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Recipes From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Hi, Everyone!
I am as tickled as a wild gundark to be part of the Star Wars Chicks community! I will be serving as a recipe writer for our site. I hope to post about once a week, and will be bringing you plenty of ideas to whet your appetite! I might even throw a few [...]
StarWarsChicks.com Mentioned in New Book Using the Force: Creativity, Community, and Star Wars Fans
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002Last year, the creators and some of the staff of StarWarsChicks.com had the opportunity to be interviewed by author, Will Brooker, for this new book, out this month! One reviewer writes “Compelling and beautifully written… the single most important analysis of the Star Wars phenomenon” (Sara Gwenllian Jones, co-editor, Intensities: the Journal of Cult Media). [...]
Using the Force: Creativity, Community and Star Wars Fans
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002By Will Brooker.
Henry Jenkins, MIT, author of ‘Textual Poachers’
A compelling account of how fans are transforming Star Wars into the basis
for the grassroots production of mythology.
Alan McKee, President, Cultural Studies Assoc of Australia
This is a wonderful book…intelligent and informed…beautifully written
and extremely readable.
Sara Gwenllian Jones, co-editor, Intensities: the Journal of Cult Media
Compelling and beautifully written…the single [...]
A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
Wednesday, September 13th, 2000
by Bill Slavicsek
Random House 1994
One of the best ‘guides’ in print. Takes the form of a dictionary, with entries in alphabetical order. Slavicsek definitely knows his stuff, and the information comes from a HUGE number of sources, including the Original Trilogy movies, TV specials and animated series, radio dramatisations, novels (up to and [...]
Empire Building
Wednesday, September 13th, 2000
by Garry Jenkins
Simon & Schuster 1997
This is an UNOFFICIAL story of the making of the Star Wars legend, ie. it was not authorised by Lucas or any of his companies. Make of that what you will.
Includes:
- early moments in George Lucas’ life
- comments on the original drafts, which included [...]
Star Wars - The Magic of Myth
Wednesday, September 13th, 2000
by Mary Henderson
Bantam Spectra 1997
“Companion volume to the exhibition at The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution”
Compares Star Wars (the Original Trilogy) with Classic mythology, discusses cultural and historical influences, and the look of Star Wars.
An absolutely fascinating book revealing where Lucas got some of his inspiration from, and trying [...]
Star Wars - The Visual Dictionary
Wednesday, September 13th, 2000
Author - David West Reynolds
Dorling Kindersley 1998
Ever wanted a close up view of the inside of a stormtrooper’s helmet? How about an explanation of how a lightsaber works?
This 64-page book has photographs and information on the main characters and objects from the original trilogy, as well as some of the lesser-known characters. Some of [...]
Star Wars - The Essential Chronology
Wednesday, September 13th, 2000Del Rey 2000
Written in the style of a history book, this gives a quick review of the ‘Story So Far’, including information taken from the movies, novels, and comics, starting 5000 years before the events of ANH. Published the same month as Greg Bear’s ‘Rogue Planet’, it does include references to this book. It also [...]