Larry Gonick ist ein Cartoonist, der für seine Fähigkeit bekannt ist, komplexe Themen in zugängliche und fesselnde grafische Erzählungen zu destillieren. Er nutzt das Comic-Format meisterhaft, um riesige historische Zeitlinien und komplexe wissenschaftliche Konzepte zu erforschen und das Lernen zu einer angenehmen Erfahrung zu machen. Gonicks unverwechselbarer Ansatz hat ihn zu einer hoch angesehenen Persönlichkeit im Bereich der Bildungscomics gemacht, der dafür gefeiert wird, die Geheimnisse von Wissenschaft und Geschichte durch seine Kunst zu entschlüsseln.
Cartoonist Larry Gonick unlocks the formula to understanding geometry in the latest entry in his New York Times bestselling Cartoon Guide series.For years, Larry Gonick’s Cartoon Guide series has helped struggling high school and college students thrive in the most challenging courses.
Trápili jste, když vás učitel přírodopisu na střední škole požádal, abyste rozpitvali žábu? Neumíte správně odpovědět, co je to DNA? Stále se držíte přesvědčení, že osmóza byl název posledního turné Ozzyho Osbourna? Pokud si tím stále nejste jistí, pak potřebujete Komiksovou biologii.
This graphic work offers a bold critique of capitalism, utilizing sharp humor and striking visuals to convey its message. The bestselling cartoonist, known for "The Cartoon History Of The Universe," employs a unique blend of artistry and storytelling to explore the flaws and consequences of capitalist systems. The book promises to engage readers with its insightful commentary and entertaining approach, making complex economic concepts accessible and thought-provoking.
Covers all of algebra's essentials-- including rational and real numbers, the number line, variables, expressions, laws of combination, linear and quadratic equations, rates, proportion, and graphing-- with clear, funny, and easy-to- understand illustrations--Page 4 of cover.
Part of Cartoon Guide series, this title offers college-level calculus course. It teaches the course essentials, functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals, with numerous examples and applications. It includes problem sets, designed to help readers cement the lessons learned in each section.
“From the Bastille to Baghdad,” The Cartoon History of the World Part 2 is the conclusion (for the moment) of Larry Gonick’s award-winning and bestselling annals of humankind presented in graphic novel form. Picking up after the American Revolution, where Part 1 left off, Part 2 opens with the Enlightenment and rolls across Napoleon, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, World War I and II, and all the way to our recent imbroglios in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2 is a monumental, one might say “historic” achievement, at once edifying, irreverent, and wildly entertaining. Terry Jones of Monty Python said of the first volume of this series, “ Obviously one of the great books of all time.” And modern civilization’s most recent act is no less enthralling.
The Cartoon History of the Modern World is a wickedly funny take on modern history.
What? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik?Then you need The Cartoon History of the United Statesto fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.
If you have ever suspected that "heavy water" is the title of a bootleg Pink Floyd album, believed that surface tension is an anxiety disorder, or imagined that a noble gas is the result of a heavy meal at Buckingham Palace, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry to set you on the road to chemical literacy. You don't need to be a scientist to grasp these and many other complex ideas, because The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry explains them the history and basics of chemistry, atomic theory, combustion, solubility, reaction stoichiometry, the mole, entropy, and much more—all explained in simple, clear, and yes, funny illustrations. Chemistry will never be the same!
Výjimečně vtipná a veskrze neuctivá komiksová projíždka světovými dějinami počínaje zrozenmí islámu, přes Byzantskou říši a konče italskou renesancí.
