Arkham Asylum Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1979) realist and strange

realist and strange

A look at vulture investors--the investors who capitalize on bankruptcy by feeding on businesses in trouble--presents anecdotes on such big-time investors as Mary Whiteman

in a society in which brutal retaliation for perceived wrong is the norm

“[A]n important summation work at Tan's mid-point career

And you will be assured that within every torrent there is a calm center -- a place you can stand when your world gets windy

Arkham Asylum Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1979) realist and strangeIn this groundbreaking, painted graphic novel, the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fools' Day, demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to live and endure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two Face, and many other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake the prison. During his run