Synopses & Reviews
2014 YALSA Great Graphic Novels list
10 Unforgettable Graphic Novels list by salon.com
2012 Best Book shortlist at the British Comics Awards (UK edition)
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Is hydro-fracking safe? Is climate change real? Did the moon landing actually happen? How about evolution: fact or fiction? Award-winning author-illustrator Darryl Cunningham looks at these and other hot-button science topics and presents a fact-based, visual assessment of current thinking and research on eight different issues everybodyandrsquo;s arguing about. His lively storytelling approach incorporates comics, photographs, and diagrams to create substantive but easily accessible reportage. Cunninghamandrsquo;s distinctive illustrative style shows how information is manipulated by all sides; his easy-to-follow narratives allow readers to draw their own fact-based conclusions. A graphic milestone of investigative journalism!
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Also available by Darryl Cunningham, The Age of Selfishness
Praise for How to Fake a Moon Landing:
andldquo;Cartoonist Darryl Cunningham . . . is a welcome voice, shedding some much needed light on the darker areas of science and culture. . . . Cunningham does a remarkable job with difficult material and for high school students, just opening their eyes to the world around them, this is a terrific primer.andrdquo; andmdash;ComicMix
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andldquo;The Age of Selfishness is a sympathetic but deeply critical biography of Rand and the eventual role of libertarian philosophy in the recent financial crisis.andrdquo;
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andldquo;This book is a superb example of how powerful graphic nonfiction can be in taking complex events and making them frighteningly clear.andrdquo;
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andldquo;There are moments of brilliance here and excellent economic explication.andrdquo;
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andldquo;This is a well-researched, detail-packed book that Iandrsquo;ll need to read a few more times to fully digest.andrdquo;
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andldquo;While there have been books about Rand before, none of them have been quite like The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality and the Financial Crisis, a new graphic novel from artist, photographer, and sculptor Darryl Cunningham. The artist and former mental health care worker combines mediums to take a long look at Randandrsquo;s history, but he goes one step further, looking at how her influence extends into the present day, and even played a role in bringing on the Great Recession and financial crisis.andrdquo;
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andldquo;Both cogent and clear.andrdquo;
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andldquo;The Age of Selfishness may not have the hard science background of Cunninghamandrsquo;s previous books, but the cartoonist seems equally at home challenging and debunking economic strains of thought while courting the controversy that The Age of Selfishness is certain to garner.andrdquo;
Synopsis
New York Times bestseller
Tracing the emergence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism in the 1940s to her present-day influence, Darryl Cunningham's latest work of graphic-nonfiction investigation leads readers to the heart of the global financial crisis of 2008. Cunningham uses Rand's biography to illuminate the policies that led to the economic crash in the U.S. and in Europe, and how her philosophy continues to affect today's politics and policies, starting with her most noted disciple, economist Alan Greenspan (former chairman of the Federal Reserve). Cunningham also shows how right-wing conservatives, libertarians, and the Tea Party movement have co-opted Rand's teachings (and inherent contradictions) to promote personal gain and profit at the expense of the middle class. Tackling the complexities of economics by distilling them down to a series of concepts accessible to all age groups, Cunningham ultimately delivers a devastating analysis of our current economic world.
Praise for Darryl Cunningham:
"It takes other authors whole books to say what Darryl Cunningham can say in a single illustration." --Jon Ronson, author of The Men Who Stare at Goats
"Cunningham's art has clean lines and a continuity that is often graceful, charming, and endearing. He speaks with quiet authority on his subjects, but is careful to cite a whole range of sources and research papers." --Independent
"It's good to see the arguments presented so well, clearly, and concisely . . . Cunningham delivers his message with style, great art, even moments of outright comedy."--Forbidden Planet
Synopsis
Tracing the emergence of Ayn Randandrsquo;s philosophy of objectivism in the 1940s to her present-day influence, Darryl Cunninghamandrsquo;s latest work of graphic-nonfiction investigation leads readers to the heart of the global financial crisis of 2008. Cunningham uses Randandrsquo;s biography to illuminate the policies that led to the economic crash in the U.S. and in Europe, and how her philosophy continues to affect todayandrsquo;s politics and policies, starting with her most noted disciple, economist Alan Greenspan (former chairman of the Federal Reserve). Cunningham also shows how right-wing conservatives, libertarians, and the Tea Party movement have co-opted Randandrsquo;s teachings (and inherent contradictions) to promote personal gain and profit at the expense of the middle class. Tackling the complexities of economics by distilling them down to a series of concepts accessible to all age groups, Cunningham ultimately delivers a devastating analysis of our current economic world.
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About the Author
Darryl Cunningham is a cartoonist, photographer, and sculptor. His previous award-winning graphic nonfiction includes Psychiatric Talesand#160;and How to Fake a Moon Landing. He lives in Yorkshire, England.