Black Hole

'An instant classic from a master of the form'<BR>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY<BR><BR>'Unsettling and beautifully executed'<BR>GUARDIAN<BR><BR>An arresting story of an artist's obsessions, from the beloved and award-winning author of Black Hole.<BR><BR>As a child, Brian and his friend Jimmy would make home movies in their yards, coaxing their friends into starring as victims of grisly murders and smearing lipstick on them to simulate blood. Now an aspiring filmmaker, he, Jimmy and new girl in town Laurie - his reluctant muse - set off to a remote cabin in the woods.<BR><BR>Armed with an old camera, they film a true sci-fi horror movie where humans are born of disembodied alien wombs, in homage to The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But as Brian's affections for Laurie go seemingly unreciprocated, Brian writes and draws himself into a fantasy where she is the girl of his dreams - both his damsel in distress and his saviour.<BR><BR>Final Cut blurs the line between dreams and reality, imagination and perception in this astonishing look at what it truly means to express oneself through art.<BR><BR>**A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, THE NEW YORKER AND THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR**<BR><BR>Charles Burns, Eisner Award-Winner, 2006

Das Militär will zerstören und herrschen, wie üblich. Und die Chinesen übertrumpfen. Gemeinsam mit dem Institut HENRI haben sie in der Arktis einen gigantischen, unterirdischen Teilchenbeschleuniger gebaut, um dort das ultimative Schwarze Loch zu schaffen. Dass sie damit das ganze Universum vernichten würden, ist zweitrangig.Die Gruppe um Julie kann das verhindern - falls sie die Kräfte der Legierung 618 in den Griff bekommen. Danach sieht es leider nicht aus: Ivy wird immer jünger und kleiner, während Julie sich unaufhaltsam zu einer Walküre auswächst...

The ultimate must-have science book. A multimillion copy bestseller. A popular book about the nature of the universe, written for the general reader by one of the world's greatest ever thinkers.<BR><BR>A Brief History of Time poses questions such as:<BR><BR>Was there a beginning of time?<BR>Could time run backwards?<BR>Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?<BR><BR>This internationally acclaimed masterpiece begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory.<BR><BR>To this day A Brief History of Time remains a keystone of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.<BR><BR>This revised edition includes updates from Stephen Hawking with his most recent thoughts about the No Boundary Proposal and with information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational waves.

Charles Burns, einer der bekanntesten und profiliertesten amerikanischen Comicautoren, hat mit "Black Hole" ein grandios verzerrtes Spiegelbild amerikanischer Realität zwischen Sex, Drogen und Horror geschaffen. "Black Hole" ist die albtraumhafte Geschichte einer Teenagerkrankheit, die grotesk verformte Gesichter und Körper zurücklässt.Eine Coming-of-Age-Geschichte mit Horrorelementen, ein Zeitporträt, eine Graphic Novel, die längst zu den Klassikern des Genres zählt - kaum jemand hat die Schrecken der Pubertät so aufregend beschrieben wie Charles Burns.

“The best graphic novel of the year” (Time) tells the story of a strange plague devastating the lives of teenagers in mid-1970s suburban Seattle, revealing the horrifying nature of high school alienation—the savagery, the cruelty, the relentless anxiety, and the ennui. <BR><BR> We learn from the outset that a strange plague has descended upon the area’s teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact. The disease is manifested in any number of ways—from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable)—but once you’ve got it, that’s it. There’s no turning back.<BR><BR>As we inhabit the heads of several key characters—some kids who have it, some who don’t, some who are about to get it—what unfolds isn’t the expected battle to fight the plague, or bring heightened awareness to it , or even to treat it. What we become witness to instead is a fascinating and eerie portrait of the nature of high school alienation itself.<BR><BR>And then the murders start.<BR><BR>As hypnotically beautiful as it is horrifying, Black Hole transcends its genre by deftly exploring a specific American cultural moment in flux and the kids who are caught in it—back when it wasn’t exactly cool to be a hippie anymore, but Bowie was still just a little too weird.<BR><BR>To say nothing of sprouting horns and molting your skin…

“The best graphic novel of the year” (Time) tells the story of a strange plague devastating the lives of teenagers in mid-1970s suburban Seattle, revealing the horrifying nature of high school alienation—the savagery, the cruelty, the relentless anxiety, and the ennui. <BR><BR> We learn from the outset that a strange plague has descended upon the area’s teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact. The disease is manifested in any number of ways—from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable)—but once you’ve got it, that’s it. There’s no turning back.<BR><BR>As we inhabit the heads of several key characters—some kids who have it, some who don’t, some who are about to get it—what unfolds isn’t the expected battle to fight the plague, or bring heightened awareness to it , or even to treat it. What we become witness to instead is a fascinating and eerie portrait of the nature of high school alienation itself.<BR><BR>And then the murders start.<BR><BR>As hypnotically beautiful as it is horrifying, Black Hole transcends its genre by deftly exploring a specific American cultural moment in flux and the kids who are caught in it—back when it wasn’t exactly cool to be a hippie anymore, but Bowie was still just a little too weird.<BR><BR>To say nothing of sprouting horns and molting your skin…

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece by one of the world's greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<BR><BR>A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?<BR><BR>Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<BR>  <BR> Published more than two decades ago to great critical acclaim and commercial success, A Brief History of Time has become a landmark volume in science writing. Stephen Hawking, one of the great minds of our time, explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?<BR>  <BR> Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.

NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<BR>  <BR> Published more than two decades ago to great critical acclaim and commercial success, A Brief History of Time has become a landmark volume in science writing. Stephen Hawking, one of the great minds of our time, explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?<BR>  <BR> Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.