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The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard tells the story of one of the most celebrated names in Starfleet history. His extraordinary life and career makes for dramatic reading: court martials, unrequited love, his capture and torture at the hand of the Cardassians, his assimilation with the Borg and countless other encounters as captain of the celebrated Starship Enterprise.
The USA TODAY bestseller—based on the new Star Trek TV series! “Fifteen years ago…you led us out of the darkness. You commanded the greatest rescue armada in history. Then...the unimaginable. What did that cost you? Your faith. Your faith in us. Your faith in yourself. Tell us, why did you leave Starfleet, Admiral?” Every end has a beginning…and this electrifying novel details the events leading into the new Star Trek TV series, introducing you to brand-new characters featured in the life of Jean-Luc Picard—widely considered to be one of the most popular and recognizable characters in all of science fiction.
The chronicles of Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation… and beyond! Across seven television series and four blockbuster movies, Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanded the U.S.S. Enterprise-D and –E, boldly leading his crew where no one had gone before. As the legendary character returns to screens once more, Picard and crew’s adventures are explored in this collection of features and interviews from the archives of Star Trek Magazine. Featuring multiple interviews with Patrick Steward, plus former Executive Producer Rick Berman and other key creative responsible for Picard’s story, the book traces Star Trek: The Next Generation’s seven seasons, both on screen and behind the scenes. Each of Picard’s cinematic epics are examined in detail, with commentary by Steward, Jonathan Frakes (Riker), William Shatner (Kirk), Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan), Tom Hardy (Shinzon), and other pivotal figures, affording insight into the captain’s character. With an abundance of rarely-seen photos, and profiles placing Picard in context with Star Trek’s other captains, this is the perfect Jean-Luc Picard primer, for newcomers and aficionados alike.
The thrilling adventure based on the acclaimed Star Trek: Picard TV series! Starfleet was everything for Cristóbal Rios…until one horrible, inexplicable day when it all went wrong. Aimless and adrift, he grasps at a chance for a future as an independent freighter captain in an area betrayed by the Federation, the border region with the former Romulan Empire. His greatest desire: to be left alone. But solitude isn’t in the cards for the captain of La Sirena, who falls into debt to a roving gang of hoodlums from a planet whose society is based on Prohibition-era Earth. Teamed against his will with Ledger, his conniving overseer, Rios begins an odyssey that brings him into conflict with ou...
Provides anecdotes and words of wisdom from Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the fictitious star ship Enterprise.
Dieses Buch ist das einzige Werk, das den Leser ohne mathematisches Expertenwissen in die Geodäsie einführt. Zahlreiche Diagramme und Beispiele illustrieren diese Disziplin, die die Grundlage für moderne Technologien wie die satellitengestützte Ortung (GPS) und geografische Informationssysteme (GIS) bildet.
Discover all of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s sage advice, insight, and wisdom from the deck of the USS Enterprise and beyond in this ultimate collection of wise words from the esteemed Starfleet captain. Any Star Trek fan knows that Captain Jean-Luc Picard is renowned for his impressive oratory skills, preferring negotiation and diplomacy over violence and destruction. Now, you can finally ponder all of his wisdom in one place—from his thoughts on leadership and sense of duty to justice and the limitlessness of exploration—in Star Trek: The Wisdom of Picard. Journey with the Starfleet captain through his seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation to the Star Trek movies to the current series Star Trek: Picard. Star Trek: The Wisdom of Picard boldly goes where no book has gone before to log Picard’s timeless advice in one impressive collection, perfect for Star Trek fans everywhere! Make it so!
The mischievous all-powerful cosmic entity known only as 'Q' has plagued Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise since the opening episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Over the millennia of his lifetime he has encountered countless challenges and many powerful enemies. But none has been so deadly as the being that now threatens not just the universe we know but all the myriad alternate universes with it. Against this attack on everything that is and everything that might have been, Q stands alone - except for Captain Picard. And with the existence of not only our own universe but thousands of others at stake, Picard must find a way to work with his nemesis - or the whole of existence as we know it will simply cease to be. A memoir in Q's own words (as only Peter David can write them) of a last-ditch effort to save the multiverse, I,Q is a stunning exploration of the nature of reality itself, enlivened by insights into the character of its cosmic hero that only John Delancie, as the actor who brought him to life in the first place, could give him.
The iconic Star Trek character's life story appears for the first time in his own words; perfect for fans of the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Words.
An astounding history of the accomplishments of the Society of Jesus, from painting and poetry to cartography and physics, from Europe to New France to China.