Wedge Antilles – hero, warrior, star pilot. The only rebel to face two Death Stars and live to tell the tale.Wedge confronted death countless times, in battles large and small, where split-second decisions often meant the difference between survival and a fiery demise.Now, he tells his story, and those of the brave pilots he served with and elite enemies he fought against. Aided by unsealed archives from the New Republic, and unreleased interviews of Imperi...

Open the book. Pick a page. Make something unordinary.From creator Half-Asleep Chris comes a one-of-a-kind collection of 50+ inventive, playful, and quietly brilliant projects that turn everyday materials into something surprising. Inside, you’ll design imaginary worlds, build clever contraptions, experiment with time and motion, and explore ideas that are equal parts creative, curious, and unexpected.Create your own transit system. Capture a plant’s life in seconds. Grow a...

Chris Marker's La Jetée is 28 minutes long and almost entirely made up of black-and-white still images. Since its release in 1964, the film – which Marker described as a 'photo-novel' – has haunted generations of viewers, and its spiralling narrative of post-war time travel has inspired writers, artists and filmmakers.But as Marker rarely gave interviews, little is known about the origins of La Jetée or the ideas behind it. In this groundbreaking study, Chris Darke...

**"I'm so glad to have this book showcase the intelligence and depth behind every element we see on Pandora." – Oona ChaplinA revelatory behind-the-scenes exploration—and celebration—of the artistic ingenuity that created the Academy Award-winning Avatar: Fire and Ash.**Discover how crucial scenes were conceived and marvel at the incredible attention to detail that the Avatar artists brought to the development of new characters like Varang, leader of the f...

Discover the uncanny and exceptional history of the X-Men.Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, Gambit, Professor X: these heroes are only a few of the legends that the X-Men count among their ranks.Ever since they made their first appearance in The X-Men #1 (1963), the X-Men have been stalwarts in Marvel’s incredible pantheon of characters. From the very first ancient mutants through to the latestgeneration of X-Men, these characters ha...

This book brings together leading experts on the United Kingdom's constitutional arrangements to show how the constitution works, the role played by actors, and the scope for reform.The experts are practitioners from the fields of law and politics, and include former judges, ministers and law officers, parliamentarians, a law commissioner, barristers, a former clerk of the House of Commons, Lord Speaker, First Minister of Wales, and the Prime Minster of New Zealand...

The sky is falling.Chicken Little has always known something was wrong. The other hens call her paranoid, twitchy, crazy. But when an impossible acorn strikes her from a sky that shouldn't bend, when the Farmer files papers to liquidate the entire barnyard, and thirty days stand between them and mass slaughter, suddenly "crazy" doesn't seem so crazy anymore.In the brutal hierarchy of the yard, Turkey Lurkey rules through fear. He's crushed rebellions before, and he'll crush...

Charles Harpur (1813-68) was the most important of Australia's colonial poets. In 2023 Sydney University Press published The Letters of Charles Harpur and his Circle, a selection of 200 letters and biographical documents, most previously unpublished, culled from libraries, archives and colonial newspapers. The present volume supplements and completes this work, presenting and extensively annotating the remaining 230 items. A new introduction explores unfamiliar aspects of the Harp...

From the New York Times bestselling creator and coauthor of the Younger Next Year series comes Younger Forever: A SuperAger’s Guide to Life After 50.Chris Crowley took his own advice twenty-five years ago, and it has paid off handsomely. At ninety-one, he is a SuperAger, a category these days among serious students of longevity. Crowley believes being a SuperAger is mostly a matter of living longer and having more fun, which he has certainly done....

**A hilarious and fascinating look at Brontosaurus’s comeback—perfect for dino fans and curious kids learning how science evolves over time.A fun, fact-filled nonfiction picture book for ages 6 to 9 about a dinosaur’s disappearing act and return.**This is fun, lively, kid-appeal-filled nonfiction and tells the story of brontosaurus—discovered, discontinued, and then reinstated again.Dino fans, come and get it! There's so much to learn in this interesting book about ...

Once upon a time, there were rhymes.Nursery rhymes have been a part of childhood around the world for as long as we can remember, passed down through generations. But what if we could see them in a new light? What if we could explore them from a different perspective, or in a time and place we never expected?In ONCE UPON A RHYME, twelve young adult authors reimagine the verses we thought we knew for a brand-new audience. Whether it's an enchanted rainstorm portending an unw...

From New York Times bestselling author Tami Charles and her son, Chris Charles, comes a soaring and poetic celebration of the beautiful minds that make us all unique!Some days it feels like my mind doesn't work right. Mom says otherwise. "That beautiful mind is what makes you unique."This poetry-in-motion, sing-out-loud story follows the journey of one young boy as he navigates the challenges of his constantly running, brilliantly creative...