our textbooks, and teach Gonick."
- Bryan Caplan, The Library of Economics and Liberty EconLog
"With limber pen and nimble mind, Larry Gonick completes a cartoon journey that started at the dawn of time. Brisk, informative, and hilarious, The Cartoon History Of The Modern World fills us in on exactly how we got so screwed up on a global scale."
- K. Thor Jensen, author of Red Eye, Black Eye
"Like any good historian, Larry Gonick seasons his facts with a good dose of perspective, and like any good cartoonist, he mixes his drama with a good dose of humor."
- Jeffrey Brown, author of Clumsy and Funny Misshapen Body
"Gonick makes history fun for comic book nerds and comics readable for history nerds. If you've ever looked around this modern world and wondered how we got into this mess, it's time to curl up with his latest book. You won't even realize you're learning-histo-tainment at its best."
- Alex Robinson, Eisner Award winner and author of Box Office Poison
"Lively cartooning and pretension-puncturing wit."
- Booklist
"The final installment of Gonick's deeply funny and impeccably researched series has finally arrived... Brilliantly funny, the series finds the inherent humor in history..."
- Publishers Weekly
"Funny, informative, and comprehensive, Gonick's history concludes with this second volume. His unique wit, sense of irony, and passion for humanity's complex story of triumphs, compromises, and disasters are as evident here as they are in his previous books... An insightful review of history."
- School Library Journal