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Book Top Secret Dossier

Download or read book Top Secret Dossier written by DreamWorks Inc and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the information readers need about the Small Soldiers--character profiles, vehicle sketches and blueprints, a weapons guide, a parts manual, and more--is in this dossier.

Book Small Soldiers

Download or read book Small Soldiers written by Gavin Scott and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Small Soldiers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gavin Scott
  • Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780448418827
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Small Soldiers written by Gavin Scott and published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of the Small Soldiers? continue in an original prequel about the Gorgonites and their search for the Gorgon Dimension.

Book Toy Soldiers Vol 1 Of Monsters And Men

Download or read book Toy Soldiers Vol 1 Of Monsters And Men written by D.D Ward and published by D.D Ward. This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We know what we know. We know that one plus one will always equal two. That what goes up must inevitably come down. That each day, from the east, the sun will without exception rise and that, later in the same day, it is then destined to set in the west, crossing the horizon to repeat its endless cycle anew. We know that despite the sun’s setting, the only monsters to lurk in the night are those conjured by our own imaginations or anxieties. But what happens when what we know comes into conflict with the reality standing in front of us? When the Boogieman no longer stalks in the nightmares of children, but among the streets and sanctuaries of all humankind? What depths would a man sink to in order to confront such a reality? And, perhaps, most terrifying of all…what is a man willing to become, in order to fight back?

Book Britains and Other Interesting Toy Soldiers

Download or read book Britains and Other Interesting Toy Soldiers written by John Franklin and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Franklin has been collecting traditional toy soldiers for over sixty years, mostly Britains but, as the title suggests, including other interesting additions. In this book he shares some of the in-depth knowledge gained through experience and countless hours of careful research, but most of all the passion and enthusiasm for his hobby. He explains how he was inspired to collect soldiers, like so many, in early boyhood and how a hobby grew into an obsession. The various chapters then examine themes he followed in his collecting, such as Britains Special Painting Orders and Indian Army Pipe Bands for example, or address questions regarding the manufacture or identity of specific sets that he has researched or, in some cases, is still seeking the answer to. It is packed with anecdotes, useful technical information and helpful advice for the collector but it is above all a proud tour of inspection of a sixty-year labour of love. Over four hundred photographs, show much of the author’s magnificent collection in a parade of miniature pomp and splendour.

Book Toy Soldiers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Javier Santolobo
  • Publisher : Javier Santolobo
  • Release : 2017-10-25
  • ISBN : 0995991138
  • Pages : 66 pages

Download or read book Toy Soldiers written by Javier Santolobo and published by Javier Santolobo. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milo is a robot, no taller than a child, designed to look like a toy soldier. His job had always been to welcome visitors to the Robot World Party amusement park… but that was before the world went crazy and the robots rose up to exterminate mankind from the face of the Earth. Years later, Robot World Party had been transformed into a terrifying place, plagued by monstrous androids that wanted nothing more than to destroy anything that crossed paths with them. And just when Milo thought that he would never see a human again, a child’s laughter forces him out of hiding and pushes him to become a hero, accompanied as always by Pinny, his loyal friend, a robot penguin who is as simple as he is loveable. A short, self-contained story; a tale that serves to provide a better understanding of the world and characters of Hearts of Iron.

Book Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century

Download or read book Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century written by James Opie and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A completely updated edition of the classic guide, by a leading authority in the field: “For the toy soldier collector, an absolute must have.”—Miniature Wargames James Opie’s highly popular Collecting Toy Soldiers was an inspiration for anyone involved in the hobby. Decades later, this is a completely new companion updating the experience for the twenty-first century collector. James now gives the reader the benefit of his long experience as one of the world’s leading authorities on toy soldiers, figures, and models, and a lifetime as a passionate collector himself. Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century contains comprehensive advice on all aspects of collecting, fully illustrated with new pictures. Guidance for every budget includes price trends and pitfalls to avoid when buying or selling at auction, at shows, online, or privately. Sharing informative and often-amusing anecdotes, James illustrates just how satisfying it can be to explore this blend of history, tradition, nostalgia, and play, whether on the grandest scale or with the most limited of funds.

Book Toy Soldiers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Duane Christian
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 2010-04
  • ISBN : 1449091636
  • Pages : 162 pages

Download or read book Toy Soldiers written by Duane Christian and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's urban society, the American dream seems to be about money, drugs, women and cars. One aspect ties into another. Longevity is out the door. The 'Get Rich or Die Trying' anthem is prevailing. This seems to happen at any cost. Many want the street fame but don't truly understand what it takes to get there and to keep it. With today's youth, recklessness is common. It appears as if either they don't fear or truly understand the consequences of their actions until or if their families are involved. That's where this story takes place. Enter Tre', the next upcoming thing on the streets. Tre is quickly on his way to becoming the next general within his organization with the help of his best friend and right hand man Derrick. Together, they seem to have it all figured out; until the dreadful night when Derrick is killed. Like anyone else, it's natural to want to bring the killer to justice. But Tre's justice is street justice. The dilemma comes in when street justice has to be placed on Tre's younger brother, Kory, who just might happen to be the killer. Kory, who lived with his mother across town idolized Tre' and thought that his forming his own gang would give him the street cred his brother had. The trouble is, Kory's street affiliation automatically places him as his brother's rival. Can Tre' take revenge out on his brother or let his best friend's death go without retaliation? Without taking action, his own members and leader will take action against him. How can he get out of a situation and go on to live the positive life like he and Derrick dreamed of secretly? Can he truly carry out this command or is he really just a 'Toy Soldier'?

Book Toy Soldiers

Download or read book Toy Soldiers written by Simon Clark and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toy soldiers have played a significant role in the history of toys since the days of ancient Egypt, reflecting real-world realities of the times in which they were produced. Written as a primer for toy soldier collectors, both new and experienced, as well as for those wishing to relive childhood memories, this highly illustrated volume conveys the reader from the early origins of toy soldiers to the so-called 'golden age' of the 1930s, then through the austerity of World War II and early post-war years to the plastic revolution of the 1960s. It moves on to look at the reintroduction of the traditional toy soldier in the 1980s and 90s and the emergence of the bespoke military miniature and commercial connoisseur ranges by the likes of King & Country, First Legion and similar makers, before ending with a brief examination of the future of the toy soldier. Brief histories of the major toy soldier makers both past and present are included, and most of their most prominent products are examined and evaluated in some detail. Useful hints on identifying and buying toy soldiers, as well as practical information on the storage and display of your toy soldier collection, how to start a collection and where to buy toy soldiers are also included in this meticulously researched work.

Book Toy Soldiers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Daniel Petrie
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1990
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 510 pages

Download or read book Toy Soldiers written by Daniel Petrie and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Press kit includes 1 booklet containing listing of cast and credits and production information.

Book Small Soldiers

Download or read book Small Soldiers written by Alex Worman and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete look at how Small Soldiers? was created, jam-packed with fascinating movie-making facts.Find out exactly how the people at Stan Winston Studio made the Gorgonites and the Commando Elite come to such realistic life!

Book Small Soldiers

Download or read book Small Soldiers written by Gavin Scott and published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan gets a delivery of toy soldiers - but they are not ordinary toys, and soon start destroying everything in their path. 8 pages of colour stills from film.

Book The Men Who Would Be King

Download or read book The Men Who Would Be King written by Nicole LaPorte and published by HMH. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The definitive history of the studio” created by the larger-than-life team of Spielberg, Geffen, and Katzenberg (Los Angeles Times). For sixty years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged. Then came Hollywood’s Circus Maximus—created by director Steven Spielberg, billionaire David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who gave the world The Lion King—an entertainment empire called DreamWorks. Now Nicole LaPorte, who covered the company for Variety, goes behind the hype to reveal for the first time the delicious truth of what happened. Readers will feel they are part of the creative calamities of moviemaking as LaPorte’s fly-on-the-wall detail shows us Hollywood’s bizarre rules of business. We see the clashes between the often-otherworldly Spielberg’s troops and Katzenberg’s warriors, the debacles and disasters, but also the Oscar-winning triumphs, including Saving Private Ryan. We watch as the studio burns through billions of dollars, its rich owners get richer, and everybody else suffers. LaPorte displays Geffen, seducing investors like Microsoft’s Paul Allen, showing his steel against CAA’s Michael Ovitz, and staging fireworks during negotiations with Paramount and Disney. Here is a blockbuster behind-the-scenes Hollywood story—up close, glamorous, and gritty.

Book Caste Differentiation in Social Insects

Download or read book Caste Differentiation in Social Insects written by J. A. L. Watson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In more detail than has previously been available, this book comprehensively covers all the various mechanisms of caste differentiation in social insects. For the first time the most recent information regarding mechanisms of caste differentiation in higher termites has been compiled in a well illustrated volume, together with comparative discussion of the whole range of social insects, including bees, ants and wasps.

Book Toy Stories

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tanya Jones
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2017-04-11
  • ISBN : 1476665176
  • Pages : 197 pages

Download or read book Toy Stories written by Tanya Jones and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toys--those celebrated childhood cohorts and lead actors in children's imaginative play--have a fantastic history of heroism in fiction. From teddy bears that guard sleeping babies to plastic soldiers and cowboys who lay siege to wooden block castles, toys are often the heroes of the stories children inspire authors to tell. In this collection of new essays, scholars from a great range of disciplines examine fictional toys as protectors of the children they love, as heroes of their own stories, and as champions for the greater good in the writings of A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen, William Joyce, John Lasseter and many others.

Book The History of Toy Soldiers

Download or read book The History of Toy Soldiers written by Luigi Toiati and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 1145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Amazing . . . A must-have must-read bible for lovers of toy history and in particular toy soldiers. Absolutely glorious!” —Books Monthly Humans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In The History of Toy Soldiers, Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy soldiers, conveys and shares the pleasure of collecting and playing with them. Far from a dry encyclopedia, it leads the reader through the fascinating evolution of the toy soldier from ancient times to the early twenty-first century. The author, as a sociologist with an interest in semiotics (the study of signs), offers truly original insights into why different types of toy soldiers were born in a given period and country, or why in a given size and material. The author’s writing is packed with factual detail about the different types of toy (and model) soldiers and their manufacturers, but also with anecdotes, nostalgia, wit and his enduring passion for the subject. Six hundred beautiful color photographs, many depicting the author’s own collection, complete this delightful book. “Toiati creatively delivers exhaustive details, captivating anecdotes and a sense of nostalgia that exudes the fundamental childhood joy of playing with toy soldiers combined with adult collectors’ wonderment at their charms.” —Toy Soldier & Model Figure “A book that will enter the annals of Toy Soldier collections as one of the best and most complete books on this topic.” —IPMS/USA “A great journey of exploration.” —Miniature Wargaming

Book Movie Wars

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan Rosenbaum
  • Publisher : Chicago Review Press
  • Release : 2002-07-01
  • ISBN : 1556529937
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Movie Wars written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the cinema, as writers from David Denby to Susan Sontag have claimed, really dead? Contrary to what we have been led to believe, films are better than ever—we just can't see the good ones. Movie Wars cogently explains how movies are packaged, distributed, and promoted, and how, at every stage of the process, the potential moviegoer is treated with contempt. Using examples ranging from the New York Times's coverage of the Cannes film festival to the anticommercial practices of Orson Welles, Movie Wars details the workings of the powerful forces that are in the process of ruining our precious cinematic culture and heritage, and the counterforces that have begun to fight back.