The tabloids dubbed her 'Lady Mechanika,' the sole survivor of a mad scientist's horrific experiments which left her with mechanical limbs. Having no memory of her captivity or her former life, Lady Mechanika eventually built a new life for herself as an adventurer and private investigator, using her unique abilities to solve cases the proper authorities couldn't or wouldn't handle. But she never stopped searching for the answers to her own past.

"Regarded as one of the world's preeminent biologists, Edward O. Wilson spent his boyhood exploring the forests and swamps of south Alabama and the Florida panhandle, collecting snakes, butterflies, and ants--the latter to become his lifelong specialty. His memoir Naturalist, called 'one of the finest scientific memoirs ever written' by the Los Angeles Times, is an inspiring account of Wilson's growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields...

What happens when a child dies? Bereavement and recovery in graphic novel form - perceptive, funny and moving all at once. "This is a unique and moving memoir of what can't be compared to anything else: the loss of one's child. Going beyond the usual clichés about grief, it is not only harrowing and disturbing but acutely funny: the reader will laugh and cry, as Streeten teaches us more about loss than any of the standard textbooks on this subject....

"Galileo Galilei believed in the power of scientific observation over traditional ideas. His close study of the night sky helped support the theory that planets move around the sun"--Provided by publisher.

Taking place in 1938, this story arc follows the misadventures of Joseph Joestar (a.k.a. JoJo), the grandson of Jonathan, as he masters an ancient form of martial arts called the Ripple in order to combat the Pillar Men, hostile, ancient super-beings who created the stone masks and want to take over the world.

Delve deeper into the madness of Gotham City in this anthology about Talia al Ghul-Daughter of the Demon. Intelligent, calculating, and composed: this brilliant strategist and master martial artist has proven to be one of the very few adversaries capable of going head-to-head with Batman on an emotional, mental, and physical level. As Ra's al Ghul's daughter--also known as Daughter of the Demon--she is an elite and lethal warrior of the League of...

In war torn Shanghai in 1937, young Yaya, who can talk to animals, meets a street boy.

"After her parents leave to care for her ailing grandmother, high schooler Miko "Meeko" Sonoda moves into her uncle's boarding house. There, she meets its rather unusual residents, including the oldest of the bunch: the grumpy mother hen, Matsunaga-san. With the help of her housemates, Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents, but she soon learns that no matter how far away from home she is, she's still a young girl at heart--especially...

"Anna is the daughter of Americans working in Cairo. But she feels more at home with the humble family of her friend Layla, who lives in the doorman's shack adjacent to Anna's apartment building. As the women grow up, their unlikely friendship is put to the test as they each face a family health crisis. Gulfs of misunderstanding emerge, as Anna deals with her family history of breast cancer, and Layla makes difficult decisions about her father's kidney...

"La Borinqueña is a patriotic symbol presented in a classic superhero story. Her powers are drawn from elements and mysticism found on the island of Puerto Rico. The fictional character, Marisol Rios De La Luz, is a Columbia University Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate student living with her parents Flor De La Luz Rojas and Oscar 'Chango' Rios Velez in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She takes a semester of study abroad in collaboration with...