Popular media can spark the national consciousness in a way that captures people’s attention, interests them in history, and inspires them to visit battlefields, museums, and historic sites. This lively collection of essays and feature stories celebrates the novels, popular histories, magazines, movies, television shows, photography, and songs that have enticed Americans to learn more about our most dramatic historical era.From Ulysses S. Grant’s Memoirs to Abraham Lin...

Once feared and misunderstood even among the medical community, epilepsy has since largely been demystified. Besides the characteristic seizures, various cognitive, behavioral, and emotional difficulties are recognized as associated with the condition, and patients are finding relief in medical management and/or surgical intervention. Not surprisingly, neuropsychology has emerged as a major component in treatment planning, program development, and assessment of surgical candidates....

Collects Star Wars 3-D #13; Star Wars: Devilworlds #12; Star Wars: Death Masque; Star Wars Weekly #60, #9499, and #104115; Star Wars from Pizzazz #1016; The Rebel Thief, X-Wing Marks the Spot, Imperial Spy, and The Gambler's Quest from Star Wars Kids #115; Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid; Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic; Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Ertl minicomic; and Star Wars: Droids from Apple Jacks. In this collection are rare stories from UK publications, toy pack-in...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the fascinating world of Christopher Nolan's filmmaking artistry with "Directing 'Oppenheimer.'" This captivating book offers an in-depth exploration of the visionary director's approach to crafting the cinematic masterpiece about the enigmatic scientist and "father of the atomic bomb," J. Robert Oppenheimer.Discover Nolan's meticulous attention to historical accuracy and his unwavering pursuit of authenticity. From meticulous...

Collects Star Wars (1977) #28-49, Star Wars Annual (1979) #1. Farm boy Luke Skywalker dreamed of going to the stars, only to get more than he ever hoped for when he joined an old Jedi to rescue a princess, aided a galactic rebellion and singlehandedly destroyed deadliest super-weapon ever devised. But Luke's adventures in the film Star Wars: A New Hope were just the beginning. From July 1977 to 1986, Marvel Comics Group published monthly adventures in comics form, keeping alive the excitem...

Collects Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse #15. Imperial power is at its height. With Palpatine on the throne and his chief enforcer, Darth Vader, leading fleets of Star Destroyers and legions of stormtroopers across the galaxy, the Empire is an unstoppable force for order and peace. But not every political problem requires military might; not every negotiation depends on a show of force. Sometimes all diplomacy needs to succeed is the right man, in the right place, with the wil...

Collects Star Wars: Agent of the Empire: Hard Targets #15. When the current Count Dooku is assassinated and Boba Fett is framed for the deed, the Count's young heir becomes a political pawn. Agent Cross has his orders, but when the boy's fate is left to a murderous uncle, an angry bounty hunter, and two lethal ladies, Cross changes his mission! Guest-starring Boba Fett, Princess Leia, and Darth Vader!

Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1-6, 10-11, 13-14, 19-22, 24-25, 31. Collected here are stories of the early days of the Rebel Alliance and the beginnings of its war with the Empire—tales of the Star Wars galaxy set before, during, and after the events in Star Wars: A New Hope! In this volume: Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are targeted for assassination by rogue Imperial officers; Princess Leia gets her first taste of war and the sacrifices the coming rebellion will require; Vader, a...

Collects Star Wars: Legacy (2013) #16-18, Handbook. When Darth Wredd breaks Imperial Knight Jao Assam out of prison, he clearly has big plans that involve both the Triumvirate and the remaining Sith. If Jao could be turned to the dark side, the whole Triumvirate could be in jeopardy. Empress Fel enlists Ania Solo and her friends in a covert rescue mission--but Ania and her pals are unaware they're headed into a showdown between the Sith and the Imperial Knights (and their stormtrooper allies...

Collects Star Wars: Republic (1998) #70#77 and #81#83, Star Wars: Obsession #1#5, and Free Comic Book Day 2005. Well played, Darth Sidious. Well played. The end of the Clone Wars is in sight, but so are the end of the Jedi and the fall of the Republic! Obi-Wan Kenobi recruits Anakin Skywalker in a desperate hunt for dark Jedi Asajj Ventress that will lead to a showdown with General Grievous and Count Dooku. Elsewhere, Jedi Generals infiltrate a Separatist base in hopes of concluding a protra...

Collects Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #1-6, Star Wars: Mara Jade - By The Emperor's Hand #0-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Evolution #1-5. In the time between the events in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca attempt to rescue Han Solo from the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett, while the criminal Prince Xizor and Darth Vader make plans to control, or destroy, the leaders of the Rebel Alliance. Shadows of the Empire wa...

Collects Star Wars: Republic (1998) #49-54, 61, 63, 67, Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu, Star Wars: Jedi - Shaak Ti, Star Wars: Jedi - Aayla Secura, Star Wars: Jedi - Count Dooku. The Clone Wars explode across the galaxy! From the stormy seas of Kamino to the rocky hills of Devaron, the battle lines have been drawn, and the Jedi Knights who were once protectors of the peace must become generals, leading the clone armies of the Republic to war! These are the stories that were published immediate...