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The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood: Your Guide to the Best Rides, Restaurants, and Attractions at Dollywood (Unofficial Dollywood)
by Erin BrowneA must-have for Dolly Parton fans everywhere, this unofficial guide features 100 of the must-try restaurants, iconic rides and attractions, and important landmarks at Dollywood and its sister parks.Dollywood is a unique and incredible theme park that&’s best known for its amusement park thrills, traditional Smoky Mountain inspiration, and, of course, insight into namesake and owner Dolly Parton. There&’s a lot to see and do—and it can be easy to miss out on all Dollywood and its nearby sister parks have to offer. The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood is your one-stop shop for all things Dollywood! You&’ll get insider advice on everything from the food to the rides and learn all the best tips and tricks to make the most of your visit. -Want to try the world&’s fastest roller coaster? The Lightning Rod is not only the fastest…it&’s also the first wood launch coaster. -Looking for an attraction that will really excite the biggest Dolly Parton fans? Check out Dolly&’s $750,000 tour bus that was her &“home&” for fifteen years of touring, parked right in the Adventures in Imagination section of Dollywood. -Are you a history buff? The Dollywood Express, which takes visitors on a five-mile ride through the Great Smoky Mountains, actually played a key role in America&’s war effort during World War II. -Searching for the inside scoop on all things Dollywood? Check out Red&’s Drive-In, where you&’ll be able to impress fellow visitors with the fun fact that this restaurant was named after Red&’s Café, where six-year-old Dolly ate her first hamburger. Whether you&’re a longtime Dolly Parton fan looking to learn something new about the iconic musician or planning to make the most of your first trip to Dollywood, this book is the perfect companion.
The Ultimate Guide to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Entertainment Weekly Collector's Edition)
by Gareth Edwards The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyThirty-nine years after the first Star Wars movie entranced audiences around the world comes Rogue One, the franchiseÍs first spinoff film. And now, to celebrate the arrival of a new chapter, Entertainment WeeklyÍs editors and writers bring you a collectorÍs edition that takes you deep inside the universe of Rogue One. The 96-page guide is packed with revealing new interviews with the cast; rarely seen photos of production, new characters, and creatures; and a timeline of the entire Star Wars saga. Extras for fans include:Foreword by director Gareth EdwardsMap of the Star Wars galaxyDeep dives on the Death Star, Darth Vader, and Stormtroopers
The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek (Entertainment Weekly Collector's Edition )
by Simon Pegg The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyYou may think you are already the ultimate Star Trek fan, but have you ever wondered how the Vulcan greeting came to be? Or who did (and didn't) get along behind the scenes of the USS Enterprise? Enter The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek, your personal guide to the shows, cast, crew and worlds that they explored. The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek chronologically explores the productions and fandom of Star Trek. We begin with the three-year run of the original series with stars William Shatner as Captain Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Next we lead into the six major motion pictures of the 20th century and second generation of television series. Finally, we survey the current Star Trek major motion picture franchise with stars like Chris Pine and director J.J. Abrams. This 50th anniversary collector's edition includes new photos from the upcoming Star Trek Beyond movie and opens with an introduction by the film's cowriter and Scotty 2.0, Simon Pegg.
The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars
by Editors of Entertainment WeeklyA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... ten words changed the cinematic world forever. This heavily illustrated collector's edition covers the entire film universe of Star Wars, from A New Hope to The Force Awakens, and all the books, television shows, comics, and games in between. A celebration of the entire beloved franchise, this compendium features rarely seen production and cast photos from all the movies in the series; essays on Ralph McQuarrie, the founding of George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic, director Irvin Kerschner, and more; as well as exclusive art and surprising reveals from Episode VII.
The Ultimate Guide to The Big Bang Theory
by The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly Magazine presents The Ultimate Guide to The Big Bang Theory.
The Ultimate Guide to The Walking Dead (Entertainment Weekly Collector's Edition)
by Chris Hardwick The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyWalking Deadheads. Either you are one or you know one. Now in its seventh season, "The Walking Dead" has gone from cult hit to cultural movement and has now achieved the status of appointment television. Mostly because of one simple word - community: This is a show about a tight community made by a tight community for a tight community, and part of its simple appeal is that it makes us face the most basic questions about who we'd become in an extreme world, and who would be there with us.Now, in an all-new collector's edition, Entertainment Weekly takes readers into the writing room, behind the scenes and onto the sets in The Ultimate Guide to The Walking Dead. Go inside each season with exclusive photographs, interviews with the cast and crew, a season-by-season recap, as well as original art that traces the journey of survivors in the series, created by the artists who draw The Walking Dead comic books. Additionally, this collector's edition has two front covers, one of the living, and one of the undead (you should probably collect them both!).With exclusive insights into season 7, special sidebars, as well as an original essay on Why We Love Zombies, The Ultimate Guide to The Walking Dead is the drop un-dead companion to one of the hottest shows on television today.
The Ultimate Guide to the World of Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts (Entertainment Weekly Collector's Edition)
by Stephen King The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyFrom The Sorcerer's Stone to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J. K. Rowling's never ending world of enchantment has charmed a generation. Now, from the editors of Entertainment Weekly comes the spellbinding tale of how a beloved children's book series became a blockbuster movie franchise, and more. This ultimate guide is stuffed with all the need-to-know details about Rowling's long-awaited return to the wizarding world with Fantastic Beasts, a review of the Cursed Child play, a heartfelt farewell to the actor who played Severus Snape, and eye-opening behind-the-scenes images and quotes from the cast and crew of all the movies. Featuring Scoops from the set of Beasts, plus interviews with the cast, crew, and director of the highly anticipated new film, a foreword by Stephen King exploring Rowling's ability to turn kids into readers, a where-are-they-now feature on the Potter cast, including interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint,
The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie: Fast Times At Ridgemont High ~ Sixteen Candles ~ Revenge Of The Nerds ~ The Karate Kid ~ The Breakfast Club ~ Footloose ~ Dead Poets Society ~ And Everything In Between
by James KingFor fans of The Movies That Made Us, a behind-the-scenes look at what went into making the favorite blockbuster films of the 1980s.A trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap, and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS, and &“Axel F&”; of outsiders, lost boys, and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields, and the Brat Pack; of three Porky&’s flicks, two Coreys, and one summer when &“Baby&” refused to be put in a corner.The Ultimate History of the &’80s Teen Movie goes behind the scenes of a genre where cult hits mingled with studio blockbusters, where giants like Spielberg and Coppola rubbed shoulders with baby-faced first-timers, and where future superstars Sean, Demi, and Tom all got their big break. Music, comedy, and politics all play a part in the surprisingly complex history of the &’80s teen movie. And while the films might have been aimed primarily at adolescents, the best tackle universal issues and remain relevant to all ages.From a late &’70s Hollywood influx to an early &’90s indie scene that gave youth cinema a timely reboot, film expert James King highlights the personal struggles, the social changes, and the boardroom shake-ups that produced an iconic time in movie history.&“Admirably opting for analysis over nostalgia and gossip, King examines the origin, production, and cultural afterlife of seemingly every youth-centric 1980s movie you've ever heard of and more . . . An excellent adventure through a distinct and genre-spanning era in cinema history. For casual movie fans and industry-minded cinephiles alike.&” —Library Journal
Ultimate Justice
by Mimi LattFrom the Back Cover. Edited. When gifted New York prosecutor Alexandra Locke puts her rising career on hold to be near her dying mother, she hesitatingly accepts a position in the office of her father, Thomas Kendall, the politically ambitious Los Angeles District Attorney. But their already strained father-daughter relationship grows far worse when Alexandra hears a shocking deathbed confession. . Flying in the face of her father's re election bid, Alexandra vows to investigate. . Alexandra joins forces with her handsome former lover and together they pry open a case that was once nailed shut.
Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone
by Sharon KayeAn action-adventure story with more than a touch of the metaphysical, Lost forces viewers to ask difficult questions of themselves just as the story asks difficult questions of its characters. Ultimate Lost and Philosophy helps you explore the deeper meaning and philosophical questions hidden within every complex twist and turn in the historic TV show's entire six-season run.
The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book: 40 Fast, Easy, and Fun Tabletop Games (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series)
by James D’AmatoEnjoy these 40 expertly crafted micro-RPGs that are fast, fun, easy to learn, and come in a variety of genres—from space exploration to jungle dungeon crawlers—everything you need to pick up and play today. Get gaming fast with The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book including brand-new micro-RPGs created by experts across the gaming world. From space exploration to jungle dungeon crawlers this book has everything you need to pick up and play today. With these quick-start games, you can create your own adventures, alone or with friends, without any prep, and with minimal set up and pieces. Whether you&’re new to RPGs or working towards your level 20 mage, this collection is a great way to try out different games and systems, and test your roleplay skills on different character types and situations.
Ultimate PopMaster: Over 1,500 brand new questions from the iconic BBC Radio 2 quiz
by Phil Swern Neil MynersDo you stop for PopMaster?Get ready to take on the ultimate PopMaster challenge from the minds behind BBC Radio 2's iconic quiz. Every weekday morning over eight million people across the nation stop what they're doing, fix themselves a cuppa and settle in to listen to the PopMaster quiz on The Ken Bruce Show. Now it's your turn to join the throng and pit your musical knowledge against expert question setters Phil Swern and Neil Myners.Ultimate PopMaster is an endlessly entertaining collection of brainteasers, featuring a foreword from the Pop Master himself, Ken Bruce, and 1,500 brand new questions that get progressively harder as you work your way through the book. Discover a surprise twist when you reach the final quiz, in which you'll get the chance to become ultimate PopMaster champion.Covering music from 1958 to 2020, this official quiz companion has something for everyone. So, whether you're a pop anorak or incidental music fan, get stuck in on your own or with friends and family, and watch the hours fly by. Who had a top 10 hit in 1997 with 'The James Bond Theme' as featured in the movie Tomorrow Never Dies? Which legendary soul singer was the subject of the 2015 number one hit by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor? Which group of comedians had a Top 10 hit in 1975 with Black Pudding Bertha (The Queen Of Northern Soul)?
The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: Hundreds of Original Encounters to Help Bring Your Next RPG Adventure to Life (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series)
by Travis "Wheels" Wheeler Logan Jenkins Lee Terrill Greg LeathermanTake your gaming campaign to the next level with this inspiring, easy-to-use collection of random encounters perfect for any fantasy RPG.Spark your imagination fast with this collection of fun, engaging, and inspiring random encounter prompts. These expertly written options are organized into popular themes and locations so you can find what you need fast, whether you choose from the list or use the dice to choose randomly. With fantasy hooks to fit every game from Pathfinder to GURPS to D&D, there are options for all of your campaigns. Whether you&’re playing from a game book or weaving your own homebrewed adventure, there&’s always a need for short random encounters in between set pieces. Featuring fun full-color illustrations, you&’ll engage more in your story and bring your game to life!
The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Expanded Genres Edition (Ultimate Role Playing Game Series)
by James D'AmatoTake your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help you build your RPG character&’s backstory—made specifically for the genres you love to play.You can now explore new RPG character ideas with this character backstory guide to the most popular RPG genres beyond fantasy, from sci-fi to horror and superhero to western-themed games.This latest guide from One Shot creator and RPG expert James D&’Amato helps you build out an existing character or create a new one, with these activities that provide plenty of RPG fun before you even hit the gaming table. With activities to help you flesh out characters for fantasy, sci-fi, horror, x-punk, superhero and western campaigns (with an extra chapter of neutral exercises you can use whenever you like), this book has everything you need, whether you&’re looking to start a new character, build out an existing character you&’re currently playing, or explore new character ideas and genres.
The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide: Prompts and Activities to Create and Customize Your Own Game World (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series)
by James D’AmatoLevel up your Game Master skills with these fun, interactive prompts and activities to help your worldbuilding from RPG expert James D&’Amato.Make your next campaign truly unique with the help of this interactive guide to world building! From RPG expert James D&’Amato comes a fun new guide that teaches beginner and experienced gamers alike how to build and create their own game elements for customizing existing adventures or creating new stories from scratch. The Ultimate RPG Game Master&’s Worldbuilding Guide includes dozens of activities for a wide range of genres from fantasy and sci-fi to horror and x-punk. This lively and interactive book helps Game Masters create dynamic destinations, powerful items, shadowy organizations, compelling villains, and more. Make the most of your gaming experience with these unique and personalized ideas for your gaming group&’s next adventures!
The Ultimate RPG Guide Boxed Set: Featuring The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide, The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide, and The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series)
by James D’AmatoA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
The Ultimate Stallone Reader
by Chris HolmlundSylvester Stallone has been a defining part of American film for nearly four decades. He has made an impact on world entertainment in a surprisingly diverse range of capacities -- as actor, writer, producer, and director -- all while maintaining a monolithic presence. With The Ultimate Stallone Reader, this icon finally receives concerted academic attention. Eleven original essays by internationally-known scholars examine Stallone's contributions to mainstream cinema, independent film, and television. This volume also offers innovative approaches to star, gender, and celebrity studies, performance analysis, genre criticism, industry and reception inquiry, and the question of what it means to be an auteur. Ultimately, The Ultimate Stallone Reader investigates the place that Sylvester Stallone occupies within an industry and a culture that have both undergone much evolution, and how his work has reflected and even driven these changes.
The Ultimate Stallone Reader: Sylvester Stallone as Star, Icon, Auteur
by Holmlund Chris Ed.Sylvester Stallone has been a defining part of American film for nearly four decades. He has made an impact on world entertainment in a surprisingly diverse range of capacities – as actor, writer, producer, and director – all while maintaining a monolithic presence. With The Ultimate Stallone Reader, this icon finally receives concerted academic attention. Eleven original essays by internationally-known scholars examine Stallone's contributions to mainstream cinema, independent film, and television. This volume also offers innovative approaches to star, gender, and celebrity studies, performance analysis, genre criticism, industry and reception inquiry, and the question of what it means to be an auteur. Ultimately, The Ultimate Stallone Reader investigates the place that Sylvester Stallone occupies within an industry and a culture that have both undergone much evolution, and how his work has reflected and even driven these changes.
Ultimate Trivia, Volume 1: 800 + Fun and Challenging Trivia Questions
by Donna HokeBecome a triumphant trivia boss If you want to impress people with your wide-ranging knowledge at the next game night, pick up Ultimate Trivia, Vol. 1. The 800-plus questions in this book are spread over amusing and diverse categories creating a wide and fun playing field for everyone. Pass the time on a cross-country road trip with questions on literature and fine arts. Test your family's historical knowledge at the next holiday gathering. Or belly up to the bar and engage in a Q&A about animals and nature. It doesn't matter the setting—this trivia book is perfect. Ultimate Trivia, Vol. 1 includes: A variety of formats—Try team vs. team in group play or go head-to-head with a friend to see who comes out as a trivia master. Checked and double-checked—All the information has been strenuously fact-checked to ensure everything is accurate and up to date. So many subjects—You name it, it's probably covered: US and world history, pop culture and food and drink—it has it all. Leave a lasting impact at the next trivia night with this brain-busting book.
Ultimate Trivia, Volume 2: 840 MORE Fun and Challenging Trivia Questions
by Donna HokeSerious trivia challenge—840 questions to rack your brain Whether playing in a pub, along with a TV show, or at a party, people can't get enough of trivia. Keep up with its rising resurgence with Ultimate Trivia, Vol. 2., the book that will put your general knowledge skills through the wringer. What is the largest muscle in the human body? Who designed the city of Washington, D.C.? With over 800 more engaging questions, from geography to pop culture, sports to science, this mind-challenging guide is anything but trivial. Ultimate Trivia, Vol. 2 includes: All new questions—Fresh topics include television shows and movies, capitals of countries, and football—it's all in here. Anywhere with anyone—Pit two groups against each other during a party or go head-to-head at the bar with a friend to see who comes out as a trivia boss. Thoroughly vetted—All the information has been vigorously fact-checked to ensure everything is accurate and up to date. When it comes to trivia books that will put your brain to the test, this one rises above the rest.
The Ultimate Unofficial Coronation Street Quiz
by Ed CobhamSo you think you're one of Corrie's biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book. What faulty household item caused the death of Valerie Barlow in 1971? Who died after being run over by a Blackpool tram in 1989? If you’re more at home in The Rovers than anywhere else, these brain-teasing questions will be right up your street!
The Ultimate Unofficial Coronation Street Quiz
by Ed CobhamSo you think you're one of Corrie's biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book. What faulty household item caused the death of Valerie Barlow in 1971? Who died after being run over by a Blackpool tram in 1989? If you’re more at home in The Rovers than anywhere else, these brain-teasing questions will be right up your street!
The Ultimate Unofficial Eastenders Quiz Book
by Ed CobhamSo you think you're one of Eastenders' biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book:How many times has Sharon been married? What colour was the original exterior of the Queen Vic? If you think you’re practically a resident of the square, these brain teasing questions will drive you Dotty until you've got them all!
The Ultimate Unofficial Eastenders Quiz Book
by Ed CobhamSo you think you're one of Eastenders' biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book:How many times has Sharon been married? What colour was the original exterior of the Queen Vic? If you think you’re practically a resident of the square, these brain teasing questions will drive you Dotty until you've got them all!
The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters: An A–Z Guide to the Mysteries of the Deep (Encyclopedia for Minecrafters)
by Megan MillerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes a whole new encyclopedia on the underwater world of Minecraft! What's a Red-Lipped Blenny? How can you find more buried treasure? Where do you find blue ice, and why is it valuable? For Minecraft knowledge hunters, ocean animal-lovers, and adventurers ready for the Minecraft life aquatic, this encyclopedia of the underwater world of Minecraft is a game-changing resource. Find out all you need know in this easy-to-use, A to Z, illustrated encyclopedia covering everything from anemones to underwater zombies. You&’ll learn how to: Build an aquariumActivate a conduitFind the precious Heart of the SeaUse dolphins to uncover shipwrecks and other underwater ruinsAnd more! Armed with this helpful guide to all the resources the sea has to offer, you'll be ready to fight, craft, mine, and thrive in the watery depths of Minecraft with The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters: Aquatic.