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Science is for everyone!Science People celebrates the diversity of the scientific community around the world. Meet more than 50 trailblazers in botany, biology, physics, engineering, mathematics, and a host of other STEM fields.Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko (The Skin You Live In) along with concise, engaging bios celebrate a diverse group of scientists, from around the world and all eras of history. Classic figures like Galileo and Marie Curie are included alongside scientists and activists working in the field right now – like  geneticists (and Nobel Prize winners) Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, or Phillip Alviola, a bat virologist from the Philippines on the cutting edge of coronavirus research.From astronomers to zoologists, Science People highlights explorers in a wide range of fields – representing a multicultural mix of genders, races, and nationalities, in walks of life – showing that science is for everyone. It will inspire readers young and old to ask their own questions about the world around them.

From music to movies, literature to dance – the arts have always been influenced by the workof LGBTQ people. LGBTQ+ Icons spotlights the history and contributions of 50 pioneering artists who lived and worked around the world.Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko (The Skin You Live In) and concise bios from historian Owen Keehnen celebrate a diverse group of artists, from LGBTQ icons James Baldwin, Frida Kahlo, and Freddie Mercury to lesser-known colorful characters like vaudeville performer Ada “Bricktop” Smith, the toast of 1920s Paris café society who opened a queer-friendly club where all were welcomed, and Australian dandy Leigh Bowery, whose unapologetic flamboyance influenced an entire generation of fashion designers.LGBTQ+ Icons is an entertaining exploration of a part of history most people don’t know is even missing. It will inspire readers young and old to be confident in who they are, and to take pride in their own creativity. Produced with premium materials, this book is a must-read for Pride month and a perfect collectible year-round!

Fashion Icons celebrates the origins and contributions of some of the world’s most remarkable and gifted fashion designers throughout history Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios written by Gillion Carrara celebrate a diverse group of designers. From Paul Poiret, the visionary who shunned the corset, to Elsa Schiaparelli, who shocked the world with her “shoe hat”, to Comme des Garcon’s Rei Kawakubo, Fashion Icons celebrates 50 fashion designers who have influenced historical trends, how we dress today, and what the future of fashion will look like.Featured designers include: Jeanne-Marie Lanvin, Madeleine Vionnet, Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristobal Balenciaga, Ann Lowe, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Hubert de Givenchy, Sonia Rykiel, Halston, Valentino Garavani, Karl Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani, Azzedine Alaia, Yves Saint-Laurent, Issey Miyake, Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo, Stephen Burrows, Yohji Yamamoto, Gianni Versace, Miuccia Prada, Franco Moschino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana, Ann Demeulemeester, Isabel & Ruben Toledo, John Galliano, Junya Watanabe, Alber Elbaz, Tom Ford, Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs, Thom Browne, Duro Olowu, Hedi Slimane, Alexander McQueen, Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Stella McCartney, Rabih Kayrouz, Phoebe Philo, Kate & Laura Mulleavy, Virgil Abloh, Simone Rocha, and Kerby Jean-Raymond

Iconic Artists highlights the origin and contributions of some of the world’s most remarkable and gifted artists throughout history. Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios co-written by Csicsko and Lindy Sinclair celebrate a diverse group of artists from the past 200 years. Iconic Artists features historical giants of the art world like Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse alongside 20th-century artists such as Sister Corita Kent and Andy Warhol. Featuring a foreword by artist Tom Bachtell and an introduction by art curator Megha Ralapati, Iconic Artists celebrates 50 diverse artists who have influenced the art world and collectively broadened its scope.Featured artists include: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Suzanne Valadon, Henri Matisse, Alice Bailly, Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Tarsila do Amaral, Tsuguharu Foujita, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Marcel Duchamp, Georgia O’Keeffe, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Lyubov Popova, Egon Schiele, Archibald Motley, Fortunato Depero, Henry Darger, Pauline Simon, Tamara de Lempicka, Alexander Calder, Rene Magritte, Louise Nevelson, William Henry Johnson, Wifredo Lam, Joseph Cornell, Salvador Dalí, Loïs Mailou Jones, Lee Godie, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Remedios Varo, Gertrude Abercrombie, Corita Kent, Ruth Asawa, Andy Warhol, Marisol Escobar, Baya Mahieddine, Nam June Paik, Ed Paschke, ORLAN, Mr. Imagination, David McDermott & Peter McGough, Keith Haring, Nick Cave, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mickalene Thomas, Bisa Butler, and Salman Toor.