Best of
Sports-And-Games
1987
The King: Chess Pieces
J.H. Donner - 1987
Donner wrote about Bobby Fischer, chess as a game of luck, madness, why women can't play chess, and many other subjects. Finally, the complete edition of this classic. An outrageous book.
The Star Wars Sourcebook
Bill Slavicsek - 1987
Here are sleek starfighters that clash with mile-long Star Destroyers, tilling the void with streaks of laser fire and blazing wrecks. Here are armor-clad stormtroopers battling desperate-Rebels across the galaxy. Here are detailed descriptions of the bizarre aliens, devastating weapons, amazing Droids, courageous heroes and cunning villains of the Star Wars universe. Clear explanations and illustrations show how everything works: from lightsabers, the elegant Jedi weapon, to repulsorlifts that defy gravity. Stories, maps, charts and much more highlight this extraordinary guide to Star Wars.