Most Popular Books by Tom Hart

The Darién Gap is a place of legend. The only break in the Pan-American highway, which runs from Alaska to the tip of South America, it is an almost impregnable strip of swamp, jungle and cloud forest between the vast landmasses of North and South America. Stories of abduction and murder there are rife and in recent years more people have successfully climbed Everest or trekked to the South Pole than have crossed the Darién Gap. In 2000, Tom Hart Dyke, a young botanist, set off to Central America with one thing on his mind: orchids. He knew that in order to find the rare and beautiful species he so fervently admired, he would have to visit some of the most inhospitable places on earth. Unbeknown to Tom, another young explorer, Paul Winder, was backpacking through the area at the same time. Though he sometimes worked freelance in the City of London, Paul was a fearless and intrepid traveller, happier scaling volcanoes than lounging on beaches. In every bar and café along his route, rumours abounded of the Darién Gap - and the more he heard, the greater became his desire to make the journey. Pure chance brought Paul and Tom together in northern Mexico; they formed an instant bond and their fate was sealed. Ignoring a final, succinct warning from the Lonely Planet guide - ''Don''t even think about it!'' - Tom and Paul set off into the Darién: Tom in search of orchids, Paul in search of adventure. They would find plenty of each. For six days they made good progress. Then, just hours away from Colombia, the dream ended and the horror began. Paul and Tom were ambushed by FARC guerrillas who were to hold them hostage for the next nine months. From that day on, their survival was a matter of extraordinary endurance, incredible ingenuity and not a little good luck ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart has written a poignant and instructive guide for all aspiring graphic memoirists detailing the tenets of artistry and story-telling inherent in the medium. Hart examines what makes a graphic memoir great, and shows you how to do it. With two dozen professional examples and a deep-dive into his own story, Hart encourages readers to hone their signature style in the best way to represent their journeys on the page. With clear examples and visual aids, The Art of the Graphic Memoir is emotive, creative, and accessible. Whether you''re a comics fan, comic book creator, memoirist, biographer or autobiographer, there’s something inside for everyone.

A book about creativity, comics, writing with pictures and staying engaged with your medium. Utilizing what he taught in classrooms for more than 15 years and drawn on for his own award-nominated comics, Tom Hart details how to start from scratch with no ideas, how to develop ideas, how to find and finish stories, how to stay fearless and nimble, how to constantly be creating something meaningful to you, regardless of your medium. With more than 50 vivid exercises designed to get you creating.

A Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist, Amazon Best Book of 2016, one of The Washington Post''s Best Graphic Novels of 2016, and one of Publishers Weekly''s 100 Best Books of 2016 ROSALIE LIGHTNING is Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart''s #1 New York Times bestselling touching and beautiful graphic memoir about the untimely death of his young daughter, Rosalie. His heart-breaking and emotional illustrations strike readers to the core, and take them along his family''s journey through loss. Hart uses the graphic form to articulate his and his wife''s on-going search for meaning in the aftermath of Rosalie''s death, exploring themes of grief, hopelessness, rebirth, and eventually finding hope again. Hart creatively portrays the solace he discovers in nature, philosophy, great works of literature, and art across all mediums in this expressively honest and loving tribute to his baby girl. Rosalie Lighting is a graphic masterpiece chronicling a father''s undying love.

A complete how-to manual for making the best comic strips you can, from conception to drawing, coloring and even selling.

A collection of celebrated mini-comics by Tom Hart, creator of Hutch Owen and director of The Sequential Artists Workshop.

This brand new Bible study series from beloved Bible teacher Kay Arthur and the teaching staff of Precept Ministries tackles important issues in brief, easy-to-grasp lessons you can benefit from personally or as part of a small group. Each book in the series includes six 40-minute studies designed to draw you into God’s Word through basic inductive Bible study. As Kay explains, "Rather than simply reading or listening to what others say about a subject, you are going to see for yourself what God says about it." Join one of the world’s most respected Bible teachers in a study that will revolutionize your thinking--and your life. What is the difference between a true follower of Jesus Christ and others who merely call themselves "Christian"? Kay Arthur and Tom and Jane Hart point the way to clear answers in this instructive study of what Jesus had to say about the subject. Through these eye-opening inductive studies of passages from the Gospels, you can better understand the distinctive marks of a disciple of Christ and how to make sure they are true of your own life. Join Kay Arthur in exploring what it means to count the cost, deny yourself, and follow Christ.

Making peace is just as easy as making pizza. In this book, Chef Tomato delivers delicious pizza recipes and shares peaceful messages throughout his journey. The book contains simple recipes for all ages to enjoy. The book shares easy to make pizza dough and sauce recipes. Also, in the chapter. "A Shake Between Two Hands", Chef Tomato makes peace by making milkshakes. This chapter has a few delicious milkshakes recipes and a global peaceful message. The secret is out. Peace can be made anywhere in the world, just like Chef Tomato''s favorite pizza pies. By using your imagination and creativity, top your pizzas with love and great ingredients. Have fun making a peaceful treat for your family and friends. This book underlines the greatness in all of us and shares delicious recipes made easy.

Even though an understanding of experimental design and statistics is central to modern biology, undergraduate and graduate students studying biological subjects often lack confidence in their numerical abilities. Allaying the anxieties of students, Introduction to Statistics for Biology, Third Edition provides a painless introduction to the subject while demonstrating the importance of statistics in contemporary biological studies. New to the Third Edition More detailed explanation of the ideas of elementary probability to simplify the rationale behind hypothesis testing, before moving on to simple tests An emphasis on experimental design and data simulation prior to performing an experiment A general template for carrying out statistical tests from hypothesis to interpretation Worked examples and updated Minitab analyses and graphics Downloadable resources contains a free trial version of Minitab Using Minitab throughout to present practical examples, the authors emphasize the interpretation of computer output. With its nontechnical approach and practical advice, this student-friendly introductory text lays the foundation for the advanced study of statistical analysis.

Set in summertime Boston and central Florida during a tropical storm, Banks/Eubanks follows the routines and daydreams of lazy Barney Banks, the adventures of which he imagines himself worthy....

"Introduction by Dylan Horrocks"--Cover.

First You Run, Then You Walk celebrates, the pleasures, mysteries, and demands of running -- and thinking about the sport -- over a lifetime. Tom Hart, a Boston-area coach, English teacher, editor and literary agent, takes inspiration from the labor and devotion of the ordinary runner, whether that runner conquers a mile, a marathon, or the rigorous courses of his school''s girls cross-country team. During his three decades of running, fourteen years of coaching, lifetime of reading (especially his beloved Thoreau), Hart''s pursuit of the sport leads inevitably to profound questions and personal growth. Even as illness makes his pursuit difficult in the extreme, Hart''s quest continues, immersing him, now a walker, in the natural world and taking readers companionably along on a journey that is moving, funny and wise.

Tom Hart Dyke has a bit of a thing about plants. You might call it an obsession. You might call him certifiable, in fact. But it''s a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large ramshackle country estate and an obsession with plant collecting could want for only one thing - in Tom''s case it''s a walled garden containing examples of plants collected from every corner of the globe.Tom''s infectious enthusiasm for anything with chlorophyll in it and the hugely ambitious World Garden project he has undertaken at his family home, Lullingstone Castle, in Kent have been documented in a 12-part television series for BBC 2. The first six parts (Save Lullingstone Castle) were shown in spring 2006, and the second six episodes (Return to Lullingstone Castle) in spring 2007.Tom''s attempts to set up the World Garden aren''t exactly straightforward. You might imagine, for example, that the easiest way to start preparing the ground inside the walled Elizabethan garden which he transforms into the main part of the world garden would be to enlist the help of a few people and a lot of hard digging. Well not for Tom, who enlists instead two large pigs, who do indeed do a great job of turning over the earth and fertilising it with great organic manure. But the problem is that they keep escaping into the Hart Dyke family burial plot next door where they start digging up Tom''s ancestors...The World Garden is created to bring together a truly amazing collection of plants from every continent and so to show the global origins of the plants we all grow in our gardens. It''s already establishing itself as a tourist attraction of some note as well as an educational resource. This is a book for all those who bought Tim Smit''s Lost Gardens of Heligan. It''s stuffed full of fascinating botanical information as well as the story of Tom''s hapless struggle to overcome huge logistical nightmares. It''s a riveting, hilarious story of English eccentricity in full bloom.

As a kid, Tom Hart lacked confidence, and never felt like he belonged, until he started working in a convenience store and met his manager, John. John gave him purpose, and when Tom went to work he felt the confidence he lacked in other parts of his life. Along the way, Tom met many more influential people in his life and approached new challenges in business. Through the power of grit, he conquered his fears and went from a stock clerk at a local corner store to chief operating officer of a multi-million dollar company, to eventually starting his own business. Life In Moments is a story about the people in Tom''s life and their moments together-the lessons they taught him, how they lifted him up at his lowest points, and how he used those lessons to build a better business and life. These moments happen to everyone, and they are powerful, even if they''re not realized in the moment itself.

Ted''s Bike Ride is a fun rhyming children''s picture book that introduces children to Phonic sounds for the first time.Ted''s Bike Ride tells the story of a teddy bear named Ted who travels along on his bike meeting a range of animals as he goes. Ted takes the time to learn the noises of the animals that he meets in a fun and entertaining way that both adults and kids really enjoy.Expect to find yourself Mooing and Woofing and Oinking out loud with your children as Ted meets a range of animals that include a cow, a dog, a pig, a duck, a horse and a sheep until he finally returns home and meets his stereotypically grumpy cat.Ideal for kids aged between 2 to 6 years, from toddlers upwards and for boys and girls, Ted''s Bike Ride helps children to learn to read by introducing new readers to the phonic sounds made by the animals (such as the moo of a cow). The big bright pictures within the animal story bring the script to life and will have your children laughing, pointing and reading along to the animal sounds as you read together. Although not written by Julia Donaldson, Ted''s Bike Ride is written with a similar rhyming rhythm which is easy to read and makes any adult or child sound like a natural story teller. Ted''s Bike Ride has the potential to be a 2017 Best Seller as parents and children around the world fall in love with the character and his cycling adventure.

Discover the marks and joys of the true follower of Jesus Christ, who said, "Come, follow Me!" Get past the fear of commitment and learn about the freedom of walking in Christ.