Alien Next Door
10 best books like Alien Next Door (Joey Spiotto): Snow, Glass, Apples, Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts, Chew, Vol. 4: Flambé, Thank You, Omu!, Orani: My Father's Village, The Tale of the Firebird, Deep Dark Fears, A Wolf Called Wander, Dogs in the Vineyard, History of the Ancient Near East
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
| ISBN | 1472262913 |
A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.
A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom from a world where happy endings aren't so happily ever...
Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts
| Author | John Layman |
| ISBN | 1607063352 |
Things are looking up for Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats. He's got a girlfriend. He's got a partner he trusts. He even seems to be getting along with his jerk boss. But his ruthless ex-partner is still out there, operating outside...
| Author | John Layman |
| ISBN | 1607063980 |
These are strange times for Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats. Strange writing in extraterrestrial script has appeared in the skies of Planet Earth - and stayed there! People don''t know if the end days are upon them or not, but they...
| Author | Oge Mora |
| ISBN | 0316431249 |
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's perfect for the Thanksgiving season, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.
Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses...
Orani: My Father's Village
| Author | Claire A. Nivola |
| ISBN | 0374356572 |
One of School Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011
One of Horn Book’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011
As a child, Claire Nivola loved summers in Orani, the village where her father grew up and where her many aunts, uncles, and 50 cousins still lived. She ran freely...
| Author | Gennady Spirin |
| ISBN | 0399235841 |
In all the world there is said to be nothing more beautiful than the Firebird. When Ivan-Tsarevitch, youngest son of the Tsar, goes on a quest for the amazing bird, he finds himself flying over mountains and woods on a talking wolf, confronting a wicked Baba Yaga, and rescuing an enchanted princess from...
| Author | Fran Krause |
| ISBN | 1607748150 |
A charmingly creepy collection of 100 illustrated comics based on idiosyncratic and universal "deep dark fears."
We all have weird fears, from getting sliced to ribbons in subway station revolving gate to getting turned around by the wind while swimming and going too far out to sea. Based...
| Author | Rosanne Parry |
| ISBN | 1783447907 |
The wolf star, brightest of all in the summer sky, shines over my home ground. I know every hidden lake and rocky ridge, but if my pack is not in the mountains, then it is no home to me. I feel a howl deep inside, but dare not let it out.
Swift lives with his pack in the mountains, until one day his home...
| Author | D. Vincent Baker |
| ISBN | 0976904209 |
You stand between God's law and the best intentions of the weak.
You stand between God's people and their own demons.
Sometimes it's better for one to die than for many to suffer. Sometimes, Dog, sometimes you have to cut off the arm to save the life.
Does the sinner deserve mercy?
Do...
History of the Ancient Near East
| Author | Marc Van De Mieroop |
| ISBN | 1405149116 |
If the history of the Near East has always seemed a little daunting and confusing, this book by one of the best known writers on the subject should show you the light at the end of the tunnel. Beginning c.3000 BC with the advent of the first writing system, Van De Mieroop traces the emergence and development...
Polar, Vol. 1: Came from the Cold
| Author | Víctor Santos |
| ISBN | 1616552328 |
Ripped out of retirement by an assassination attempt, the world's most deadly spy—Black Kaiser—is on a collision course with a stab-happy torture expert and a seductive but deadly redhead. His mission only ends if he dies or kills everyone out to get him, and he's not in the habit of dying. This webcomic...
Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
| Author | Gareth Hinds |
| ISBN | 0763681121 |
In a thrilling adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe s best-known works, acclaimed artist-adapter Gareth Hinds translates Poe's dark genius into graphic-novel format.
It is true that I am nervous. But why will you say that I am mad?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," a man exacts revenge on a disloyal friend...
ガンバレ! 中村くん! ! [Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!]
| Author | Syundei |
| ISBN | 4863496338 |
「どうしよう 好きだ 大好きだ」
ちょっとおかしな高校生、中村くんが
同級生の広瀬くんに一目ボレ!?
まだ友達にもなってないのに…ドキドキがとまらない!!
ニュー80'sの新鋭"春泥"が送る、
粘着系男子の片想いが暴走するサバイバル☆ラブコメディ!!.
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1
| Author | Simon Spurrier |
| ISBN | 1684152666 |
The untold origin of the Goblin King from Jim Henson’s cult-classic film, Labyrinth.
Long before Sarah ventured to save her baby brother from the clutches of the Goblin King, another young woman sought to save her child from an unknown fate within the Labyrinth. Set in 18th-century Venice,...
Skyward, Vol. 1: My Low-G Life
| Author | Joe Henderson |
| ISBN | 1534308334 |
One day, gravity on Earth suddenly became a fraction of what it is now. Twenty years later, humanity has adapted to its new low-gravity reality. And to Willa Fowler, a woman born just after G-day, it's...well, it's pretty awesome, actually. You can fly through the air! I mean, sure, you can also die if...
Jonesy: Nine Lives on the Nostromo
A FULLY ILLUSTRATED, HUMOROUS GIFT BOOK FOR FANS OF THE ALIEN FRANCHISE
Aboard the USCSS Nostromo, Jonesy leads a simple life enjoying The Company cat food and chasing space rodents. Until one day, his cryostasis catnap is rudely interrupted. The humans have a new pet and it's definitely...
Polar, Vol. 2: Eye for an Eye
| Author | Víctor Santos |
| ISBN | 1616556161 |
Left adrift in arctic waters with a gunshot wound to the head, adrift in arctic waters, Christy White was rescued from an icy death by a mysterious man. She craved retribution, and he taught her how to get it--how to make sense of her past and how to kill. They tried to freeze her out, but they should have finished...
| Author | Mac Barnett |
| ISBN | 0763696803 |
This book is full of imagination! When my youngest daughter and I started reading it, I wasn't sure about it because as the child in the story asks questions, her father gives her absurd answers in return. But then we were laughing...and then we were talking...and then we were reading it all over again....
Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories
| Author | Brian Coldrick |
| ISBN | 1631409530 |
A twisted figure crawling out of a tunnel. A giggling crowd of masked watchers. A reassembling corpse. What could be behind you, just waiting for you to turn around?
Behind You is an illustration series, a comic with no panels, where each piece is essentially a separate story. Each tale is one image...
Liō's Astonishing Tales: From the Haunted Crypt of Unknown Horrors
| Author | Mark Tatulli |
| ISBN | 0740785419 |
A boy's imagination is unleashed in Lio's Astonishing Tales: From the Haunted Crypt of Unknown Horrors. The 2009 National Cartoonists Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip, Lio is unique in its pantomime content and drawing style. This treasury includes creator commentary and origins of Lio.
It's...
The Ancient Near East, c. 3000-330 BC
| Author | Amélie Kuhrt |
| ISBN | 0415167620 |
The Ancient Near East embraces a vast geographical area, from the borders of Iran and Afghanistan in the east to the Levant and Anatolia, and from the Black Sea in the north to Egypt in the south. It was a region of enormous cultural, political and linguistic diversity.
In this authoritative...
| Author | Susan Pollock |
| ISBN | 0521575680 |
This is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first flourescence of early state and urban societies in lowland Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC. The approach is explicitly anthropological, drawing on contemporary theoretical perspectives to...
Historical Atlas: a Cartographic Record of our Lives and History from the Beginning of Recorded Time to the Present Day
| Author | Geoffrey Wawro |
| ISBN | 1921209712 |
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| Author | Toby Wilkinson |
| ISBN | 0415562953 |
Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries.
Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters...
Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History
| Author | J.N. Postgate |
| ISBN | 0415008433 |
The roots of our modern world lie in the civilization of Mesopotamia, which saw the development of the first urban society and the invention of writing. The cuneiform texts reveal the technological and social innovations of Sumer and Babylonia as surprisingly modern, and the influence of this fascinating...
| Author | Paul Nicklen |
| ISBN | 3961711232 |
SeaLegacy co-founder, National Geographic photographer, acclaimed ocean conservationist, and TED Talks favorite, Paul Nicklen traces his extraordinary love affair with the polar regions in his most recent book, Born to Ice. His powerful images of iconic arctic and antarctic wildlife and scenery,...
| Author | Swapna Haddow |
| ISBN | 0571323308 |
Read this book at your own peril – you are not going to be trusting pigeons (and birds in general) again, particularly if you have biscuits in the house, because they will do anything to get at them.
According to Dave the pigeon these involve “epic plans” to secure those yummy treats. I’m...
| Author | Atsushi Okada |
| ISBN | 1975383400 |
This over the top cat story keeps getting weirder.
We now find out who the Calico is and it's NOT who we thought it would be. A secret love affair going down? Big ass fights? World building showing off new cats wanting to take over territories? Oh yes, it's all here, and the series keeps getting freaking...
| Author | Atsushi Okada |
| ISBN | 1975383370 |
My wife and I bought this volume for a friend because of her love of cats. After she read it she bought the following two volumes and gave a lot of praise. I had to see what all the fuss was about so I asked to borrow them and coming from a non-cat fan this...was pretty fun!
Basically it's the life of cats...
Hilda and the Hidden People
Introducing the novel based on the Netflix animated series, Hilda, coming to screens in fall 2018.
Meet Hilda: explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper and friend to almost every creature in the valley! Join our beloved heroine as she encounters her very first troll, negotiates peace...
