{"product_id":"syncopated-isbn-9780345505293","title":"Syncopated","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eSyncopated\u003c\/i\u003e challenge convention, provide perspective, and search out  secret truths–all in the inviting, accessible form of comics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSyncopated\u003c\/i\u003e will give  you a daringly different view of the past–from the history of vintage postcards to  the glory days of old Coney Island. It will immerse you in fascinating subcultures,  from the secret world of graffiti artists to the chess champs of Greenwich Village.  And it will open your eyes to pieces of forgotten history–for example, the Tulsa  race riots of 1921–and to new perspectives on critical current events, such as the  interrogation of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. These “picto-essays” encompass memoir,  history, journalism, and biography in varied visual styles–each handpicked by Brendan  Burford, one of America’s top editors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow and Why to Bale Hay by Nick Bertozzi\u003cbr\u003e Penny Sentiments by Rina Piccolo\u003cbr\u003e Boris Rose: Prisoner of Jazz by Brendan Burford and Jim Campbell\u003cbr\u003e Portfolio by Tricia Van den Bergh\u003cbr\u003e Father Figures by Josh Neufeld\u003cbr\u003e West Side Improvements by Alex Holden\u003cbr\u003e The Evening Hatch by Richard and Brian Haimes\u003cbr\u003e What We So Quietly Saw by Greg Cook\u003cbr\u003e “Like Hell I Will” by Nate Powell\u003cbr\u003e Welcome Home, Brave by Dave Kiersh\u003cbr\u003e The Sound of Jade by Sarah Glidden\u003cbr\u003e Subway Buskers by Victor Marchand Kerlow\u003cbr\u003e Erik Erikson by Paul Karasik\u003cbr\u003e Dvorak by Alec Longstreth\u003cbr\u003e A Coney Island Rumination by Paul Hoppe\u003cbr\u003e An Encounter with Richard Peterson by Brendan BurfordBrendan Burford is the comics editor at King Features Syndicate. He has also been self-publishing the \u003ci\u003eSyncopated\u003c\/i\u003e anthology series, and the autobiographical series \u003ci\u003eBrendan Comics,\u003c\/i\u003e since 2002.","brand":"Villard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302196400357,"sku":"NP9780345505293","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780345505293.jpg?v=1767737703","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/syncopated-isbn-9780345505293","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}