Ann Weil

Presents general information about Australia, looking at the history, wildlife, geography, government, and culture of the continent.

Presents the world's top ten pyramids, describing their history and physical characteristics and including such structures as Khufu's Pyramid, La Danta, El Templo Mayor, and Pyramid of the Sun.

Presents the top ten national parks in the world, discussing their history and physical features and including such places as Kruger National Park, Arenal Volcano National Park, and Galapagos National Park.

Provides photographs and facts about ten of the world's most extraordinary palaces, including Istana Nurul Iman, and Knossos.

Profiles ten of the world's most distinctive dams.

Looks at ten of the most distinctive monuments in the world, from the Devils Tower natural monument in Wyoming to the massive Motherland statue in Volgograd, Russia.

A biography on Medgar Evers, the civil rights activist and martyr from Mississippi.

Examines disasters that occurred in space travel. Features the stories and heroes of Apollo 1, Apollo 13, Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia.

Discusses terrorism and how terrorists justify their actions. Describes famous acts of terrorism including the Munich Massacre, the Oklahoma City bombing, and 9/11.

Presents case studies of environmental disasters including the great smog of London in 1952, Love Canal in the 1970s, the Hanfield nuclear plant, the "Exxon Valdez," Chernobyl, and Fukushima Daiichi in 2011.