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Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Characters and Creatures
List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $13.97
Hardcover - 01 October, 1998
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
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Author: David West Reynolds, Alexander Ivanov
ISBN: 0789434814
Number of Media: 1
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| Hardcover Description Watch the Star Wars trilogy enough times and you'll find yourself straining to catch all the little details. Not the subtle plot points (Darth is Luke's dad, check; Luke and Leia are brother and sister, check), but all the cool gear and gadgets that keep flashing in front of the camera. Like what are those pointy things on Boba Fett's kneepads? And what's with all that ammo on Chewie's bandolier? And does an Imperial Probe really need that many legs? Finally, we've got some answers. David West Reynolds, a boyish Ph.D. in archaeology who looks like he just rode in on the last Bantha, has catalogued the artifacts and inhabitants of the Star Wars universe with the same clinical thoroughness one typically reserves for studying Mesopotamia. His oversized, eye-pleasing picture book is packed with scrutinizing photos of actual props and characters from the movies, complete with systematic, scientific labels. And Reynolds's friendly, pseudo-academic style seamlessly blends new information with old. (In the Sand People description, you can't help but hear Alec Guinness's voice when Reynolds reveals that "Sand People ride in single file to hide their numbers.") In a few instances, the book shines an embarrassing light on the movies (Max Rebo is clearly no alien lifeform, just a poofy, blue elephant muppet), but the countless close-ups of thermal detonators, imperial blasters, and gaffi sticks more than make up the difference. --Paul Hughes |
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Brilliant, a wonderful book, a must read This book is brilliant for all star wars fans, young and old. It gives a very detailed account of all star wars characters. Even the most minor characters have a place in this book for example even jabba's entertainers and jabba's bounty hunter, Boba Fett have two pages of their own. It's a good idea to have this book at hand when looking at the star wars trilogy videos.
This is a great info packed book for the non educated fans This book is the information center for the Star Wars Episode 1 Phantom Menace movie. If you want to know anything about the movie such as the rubee in the Queens hat or the hyperdrive to the ship, this book will tell you. If you have the time, buy this book, I highly suggest it. It will educate you in everything in The Phantom Menace
Very nice job It is an amazing book related to Lucas' trilogy. It depicts all hardware used in the films. I have only a missing point: the starships are not all in the book and it would be better have them, but it is not a problem for a very nice illustrated book. |
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