at Monitoring indicators of economic activity in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data [in Arabic] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 5:05:01 EDT استمرت المواجهة في السودان بين القوات المسلحة السودانية وقوات الدعم السريع لعدة أشهر قبل أن تتصاعد إلى نزاع مسلح في 15 أبريل 2023. بالإضافة ة إلى جانب الكارثة الإنسانية، عطل النزاع العديد من الخدمات العامة مثل الكهرباء والمياه والخدمات الصحية والخدمات المصرفية، بينما تعطل أيضا الوصول إلى الأسواق، مما أدى إلى ندرة كبيرة في السلع والخدمات. وقد دمر الصراع البنية التحتية الرئيسية، وقيد التجارة المحلية والدولية وعطل أنشطة الإنتاج وسلاسل الموردين. Full Article
at The economy-wide impact of Sudan’s ongoing conflict: Implications on economic activity, agrifood system and poverty [in Arabic] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 5:05:01 EDT دخل النزاع المسلح بين القوات المسلحة السودانية وقوات الدعم السريع في السودان شهره السادس منذ اندلاعه في 15 أبريل 2023، دون أي مؤشرات على انتهائه قريبا. تسببت الحرب في كارثة إنسانية حادة، دمرت البنية التحتية الرئيسية، وقيدت أنشطة التجارة والإنتاج. علاوة على ذلك، أدى ذلك إلى تعطيل الوصول إلى المرافق العامة والخدمات المالية والأسواق، مما أدى إلى ندرة كبيرة في السلع والخدمات. في هذه الورقة، نستخدم إطار نمذجة مضاعف مصفوفة المحاسبة الاجتماعية لتقييم الآثار الاقتصادية على مستوى الاقتصاد لهذه الاضطرابات في النشاط الاقتصادي والموارد الإنتاجية وسبل العيش. Full Article
at Armed conflict and business operations in Sudan: Survey evidence from agri-food processing firms [in Arabic] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 5:05:01 EDT Full Article
at Political and economic drivers of Sudan's armed conflict: Implications for the agri-food system [in Arabic] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 5:05:01 EST Full Article
at Fat Tuesday Sandra Brown. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: A police officer is furious that his partner's murderer was acquitted. In a desperate act of revenge, he kidnaps the defense attorney's wife. Who will find redemption in this story of corruption and passion? Full Article
at Bombshell Catherine Coulter. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The number 1 New York Times-bestselling author is back with an electrifying new entry in the FBI series featuring Savich and Sherlock. FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith, last seen in Backfire, has been recruited by Dillon Savich to join his unit in Washington, D.C. Savich sees something special in Hammersmith, an almost preternatural instinct for tracking criminals. While on his way to D.C., Hammersmith plans to visit his sister, Delsey, a student at Stanislaus School of Music in Maestro, Virginia. Before he arrives, he gets a phone call that Delsey was found naked, unconscious, and covered with blood after a wild party. The blood isn't hers-so who does it belong to? Meanwhile, back in D.C., Savich and Sherlock have their hands full when the grandson of former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank is found murdered, every bone in his body broken, and frozen at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. Was Savich right-is Griffin gifted with a unique ability to "see" how criminals think? And will he figure out who was behind the attempt on Delsey's life-before it's too late? Full Article
at After Dead What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Find out what happened after the conclusion of the #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series. Dead Ever After marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series-novels that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show True Blood. It also stoked a hunger that will never die...a hunger to know what happened next. With characters arranged alphabetically-from the Ancient Pythoness to Bethany Zanelli-bestselling author Charlaine Harris takes fans into the future of their favorite residents of Bon Temps and environs. You'll learn how Michele and Jason's marriage fared, what happened to Sookie's cousin Hunter, and whether Tara and JB's twins grew up to be solid citizens. This coda provides the answers to your lingering questions-including details of Sookie's own happily-ever-after... Full Article
at A perfect Manhattan murder / Tracy Kiely. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Thrilled that their playwright friend’s Broadway debut was a rousing success, Nic and Nigel are trying to enjoy the A-list after-party with their pal Harper. Unfortunately, all the champagne and repartee in the world aren’t enough to overlook the churlish behavior of Harper’s theater-critic husband, Dan. Nic is shocked the next morning when she learns that Dan’s been murdered. Nigel thinks the world may be a better place without him. Still, Harper is their friend and they’re intent on helping her any way they can. Invigorated by the thrill of the hunt and fortified by a flood of cocktails, catching the killer becomes the Martinis’ top priority . . . with their behemoth Bullmastiff Skippy along for the ride. Includes cocktail recipes! Full Article
at A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery / Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths. And though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise. Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia--and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband, Fair, prepares the horses for the shorter days ahead, and the clamorous barking of beagles signals the annual rabbit chase through the central Virginia hills. But the last thing the local beaglers and their hounds expect to flush out is a dead body. Disturbingly, it's the second corpse to turn up, after that of a missing truck driver too disfigured to identify. The deaths seem unrelated--until Harry picks up a trail of clues dating back to the state's post-Revolutionary past. The echoes of the Shot Heard Round the World pale in comparison to the dangerous shootout Harry narrowly escapes unscathed. Next time, it may be the killer who gets lucky. But not if Harry's furry friends Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker can help it. Lending their sharp-nosed talents to the hunt, they'll help their mistress keep more lives from being lost--and right an injustice buried since the early days of America's independence. "As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review"-- Provided by publisher. Full Article
at Robert B. Parker's little white lies / Ace Atkins. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Boston private eye Spenser and his sidekick, Hawk, follow a con man's schemes on cable news shows and within police precincts in the wake of an elaborate double cross that has victimized a smitten woman as well as a cache of investors, cops and paramilitary contractors. Full Article
at CSA Investor Alert: Investment scams imitating well-known financial brands By www.osc.ca Published On :: Mon, 31 May 2021 15:05:43 GMT Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public about scammers claiming to represent large, well-known financial companies. Recently, the CSA has noted an increase in the number of scams involving the use of professional looking electronic broch Full Article
at Canadian securities regulators issue warning about fraudulent investment solicitations involving crypto assets By www.osc.ca Published On :: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:34:45 GMT Montréal –The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) warns the public about investment schemes involving fraudulent websites that solicit investments in foreign exchange (often referred to as “forex”), binary options and/or crypto assets. Full Article
at CSA Investor Alert: Canadian securities regulators warn the public about impersonation scams By www.osc.ca Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:01:00 GMT Montreal - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public to be vigilant for unsolicited communications that come from scammers posing as CSA staff or staff of CSA members. Full Article
at Canadian securities regulators warn public about unregistered trading platform Nova Tech Ltd By www.osc.ca Published On :: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:54:31 GMT Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public that Nova Tech Ltd (NovaTech), which operates the website www.novatechfx.com, is not registered with a securities regulator in any province or territory in Canada. Full Article
at Investor Alert: Advisor Impersonation Schemes By www.osc.ca Published On :: Wed, 24 May 2023 12:48:51 GMT TORONTO – New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are warning Canadian investors not to be fooled by fraudsters impersonating real investment advisors. Full Article
at Investor Alert: Investors are not required to use claims management companies to communicate with the CSA, CIRO or OBSI By www.osc.ca Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:08:50 GMT TORONTO – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), and the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) remind investors that they all offer investors services related to claims or complaints free of charge. Full Article
at How did households in Mali cope with covariate shocks between 2018 and 2023? Exploration of a unique dataset By africa.ifpri.info Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:36:30 +0000 Citation Marivoet, Wim; and Hema, Aboubacar. 2024. How did households in Mali cope with covariate shocks between 2018 and 2023? Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR) Full Article Africa conflicts; extreme weather events; farming systems; households New Publication News Publications shock; food prices food security livestock violence
at Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security By www.youtube.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:12:15 +0000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHhFYrwJjow Full Article From Our Channel News
at Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security By www.youtube.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:36:23 +0000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ata12_CZy4A Full Article From Our Channel News
at Irrigation schemes in Ethiopia’s Awash River Basin: An examination of physical, knowledge, and governance infrastructures By essp.ifpri.info Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:06:37 +0000 Using a representative sample of irrigation schemes, the study documents the physical, knowledge, and governance infrastructures of irrigation schemes in Ethiopia’s most intensively used river basin, the Awash. The findings show that about 20 percent of the equipped area of irrigation schemes in the basin is not being irrigated, while the number of actual beneficiaries […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program Full Article News Publications
at Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take? By www.youtube.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:51:15 +0000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFqzYrQkSTQ Full Article From Our Channel News
at Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa By massp.ifpri.info Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:23:47 +0000 Africa’s population is the youngest of any region, with more than 400 million young people aged 15 to 35 out of a total of 1.5 billion. But even though rising numbers of this cohort—a “youth bulge”—enter the labor market every year, African economies a... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program Full Article Blogs Featured Post Food systems News Strengthening Governance
at From risk to resilience: How strategic government partnerships By africa.ifpri.info Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:08:00 +0000 From risk to resilience: How strategic government partnerships can enhance access to insurance-linked credit for smallholders in Zambia By Martina Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR) Full Article Africa Blog Climate Change News Resilience Risk and Insurance Zambia Southern Africa
at 2022 Social Accounting Matrix for Ethiopia By essp.ifpri.info Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:21:03 +0000 The 2022 Ethiopia Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. The Nexus SAMs available on IFPRI's website separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital, with labor further disaggregated across three education-based categories. The household account […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program Full Article Featured Post News Publications
at Integrated and enhanced datasets on food security and household coping strategies in the G5 Sahel Countries (2018-2023) By africa.ifpri.info Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:15:47 +0000 The objective of this analysis is to gain more insight into the coping behavior of households in Mali when facing covariate shocks and stressors of different kinds Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR) Full Article Africa Burkina Faso Chad households Mauritania; New Publication News Publications Sahel climate food security Mali Niger violence
at Integrated and enhanced datasets on food security and household coping strategies in the G5 Sahel Countries (2018-2023) Copy By africa.ifpri.info Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:54:39 +0000 The objective of this analysis is to gain more insight into the coping behavior of households in Mali when facing covariate shocks and stressors of different kinds Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR) Full Article Africa Burkina Faso Chad households Mauritania; New Publication News Publications Sahel climate food security Mali Niger violence
at IFPRI @ 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) By massp.ifpri.info Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:24:21 +0000 IFPRI is pleased to participate in the 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22, 2024. COP29 is a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis. With... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program Full Article Climate Change Events Featured Post Food systems News Resilience
at Estudio sobre el COVID-19 en el área rural de Guatemala: Efectos de largo plazo sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de los hogares en el Altiplano Occidental By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 5:05:01 EST Desde el inicio de la pandemia del COVID-19, los productores agrícolas de Guatemala han afrontado múltiples restricciones de movimiento tanto locales como nacionales, así como también disrupciones en las cadenas de valor agrícolas. Asimismo, los productores han estado expuestos a varios choques externos como las tormentas tropicales de ETA e IOTA hacia finales de 2020 y el reciente conflicto bélico en Europa del Este y crisis de precios. Full Article
at Mapeo de intervenciones en seguridad alimentaria y nutrición en Guatemala: Análisis a nivel municipal By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 5:05:01 EST La desnutrición y la deficiencia de micronutrientes es un problema grave en Guatemala. Los resultados de la IV Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno-Infantil 2014-15 (MSPAS, INE, ICF, 2017) indican que el 46.5% de los niños menores de cinco años padecen de desnutrición crónica. Según el portal de datos del Banco Mundial, Guatemala es el país con mayor prevalencia de desnutrición crónica de América Latina y el Caribe y sexto en el mundo. Full Article
at Dominican Republic: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet [in Spanish] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 5:05:01 EST Full Article
at Nicaragua: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet [in Spanish] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 5:05:01 EST The IDB-funded PFPAS program has provided an important financial injection into Nicaragua’s agricultural research system during 2013–2018. The program has made important strides in rehabilitating some of INTA’s run-down research infrastructure, in offering degree and short-term training to research staff, and in strengthening linkages between agricultural research and producers. Full Article
at Empoderamiento de la mujer rural en Guatemala, necesidades y oportunidades de medición: Posibles aplicaciones de una Métrica de Empoderamiento de las Mujeres para los Sistemas Estadísticos Nacionales (WEMNS) By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 5:05:01 EDT La igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres y niñas se ve reflejado en distintas prioridades de políticas a nivel global y local. El Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 5 busca lograr la igualdad de género y empoderar a todas las mujeres y niñas. Full Article
at La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 5:05:01 EST América Latina y el Caribe es un importante protagonista en la producción y el comercio de productos agroalimentarios, ya que es el principal exportador neto de estos productos. La región cuenta con los recursos naturales (tierra, agua y energía renovable) y la capacidad necesaria para producir alimentos de manera sostenible y para satisfacer sus necesidades y abastecer al mundo. Sin embargo, durante 2021, la inseguridad alimentaria moderada o grave afectó al 40,6% de la población en la región (267,7 millones de personas), cifra considerablemente superior al promedio mundial (29,3%). Full Article
at SpotOn London Is Now Free To Attend! Join us on the 14th & 15th November By www.nature.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:59:42 +0000 We are thrilled to announce that we have decided to make tickets to this year’s Full Article Featured SpotOn London (#SoLo) #solo14
at SpotOn London 2014: Public Involvement, engagement and participation in research By www.nature.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:30:00 +0000 Full Article
at Avatar : the last airbender. Smoke and shadow. Part 1 / script, Gene Luen Yang ; art and cover, Gurihiru ; lettering, Michael Heisler. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: When the Fire Nation begins to believe that the country will perish if Zuko stays in power, Avatar Aang and his friends must protect the ruler. Full Article
at Avatar, the last airbender. Smoke and shadow. Part 3 / script, Gene Luen Yang ; art and cover, Gurihiru ; lettering, Michael Heisler. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Children are disappearing in the Fire Nation capitol! Avatar Aang and his friends are doing everything in their power to save them--but will it be enough?! What's worse, when Azula--the mad sister of Fire Lord Zuko--appears on the scene, Zuko locks down the capitol to catch her, igniting fear and riots in the streets! Will Zuko follow in his evil father's footsteps in order to save those he holds dear?!"--Amazon.com. Full Article
at Five nights at Freddy's. [2], The twisted ones : the graphic novel / by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley ; adapted by Christopher Hastings ; illustrated by Claudia Aguirre ; colors by Laurie Smith and Eva de la Cruz. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "It's been a year since the horrific events at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and Charlie is just trying to move on. Even with the excitement of a new school and a fresh start, she's still haunted by nightmares of a masked murderer and four gruesome animatronic puppets. Charlie thinks her ordeal is over, but when a series of bodies are discovered near her school bearing wounds that are disturbingly familiar she finds herself drawn back into the world of her father's frightening creations. Something twisted is hunting Charlie, and this time if it finds her, it's not letting her go." -- Publisher's description. Full Article
at Demon slayer = Kimetsu no yaiba. Volume 5, To hell / story and art by Koyoharu Gotouge ; translation, John Werry ; English adaptation, Stan! ; touch-up art & lettering, John Hunt. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "At Mt. Natagumo, Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke battle a terrible family of spider demons. Taking on such powerful enemies demands all the skill and luck Tanjiro has as he and his companions fight to rescue Nezuko from the spiders' web. The battle is drawing in other Demon Slayers but not all of them will leave Mt. Natagumo alive— or in one piece!" -- Page [4] of cover. Full Article
at Demon slayer = kimetsu no yaiba. Volume 20, The path of opening a steadfast heart / story and art by Koyoharu Gotouge ; translation, John Werry ; English adaptation, Stan! ; touch-up art & lettering, John Hunt. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life … After their initial confrontation with Kokushibo, the most powerful of Muzan's demons, Tokito is severely wounded and Genya has been cut in half— but is still alive! Can his regenerative power heal even this fatal wound? Then the Hashira Himejima and Sanemi square off against Kokushibo and unleash all the skill they have against him. Himejima is blind, but if he can see into the Transparent World, he might have a chance. Who will survive this whirlwind of flashing blades?"-- Provided by publisher. Full Article
at Demon slayer = Kimetsu no yaiba. Volume 22, The wheel of fate / story and art by Koyoharu Gotouge ; translation, John Werry ; English adaptation, Stan! ; touch-up art & lettering, John Hunt. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "After centuries of preparation and training, the Demon Slayer Corps has come face-to-face with their nemesis, Muzan Kibutsuji. It is a desperate battle and several Demon Slayers have already been killed. Tanjiro himself has engaged Muzan, and, despite giving it everything he has, is taken out of the fight! Although severely injured and near death, he sees a vision of his ancestor that may hold the key to finally destroying Muzan! Can Tanjiro recover enough strength to fight Muzan to the finish?" -- Provided by publisher Full Article
at Demon slayer = Kimetsu no yaiba. 15, Daybreak and first light / story and art by Koyoharu Gotouge ; translation, John Werry ; English adaptation, Stan! ; touch-up art & lettering, Evan Waldinger. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life … Tanjiro finally chases down the main body of the upper-rank demon Hantengu. However, dawn is approaching, and the rising sun is a threat to Nezuko. Tanjiro's concern for his sister is a distraction from the focus he needs to fight Hantengu, and if he hesitates it could be the last mistake he ever makes! Elsewhere, Tamayo ponders the nature of Nezuko's curse and how she could be so different from other demons." -- Provided by publisher Full Article
at Spider-Woman. Vol. 2, King in black / writer, Karla Pacheco ; artist, Pere Pérez ; color artist, Frank D'Armata ; letterer, VC's Travis Lanham. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Collects Spider-Woman (2020) #6-10. Road trip— to space! After learning some startling secrets about her family, Jessica Drew goes on a mission to find the one person who might know more: the High Evolutionary! But she's going to need her BFF by her side— and that means it's Captain Marvel team-up time! Before long though, those closest to Spider-Woman will abandon her. Only one person will come to her aid: Octavia Vermis! Octavia has a cure for Jessica, and the prescription is crime! Is Jess willing to resort to theft to gather all the tools needed to fix what's wrong? In the shadow of Knull's invasion, Spider-Woman must put everything on the line— and then cross it! Even if Jess can find the cure for what ails her, will she still have a life worth saving?" -- Page [4] of cover. Full Article
at The Count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas ; art by: Nokman Poon ; story adaptation by: Crystal S. Chan ; lettering by Morpheus Studios ; lettering assist: Jeannie Lee. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: On the very day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, a young merchant sailor named Edmond Dantès is falsely imprisoned for life, laying to waste his plans of marriage and hard-earned fortune. Following several long years in prison he has managed to escape and reinvent himself as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo. It is the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Count has been plotting his revenge on the three men who had him falsely imprisoned. With a new identity, an incredible education abroad and a vast fortune, he has returned completely unrecognizable to those who had committed their crimes against him. Full Article
at The stories of Edgar Allan Poe / story adaptation by: Stacy King. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe is a brilliant collection of some of his best-known stories: The Tell Tale Heart (a murder's haunting guilt), The Cask of Amontillado (a story of brilliant revenge), and The Fall of the House of Usher (an ancient house full of very dark secretes). Also included in this collection are The Mask of the Red Death (horrors of 'the Plague'), and the most famous of all his poems: The Raven (a lover's decline into madness). Best read in a dimly-lit room with the curtains drawn, Poe's brilliant works come to life in darkly thrilling ways in this Manga Classic adaptation. Full Article
at Batman, the Dark Knight detective. Volume 5 / Alan Grant, Archie Goodwin, writers ; pencilers, Norm Breyfogle, Dan Jurgens ; Steve Mitchell, Dick Giordano, inkers ; Adrienne Roy, colorist ; Todd Klein, letterer. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Bruce Wayne's latest ward, Tim Drake, has all the makings of becoming the greatest Robin yet. He's intelligent, athletic, and levelheaded, and his detective skills rival those of his mentor. However, every Boy Wonder who has come before has endured tragedy, and Tim may be no exception when his parents are marked for death by the sinister Obeah Man. Will the Dark Knight stop the Obeah Man in time, or must Tim face a deadly rite of passage in order to be worthy of inheriting the mantle of Robin?"--Provided by publisher. Full Article
at Catwoman. Soulstealer : the graphic novel / based on the novel written by Sarah J. Maas ; adapted by Louise Simonson ; illustrated by Samantha Dodge with Carl Potts and Brett Ryans ; colors by Shari Chankhamma ; letters by Saida Temofonte. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Selina Kyle returns to Gotham City as new socialite Holly Vanderhees, but she needs to outsmart rival Batwing to rise to the top of the city's criminal underbelly. Full Article
at Batman, the adventures continue. Season 1 / Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, writers ; Ty Templeton, artist ; Monica Kubina, colorist ; Josh Kubina, letterer ; Dave Johnson, collection cover artist. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Starting off with an attack on S.T.A.R. Labs in Gotham City by a giant robot that steals an entire room of the laboratory— Batman is going to have to stop it before it can cause more harm … and with Lex Luthor freshly back in Gotham— he knows where to start his search. Will Batman be able to topple the billionaire before he leaves Gotham?" -- Provided by publisher. Full Article
at The royal tutor. 15 / Higasa Akai ; translation: Amanda Haley ; lettering: Abigail Blackman. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Rumors of Heine's bloody connection to their father initially causes the princes' trust in their tutor to waver. When the truth of how Heine came to be the royal tutor is fully brought to light, will the darkness of years past yield to a brighter future— together?" -- Description provided by publisher. Full Article
at Othello / William Shakespeare ; art by Julien Choy ; story adaptation by Crystal S. Chan ; lettering, Daria Rhodes. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "A brilliant general in the service of Venice, Othello is also the new husband of the adoring— and young— Desdemona, whose innocent hero worship has blossomed into love. But can a beautiful girl, so much younger than her husband, truly be faithful? Othello's trusted ensign Iago seems to think not. Can Othello trust him? Can Othello trust anyone? Manga Classics presents Shakespeare's classic story of love, hate, vengeance, and betrayal, in its full, original glory!" -- Description provided by publisher. Full Article