New Releases by Jeff Smith

This title presents the memoirs of a girl born into a close-knit East End family in 1911.

Los Bones, la abuela Ben, Thorn y la cría de mostrorrata se embarcan, a través de los misteriosos círculos fantasma, en un fiaje a Atheia, la antigua ciudad de la familia real. Un paso en falso podría cambiar el destino del valle para siempre.

Les aventures des Bone s''achèvent ! Jeff Smith, avec cet ultime opus, livre la dernière page de cette saga épique, devenue un classique de la bande dessinée mondiale. Retenue prisonnière dans un donjon alors que le destin de la Vallée se joue sur le champ de bataille, Thorn est soumise à la sombre influence de la Couronne d''aiguilles. Ce mystérieux objet, jalousement gardé par les dragons, est pourtant l''unique moyen de réduire à néant la menace du Seigneur des criquets, et de mettre un terme à la guerre. Mais à quel prix ?

With techniques for achieving a flawless portrait, this manual shows how to create stunning, professional images in any setting. Tips on how to delicately discuss and evaluate a subject’s appearance and his or her specific concerns combine with examples on how subtle changes in lighting and posing can flatter subjects—by slimming the waist and hips, enhancing the bust, narrowing the nose, reducing a double chin, and concealing baldness—helping portrait photographers sensitively downplay perceived flaws. Also illustrating how the latest in digital imaging technology can fix problems, this up-to-date resource shows how to digitally eliminate acne, whiten teeth, remove braces, and fix unnoticed clothing problems. Techniques for processing RAW files and for optimizing JPEG files for quick, but consistent, shooting are also included. With hundreds of new images, before-and-after sequences, and informative text, this is the ultimate reference for creating beautiful, flattering portraits.

A detailed handbook featuring interviews with "Bone" creator Jeff Smith and colorist Steve Hamaker, along with a behind-the-scenes look at how the cover art was colorized.

Un volcan endormi depuis longtemps se réveille et engloutit la vallée et ses habitants sous la cendre. L''explosion libère une force maléfique connue sous le nom de Seigneur des Criquets. Terrifiés, les cousins Bone, Thorn et Mamie Ben tentent de rejoindre l''antique cité d''Atheia. Mais face à eux se dressent les éléments déchaînés et les féroces rats-garous. Nos amis s''en sortiront-ils indemnes ?

With detailed, informative instructions for capturing personable and memorable yearbook photos, actor and model portfolios, and business, bridal, and children’s portraits, this exhaustive reference covers what photographers need to know to be successful. Emphasizing that the client is always the center of the photograph, this resource illustrates how to evaluate the customer to determine which features to downplay and which to accent. Tips for creating the perfect image through posing and lighting, handling the post-shot conference, and previewing and retouching the images are supplied, as well as guidance for the technical and emotional challenges of shooting a portrait. Packed with step-by-step images, no-nonsense techniques, and practical advice, this is a must-have book for professional and advanced amateur photographers.

In such popular television series as The West Wing and 24, in thrillers like Tom Clancy’s novels, and in recent films, plays, graphic novels, and internet cartoons, America has been led by an amazing variety of chief executives. Some of these are real presidents who have been fictionally reimagined. Others are “might-have-beens” like Philip Roth’s President Charles Lindbergh. Many more have never existed except in some storyteller’s mind. In The Presidents We Imagine, Jeff Smith examines the presidency’s ever-changing place in the American imagination. Ranging across different media and analyzing works of many kinds, some familiar and some never before studied, he explores the evolution of presidential fictions, their central themes, the impact on them of new and emerging media, and their largely unexamined role in the nation’s real politics. Smith traces fictions of the presidency from the plays and polemics of the eighteenth century—when the new office was born in what Alexander Hamilton called “the regions of fiction”—to the digital products of the twenty-first century, with their seemingly limitless user-defined ways of imagining the world’s most important political figure. Students of American culture and politics, as well as readers interested in political fiction and film, will find here a colorful, indispensable guide to the many surprising ways Americans have been “representing” presidents even as those presidents have represented them. “Especially timely in an era when media image-mongering increasingly shapes presidential politics.”—Paul S. Boyer, series editor “Smith''s understanding of the sociopolitical realities of US history is impressive; likewise his interpretations of works of literature and popular culture. . . .In addition to presenting thoughtful analysis, the book is also fun. Readers will enjoy encounters with, for example, The Beggar''s Opera, Duck Soup, Edward Bellamy''s Looking Backward, Philip Roth''s Plot against America, the comedic campaigns of W. C. Fields for President and Pogo for President, and presidential fictions that continue up to the last President Bush. . . . His writing is fluid and conversational, but every page reveals deep understanding and focus. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.”—CHOICE

Alors que la guerre fait rage à travers la vallée, Grand-Mère Ben, Lucius et Phoney Bone rejoignent les légendaires guerriers à la grotte du Vieil Homme pour préparer le combat final contre l''armée de rats-garous du roi Kingdok. Leur mystérieux chef - Celui à la capuche - va-t-il s''emparer de la vallée et libérer les terribles pouvoirs du Seigneur des criquets? Quelle est sa véritable identité? Et pourquoi tout le monde recherche-t-il le "porteur de l''étoile"?

A prequel to the Bone saga tells of young Princess Rose''s quest to defend the small towns of the Northern Valley from dragon attacks and the impact that her actions had on the lives of both friends and foes in the years ahead.

When the family secret is revealed that Thorn is the Princess of Atheia and she is in great danger, Fone Bone, Thorn, and Gran''ma Ben have to consider leaving their farm for good in order to save her from the perils that are believed will soon take place. Simultaneous.

The adventure starts when cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of Boneville and later get separated and lost in the wilderness, meeting monsters and making friends as they attempt to return home.

The Bone cousins must find a treasure in order to save the ancient city of Atheia from a tyrant.

The Bone cousins, along with Gran''ma Ben and Thorn, struggle to reach the safety of the city of Atheia, on a journey that has become increasingly bleak with the release of the Lord of the Locusts.

This comprehensive guide to location portraits teaches the basics of good head-to-toe posing, indoors and out, and shows the classical approaches used throughout photographic history to create a pleasing rendition of the human form. Additional introductory chapters detail the four main posing styles and reveal how to determine which will work best with a subject, their clothing, the location, and the purpose of the portrait. Chapters for advanced photographers highlight the creation of a wide variety of individual and group posesÑincluding ground, seated, head-and-shoulders, and standingÑto be utilized in tandem with stairs, rocks, and other architectural and natural elements. A chapter devoted to the essential business skills needed to professionally schedule appointments, work through consultations, manage sessions, and present and deliver final prints is also included.

After being tossed out of Boneville for cheating the citizens, three cousins find themselves mysteriously trapped in a wondrous but often terrifying land filled with secrets, danger, odd creatures and special new friendships. Some of the wittiest writing of any children''s literature in recent memory-- This is first-class kid lit: exciting, funny, scary and resonant enough that it will stick with readers for a long time. -Publishers Weekly *starred review*.

Shattering the notion that location lighting has to be difficult, inconvenient, or compromised in its quality, this resource provides guidance on how to create unique and personalized images shot in parks, on city streets, at sports arenas, in workplaces, or in a client’s home. With an overview of equipment and a discussion on the essential tools for a shoot, this guide walks photographers through the creation of dozens of location images—from casual headshots to full-length, formally posed portraits. With strategies for meeting lighting challenges found outside of the studio—from evaluating existing light to modifying or supplementing light as needed—this book will help photographers shoot confidently by developing a plan for creating professional-quality location portraits.

Things seem quite well in the valley, Fone Bone is still living with Thom and Gran''ma Ben, while his cousins Phoney and Smiley are working in the inn at Barrelhaven. But peace never lasts for long when the bone cousins are around. Soon Phoney Bone is up to his old con tricks again, trying to throw the bets on the annual cow race.

Showcases artwork from the comic book "Bone" that encompasses everything from pencil roughs to original pages and finished covers that span the life of the comic, from the artist''s first sketches in fourth grade to the last issue published in 2004.

The showdown between the Hooded One and the people of the valley begins.

Chassés de Boneville, les trois cousins Bone, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone & Smiley Bone, ont rejoint le village de Barrelhaven. Au cours de leurs aventures, ils font la rencontre de Thorn, de sa grand-mère Ben et de Lucius, un ami de longue date. La vie dans la vallée ne s''arrange pas pour les cousins Bone et leurs nouveaux amis. Lucius, Smiley, et Phoney sont attaqués par les rats-garous et parviennent de justesse à la taverne de Barrelhaven. En sécurité, il ne faut pas longtemps à Phoney pour échafauder son prochain mauvais coup... A la ferme de Mamie Ben, Fone Bone et Thorn sont perturbés par d''étranges rêves. La grand-mère leur révèle alors un lourd secret...

Esta novela, ilustrada en forma de tira cómica para niños y jóvenes, es la saga de Fone Bone, un héroe involuntario que deberá salvar un idílico valle de las fuerzas del mal.

The lives of Fone and Thorn are changed forever when they discover a map and confront their Gran''ma Ben about it

Fone Bone, Phoney Bone y Smiley Bone son expulsados de Boneville, se separan y se pierden en el desierto. Cada uno por su lado consigue llegar a un profundo valle boscoso poblado por maravillosas y aterradoras criaturas.