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Chris Kempshall
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Thanks for your question! I'll always be interested in writing more Star Wars! We'll have to see what the future holds!
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"I don't know what I can write about this book that hasn't been said before. It perfectly captures everything Star Wars yet also so much of our reality. It's packed with intricate details and yet has such underlying emotional resonance. Kempshall trul"
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"Why yes…this is a history book, written by an actual professor of history. It just came out a few months ago. I recommend it for all fans of Star Wars, though bear in mind it relies a lot on the Extended Universe as well, so you will learn a lot here"
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"“The dangers of the Empire and its ideology are not solely embodied within Palpatine, a man who craved power but disdained all around him. It is the way that ideology offers something to ordinary people. The promises it makes to them and the awful th"
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“The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film – whether it’s history, psychology, economics, or architecture – so you have something to make a movie about. All the skill in the world isn’t going to help you unless you have something to say. – George Lucas”
― The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy
― The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy
“To be a historian is, at times, to be cursed.”
― Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
― Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
“It was the use of weapons of war against the spirit and the morale of ordinary civilians. People needed to be led right up to the edge of disaster so that they would give anything to go back the way they had come”
― Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
― Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
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Chris wrote: "Sierra wrote: "Awesome, welcome to Goodreads Corf :D"I fear this may take me a while to get all my books up. People may also start to notice I'm a little geeky.
Shame I can just scan in barcodes..."
Oh actually it seems there is an app for it.
Sierra wrote: "Awesome, welcome to Goodreads Corf :D"I fear this may take me a while to get all my books up. People may also start to notice I'm a little geeky.
Shame I can just scan in barcodes etc using my phone.
