Featuring full-colour photographs & easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions this clever craft book puts a fresh spin on Captain Picard's order to make it so." Now crafters of any skill level & Starfleet rank can create homemade Star Trek-inspired crafts. These featured projects are fun quirky & even practical-and include crocheting embroidery sewing decoupage stencilling felting & more. Detailed photographs of each completed craft are accompanied by an introduction clear instructions a list of supplies & helpful crafting tips. Information & images from the original Star Trek episodes that inspired the crafts are intermingled throughout making it an entertaining & instructive read." ...

Boldly go where no Trekkie has gone before Star Trek the Visual Dictionary" is the final frontier. This title charts each & every one of the the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its mission: to explore everything " Star Trek" strange new worlds (and old ones) to seek out every character ship & series to boldly go where no book has gone before. Covering all five live-action television series with full coverage of favourite characters such as Spock Bones Scotty & Uhura & full-colour pictures of ships that would make James T. Kirk proud this is the ultimate guide to " Star Trek" for any Trekkie. Don't be a Vulcan
- live long & prosper with " Star Trek the Visual Dictionary"."
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A fully illustrated interactive tribute to the worlds most famous & popular science fiction series: Star Trek. To boldly go where no one has gone before renowned Star Trek expert Scott Tipton has delved deep into the CBS archives & their treasure trove of photographs scripts concept sketches blueprints storyboards & memorabilia to explore how Gene Roddenberrys utopian vision of the future became a modern myth. Covering all six Star Trek television series & the ten original feature films the book examines the far-reaching social & scientific optimism that underpins the franchise dwelling on milestones such as its ground-breaking mixed-race casts & technologies that have since become common-place before taking an in-depth look at the making of each series & movie. Painstakingly researched & lavishly designed & boasting a wealth of never-before-seen images & removable memorabilia
- including captains chair blueprints rare leaf trading cards wrap party invites & international movie posters
- The Star Trek Vault is the ultimate celebration of a pop culture institution.

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When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet & everything it stands for leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life & death love will be challenged friendships will be torn apart & sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. ...

The two greatest science fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history in Star Trek: The Next Generation/ Doctor Who Assimilation 2!" When the Federation's most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctor's most hated antagonists the result is devastation on a cosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space & time itself Captain Jean-Luc Picard & the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the Doctor & his companions
- with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance!"
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The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history! When the Federations most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctors most hated antagonists the result is devastation on a cosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space & time itself Captain Jean-Luc Picard & the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the time-travelling Doctor & his companions with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance! ...

The Venette Convention has always remained independent but it is about to become the flashpoint for a tense military standoff between the two power blocs now dominating interstellar space-the United Federation of Planets & the recently formed Typhon Pact. The Venetan government turns to the Typhon Pacts Tzenkethi Coalition for protection in the new order & has agreed to allow three of their supply bases for Tzenkethi use. But these bases-if militarized-would put Tzenkethi weapons unacceptably close to Federation Cardassian & Ferengi space. While Captain Ezri Dax & the crew of the U.S.S. Aventine are sent to investigate exactly what is happening at one of the Venette bases Captain Jean-Luc Picard & the U.S.S. Enterprise are assigned to a diplomatic mission sent to the Venette homeworld in order to broker a mutually acceptable resolution. But the Cardassian delegates dont seem particularly keen on using diplomacy to resolve the situation which soon spirals out of control toward all-out war... ...

Three Federation starships-the Quirinal Planck & Demeter-have mysteriously vanished & a contingency plan is developed for the Voyager crew to search for the missing ships. An unknown alien race who call themselves the Children of the Storm is at fault announcing to the Federation that they do not negotiate with destroyers of worlds-and it is not the Borg being referenced but the Federation itself! ...

Praise for Star Ware Star Ware is still a tour de force that any experienced amateur will find invaluable & which hardware-minded beginners will thoroughly enjoy."
- Robert Burnham Sky & Telescope magazine " Star Ware condenses between two covers what would normally take a telescope buyer many months to accumulate."
- John Shibley Astronomy magazine Whether youre shopping for your first telescope or your fifth dont be surprised if you feel overwhelmed by the dazzling array of product choices bells & whistles & the literature that describes them all. Thats why you need Star Ware. In this revised & updated Fourth Edition of the essential guide to comparing & selecting sky-watching equipment award-winning astronomy writer Philip Harrington takes you telescope shopping the easy way. He analyzes & explains todays astronomy market & compares brands & models point by point. Star Ware gives you the confidence you need to buy the telescope & accessories that are right for you & the knowledge to get the most out of your new purchase with: Extensive expanded reviews of leading models & accessories-including dozens of new products A clear step-by-step guide to every aspect of selecting telescopes binoculars filters mounts lenses cameras film star charts guides & references & much more Ten new do-it-yourself projects for building your own astronomical equipment Easy tips on setting up using & caring for telescopes & other astronomical equipment Lists of where to find everything astronomical including Web sites & resources; distributors dealers & conventions; & corporate listings for products & services"

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This ancient training manual crafted by early Jedi Masters has educated & enlightened generations of Jedi. It explains the history & hierarchy of the Jedi Order & what Jedi must know to take their place as defenders of the peace in the galaxy
- from mastery of the Force to the nuances of lightsaber combat. A single copy of this manual has survived. It is now passed on to you...
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