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Powell’s unique style brings both tension and tenderness to his stories, making his collection a memorable journey through contemporary life and youthful experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lies-my-teacher-told-me-by-nate-powell-9781620977033","title":"Lies My Teacher Told Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to American history myths—adapted by the famed National Book Award-winning artist behind John Lewis's March trilogy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the Best Art Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of The Society of Midland Authors \"Children's Reading Round Table Award\" for Children's Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince its first publication in the 1990s, \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the most important, successful—and beloved—history books of our time. As the late Howard Zinn said, \"Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book.\" Having sold well over 2 million copies, the book also won an American Book Award and numerous other commendations and prizes, and was even heralded on the front page of the New York Times long after its first publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, the brilliant and award-winning artist Nate Powell—the first cartoonist ever to win a National Book Award—has adapted Loewen's classic work into a graphic edition that perfectly captures both Loewen's text and the irreverent spirit of his work. Eye-popping illustrations bring to life the true history chronicled in \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e, and ample text boxes and callouts ensure nothing is lost in translation. The book is perfect for those making their first foray past the shroud of history textbooks, and it will also be beloved by those who had their worldviews changed by the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46995636125932,"sku":"9781620977033","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781620977033.jpg?v=1763117233"},{"product_id":"fall-through-by-nate-powell-9781419760822","title":"Fall Through","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, Diamond Mine seems to have emerged in 1979 as Arkansas’ first punk band. Instead, this quartet is revealed to be interdimensional travellers from 1994, guided—largely against their will—by vocalist Diana’s powerful spell embedded into their song \u003cem\u003eFall Through\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430681755884,"sku":"9781419760822","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419760822.jpg?v=1774558760"},{"product_id":"save-it-for-later-by-nate-powell-9781419749131","title":"Save It for Later","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Nate Powell, the National Book Award–winning artist of \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a collection of graphic non-fiction essays about living in a new era of necessary protest—now in paperback with sixteen pages of new material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn seven interwoven comics essays, author and illustrator Nate Powell addresses living in an era of what he calls \"necessary protest.\" \u003cem\u003eSave It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest\u003c\/em\u003e is Powell’s reflection on witnessing the collapse of discourse in real-time while illustrating the award-winning trilogy \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, this generation’s preeminent historical account of nonviolent revolution in the civil rights movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePowell highlights both the danger of normalized paramilitary symbols in consumer pop culture and the roles we play individually as we interact with our communities, families, and society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach essay tracks Powell’s journey from the night of the election—promising his four-year-old daughter that Trump will never win—to the reality of the authoritarian presidency, protesting the administration’s policies, and navigating the complications of teaching his children how to raise their own voices in a world that is becoming increasingly dangerous and more and more polarized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile six of the seven essays are new, unpublished work, Powell has also included \"About Face,\" a comics essay first published by Popula Online that swiftly went viral and inspired him to write \u003cem\u003eSave It for Later\u003c\/em\u003e. The seventh and final essay was written after the 2020 presidential election and examines the outcome of that contest in relation to the events of the last four years, with a particular focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and global protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe updated paperback comes out just in time for the 2022 midterm elections and includes bonus content featuring a conversation between Powell and Derf Backderf, the New York Times–bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKent State\u003c\/em\u003e, where they discuss the militarization of civilian spaces and the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Powell moves between subjective and objective experiences raising his children—depicted in their childhood innocence as imaginary anthropomorphic animals—he reveals the electrifying sense of trust and connection with neighbours and strangers in protest. 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