Star Wars: A Long Time Ago..., Book 6: Wookiee World Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Terrific grouping of stories, both epic and self-contained, during the period immediately following Return of the Jedi (and Truce at Bakura) which contains some of the best and most exciting Star Wars tales to date.With Jo Duffy firmly at the helm as writer, the Marvel Star Wars series really hit its...

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War in the Pacific 1941-1945 (General Military) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In March, 2010 HBO is airing the new mini-series, The Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks & Stephen Spielberg. The program is sure to spark a wave of new interest in America's Pacific campaign during WWII. History enthusiasts looking for an introduction to this subject will be well served by this new...

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Collins Atlas of World War II Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I chose to purchase this Atlas on account of its author, John Keegan. The Atlas is presented in an an attractive format. Each page contains a description of the battle/era alongside a map portraying the relevant events. The maps are clear, colorful and diverse. Map topics range from political developments...

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Star Wars Rebel Storm Booster Pack (7 Random Miniatures) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What could be better than pre-painted plastic miniatures for your Star Wars roleplaying neeeds? I highly recommend these to anyone playing the game or just into collecting Star Wars stuff. The detailing is better than anything I could achieve if I painted them. Open a box and get ready to play!Click...

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SEA OF FALLEN STARS (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms Campaign Expansion) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As an avid collector of all things to do with the realms this was a must buy. The book itself is very much in the style of Faiths and Avaters being a weighty tome full of detail but in an easily accesible style. The premise is setting out an underwater campaign setting in the Sea of Fallen Stars complete...

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American Aircraft of World War II Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I picked up this book because I had decided to start doing scale modelling of WWII aircraft. A quick flip through the pages showed some remarkable reproductions of squadron markings and nose art, perfect for what I had in mind. Once I got it I found out exactly what a treasure it is. In addition to American...

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Star Wars - Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I wasn't really looking forward to reading this after the travesty that was Death, Lies, and Treachery, but I'm one of those die-hard Star Wars fans who reads everything.Let me start off with the problems inherent in a Boba Fett centered story -- a great Star Wars story requires at least one of two things,...

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Star Wars Jedi Apprentice Series (18 Volumes) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My Son devoured this set of 20 books 1-18 and the 2 special editions I believe from what I have read that Adults and kids will enjoy reading this series. The storyline and situations aren't too complex, but the books give us a revealing insight into the training process of Jedi Knights. The point of...

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Behind the Blue-Star Banner: A Memoir from the Home Front Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is beautifully written and tells what military wives go through when our husbands are deployed. Michelle is brave enough to tell about the things that we never allow ourselves to say, like the way that we really feel and not what we let everyone else see. This is a great book for any military...

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Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace: Anakin to the Rescue (Step into Reading, Step 2) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am a teacher. I work with children who have learning disabilities. Most of the children I work with have, what the public would call, dystexia. It is very hard to find books with large print that reflect the age group I work with. Fourth and Fifth graders don't like reading books about children much...

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Rogue Star (Warhammer 40,000) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Andy Hoare dabbles on both sides of Games Workshop's product lines: game development for the Warhammer 40,000 (W40K) tabletop miniatures game, and in the Black Library fiction upon which it's based. He's done numerous short pieces, and this is his second novel, though clearly the first of a series. This...

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Star Wars The Saga 2011 Oversized Wall Calendar Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What more can you ask for?Star Wars theatrical posters on a 16 month calendar.What's not to like except maybe the size?If you wanted the larger 14" x 18" size from the 2006 series, inflation has cut down the size to a modest 11" x 17" - which is perfect for me since I am out of wall space.Click Here...

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Star Wars Purge #1 One Shot (Star Wars Purge: Last Stand of the Jedi) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I highly recommend this book for ANY fan of Star Wars... it fills in some details about the 'hunting down' of the survivors of Order 66 that was hinted at by Obi Wan Kenobi as he spoke to Luke in A New Hope. Also, it reveals how the legend of Vader grew during the 'dark times' of the Empire between Episodes...

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Quest For A Star: Letters Diaries Colonel Francis T. Sherman (Voices of the Civil War Series,) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Quest For A Star is a collection of the Civil War letters and diary entries of Colonel Francis T. Sherman of the 88th Illinois, ably edited and with commentary by Knight Aldrich, Sherman's great-grandson. Thanks to his father's political influence, Sherman won an officers commission and commanded a brigade...

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Postcard Book Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Based on the movie "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", this postcard book has 16 punchout postcards. The photos are great, most of them my favorite movie stills! Definitely the postcards shouldn't be sent out to friends and family, but kept to collect. Better yet, you shouldn't even punch the cards out!...

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Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star: A Woman, Sex, and Morality in Modern Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Once you get over reading the name "Abe Sada" as though it were "Abe Lincoln," you'll have a whale of a time reading Dr. Johnston's account of a famous modern Japanese geisha and killer. He is a professor at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, but don't let his distinguished credentials put you off,...

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Night of the Silver Stars: The Battle of Lang Vei Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Night of the Silver Stars: The Battle of Lang Vei," by William R. Phillips, is a gripping nonfiction tale of the Vietnam War. The "about the author" section inside the book's back cover notes that Phillips served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is himself a Vietnam veteran. Phillips' sources for this book...

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