LEGO Ninjago Official Guide (Greg Farshtey)

LEGO Ninjago Official Guide

Greg Farshtey 

Blurb: Masters of Spinjitzu: A new force to save the world!

This handbook is THE official guide to all the most important stats from the world of Ninjago, including exclusive info you can't get anywhere else. Each ninja's strengths and weaknesses? CHECK. The lowdown on all the Golden Weapons? CHECK. Details and specs for Bonezai's incredible vehicles? CHECK!

Want even more? You've got it! There's a guide to ninja training with tips from Sensei Wu, and an exclusive piece of the Ninjago story featuring all-new action!

ISBN: 9780545382854 (Paperback)

Year: 2011

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 122 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Goodreads page

3. Wiki page

4. Buy from the Book Depository

5. Official LEGO site for Ninjago

The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide (Brian Sibley)

The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide

Brian Sibley

Blurb: The official movie guide.
Enter Bilbo Baggins' world through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and all the principal cast and filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making movie magic in Middle-earth.

Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, locations, sets, creatures and costumes, this essential guide has been produced in collaboration with the filmmakers who have brought J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel into breathtaking three-dimensional life.

ISBN: 9780007464463 (Paperback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Harper Collins

Pages: 168 (Non-Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Publisher's page

3. Goodreads page

4. Fan page on the book

5. Look inside the book

Guide to the Guardians - Rise of the Guardians (Maggie Testa)

Guide to the Guardians - Rise of the Guardians

Maggie Testa

Blurb: Get to know the Guardians in this gorgeous guide that is chock-full of information about your favourite heroes from the movie, as well as activities, quizzes, stickers, and trading cards! A perfect companion to the movie!

ISBN: 9781442452619 (Paperback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Simon Spotlight

Pages: 32 (Fiction)

Links

1. Publisher's page

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Buy from the ABC store

4. IMDB page for the film

5. Official site for the movie

Melbourne 2006 - XVIII Commonwealth Games - Pocket Guide (Various)

Melbourne 2006 - XVIII Commonwealth Games - Pocket Guide

Various

Blurb: The must-have guide to the Commonwealth Games.

Packed full of interesting facts and figures, and colour photographs of everyone's favourite athletes and events, this pocket guide includes information on all of the Commonwealth sports, results tables to fill in the 2006 Games winners and keep, fold-outs of Commonwealth Games highlights and much, much more.

This special guidebook has everything you need to know about the Games, just in time for the XVIII Commonwealth Games! 15-26 March.

ISBN: 1741171350 (Hardback)

Year: 2005

Publisher: Explore Australia

Pages: 64 (Non-Fiction)

Links

1. Page on the 2006 Games

2. Wikipedia page for the Games

3. PDF Government Documents on the games

4. Page on the book

5. Order the book from McLeods Booksellers in NZ

Disney Pixar Brave - The Essential Guide (Barbara Bazaldua)

Disney Pixar Brave - The Essential Guide

Barbara Bazaldua

Blurb: Meet Merida, skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor.

Explore Castle DunBroch and the mysterious Highlands of Scotland that surround it. Encounter the uproarious lords of the land the the fiercest of beasts.

Find out how an ill-fated wish unleashes a peril that forces Merida to discover the true meaning of bravery.

ISBN: 9781405356718 (Hardback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: DK

Pages: 64 (Fiction)

Links

1. Publisher's page

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Review of the book

4. Goodreads page

5. More books from the author

Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World At Large (William Shatner with Chris Regan)

Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World At Large

William Shatner with Chris Regan

Blurb: You love William Shatner.

You admire his many varied talents.

You appreciate his creativity and willingness to take risks.

You want to learn his master negotiation techniques.

You wish you could hang out with him.

Admit it. You want to BE William Shatner.

And now...you can (almost)

To be Shatner, you must follow the rules included in the lively, entertaining, and thoughtful volume you now hold in your hands. This collection of rules, illustrated with stories from Bill's illustrious life and career, will show you how Bill became William Shatner, larger than life and bigger than any role he ever played.

Shatner rules is your guide to becoming William Shatner. Or, more accurately, beautifully Shatneresque. Because let's face it...Shatner does rule, doesn't he?

ISBN: 9780525952510 (Hardback)

Year: 2011

Publisher: Dutton

Pages: 252 (Non-Fiction)

Links

1. Google books page

2. Good reads page

3. Buy from Amazon

4. US Publisher's page

5. Review

Life, The Universe and Everything - Volume Three in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

Life, The Universe and Everything - Volume Three in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Blurb: After a series of events which have involved Arthur Dent being alternately blown up and insulted in more bizarre regions of the Galaxy than he has ever dreamt existed, he finds himself stranded on Prehistoric Earth. Luckily, an eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect and their flying sofa in the middle of the grounds at Lords two days before the world is due to end.

It's just not cricket...

ISBN: 9780330508575 (Paperback)

Year: 1982

Publisher: Pan Books

Pages: 199 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page for the book

2. Wikipedia page for the series

3. Google books page

4. Buy from Amazon

5. Author's official page

Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide - Goosebumps HorrorLand (R.L. Stine)

Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide - Goosebumps HorrorLand

R. L. Stine

Blurb: Don't worry, there's nothing to be frightened of - as long as you have this guide full of behind-the-scenes info. Take an inside peek at:

-The Stagger Inn Doom Service Menu

-Werewolf Petting Zoo Rules and Regulations

-Ratings for the scariest rides in HorrorLand

-Tips on how to avoid Top Egyptian Curses

-Monster job application and fright restrictions

Plus all-new tips for the HorrorLand video game and many more frightening facts!

ISBN: 9780545090087 (Paperback)

Year: 2009

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 166 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Wiki for the book

4. Google books page

5. Review of the book

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Volume Two in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Volume Two in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Blurb: If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?

This is exactly what the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There's just the small matter of escaping the Vogons, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a spaceship how to make a proper cup of tea.

And did anyone actually make a reservation?

ISBN: 9780330508599 (Paperback)

Year: 1980

Publisher: Pan Books

Pages: 200 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page for the book

2. Wiki for the book

3. Author's official site

4. Google books page

5. Buy from Amazon