Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Graywolf Press Abundance
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the National Book Award for FictionA wrenching debut about the causes and effects of poverty, as seen by a father and son living in a pickupEvicted from their trailer on New Year?s Eve, Henry and his son, Junior, have been reduced to living out of a pickup truck. Six months later, things are even more desperate. Henry, barely a year out of prison for pushing opioids, is down to his last pocketful of dollars, and little remains between him and the street. But hope is on the horizon: Today is Junior?s birthday, and Henry has a job interview tomorrow.To celebrate, Henry treats Junior to dinner at McDonald?s, followed by a night in a real bed at a discount motel. For a moment, as Junior watches TV and Henry practices for his interview in the bathtub, all seems well. But after Henry has a disastrous altercation in the parking lot and Junior succumbs to a fever, father and son are sent into the night, struggling to hold things together and make it through tomorrow.In an ingenious structural approach, Jakob Guanzon organizes Abundance by the amount of cash in Henry?s pocket. A new chapter starts with each debit and credit, and the novel expands and contracts, revealing the extent to which the quality of our attention is altered by the abundance?or lack thereof?that surrounds us. Set in an America of big-box stores and fast food, this incandescent debut novel trawls the fluorescent aisles of Walmart and the booths of Red Lobster to reveal the inequities and anxieties around work, debt, addiction, incarceration, and health care in America today.
£999.99
Penguin Random House Group Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Beyond the Grid
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£43.19
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Modern Villainess Its Not Easy Building a
Book Synopsis?YOU SIMPLY AREN?T QUALIFIED?Between the effects of the coordinated terrorist attacks in America and the home-grown hostility against Keika Group, Runa has her hands full running her empire. As Keika Group expands, Japan fights back, seeking regulations that make corporate restructuring inevitable. Nevertheless, Her Little Majesty pushes through the turmoil until Prime Minister Koizumi lands a ruthless blow, threatening to shatter everything she?s worked so hard for. Now that the writing is on the wall, what path will she choose?
£13.29
DC Comics Superman Lois and Clark Doom Rising
Book SynopsisPicking up where Superman: Lois & Clark left off young Jon Kent is on the farm with his parents, learning about his abilities, coming of age and battling the Doombreaker?!
£13.49
DC Comics Batman Detective Comics Vol. 4 Riddle Me This
Book SynopsisRiddle me this when is a criminal not a criminal?
£13.49
DC Comics Justice League The New 52 Book One
Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of Crisis on Infinite Earths the origins of the Justice League of America are re-imagined for a new era.
£36.00
DC Comics Zero Hour Crisis in Time Omnibus
Book SynopsisWhen time itself comes under attack, it will take the combined efforts of history's greatest heroes to save the entire DC Universe!
£120.00
DC Comics Animal Man by Grant Morrison and Chaz Truog
Book SynopsisFrom legendary writer Grant Morrison and acclaimed artist Chaz Truog comes the character-defining epic that took Animal Man from standard superhero into the strange and bizarre!
£44.00
Stan Lee de la A A La Z
Book SynopsisStanley Martin Lieber, verdadero nombre de Stan Lee, nunca fue ese escritor que pretendí a lograr...
£23.21
Manual para superhéroes 3 Solos
Book SynopsisUn libro que enseña que ser una superheroína también implica creer en uno mismoLisa ha ganado confianza en sí misma y ha mejorado mucho sus poderes. Ahora, todos los ladrones temen a la Máscara Roja! En cambio, en la escuela no tiene el mismo éxito, continúa estando sola, sin amigos.En la nueva entrega de esta apasionante serie, Lisa tendrá que vérselas con Wolfgang, el villano más peligroso de la ciudad, que ha jurado acabar con la Máscara Roja a toda costa y ha encontrado la ocasión perfecta: la exposición de la colección de monedas de Paul Ponsonby-Jones. Lisa tratará de impedir el robo, pero en el momento crucial sus poderes se reducen y tiene que huir.Podrá derrotar a Wolfgang y evitar el robo? Seguirá luchando contra el mal ella sola o tendrá aliados que la ayuden?Un cómic trepidante sobre una chica que se enfrenta constantemente a nuevos retos, que acepta con gran valentía y con los que crece.
£13.42
Fantagraphics Books The Complete Megaton Man Universe Volume 1
£50.32
