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Mat Johnson

**This tenth anniversary edition of the acclaimed and fearless graphic novel features enhanced toned art, an afterword by Mat Johnson, character sketches, and other additional material.In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could "pass" among the white folks. They called this da...

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Mat Johnson

**“THE SHARPEST AND MOST UNUSUAL STORY I READ LAST YEAR . . . [Mat] Johnson’s satirical vision roves as freely as Kurt Vonnegut’s and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism.”—Maud Newton, New York Times MagazineNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Vanity Fair • Houston Chronicle • The Seattle Times • Salon • National Post • The A.V. Club**Recently canned professor of American liter...

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Matt Johnson, Jason Wood

Cognitive Dissident may begin in the music biography tradition, but it quickly becomes something deeper. Borne out of years of conversation and collaboration between Matt Johnson (the creative force behind THE THE) and writer Jason Wood (Executive Director at the BFI), it expands into a work that is philosophical, cultural, and socio-political in scope.The story traces Johnson’s childhood growing up above one of East London’s most famous pubs, his early international succ...

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Mat Johnson

A page-turning thriller of racial divide, Incognegro: Renaissance explores segregation, secrets and self-image as our race-bending protagonist penetrates a world where he feels stranger than ever before.When a black writer is found dead at a scandalous interracial party in 1920s' New York, Harlem's cub reporter Zane Pinchback is the only one determined to solve the murder. Zane must go "Incognegro" for the first time, using his light appearance to pass as ...

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Tessa Misiaszek, Matt Johnson

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Economist Edge

'The most insightful book on branding of the last 20 years' Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of OgilvyNow, more than ever, your brand is either loved - or it's noise.In a world defined by digital products and immediate gratification, how can your brand stand out? When consumers can easily have anything, how can your brand be the one thing they can't live without?To rise to this challenge, brands must shape not just what consumers buy, but how they act...

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Mat Johnson

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “[Mat Johnson’s] unrelenting examination of blackness, whiteness and everything in between is handled with ruthless candor and riotous humor.”—Los Angeles Times“Razor-sharp . . . Loving Day is that rare mélange: cerebral comedy with pathos.”—The New York Times Book ReviewNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe New Y...

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Matt Johnson, Tessa G Misiaszek, PhD

A revelatory guide on how to build, sustain and grow a brand.A brand is either beloved, or it’s noise. We live in a fast-paced world of immediate gratification where consumers can listen to any song, watch any movie, or read any article, with the touch of a few buttons. They are peppered with hyper-personalized targeting for products that can be ordered seamlessly and arrive within hours. And if your brand isn’t the first to come to mind, they’ll click that button ...

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Mat Johnson

**A sharp allegorical novel about a hidden human civilization, a crucial election, and a mysterious invisible force that must not be named, by one of our most imaginative comic novelistsLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post**When sociologist Nalini Jackson joins the SS Delany for the first manned mission to Jupiter, all she wants is a career opportunity: the chance to conduct the first field study of...

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Matt Johnson

All three instalments of the action-packed, emotive Robert Finlay series of thrillersTense, grippingly authentic thrillers featuring Police Inspector Robert Finlay, who must overcome his traumatic past to mete justice and stay alive … by the number-one bestselling author and ex-police officer Matt JohnsonBOOK ONE – Wicked GameLONGLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger award...

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Matt Johnson

A policeman is killed in a bomb last, a second is gunned down on his own drive. The Wicked Game has started.London based, Royalty protection officer Robert Finlay has had enough of the job's not-so-glamorous demands and opts to transfer to a local police station. But fate has plans for Finlay - both the murdered officers were former Army colleagues.Finlay doesnt see himself as the hero type - just a survivor. With a famiy to protect, the Wicked Game will test those survival...

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Melissa Flores, Ryan Parrott, Matt Hotson, Amy Jo Johnson, Maria Ingrande Mora

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

A landmark celebratory special featuring 5 brand new stories paying homage to the legacy of Rangers with stories by Ryan Parrott (Rogue Sun), Mat Groom (Inferno Girl Red), the original Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger Amy Jo Johnson and Matt Hotson (Titans), and young adult author Maria Ingrande Mora (Fragile Remedy), along with current Mighty Morphin Power Rangers superstar scribe Melissa Flores! Joining the celebration are returning fan-favorite Power Rangers artists including Hendry Prasteya,...

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Matt Johnson

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Robert Finlay

Royalty Protection Team officer Robert Finlay is looking forward to a quieter life, when two police officers are killed and their links to his own past becomes clear … putting everyone's lives in danger. A startlingly authentic debut … first in a page-turning, searing new series.**NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER****Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger****LoveReading Debut of the Month**'Terse, tense and vivid writing. M...