New Releases by Jeffrey Brown

Inspired by the international bestseller Darth Vader and Son, this full-color flexi-journal features Jeffrey Brown''s hilarious artwork illustrating the ups and downs of being a father and a Sith Lord in a galaxy far, far away.

After the acclaimed indie film Save the Date and the bestselling all-ages humor book Darth Vader and Son, graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown (Clumsy, Unlikely) returns to the autobiographical work that first made his reputation. In A Matter of Life, Jeffrey Brown draws upon memories of three generations of Brown men: himself, his minister father, and his preschooler son Oscar. Weaving through time, passing through the quiet suburbs and colorful cities of the midwest, their stories slowly assemble into a kaleidoscopic answer to the big questions: matters of life and death, family and faith, and the search for something beyond oneself.

"Be A Man skews and distorts the portrait of Jeffrey Brown to fulfill the modern, unhealthy, masculine paradigm." -- Read Yourself Raw Jeffrey Brown''s own self-parody of his "ultra-sensitive"graphic novel, Clumsy. A heaping of in-your-face male chauvinism, over-the-top machismo, and self-involved gratification. For all those jerks who complained that Jeffrey Brown was a sissy, finally you can see him "Be a man!"

Funny Misshapen Body is the story of Jeffrey Brown''s evolution as a cartoonist, from his youthful obsession with superhero comics to his disillusionment with fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Drawn with Brown''s scratchy, spare, trademark style, Funny Misshapen Body resonates with true-to-life observations on love, fear, and ambition. Through his bare bones graphic style, he reveals his most embarrassing personal moments in raw, intimate detail -- including how he survived high school, binge drinking, mild drug experimentation, doomed friendships, and being diagnosed with Crohn''s disease. Ultimately coming to terms with his art and identity, Brown describes the ups and downs of his adolescence with understated simplicity, dark humor, and charm.

These novels played a unique and lasting role in the development of American literature, and each one remains a beloved and widely read work of fiction. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-arguably the great American novel. Ethan Frome-an enduring rural tragedy. And Moby-Dickor, The Whale-a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. Now, Penguin Classics is proud to present these three novels in gorgeous graphic packages featuring cover art by some of the most talented illustrators working today.

Comics artist Brown presents evocative graphic short stories that deal with aspects of daily life--friendship, illness, work, jealousy--to show how the smallest and seemingly most insignificant parts of everyday existence can end up becoming the most meaningful.

Top Shelf presents a new one-man anthology series showcasing the tireless creative energy of Jeffrey Brown! SULK is a series of pocket-sized standalone mini-graphic novels, providing the world its regular dose of 100% pure Jeffrey. What will he come up with next!? In SULK (VOL 2): DEADLY AWESOME, Jeffrey Brown explores the world of mixed martial arts and the nature of violence in this tribute to no-holds-barred cage fighting! Featuring (yes, it''s true) an incredible 80-page fight scene, aging veteran fighter Haruki Rabasaku faces off against young powerhouse Eldark Garprub. With furious strikes and technical submission holds, this story will thrill newbies as well as hardcore fans of ultimate fighting!

Sulk (Vol 3): The Kind of Strength That Comes From Madness explores the world of fantasy and science fiction, and turns it on its head. Or rather, just kind of tilts it slightly to the side. Stories include "Being Awesome Is Its Own Reward," where two brothers deal with a giant monster rampaging through their city, and "Mighty Malcum," in which an 11 year old genius and his robot best friend attempt to adjust to college life. There''s also stories of pirates, time-traveling babies, martial arts masterminds and an all new short story from Elfworld.

At work, in sports, and in everyday life, you''re constantly surrounded by the pressures of competition. In The Competitive Edge,celebrated sports psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Brown offers principles you can use to guide your character towards victory. He shows how to become a legitimate winner every time you compete—regardless of whether you come out on top. Whether you compete against others in sports or business—or compete within yourself to achieve personal goals—the means by which you win tells the real story as to whether or not you are a champion. Teaches the reader to redefine victory and aggressively pursue it in every competitive situation. Demonstrates the importance of maintaining strong integrity and high character. Strategies for winning appropriate for court and field, workplace, and home. Illustrates the challenges, risks, and rewards involved in doing what is right through examples from real life, biblical history, media, and popular culture

Now in paperback. . . . What outstanding leaders do, and how they do it. Building corporate culture that can withstand anything. Reinventing your business: when it''s time, how to do it. Key attributes of lasting leadership. The greatest business leaders of our generation. How they achieved the impossible. What you can learn from them. How to use those lessons to supercharge your career. Two of the world''s leaders in business knowledge and insight come together to select and profile the 25 most influential businesspeople of the past quarter century. The team: Nightly Business Report, the United States'' #1 daily TV business news program, and Knowledge@Wharton, The Wharton School''s online journal of research and business analysis. The book''s incisive profiles show exactly how each business leader became so influential. They teach lessons you can use to discover, refine, and nurture your own leadership style -- and gain powerful influence in your own career. You''ll gain new insights into familiar faces (Jack Welch, Lou Gerstner, Bill Gates). But you''ll also gain greater appreciation for less heralded individuals -- from Mary Kay''s Mary Kay Ash to Mohammed Yunus, whose ''microlending'' revolution is helping millions of poor people around the world transform themselves into entrepreneurs. No other book offers this much actionable insight into this many extraordinary business leaders. A Conversation with Jack Welch xiii Introduction xxiii Chapter 1 Best of the Best: Inside Andy Grove''s Leadership at Intel 1 Chapter 2 Leadership and Corporate Culture 21 Chapter 3 Truth Tellers 47 Chapter 4 Identifying an Underserved Market 73 Chapter 5 Seeing the Invisible 103 Chapter 6 Using Price to Gain Competitive Advantage 131 Chapter 7 Managing the Brand 159 Chapter 8 Fast Learners 183 Chapter 9 Managing Risk 209 Chapter 10 Conclusion 237 References 243 Index 261

"Jeffrey Brown is one of the best humorists in modern American comic book." -- Comic Book Bin Everyone needs something funny to stick in their pocket to read on the train, or on a lunch break, or in line at the DMV. This is that something. Jeffrey Brown sets aside the sappy sentimentality of his autobiographical comics to bring you this subtle and subversive, laugh-out-loud, giant-size, SMALL collection of gag cartoons.

An anthology of comics on the subject of sex.

"''Not everything in here is true,'' it says in the indicia, but enough of it feels true that Brown''s well-earned reputation as one of today''s better autobiographical cartoonists is secure." -- Alan David Doane, Comic Book Galaxy Jeffrey Brown takes a break from books about girls for this humorous short story collection featuring fiction, gags and autobiography. Included are such gems as "My Brother Knows Kung Fu"and "Action Television Show."