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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
How To Run A Star Wars Themed Birthday Party
Although the original Star Wars films are decades old, the Star Wars theme remains a popular favorite among fans of all ages. Kids find the Star Wars world to be an infinitely fascinating world in which to allow their imagination and fantasies to take flight in that galaxy far, far away. If your special birthday child is a fan of these films, this is a fantastic themed party to run.
Almost compulsory is to have your guests come dressed as their favorite Star Wars characters from any of the six films. To make sure this happens, it’s a good idea to send out a themed invitation that clearly states that it is to be fancy dress. Add images on the invite to give people an idea. From the brown Jedi robes to a yoga mask to a full storm trooper outfit, the possibilities are huge. Include a competition for the best dressed, that usually helps.
Firstly, it’s important to bring the theme to light in a way that allows everyone to enjoy themselves. Depending on the children’s ages, you could have a classic Star Wars event with any of the original Episodes or even all 3 (IV, V, and VI) showing one after the other throughout the party. This is perfect for a party planned to be overnight or all day sort of party as it allows breaks in between the showings with plenty of time to incorporate some serious snacking or playing. It also allows you time to prepare food, games or just relax without interfering with the DVDs being played in the back ground. For older children having parties lasting the weekend, you may even want to show the entire series of films over several days.
If you are creative, you can have a session where guests make up tall tales about what their character has done. This creates a sort of role-playing atmosphere for the party that can be a huge amount of fun. If this isn’t enough activity and you want a little something to wear the kids (big or small) out, set up a Jedi training academy. Set up an obstacle course for everyone to follow and a series of exercises similar to what Luke went through in The Empire Strikes Back. The winner can get some Star Wars themed award for giggles and a little added entertainment.
No birthday party is complete without a cake. Most bakeries are likely to have a great form cake on hand or in inventory for Star Wars because the theme remains so popular. If not, however, there are great cake ideas online that work beautifully for a Star Wars theme with home made birthday cakes. It’s really great if you can try one of these because it will be something a little different from what everyone else who does a Star Wars themed party will have. Of course you could always go with a background of stars and the original Star Wars logo painted in yellow. Simple and yet completely appropriate.
A Star Wars themed birthday party is an entertaining and fun style of themed birthday party that’s often as entertaining for the parents as the children. May the Force be with you.
About the Author
Sara Leadbetter is a Business Advisor based in Christchurch, New Zealand. This article was written about her work with the
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Bayou Classic 7485, Tripod Stand with Chain and Bag $24.00 The Tripod Stand with Chain & Tote Bag from Bayou Classic is the perfect way to cook professionally at home or on the go. It comes with a tripod stand as well as a chain and travel tote bag that fits the 49″ steel rods…. |
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Casablanca Champagne Coupe (Set of 4) $44.00 In the classic film, “Casablanca,” champagne never seems to stop flowing. The movie’s coupe-style Champagne glass has nearly as much screen time as Bogart, and its saucer-shape is, like the film itself, a timeless classic. Identical to the original movie prop, offered is the re-discovered 5 1/2-ounce Champagne Coupe (offered in a Set of 4). “Here’s looking at you, kid.”… |
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CounterArt Nostalgia Round Absorbent Coasters in Wooden Holder, Set of 4 These CounterArt decorative coasters feature a natural stoneware construction that absorbs drips and condensation from beverages, protecting your tables and countertops. The beautiful, detailed design is a transfer print with permanent ink that is fda approved. A durable natural cork backing on each coaster also prevents scratches on your furniture, while the wooden display holder keeps the coaste… |
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Freewheelin Bob Dylan (Reis) $4.76 Dylan’s outstanding second album is a tremendous jump from its predecessor. Whereas the debut established him as a peerless interpreter of folk and country-blues classics, and a singer like none before, this followup features some of the most pungent original songs of the ’60s. “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Masters of War,” “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” “I Shall Be F… |
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Voice Of Ages [Deluxe Edition] $12.99 The Chieftains, the world’s most celebrated traditional Irish band, will mark their 50th anniversary with the release of Voice of Ages on February 21st 2012. An imaginative collaboration featuring a dazzling collection of like-minded musical visionaries and kindred spirits, Voice of Ages, produced by Paddy Moloney and T Bone Burnett, features The Chieftains teaming with stars from the worlds of in… |
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Glenn Miller – Greatest Hits $4.65 No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: MILLER,GLENNTitle: GREATEST HITSStreet Release Date: 04/16/1996… |
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Das Boot (Two-Disc Collector’s Set) [Blu-ray] $21.41 This is the restored, 209-minute director’s cut of Wolfgang Petersen’s harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller, which was theatrically rereleased in 1997. Originally made as a five-hour miniseries, this version devotes more time to getting to know the crew before they and their stoic captain (Jürgen Prochnow) get aboard their U-boat and find themselves stranded at the bottom of the sea. Das … |
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Restored) [Blu-ray] $12.06 STAR TREK II:WRATH OF KHAN – Blu-Ray Movie… |
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Letters from Iwo Jima [Blu-ray] $11.41 Critically hailed as an instant classic, Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima is a masterwork of uncommon humanity and a harrowing, unforgettable indictment of the horrors of war. In an unprecedented demonstration of worldly citizenship, Eastwood (from a spare, tightly focused screenplay by first-time screenwriter Iris Yamashita) has crafted a truly Japanese film, with Japanese dialogue (with su… |
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KA-BAR Full Size US Marine Corp Fighting Knife, Straight $52.70 ATTRIBUTES Blade Detail: Plain Edge Blade Length (inches): 7.00 Blade Material: Carbon Steel Black Carry System: Leather Sheath USMC Handle Material: Leather Disks Overall Length (inches): 11.88… |
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10,001: The Birth of the Avatars, the Battle of Armageddon, and the Future of Planet Earth $14 Esoteric tradition and modern prophecy tell us we are at a turning of ages. Many believe that the final battle of light and darkness will soon be upon us. Some know it as the Battle of Armageddon.But the war is here-now. Many times it is silent, unseen. The beastsand armies of Revelation are often visible only to those with inner sight-even though they are no less real than the armies of this world. And on theoutcome of this physical/spiritual battle hangs the fate of worlds.10,001 blows the cover on the forces of darkness. Their strategies arerevealed. They have a plan. At last, what we read in the news each daymakes sense.Find out what is really happening on planet Earth. Knowledge is power. Chart your course. Fulfill your mission. |
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21 Nights $99 21 Nights–a first book by Prince and celebrated photographer Randee St. Nicholas is a stunning multimedia volume offering a rare glimpse into the life, lyrics and mystique of one of the most notable and prolific musicians of our time. This beautifully designed photographic essay flows from Prince’s sensational, unprecedented, record-breaking, sold-out 21 concerts in 21 Nights at London’s 02 Arena in 2007. Giving insight into his dueling worlds of performance and solitude, 21 Nights incorporates Prince’s evocative poetry and lyrics to new songs and other selections, and 124 full-color, sumptuous never-before-published images by Randee St. Nicholas. As part of the multi-dimensional experience, it will also include Indigo Night, a CD–available only with the book–capturing Prince’s after-hours, live after-show sessions–rare and profound moments of musical genius. 21 Nights takes the reader from the passenger seat of a limousine zipping through the streets of London to his sleeping quarters in a luxury hotel. In between we see him and his phenomenal band of musicians, singers and dancers backstage in the make up room to onstage, bathed in purple lights and a fog of gray smoke. Like a movie-in-a-book, readers are taken on his journey from London to Prague, in a style that takes glam rock to a new level. Then there is poetry and lyrics that reveal the heart and soul of Prince–in addition to his incomparable talent. Going beyond the catchy hook, he expresses himself on everything from the destructive forces of war, greed and superficiality the life giving energy of love, beauty, and–of course–music. |
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3 Worlds of Gulliver $14.99 Dr.gulliver signs on to a ship to india, but in a storm he’s washed off the ship and ends up on an island that is inhabited by very tiny people. After he manages to convice them that he’s harmless, their king wants to use Dr.gulliver in a war against a people of giants. |
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3:10 To Yuma $14.98 In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3:10 to Yuma , a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny. |
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3:10 To Yuma $14.98 In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3:10 to Yuma , a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny. |
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3:10 To Yuma (Blu-ray) $19.99 In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3:10 to Yuma , a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny. |
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A Cornish Maid $32.95 The new romance from this popular author – Autumn 1909: Edith Trewin, the general maid in the Killivert household, and Miss Alicia, the young lady of the house, are social worlds apart, though they share a streak of independence and intelligence. The two young women become unlikely allies after a kitchen maid inexplicably disappears shortly after her arrival at the house. The two unite in the search for her as they experience love and loss as the Great War overtakes the world. |
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A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton $13.99 Book 2 of Shenandoah Sisters. Mayme and Katie, from entirely different worlds, have been thrown together in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. Just teenagers, they are left to survive only by their own wits and shared experiences. Gradually, they are learning to appreciate each other’s strengths and to shore up each other’s weaknesses. Out of their efforts to simply stay alive comes a growing awareness of the Lord’s love and care for them, as well as the dim outlines of a plan to keep Rosewood Plantation operating. The book continues the story begun in Angels Watching Over Me, of two very appealing but contrasting characters and their secret mission to provide a sanctuary for others who have been left alone and adrift by a tragic war. |
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A Diplomatic Doctor $21.95 As the Air France 737 landed on the worn runway of the Tan Sun Nhut airport in a western suburb of Saigon and approached the rundown terminal building, I knew we were not going to be welcomed with open arms. As we passed through the arrival room, the customs officers were not disagreeable. I did wonder how they could sit in the heat and humidity in the large dingy room with one antique ceiling fan whining above them, pushing down the hot air. There were no smiles but no delays either.”A plucky, gutsy memoir of a doctor”s life well-lived, helping refugees set adrift by war and disaster. Holbrook”s humility, gentle humour and unflagging kindness, along with his insatiable delight in people and their worlds, carries him through the toughest times and illuminates every page of this amazing story. -Sarah Sheard, author of The Hypnotist ”Whether he is describing the misery of an Indonesian refugee camp or a peculiar egg sandwich in Trinidad, David Holbrook paints each scene with a discerning and compassionate eye. The good doctor makes us laugh on one page and brings us to tears on the next. -Helen McLean, author of Significant Things |
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A Green Desire $0.01 Two brothers, as different as night and day: one, charming and ruthless, buys his way into Harvard, Wall Street, and high society; the other brother remains by his mother”s side and makes his way to the top without the influence of money or prestige.Raised in separate worlds, these brothers are bound by a bitter rivalry for riches and power, but mostly, for the exciting, wildly captivating woman they fight all their lives to possess, a woman whose passion for one destroys her love for the other.Their story consumes an American century, spanning decades of splendor, struggle, upheaval, and war. It”s an absorbing saga of innocent dreams and green desire corrupted by gilded temptation. |
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A Historical Atlas of Iran $30.6 Objective Portraits of the Geography, History, and Culture of Six Countries in This Complex Area of the World Asian and Middle Eastern countries are home to some of the world’s richest and most complex cultures. Yet to the average student, these areas of the world sometimes conjure images of remote, political hotspots or cultures of religious fanaticism. This unique and timely geography series offers an objective portrait of south asia, central Asia and the Middle East while tracing each country’s history to the present day. Using maps of the ancient to modern worlds as its foundation, each book explores pivotal historical moments, encompassing various periods of leadership, the rise and fall of empires, wars, conquests, and any other dramatic changes that affect each country and its surrounding environs. Special attention is paid to include facts about modern events such as the Iran hostage crisis, the Persian Gulf War, and the recent war in Afghanistan. Each book in this series contains rare maps, vivid photography, extensive captions, and resources that include a timeline, glossary, suggested reading list, and bibliography. An invaluable resource for young readers in today’s world. For thousands of years, the region occupied today by the nation of Iran has been an important trade link between the Mesopotamian civilizations and the civilizations of India and China. With great empires that rivaled the culture of the Greek city-states, the Persian Empire flourished over the centuries. Through the use of historical and modern maps, young readers will understand how Arab invaders conquered the land and introduced Islam. With a thorough overview of Iranian history that includes adiscussion of U.S. involvement in the region, this book is a selection to which students may continually refer. |
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A Historical Atlas of Iraq $30.6 Objective Portraits of the Geography, History, and Culture of Six Countries in This Complex Area of the World Asian and Middle Eastern countries are home to some of the world’s richest and most complex cultures. Yet to the average student, these areas of the world sometimes conjure images of remote, political hotspots or cultures of religious fanaticism. This unique and timely geography series offers an objective portrait of south asia, central Asia and the Middle East while tracing each country’s history to the present day. Using maps of the ancient to modern worlds as its foundation, each book explores pivotal historical moments, encompassing various periods of leadership, the rise and fall of empires, wars, conquests, and any other dramatic changes that affect each country and its surrounding environs. Special attention is paid to include facts about modern events such as the Iran hostage crisis, the Persian Gulf War, and the recent war in Afghanistan. Each book in this series contains rare maps, vivid photography, extensive captions, and resources that include a timeline, glossary, suggested reading list, and bibliography. An invaluable resource for young readers in today’s world. Many empires have fought on Iraqi soil and claimed its territory as their own. In fact, few regions have experienced more war, more violent political upheaval, and more ruthless campaigns to oust potential enemies than Iraq. Here students can follow the history of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Mongols, who have all lived and prospered in the region. With the United States’s dependency on the Middle East for its oil, and the threat of Saddam Hussein’s unconventional weaponsprograms, knowledge of Iraq’s history is more essential now than ever before. |
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A Historical Atlas of Pakistan $30.6 Objective Portraits of the Geography, History, and Culture of Six Countries in This Complex Area of the World Asian and Middle Eastern countries are home to some of the world’s richest and most complex cultures. Yet to the average student, these areas of the world sometimes conjure images of remote, political hotspots or cultures of religious fanaticism. This unique and timely geography series offers an objective portrait of south asia, central Asia and the Middle East while tracing each country’s history to the present day. Using maps of the ancient to modern worlds as its foundation, each book explores pivotal historical moments, encompassing various periods of leadership, the rise and fall of empires, wars, conquests, and any other dramatic changes that affect each country and its surrounding environs. Special attention is paid to include facts about modern events such as the Iran hostage crisis, the Persian Gulf War, and the recent war in Afghanistan. Each book in this series contains rare maps, vivid photography, extensive captions, and resources that include a timeline, glossary, suggested reading list, and bibliography. An invaluable resource for young readers in today’s world. Pakistan was once a part of the Indus Valley civilization and is one of the oldest cultivated lands in the world. Young readers will enjoy learning about Pakistan’s unique history from some of its famous archeological sites, its rich cultural and religious history, and its modern-day struggle for independence from India in the 1940s. From medieval conquerors to twentieth-century leaders, students gain insight into the region as it changed through the use of both historical and modern maps. This book shedslight on a country that shares disputed borders with both India and China and helps students make sense of today’s headlines. |
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A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq $2.95 The scholarship contained in this collection is superior: it includes the leading and most sophisticated advocates of liberal internationalism from the worlds of the academy, politics and the media. The arguments are complex and nuanced, and contribute to a new understanding of the Iraq war. –Richard A. Wilson, Director of the Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut This is a first-rate collection. By bringing together isolated, important, and at times iconoclastic voices on the issue of the invasion of Iraq, The Third Force makes for critical and provocative reading. –Michael Barnett, Stassen Professor of International Relations, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota |
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A Sky So Close $15 Evocative and exquisite, A Sky So Close was first published to controversy in the Middle East. Now in English, it has received wide acclaim as a haunting coming-of-age tale that plunges into the heart of the cultural clash between East and West.It is a story narrated by an unnamed girl born of an Iraqi father and an English mother. Raised in the very traditional Iraqi countryside, she is compelled to attend a Western school for music and ballet — and she aches for a sense of belonging. Her struggles and isolation only increase when her family moves first to Baghdad and then, at the outbreak of war, to England, where her most arduous personal trials await. In crystalline, poetic prose, Betool Khedairi presents a daringly fresh look into the soul of a woman formed by two worlds, yet fully accepted by neither. |
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A Time to Kill $6.99 A covert operation gone awry now propels the Federation toward all-out war with the Klingon Empire in this action-packed new Star Trek novel. During the Dominion War, the Federation set a trap for its enemies and secretly armed the neutral planet Tezwa with high-tech weapons–violating its non-aggression treaties with the Klingons in the process. Now Tezwa’s ruthless prime minister is flexing his world’s military muscle and threatening both Federation and Klingon border worlds…and Captain Picard and the Starship Enterprise crew are soon caught in the middle of what may be their last battleground. |
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A Time to Love $14.99 Jennie King returns to her Amish grandmother”s home in Pennsylvania to heal from an injury she incurred documenting what war does to children. She reunites with an old flame, Matthew Bontrager, and wonders if she can look past her emotional scars and bridge the difference between their worlds. |
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Action Speaks Louder $27.95 For more than 30 years, the action movie has been the film genre that most represents Hollywood to the world, as action films find blockbuster success at box offices internationally. Still, the genre seldom receives the critical attention it deserves. Studying its trends, key components, and visual excesses, this new and expanded edition of Action Speaks Louder traces the genre’s evolution to reveal how it has come to assume its place of prominence in American culture. With scores of in-depth case studies–including films such as Dirty Harry, RoboCop, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Armageddon, Spider-Man, War of the Worlds, and The Incredibles–author Eric Lichtenfeld draws on film analysis, production histories, critical responses, studio marketing materials, and original filmmaker interviews. Up-to-date and comprehensive, Action Speaks Louder is the definitive study of the movies’ most kinetic form of fun. |
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Adventures Into Mexico: American Tourism Beyond the Border $88.04 Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clich?”s of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico”s growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but an alternative cultural and social model. Delving into the rich and varied worlds of political exiles, students, art dealers, retiree/artist colonies, and tourist zones, this work illustrates why large numbers of Americans have been irresistibly drawn to Mexico. Specialists in literature, anthropology, history, and geography bring their unique perspectives to the stories of these migrants, offering a fascinating interpretation to all those interested in modern Mexican history, border studies, tourism, and retirement in Mexico. |
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African Settings in Contemporary American Novels $107.55 Africa has long captured the Western imagination as a land shrouded in danger and mystery. British and American novels written before World War II established popular conventions and stereotypes about Africa that have been increasingly challenged by contemporary American novels set in Africa. Kuhne’s book overviews the ways in which Africa has been employed as a powerful setting for American novels written since World War II. Kuhne argues that contemporary American novels with African settings are largely didactic, that these novels convey specific lessons about Africa and Africans, and that they compare African and American cultures in order to evaluate and critique the two worlds. The book begins by summarizing the conventions and themes Westerners have traditionally associated with Africa and by detailing how British and American authors from Aphra Behn to Ernest Hemingway depicted Africa before World War II. It then looks at contemporary American novels set in invented African nations, novels that typically suggest that the problems that trouble actual African nations are the result of colonialism. A separate chapter then examines the African novels of African Americans, which generally aim to correct the historical record, refute stereotypes, and detail the horrors of the slave trade. The volume also looks at genre fiction set in Africa, while a final chapter discusses postcolonial novels with African settings. |
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Alien Feast $16.95 The War of the Worlds meets The Hitchhiker”s Guide to the Galaxy as two kids and one old man prepare to save the world, in this hysterically twisted adventure. Illustrations. |
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Alien Figure Kit 1/8 Scale War Of The Worlds $20.83 Alien Figure Kit 1/8 Scale War Of The Worlds |
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Alien Worlds $9.98 Alien species, eyes behind the stars, cosmos:war of the planets, voyage to a prehistoric planet. |
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Aliens Are Coming! $7.95 It was an ordinary night in October of 1938 until a news bulletin interrupted the dance music on CBS radio-aliens were invading the United States! Meghan McCarthy’s hilarious Aliens Are Coming! tells the true story of the Halloween radio prank that duped much of the country into believing that Martians had invaded. The book uses excerpts from the actual War of the Worlds radio broadcast and includes information about the importance of radios in the 1930s (before the time of televisions and computers) as well as facts about Orson Welles and H. G. Wells, author of the novel on which the broadcast was based. From the Hardcover edition. |
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Ambush at Corellia $7.99 A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races — human, Selonian, and Drallan — has come to an end. |
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America $32.64 In 1999 Black Sparrow published Ed Sanders’ America: A History in Verse, Volume 1, 1900-1939. This second volume continues the series, covering the years 1940-1961. Inscribing the historical period in that speeded-up dream of history which marks the Sanders docu-epic style, this installment begins and ends with America on the brink of a war and great changes — in 1940 with greed & evil / somewhat in check / when compared to Europe , and in 1961, at the beginning of a decade / that revealed the best & the worst / of a great nation .Sander’s patented signature in poetry is an imaginative compression of historical fact into poetic myth; his mode of compacted history , employed in such earlier Black Sparrow volumes as Hymn to the Rebel Cafe, Chekhov, and 1968: A History in Verse, reminds us repeatedly of Pound’s critical insistence on economy in poetic writing (dichtung=condensare). Angry, wistful, defiant and extremely funny, Sanders’ reinventions of historical worlds offer a moving masque of time constructed out of multiple narrative aspects and tones, skillfully and variously implemented by rhetorical techniques of chronicle, anecdote, document, reportage, paean and polemic. Poetry should again assume responsibility for the description of history , Ed Sanders proclaimed in his momentous 1976 manifesto on Investigative Poetics. Dedicated since then to a relentless pursuit of data , Sanders has distinguished himself as the historically engaged poet of his generation, the one poet of imagination whose work also brings us an important vision of a world existing outside itself. |
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American Realities $135.02 American Realities, Volume II: Historical Episodes from Reconstruction to the Present, Seventh Edition J. William T. Youngs In American Realities, J. William T. Youngs vividly recreates the past through a collection of essays that integrate the lives of Americans with the events and issues of each period. Through the author’s unique anecdotal writing style, each historical figure reveals our common humanity, and at the same time illuminates the distinct worlds, people, and eras in American history. These colorful and compelling essays capture the immediacy and reality of life in past times, and seek to find depth among broader themes and patterns. Each chapter contains helpful features that aid student learning, such as thought-provoking Study Questions and the in-depth Research Topic sections. In Volume II of American Realities, learn about the Industrial Age through business giant Andrew Carnegie; learn about World War II through the flight of Superfortress bomber Enola Gay ; learn about antiwar protests that stormed Berkeley during the Sixties; and much more. New to the Seventh Edition Revised annotated bibliographies throughout the text highlight the most recent scholarship. Increased coverage of Booker T. Washington’s speech at the Atlanta Exposition and of Colin Powell’s journey from Vietnam to Iraq. A new chapter on Steve Jobs focuses on the impact of the computer age. Visit us at www.ablongman.com |
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An Evening When Alone: Four Journals of Single Women in the South, 1827-67 $9.69 An important contribution to southern women’s literature, An Evening When Alone presents the journals of four very different women who, although their lives were worlds apart, each lived and wrote in the South during the years 1827-67. A Virginia gentlewoman with an ironic wit, a Northern governess living on a Mississippi plantation, a high-society belle from South Carolina, and an aging spinster struggling to raise her sister’s children — their varied stories have all been preserved through their own conscientious writings. Intimate and revealing, these journals provide refreshing insight into the joys and travails of ordinary single women in the nineteenth-century South: courtship, disappointed love, illness, the gratifications and pains of female friendship, the grief of the Civil War, the ambivalences of family life, and the difficulty and consolation of religion. This moving volume will speak not only to historians of the South and scholars of women’s writing, but also to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century southern life. |
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And the Crooked Places Made Straight $28 David Chalmers” widely acclaimed overview of the 1960s describes how the civil rights movement touched off a widening challenge to traditional values and arrangements. Chalmers recounts the judicial revolution that set national standards for race, politics, policing, and privacy. He examines the long, losing war on poverty and the struggle between the media and the government over the war in Vietnam. He follows feminism”s second wave and the emergence of the environmental, consumer, and citizen action movements. And he explores the worlds of rock, sex, and drugs, and the entwining of the youth culture, the counterculture, and the American marketplace.This newly revised edition carries the story into the angry 1990s, in which the shadow of Vietnam still hangs over national policy and the social ethic of the sixties is overshadowed by a conservative counterrevolution against taxes, social programs, and the powers of the national government. |
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Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story (Dodo Press) $20.22 Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine (1888), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The War of the Worlds (1897), The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance (1897) and The First Men in the Moon (1900-01). He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells is sometimes referred to as The Father of Science Fiction. Among his most famous works are: Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story (1909), The History of Mr. Polly (1910), The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (1911), An Englishman Looks at the World (1914), God the Invisible King (1917) and In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace (1918). |
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Apocalypse 20 Movie Pk $11.76 You probably never knew that Armageddon could take so many forms, but in this chilling compilation the end is coming and there is no escape! Join such stars as Fred Williamson, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, Buster Crabbe and Claude Rains as they spend what could be their final moments trying to save the world.Includes the films Alien Contamination, Alien Species, Battle of the Worlds, Cosmos: War of the Planets, Counterblast, The Day the Sky Exploded, The Doomsday Machine, The End of the World, Evil Brain from Outer Space, The Last Man on Earth, Planet Outlaws, Purple Death from Outer Space, Rocky Jones Space Ranger: Menace from Outer Space, Star Odyssey, They, This is Not a Test, Unknown World, War of the Robots, Warning from Space, and Warriors of the Wasteland. |
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Apocalypse Movies: End of the World Cinema $64.79 From the giant ants of Them! to the Martians of War of the Worlds , the asteroids of Armageddon and Dr. Strangelove’s beloved bomb (Hi there!), the end of the world has been a mainstay of the movies.Kim Newman provides the ultimate look at 20th-century paranoid cinema. Examining our obsessions with Doomsday, Newman ranges from the patriotism of World War II through the frightened ’50s and the anti-nuke films of the ’60s and ’70s, right up to the Bomb’s role in recent blockbusters. Such diverse films as Deep Impact , The War Game , Teenage Caveman ,and Independence Day are covered with wit and insight. |
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Army of the Fantastic $4.34 How might the course of World War II have changed if civilized dragons ran bombing missions for the Germans? Here are 13 tales of war in alternate worlds where magical creatures are real and often prove victorious. Original. |
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Art of Beowulf $40 This fall, Academy Award -winning and groundbreaking director Robert Zemeckis offers a vision of the ancient epic poem Beowulf that has never been seen before. Actors Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, John Malkevich, and Robin Wright Penn bring to life this macabre dark ages tale. Fans of the intense, action-packed film will relish this extraordinary hardcover packed with lavish concept art from production designer Doug Chiang’s revered studio (responsible for the design of Robota, Star Wars, Episode I, and War of the Worlds ). Quotes from the production designers, artists, actors, and filmmakers complete this stunning homage to the genesis and visual execution of a unique motion picture. |
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Attack From Mars $9.99 Attack From Mars tells the terrifying story of a handful of people who fight off a fearsome vampire creature from the planet Mars when it invades the local movie theater in Burbank, California. Starring science fiction legends Robert Clarke of The Hideous Sun Demon and gorgeous Ann Robinson who fought off Martians in War Of The Worlds, Attack From Mars has everything an atomic age masterpiece needs; girls, dudes, spacemen, villains, heroes, cadavers, vampires, drag queens and, of course, Rock ‘n’ Roll! |
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Aurora Crossing $27.95 A young Nez Perce seeks his destiny amid war–and conflicting worlds |
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Avengers/Defenders War Premiere $22.59 The worlds greatest heroes are at the forefront of its two most titanic teams, but when the dread Dormammu and the lying Loki manipulate the Defenders and Avengers in an effort to obtain the awesome Evil Eye, the groups first team-up is almost their last. This volume collects Avengers #115-#118, and Defenders #8-#11. Young adult. |
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Avengers: Galactic Storm: Volume 1 $24.85 The Kree are one of the Fantastic Four’s oldest enemies; the Shi’ar, one of the X-Men’s oldest allies. But it’s the Avengers who are caught in the middle when the two alien races wage a war to re-write Marvel’s map of the universe! As two-legged WMDs land on Earth, the Avengers end up as alien invaders on wartorn worlds of wonder, both as a unit and individually! Featuring the Imperial Guard! Starforce! Deathbird! Thor vs. Gladiator! Super heroes from three galaxies and more clash in the first half of the story that shook the team to its foundations! Collects Captain America #398-399, Avengers West Coast #80-81, Quasar #32-33, Wonder Man #7-8, Avengers #345-346, Iron Man #278 and Thor #445. Book 1 of 2. |
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Axis & Allies $6.49 The Time: Spring 1942, The Place: The World at War, The Challenge: Change the Course of History! Mobilize your country, command your forces and attack the enemy on land, sea and air. March massive armies of tanks and infantry into the enemys heartland. Dominate the worlds oceans with your mighty fleets. Launch grand scale bombing raids and destroy the enemys ability to wage war. It is all in your hands. Decide the fate of your nation and the destiny of the world. Game Features: Solo or Multi-player gaming up to 5 players Customize your units strengths and movement ability Play an opponent over the LAN, or modem-to-modem or the Internet via Microsofts Gaming Zone The Ultimate World War II Strategy Game The year is 1942. Five world powers are struggling for supremacy. The Axis war machine of Germany and Japan appears invincible. The Balkans have fallen. Pearl Harbor has been attacked. Wake Island is in Japanese hands. Rommel has the British on the run in North Africa. Challenging this expansionism are the Allied powers of the United Kingdom, the U.S.S.R. and the United States. At this explosive moment in history, you take command. System Requirements Pentium 133mhz or faster, 16MB RAM, 40MB HD 4x cd-rom drive Sound Card, Mouse |
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BRITANNICA BRITANNICAQUIZ Quizmaster $9.98 You think you know it all? Think again…Test your knowledge against the experts with over 2 800 questions and answers found in the Quizmaster. Derived from one of the worlds greatest sources of knowledge the Encyclopdia Britannica this unique CD-ROM taps into the universal sense of curiosity and competition. Concise verified explanations accompany each answer for a better understanding on a variety of fascinating topics.Geography Where are the ruins of the ancient city of Troy located? Which country was formerly known as Gold Coast? Literature Who wrote the poem Don Juan? Which novelist created lawyer-detective Perry Mason? Sports What winter sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle marksmanship? Which pro baseball player was known as the Sultan of Swat? Science What is the largest living land animal? Which planet has the strongest magnetic field? History In which country did the Industrial Revolution first take place? Which war was also known as the Great War? Audio and Video Vivid multimedia invites you to participate in variety of activities such as naming the highest waterfall in the world or describing the mood of a Shakespearean play. System Requirements for Windows Microsoft Windows 98 2000 Me XP NT (with Service Pack 5 or higher) Pentium 266 MHz processor 128 MB RAM 15 MB free hard-drive space CD-ROM drive 800×600 resolution 16-bit color Mouse printer speakers and Internet connection recommended |
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Baby Jane $17.95 There ”s more to good and evil than meets the eye…When human remains are found in her pre-war fixer-upper in an east Vancouver neighbourhood, Claire Dawson ”s grand plans to fix the house and her life take a disturbing turn. Suspicious there might exist a relationship between the discovery and her own tragic past, Claire insinuates herself into the investigation, unknowingly placing herself in harm ”s way and Homicide ”s Detective Dylan Lewis in an impossible conflict of interest. And when Dylan ”s grandmother, a Coast Salish medicine woman, wades into the mystery, challenging the demon whose earthly form is behind the murder, the three find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes battle where lines are blurred and worlds collide but souls are ultimately freed. |
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning $19 The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien Minbari race. But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt? And how did this fateful clash of two civilizations ultimately lead to the creation of the Babylon 5 space station? Here, at last, the great space epic unfolds–in a new novel based on the first full-length Babylon 5 television movie. Eager to expand their trade with other worlds, the people of planet Earth attempt to make contact with the mysterious Minbari, a race of proud and powerful warriors. But when communication turns to violence, Earth becomes the target of a latter-day holy war, waged by a civilization possessing vastly superior numbers and firepower. And the Minbari will stop at nothing short of the total extermination of its enemy: the Human race . . . From the Paperback edition. |
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Bats Out of Hell $13 Three works from one of the most original and universally praised American writers of this century. Love and torment, lunacy and desire, tenderness and war–these stories provide a brilliant, dazzling odyssey into American life. No one but Barry Hannah could create these vivid worlds with such poetic detail. |
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Battlecruiser IV: Counter-Strike $21.21 A COMMANDER… OF HONOR A CREW… OF HEROIC COURAGE AN ENEMY… OF LETHAL CUNNING Our most desperate time is at hand. The Drazakii war machine moves through the stars, crushing one fleet after another. Now after yet another defeat, the Earth Empire faces their ultimate challenge. For as yet have the Drazakians landed on any of our colony worlds… until now! Face with desperation, the Earth Imperial Navy has no choice but to commit a damaged task force led by the battle scared Battlecruiser Pegasus. With minimal repairs to her hull and to the rest of her escort ships, the sixteen ship task force is all that stands in the way of the Rigel Colony, and ninety Drazakian warships of their Third Armada. |
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Bealby a Holiday $43.95 1915. English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian, famous for his works of science fiction, Wells’s best-known books are The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War Of The Worlds. In Bealby a Holiday we are introduced to young Bealby who was determined he would not be a servant. So opposed was he to the very idea that he ranted and rallied against his mother and quite wore her down with his protests. Tantrums aside, the young boy had to accept his lot in life-at least for the time being. And so he was sent to Shonts, the big country house, to work as a steward’s boy. But Bealby hadn’t accounted for a host of guests arriving for the weekend, and certainly nothing in his short life had prepared him for the arrival of the eloquent, but totally eccentric Lord Chancellor. This was to be a position that Bealby would not soon forget. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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Beauty in a Scorched Land $8.5 Black and white edition. 3 Stories. 2 Continents. 1 Message. So different, so much the same… Samuel and Rob are two young men, living in two different worlds, with similar thoughts of romance. Can they overcome their internal secrets and the external threats of war? Will they successfully raise a family? Follow two intertwining stories through three dramatic, humorous, and sometimes horrifying episodes, toward the powerful climax. Can you face the truth? This book also features beautiful black and white photographs and personal essays by Charlene Bueckert. Charlene is a nurse who spent part of 2006 working in Africa, and offers insights gleaned from practical experience. Will you take action? 100% of all profits from this project will go to support the African projects of MATE/FCC. www.matefcc.org More free e-books at http: //www.ebookdirectory.com |
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Beside a Burning Sea $14 From a master storyteller (Amy Tan) and author of Beneath a Marble Sky comes a new novel that follows a man and a woman from separate worlds, as the barbarity of war looms in the distance. |
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Best of Tromadance-V02 $14.95 See OVER 3 HOURS of the best short films from the worlds finest truly independent film festival including Mondo Ford: Dir. Scott Calonico s film purports to solve the assassination of President Kennedy, pointing the finger at President Gerald Ford as well as bigfoot, Stonehenge, pyramids, and extraterrestrials. 30 Minutes or Less: Dir. Scott Pearlman s story follows a pizza delivery boy who encounters a violent red neck couple, 2 over-amped cops, and a transvestite Nazi war criminal planning to take over the world with her secret weapon: Zombie Walt Disney! Also includes Chad Cardin s Tasty, Gym Jones Undisciplined, Conrad Stojak s Cheese Theatre Live at an Aquacade, Ian Fischer s Foet, Jeff Bacon s Arrowhead Beer, and many more short films of the future! |
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Between Planets $7.99 War has broken out between Earth, Mars, and Venus, and Don Harvey is stuck on Venus. He is in possession of a ring that an old family friend had given him just before he had left Earth. When Earth troops land on Venus and start looking for the mysterious ring, Don realizes he is trapped in a war between worlds. |
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Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur $86.96 Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21 describes two societies in early twentieth century colonial India the British governmental and military society and the regional Rajasthan aristocracy. The book portrays the pioneering experiences of Captain (later Major-General) Amar Singh, an aristocrat of Jaipur State, in the peacetime cantonments of Mhow (1906-14) and New Delhi (1918-19), on the Western and Mesopotamian fronts of World War One, and on the Northwest Frontier (1919-21) during the Pathan uprising. Singh”s personal story, revealed through his diary, details Indo-British cultural collaboration. |
