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An Olympic Dream The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Sports and Hobbies
The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it ...Show more
Castro by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Graphic Biographies Ser.
In October 1958, a young German journalist arrives in Havana, Cuba, and sets out to meet and interview Fidel Castro on behalf of a German newspaper. He finds himself in a country plunged into revolution. From the viewpoint of this young journalist, Kleist presents a detailed look at the life and politic ...Show more
Knockout The True Story of Emile Griffith by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Western
An intoxicating portrait of boxer Emile Griffith, an African American bisexual athlete and one of the world's greatest fightersThe American boxing champion Emile Griffith gained notoriety in 1962 when he brutally defeated the Cuban fighter Benny Paret. Ten days after the fight, Paret, who had directed a ...Show more
Nick Cave Mercy on Me by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Graphic Novels
Musician, novelist, poet, actor: Nick Cave (b. 1957) is a Renaissance man. His wide-ranging artistic output--always uncompromising, hypnotic, and intense--is defined by an extraordinary gift for storytelling. In Nick Cave: Mercy on Me, Reinhard Kleist employs a cast of characters drawn from Cave's music ...Show more
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: An Art Book by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Music
In his graphic biography Nick Cave: Mercy on Me, Reinhard Kleist paints an expressive and enthralling portrait of the musician, novelist, poet, and actor. It is, according to Nick Cave himself, "a complex, chilling and completely bizarre journey into Cave World." Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: An Art Bo ...Show more
Starman: David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Years by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Graphic Novels
In 1972, the rock 'n' roll messiah ZIGGY STARDUST was born. His provocative play on sexual identity and gender roles laid the foundation for David Bowie's ascent to legendary status as one of the most successful pop musicians of all time. Reinhard Kleist weaves the gripping tale of this dazzling charact ...Show more
The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft by Reinhard Kleist
Category: Judaica | Series: Graphic Biographies Ser.
Poland,1941. Sixteen-year-old Hertzko Haft is sent to Auschwitz. Separated from his family and his fiancee, he draws a will to survive from the thought of seeing them again. His ability to survive, though, comes from something else - a unique talent. When Haft is forced to fight against other inmates fo ...Show more
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