Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea

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An ancient church in the Coptic Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea contains a unique cycle of thirteenth-century wall paintings. They constitute by far the most complete and best-preserved iconographic program of Christian paintings to come from medieval Egypt. Ignored for centuries because they were covered with soot and overpainting, these compelling images have recently undergone conservation. This beautiful book reproduces the cleaned paintings for the first time. It also describes and analyzes their amalgam of Coptic (Egyptian Christian), Byzantine, and Arab styles and motifs as well as the religious culture to which they belong. In 1996, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and at the request of the Monastery of St. Antony, the Antiquities Development Project of the American Research Center in Egypt began the conservation of the paintings in the church. The paintings revealed by the conservators are of extremely high quality, both stylistically and conceptually. While rooted in the Christian tradition of Egypt, they also reveal explicit connections with Byzantine and Islamic art of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Some newly discovered paintings can even be dated back to the sixth or seventh century. The authors of this book-who include art historians, conservators, historians, an archaeologist, and an anthropologist-discuss the significance of these revelations and place the church and the paintings within the artistic and historical traditions of both Coptic Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean region in the Middle Ages.

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Monastic Visions in St. Antony Mural Paintings.......2005-12-25

"Bolman makes the arcane accessible and the spiritual meaningful. This is how art history, usually seen as an elitist activity, should be written up ..." Anthony Cutler, Penn State University

Monastic Father:
Saint Anthony is often called 'Father of the Monastics,' being credited with the founding of Christian monasticism, many of his ideals still survive to this day. Most of what we know about St. Anthony comes from a biography by his close friend Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria. Anthony was born about AD 251 for a rich Christian family of Coma, in mid upper Egypt. Hearing Christ address to the rich young man, he left everything to start monastic desert dwelling.

St. Anthony's Monastery:
Hidden deep within the Red Sea Mountains and depending on local springs for their water needs, St. Anthony's Monastery and its neighboring St. Paul, are the oldest inhabited monasteries in eastern Egypt. Monks in both communities still observe ancient monastic schema that have been established by Anthony's disciple Macarius for more than fourteen centuries. During the sixth and seventh centuries many monks from the Skete, in today's Wadi El Natroun desert, migrated to St. Antony's dwellings and established this monastery, to avoid the frequent attacks by Bedouins. St. Anthony monastery was plundered many times, and even destroyed in part during the 11th century. This remotely located cenobitic community flourished during the 12th to 14th centuries, but was plundered again in the mid 15th by Sinaitic Bedouins, after which attacks it acquired its fortress style walls. Like many ancient antiquity Egyptian monasteries, over many years of its existence it was ecumenical, hosting monks of different ethnicity, especially Henophysite orthodox from the fertile crescent.

A fine team work:
At the request of the Ancient Monastery of St. Anthony, the conservation of the paintings in the church began in 1996. The American Research Center in Egypt could allocate funds through the US AID, for its Antiquities Development Project. Some newly discovered paintings can be dated back to the sixth or seventh century, but the main bulk is traced to the 12/13 century. These high quality revealed mural paintings demonstrate a stylistic and conceptual iconic tradition established by the early Christians of Egypt, but reveal an influence of Byzantine and even Islamic art of the era.

Iconic Theology:
Since an icon is said to be written, it should be properly read, by looking through it into eternity as iconphiles always claimed. One icon is more impressive than many books on theology, and more edifying than a sermon, it offers a link with the victorious Church. Thus was the original reason in Alexandria, its founder, to utilize icons in teaching the faith to those who knew not reading, young and old. The Miaphysite Copts and Syrians, whose theology dominated the mid Orient before the advent of Islam, were still concerned with the unity of the person of Christ, that even the transfiguration icon failed to demonstrate how Christ's Divine nature could be revealed. Praying with icons became a Byzantine doctrine, that the feast of Orthodoxy is the commemoration of its restoration.

Coptic Mural Paintings:
Dr. George Bebawi, Nottingham's Patrologist, exhorts that the central office of Coptic Icons was educational. He takes the ancient Coptic murals exemplified by the pre icon era of Deir Bawit murals, to explain that the Coptic Church, first to introduce Icons, meant them as teaching aids, posting them on the ceiling, or as a later tradition, high on the iconstatis.
As for the saints, Fr. Matthew the poor, abbot of St. Macarius, explains the Coptic conception of icons as, "mystical mediation through saint's icons could be explained by Copts behavior, when praying for virtual benediction, in front of a saint's icon, an exercise of remote fellowship, a confession of a spiritual gap yet to be crossed in their eternal fellowship."

Team beyond a Book:
The authorship of this book is the result of a team work of an art historians, conservators, an archaeologist, and an anthropologist, that gives an elaborate account on the medieval church and an informed discussion of the meaning beyond these revelations. The authors attempt to place those wonderful paintings within the artistic and historical icon traditions of both Coptic Egypt and evaluate the influence of the mediaeval eastern Mediterranean.
Fr. Maximus Anthonite, helped the author, Dr. Elizabeth Bolman, professor of medieval art history at Temple University. Some of the contributors are Luigi De Cesaris, Mark Easton, Gawdat Gabra, Patrick Godeau, Michael Jones, Adriano Luzi, William Lyster, Robert Vincent., Jr., and Elizabeth E. Oram. Patristic Scholarship of Fr. Sidney Griffith, Dr. Birger Pearson, and Fr. Tim Vivian added a special flovor to the project's outcome and evaluation.

Informative and Entertaining.......2002-06-25

This is a well-written book with excellent photographs. This book presents the results of conservation efforts for medieval age Christian Egyptian, Coptic, wall paintings at Saint Anthony monastery, Egypt. The monastery is believed to be the first Christian monastery in the world. In the preface, the writers outlined the genesis of this conservation effort. They also provided progress photographs for some of the early and limited test cleaning work that showed the promising and extraordinary work of art that was underneath centuries of grime and over painting. The preservation and restoration efforts were funded by a grant from the United States Agency for International Aid (USAID).
As an American from Coptic ancestry, I would like to express thanks and appreciation to the American people, government and the USAID for their support for the conservation work of the Coptic cultural heritage and art.
The book outlines the history and life of Saint Anthony the great (251-356 AD). Saint Anthony is considered to be the father of or originator of monasticism. However, there is evidence that the ancient Egyptians temples included devotees, who led lives of prayer, learning and pursuit of wisdom, celibacy, and poverty, e.g. the story of Ptolemaios and Harmais the Serapeum temple devotees circa 164-158BC. It could be argued that, the Egyptian converts to Christianity continued to use of their past artistic and cultural heritage in new or modified ways compatible with Christian teaching. For example the Copts continued to use the ancient Egyptian ankh symbol in conjunction with the cross. Artifacts from the early centuries AD show the use of both the ankh and the cross. Contemporary Copts continue to use the ankh and the cross together as jewelry pieces. Similar arguments could be made about the artist rendering of Isis and baby Horus, which may have been used by early Coptic artists as a model to portray the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus. Saint Anthony the great led a solitary life in the desert. Accordingly the Coptic/Greek term monachos or monk in English was used. Saint Athanasius the Apostolic of Alexandria (296-373 AD) introduced monasticism to the west through his famous book the Life of Anthony. Contrary to the image painted for Anthony as an unlettered person, the book comments on letters of Anthony, of which seven are extant. The letters show Anthony to be well versed in platonic philosophy and Alexandrian theological traditions. Furthermore his letters emphasize gnosis or knowledge, and echoes the Greek philosophical tradition," Know thyself".
The book is written by several authors from different disciplines art history, history, archaeology, anthropology, and art conservation. The contributors to the book are mostly Americans and Copts from Egypt. The conservation team was led by Adriano Luzi and Luigi De Cesaris from Italy. Luzi and De Cesaris participated prior to this effort in the conservation of the paintings in the tomb of Nefertari. The main wall paintings in the monastery were originally the work of a team Coptic artists led by a master artist, Theodore Zographos, the painter, or the writer of life in Greek, circa 1232-1233 AD. The book indicates that the Coptic Church did not enjoy any royal patronage that could have helped funding churches or monasteries. The temporal rulers of Egypt from about 640AD were Muslims, and far from donating funds for churches, they actually taxed monks and forbade them from building churches without permission. The high-quality paintings in the Church of Saint Anthony were painted on dry plaster, in a technique called secco. Neither the pigments nor the plaster were of more than modest cost. About 33-40 Copts are believed to have been the patrons of the 13th century artwork. In addition to paying for the project, one or more of these 13th century Coptic patrons are likely the designers of the painting program. The style of Theodore is thoroughly Coptic, however the 13th century art is different from the first centuries of Christian art in Egypt. It is possible to discern the influence of Islamic, Byzantine and even Romanesque arts on the Coptic art of that era. The conservation work shows 6 layers of paintings, some of which date back the 5th-7th century. The results of the conservation work further indicate that the newly visible early 13th century paintings are so greatly at odds with art historical expectations that they mandate a near total reevaluation of the Coptic art after the Arabs conquest of Egypt.
This is a book that provides both entertainment and information. It would be a good addition for art, art history, and conservation aficionados.

Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea

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Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea
Elizabeth Bolman
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Learn how to draw reptiles from around the world! Create drawings from everything from Sea Snakes, Alligators, Iguanas, Komodo Dragons, Snake Turtles and much more. Each species comes with information about its habitat and ecology. This is an excellent book for anyone of beginning to intermediate skills.

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An excellent workbook and training primer.......2002-07-08

How To Draw Spectacular Reptiles by Earl R. Phelps is an elementary instruction book for creating realistic sketches of everything from sea snakes, panther chameleons, and rhinocerous iguanas, to Komodo Dragons, Snakeneck Turtles, and the American Alligator. Each reptile species comes with a paragraph of basic information about its habitat and ecology, a sample drawing, and creatively offered unfinished drawings that reduce the reptile's basic form to its simplest shapes and lets budding artists extrapolate from there. Detailed instructions for basic drawing skills are not included in How To Draw Spectacular Reptiles, which presumes the artist's familiarity with basic techniques and guidelines. An excellent workbook and training primer for budding artists of beginning to intermediate skill. Also highly recommended from Phelps Publishing are How To Draw Multicultural Supercharacters (1887627049, [money]); and How To Draw Supercharacters And Supermonsters (1887627030, [money]).

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Ogenki Clinic Volume 6: Leather, Lace And Lesbians!
Haruka Inui
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For Adult Readers who like leather fetishes, bondadge, lesbian erotica, parodies of adult humor, exhibitionism and more Key Selling Points: For adult readers that enjoy bondage, fetish play, and Japanese eroticism. Synopsis: Doctor Ogekuri and Nurse Ruko are faced with a wide variety of frustrated couples to "cure" with their unique sexual therapy. Together they battle under-sexed housewives, secret transvestites, suppressed sadists and a host of other wild and wacky fetishists! Who will come out on top?!

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The luminous star of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Shane, and other classic films was, as the subtitle aptly puts it, "the actress nobody knew." Jean Arthur (1900-91) kept her personal life private, disdained the Hollywood publicity machine, and was called "difficult" because of her perfectionism and remoteness from costars on the movie set. John Oller, a lawyer, tracked down kinsfolk and friends never before interviewed to capture the elusive personality of a free spirit best embodied in her favorite role, Peter Pan. Arthur herself might have appreciated his warm, respectful portrait. "...[An] insightful, painstakingly researched analysis of Arthur's life and career raises the curtain on the complex, conflicted person behind the screen persona...Captures the special shine of a unique star who turned out to be a genuine eccentric." -Chicago Tribune

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The mystery continues..........2007-06-25

I grew up in Carmel, and my mother used to drive us along Scenic Drive and point out to us where Jean Arthur lived. We'd sometimes see her walking along that oceanside road, her face always wrapped in a scarf. Mom would talk about the actress being a recluse ("hermit" was the word used then) in a framework that assumed pathology: there must have been something wrong with the actress. And she could not have been happy, either: she never even had children! How could someone do without constant company?
All my life I wondered about this enigmatic recluse. I was fascinated by her reputed traits, which seemed very normal & healthy to me and with which I strongly identified (including her obsessive love & protection of animals). I bought this book more for an understanding of Arthur's personality than her career, although I also loved her movie presence. I was delighted to see the author NOT oversimplify her personality but instead explore all possible causes of her withdrawn nature & sudden walkouts, including the positive causes, and emphasize her fierce individualism and solid integrity, even though on the surface she paid dearly for both. (On a deeper level, she probably became truer to herself.) Oller presents all plausible theories objectively and leaves it to the reader to choose (although I couldn't help but wonder about the additional possibilities of hypoglycemia, of which she had many symptoms, and panic attacks, conditions that might have been treated if diagnosed, maybe relieving some of her suffering). I prefer the theory that she simply did what she wanted and followed some inner direction and that she was predominantly content.
This is a thorough, well-researched account of her career and her place in Hollywood and stage history. But to me, it was even more valuable as an affirmation of her brave values and strengths and her search for meaning and truth in a time where such search, for women, was discouraged.

Great Actress!! Sad Woman:(.......2007-06-09

I was really glad to get some information on Jean Arthur (hard to find) She had a sad long life but that wasn't John Oller fault. Don't blame the messenger. She was a great actress and I will still love her in all the movies that she was in..But you know her and Mary Martin did look alot alike (single white female) remember the movie. Scary!!

An Intriguing Glimpse Inside Jean Arthur's World.......2005-06-17

I can't imagine a tougher classic star to write about; nobody really knew Jean Arthur as the title implies. John Oller is to be commended for successfully championing her story and bringing it to light for classic film fans everywhere. It's an easy read by virtue of Mr. Oller's flowing narrative and ample research, and difficult to read emotionally at times because of the nature of Miss Arthur's sad yet intriguing Hollywood exisistence. Get to know Miss Arthur ~ read this book!

Sad story.......2004-12-06

This is a well written but sad story of a woman's life. Jean Arthur (Gladys Greene) never managed to fit in anywhere. Not Hollywood, not teaching, not the theater, not family. She left a glittering film legacy, but I just felt sad for her. Full of energy, full of life, yet so alone.

A great biography for a great Jean Arthur.......2003-05-16

I was absolutely satisfied with the infos I've found in this book. A truly amanzing biography. In John Oller's amazing job you can find ALL the things you didn't know about this mysterious Hollywood legend. From her parent's relatives to her movie plots, from the men (and women) of her life to the children she didn't have. Every Jeany's fan should read it! ;)

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Jean Arthur : The Actress Nobody Knew
John Oiler
Manufacturer: Limelight Editions
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Jean Arthur The Actress Nobody Knew
Oller John
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great book

Eminem Talking
Chuck Weiner
Manufacturer: Omnibus Press
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Release Date: 2006-04-01

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Eminem. Marshall Mathers. Slim Shady. The first rap superstar of the 21st Century arrived late but still made a mark. His outspoken style, voiced through his alter egos has won him many enemies. The man who took a chocolate sweet as his rap tag is no soft centre. Here's what he has to say.

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great book.......2003-02-13

this book is awesome...it tell s everthing i recommened it for everyone

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A winning strategy for the game of 21. The essentials, consolidated in simple charts, can be understood and memorized by the average player.

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This book and your own brain are all you need....well...a team..........2007-08-27

Next stop Macau

Still the classic for the high-low method, but nowadays you need to work in teams and with the perpetual continuous shuffle machines/decks the method has become harder to deploy in lots of casinos. Which is why those who use this with refined forced-card deck cutting are in the current gravy boat, although their day in the sun will also pass.

Most folks can intuitively understand card counting and shoe-skew. There are plenty of books on the topic of card counting. However, Thorp's original work is best and overlooked on several important points by most folks. The first point is: rigor. Thorp has backed up his method with solid empirical and theoretical underpinnings. This gave confidence to generations of card counters who refined his method. The second point is: clarity. Thorp is a first-string mathematician and easily could have stayed conversing with peers in jargon, or he even could have purposefully employed obscurantism to keep tables thin. Instead his prose style is lean, direct, and clear. Such is his brevity and Wittgensteinian exactness that you may need to re-read a few sentences here and there to absorb what he is saying, but on the whole this is an accessible narrative written by a mathematician for an intelligent audience.

A wonderful gift that opens up a new world combining math, fun and money.

Now about Kelly criterion in betting strategies......

The Book that Started the Blackjack Revolution.......2007-03-08

Edward O. Thorp started the blackjack revolution way back in the early 1960s with a difficult but successful card counting system. This book explains that early system and why blackjack is a beatable game. There are now many easier card counting systems such as the Hi-Lo, the KO, the High Opt and the easiest of all Speed Count.

Thorp's book is a must have for your gambling library as he started it all.

Frank Scoblete: author of Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution!

The Grandfather of Blackjack Strategy.......2007-01-22

Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One by Edward Thorp started a craze toward card counting in casinos, prompted several rules changes including increased numbers of decks, shorter cuts, and more frequent shuffles. It's the grandfather of Blackjack strategy books and the first mathematical analysis of the game published outside academia. For those reasons alone it's worth having and studying even if its effectiveness has been diminished by the rules changes I noted above.

The other advantage that Thorp's book has over the dozens of blackjack books available is that it includes the probability charts. You can take the numbers from the appendix, see where the strategy was developed and make your own adjustments based on the conditions you encounter at your local game or casino.

It's tricky, his counting system and strategy, but once you have the hang of it you can be assured a fair game with a casino. And, all told, it's not that difficult a system to master with some practice ahead of time. Don't read this volume on the plane flight into Vegas and expect to beat the dealers in a day, but spend a week or two with some decks of cards, practice, go online and play, then take your shot against the pros. Good luck.

- CV Rick

Used it and won--when they didn't cheat!.......2007-01-21

The book was very useful in understanding how much to bet given your hand and where you are in the deck. The casinos do still cheat, so I would advise watching for opportunities to play at a fair table (then clean their clocks with these methods).

Must read, but not all praise.......2006-07-25

If you were ever interested in card counting this book is for you. Not because it guarantees the edge against the casino with 10 simple rule, because it doesn't, but because it outlines several good strategies to maintain a small edge (or in some cases a smaller disadvantage) over the casino establishment.
I gave this book 5 stars for a couple different reasons. Although requiring a lot of practice, the ten count that thorp teaches should more than pay for the book. The stories, although providing little insight into the world of current gambling, provide comical relief for an otherwize stale and mathmatical book. Although a person can find easier to use systems and basic strategy tables on the internet, Thorp's main assistance to me came in his in depth modification to the tables based on what the count reflects. The short comings of this book are numerous however. For one, thorp dedicates a significant (not to mention hilarious) portion of the book to end play. A system where by busting certain hands and standing on others effects the composition of the deck post shuffle. That is, by busting all hands with aces and tens when the deck appears to be running out, the aces and tens are reshuffled with the remainder of the deck while the low cards are not, giving the player a small advantage. Another dissapointment is that thorp doesn't go into the deep mathmatics of his strategy or the simulations, he simply states nearly undunderstandable percent advantages and assumes the reader will trust him. (for owners, this is reference to the page where he outlines the percent advantages with different numbers of tens in the deck where no pattern is visible)
To splice in some praise, I would recomend this as a first book. A lot of information about advantages and disadvantages with different casino play is not included, but the basic outline presented, the expanitory style in which each of his 4 counts are explained, and the excitement in practicing "beating the dealer" make this a worth while read.

Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-one

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Edward O. Thorp
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BEAT THE DEALER A WINNING STRATEGY FOR THE GAME OF TWENTY ONE
Esward, O Thorp
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Edward O. Thorp
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From the pilot for the original series to the latest episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book provides you with the opportunity to test your knowledge of the entire spectrum of Star Trek lore. Inside you'll find the answers to hundreds of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and mix-and-match questions like these:

William Shatner was not NBC's first choice for the role of Captain Kirk. Who was? (a) Robert Conrad (b) Charlton Heston (c) Lloyd Bridges (d) George Peppard (e) George C. Scott (f) Clint Eastwood

Which Star Trek: The Next Generation actor played his character's grandfather in Star Trek VI?

Which two members of the cast of the original Star TRek television series have written and published comic books?

Which of these well-known children's TV personalities wrote a script for a Star Trek episode? (a) Mr. Rodgers (b) Bob West (Barnery the Dinosaur) (c) Jim Henson (d) Shari Lewis (e) Mr. Wizard (f) Diver Dan

Covering all three television series, as well as the Star Trek movies and novels, The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book is indeed the ultimate Star Trek quiz book.

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Your desire for trek trivia will be satiated.......2006-07-30

If you are entranced by Star Trek trivia, then this book will give you great joy. With over 750 questions of various types covering all episodes of "Star Trek: The Original Series", Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", all three series are explored in enormous detail. For example, some of the questions cover:

*) The places where the actors and actresses were born.
*) Other acting roles that the Star Trek characters played.
*) The size of various parts of the ships.
*) The authors of various episodes.
*) Tidbits about the actors and actresses lives.

With so many questions and the trivial nature of so many of them, a complete reading of this book could leave you satiated. But for the true trekkie, that is not such a bad thing.

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Ultimate Star Trek Quiz Book
Robert Bly
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Robert Bly
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The Ultimate Trek Trivia Challenge for the Next Generation

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A Must for NextGen Trekkers!
The Ultimate Book for Any Next Generation Trekker

The Ultimate Trek Trivia Challenge for the Next Generation

Manufacturer: Kensington
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A Must for NextGen Trekkers!.......1997-07-16

I don't know how I missed it when it first came out, but I picked up this book after I heard one of the authors on a radio talk show in Memphis a couple of months ago when he was plugging his new STAR WARS trivia book. I am a NextGen Trekker and this is the ultimate...1,600 questions covering every episode, Klingons, characters, starships, holodeck programs, treknology, behind-the-scenes, etc. 300+ pages and was it ever fun! I highly recommend it to any NextGen Trekker. Four stars, two thumbs up, and whatever else...it is GREAT!

The Ultimate Book for Any Next Generation Trekker.......1996-11-18

Just in time for the 30th anniversary of STAR TREK! Who is Data's "mother"? How big is the Neutral Zone? Which Klingon sisters plotted a coup with the Romulans? What were Captain Kirk's final words in GENERATIONS? Determine your personal Starfleet rank by testing your potential as a TNG (that's THE NEXT GENERATION to you cadets) Trekker in a one-of-a-kind trivia book guaranteed to short-circuit your memory bank. So you have the con: lay in a course and embark on your mission-the ultimate trivia challenge! Test your knowledge of: STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (all seven seasons); STAR TREK GENERATIONS; Klingon language and traditions; the layout of the Enterprise; Federation history; technical specifications; famous guest stars; memorable quotes; behind-the-scenes trivia; PLUS! Summaries of EVERY episode. Good luck or, as the Klingons say, "Qapla'." OVER 1600 MIND-WARPING QUESTIONS! No REAL Trekker should be without this book

THE ULTIMATE UNAUTHORIZED STAR TREK QUIZ BOOK

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THE ULTIMATE UNAUTHORIZED STAR TREK QUIZ BOOK
Robert W. Bly
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Robert W. Bly
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