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Chapters: Mike Ayers, Eleanor Flexner, Steve Zahn, Stephen G. Burbridge, Gustavus Woodson Smith, Broadus Mitchell, Tom L. Johnson, Ukari Figgs, J. Campbell Cantrill, Benjamin Franklin Bradley, Benjamin T. Cable, Hayden Stevenson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mike Ayers (born May 26, 1948 in Georgetown, Kentucky) is the current head football coach of the Wofford Terriers located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He has filled the position since 1988. Wofford College, with an enrollment of 1,200 students, is the smallest National Collegiate Athletic Association college football sponsoring school in Division I. The Terriers compete in the Football Championship Subdivision as members of the Southern Conference. Ayers played linebacker and offensive tackle for the Bengals of Georgetown College. He also played for the baseball team and competed in gymnastics and wrestling. Ayers began his coaching career as a graduate assistant and defensive coordinator for Georgetown College in 1974 and 1975. He again performed the role of assistant during stops at Newberry and Richmond. In 1980 Ayers arrived at Wofford as defensive coordinator for the Terriers under head coach George F. "Buddy" Sasser. Ayers followed Sasser to East Tennessee State where he resumed his role as defensive coordinator before taking over the head coaching position in 1985. Ayers was hired as the head coach of the Terriers in 1988. Wofford moved up to Division I-AA in 1995 and joined the Southern Conference in 1997. Under Ayers, the Terriers have claimed two Southern Conference football championships, in 2003 and 2007, and participated in the playoffs three times. Ayers won the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the most outstanding FCS head coach, in 2003 after guiding the Terriers to a ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18471534 ... Read more

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Chapters: Steve Zahn, Marty Seifert, Gary Decramer, Cal Ludeman, Bill Holm, Les Josephson, Val Bjornson, Greg Olson, Dennis Morgan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Steven James "Steve" Zahn (pronounced ; born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian and actor of both film and stage. Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carlton Zahn, a retired Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School. After attending Robbinsdale Cooper High School, Gustavus Adolphus College and the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, his first professional acting role was in Biloxi Blues, a Minnesota production at the Old Log Theater; but his first big break came in 1994, when he was noticed by Ben Stiller, who cast him in his picture, Reality Bites. Zahn with Jennifer Aniston at the premiere of the movie Management in which they both starred.Zahn's early roles were split between movies, touring companies of Broadway shows, and TV shows. In 1992-1993, he toured as Hugo with the Barry Weissler production of Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune, Ann Reinking, and Marc Kudisch. He played Phoebe Buffay's husband Duncan in a 1995 episode of Friends. Zahn appeared in several films in the mid-1990s, including Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do! These films garnered him enough respect that he was offered the starring role in the critically-acclaimed indie film Happy, Texas (1999). Some of Zahn's most popular movies have been his most recent ones, including National Security (2003), Daddy Day Care (2003) and Sahara (2005). Zahn received his strongest critical acclaim for his performance in Riding in Cars with Boys, in which he...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1186287 ... Read more

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Beginning with Shadows of the Empire, Luke, Leia, and Chewbacca are determined to foil Boba Fett's plan to deliver carbonite-encased Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt. But these heroes are up against more than they realize. Darth Vader searches for Luke, hoping to turn him to the dark side, and a new threat, Xizor, the ruthless leader of the criminal organization Black Sun, seeks to gain the trust of the Emperor by killing Skywalker and overthrowing Vader! Then, in Shadows of the Empire: Evolution, a beautiful human-droid - previously an assassin for Xizor - searches to find her human side as Luke Skywalker tracks her across the galaxy, determined to bring her to justice! And finally, in Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand, the Emperor's personal assassin carries out her last mission, determined to succeed despite the death of her Master - even if it costs her life! ... Read more

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Weak lead story but some strong followups
I missed Shadows of the Empire when it first came out.It was a project in the mid-90s that used a novel, video game and comic to fill in the gaps between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and was a fair hit.This book reprints the original comic and then 2 mini series the followed it.

The lead story telling how Luke, Chewie, Lando and Leia tracked down Han Solo and Boba Fett is fairly weak.Mostly taken from the novel it feels rushed, new characters like Prince Xizor and Dash Rendar appear but are never properly introduced.In the final battle the villain dies off camera.The art is more stylized than most Star Wars books, it looks like one of the hundreds of Todd McFarlane clones that populated the mid 90s.

The second story by novelist Timothy Zahn and Carlos Ezquerra follows Mara Jade an Imperial assassin targeted for death after the Emperor's death.The focus on one character makes for a stronger story with twists and turns.Ezquerra's art is a delight as always.

The last story follows the human-looking android Guri as she tries to leave her life as an assassin behind.It's kind of a light story but the art by Ron Randall is pretty and there's a lot of cheesecake.Guri of course looks like a statuesque blond and her jumpsuit gets torn up quite a bit.

This is a fun book but not great, it's got a good price and you'll enjoy it but it's not worth hunting down.

Impressive...most impressive.
This particular Omnibus is almost perfect. The final entry, which purports to be a direct sequel to Shadows of the Empire, was severely disappointing in my opinion. However, the outstanding material that precedes it more than makes up for the weak art and story that concludes the volume. I would recommend it to anyone, although perhaps not at full price.

The best of the classic era graphic novels!!!
This has got to be one of the greatest non-movie Star Wars stories ever! I remember when these comics, games, and novels came out because it was a whole new chapter to the saga that had never been told before. A must read for any die-hard Star Wars fan. Dash Rendar has got to be one of the best Expanded Universe characters ever created! Buy now!!!

awesome!
Another great Star Wars Omnibus! Keep them coming!

Great! 5 stars! ... Read more

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Title: The Wonders.
Author: Pedro Crespo
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 3, 1997
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Issue: n623Page: p66(2)

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