Robin: the Teen Wonder


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Robin, Batman's partner in crimefighting, takes center stage in this new collection that echoes events in the recent "Batman: R.I.P." storyline. All three of the teenagers who have served as Robin -- Dick Grayson, better known today as Nightwing, Jason Todd, and the current Robin, Tim Drake -- appear in this title that features stories by James Robinson, Bill Willingham, Geoff Johns and others. Naturally, this title also features numerous appearances by Batman, as well as The Joker, The Teen Titans and more.




Wake Up, Groundhog!


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Miss Pigeon tries all sorts of ways to wake up the sleeping Groundhog.




Batman


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With Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou is one of the best-known philosophers alive today.




Ewoks Join the Fight


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Luke, Han, and Princess Leia make unlikely friends with the furry Ewoks of Endor. This blue book band, level 1 early reader retells classic scenes from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi as the Ewoks join the rebellion against the evil Galactic Empire. Featuring beautiful full-colour illustrations, this book is aimed at 5-6 year olds developing their reading skills. It’s perfect for little Star Wars fans who are ready to read on their own.




Batman


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The Dark Knight takes on his ultimate enemy, a psychotic mastermind called White Eyes, who plans to use a host of deadly new weapons, along with his allies, Gotham's racist Bavarian Brotherhood, to pursue his goal of the white supremacist takeover of America.




The Onion Book of Known Knowledge


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Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known. Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge is packed with valuable information -- such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.




The Monstrous-Feminine


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In almost all critical writings on the horror film, woman is conceptualised only as victim. In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed challenges this patriarchal view by arguing that the prototype of all definitions of the monstrous is the female reproductive body.With close reference to a number of classic horror films including the Alien trilogy, T




Road to Perdition


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In Depression-era Chicago, the city's most notorious hitman is stunned to discover that the mob intends to kill his own young son.




The Alchemyst


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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries? The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it. “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.”—Bustle Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress