weapons

Tony Stark, a billionaire, invents a high-tech suit of armor, and must wear the suit himself as Iron Man when the designs are used for evil.

Highlights techniques of warfare from Roman times to the present day.

Points out the danger of having weapons at school and at home and offers tips on how to avoid getting hurt or hurting others.

Presents a photographic survey of weapons and warfare, looking at different types of weapons and communication systems, and explaining how they are used in battle. Includes links to related Web sites.

Presents five short stories inspired by espionage and special military forces in ancient Rome, Elizabethan England, the American Civil War, World War II, and the Cold War, and profiles the equipment and weapons used in each story. Also includes a spy story of the future.

Provides an overview of the ease at which small arms weapons can be obtained, the threat they pose in the wrong hands, and strategies for limiting the trafficking of these weapons.

Mysteriously covered by a strange metal that seems to be some kind of weapon, Julie Martin heeds the little voice that tells her to run from the NSB agent who is close behind her. Then, Julie finds herself face to face with someone else who is wearing some of the same metal and he is not a nice man.

Collects volumes one and two of Terry Moore's "Echo," which follows Julie Martin after she is caught in an explosion while taking photographs in the desert and gets covered in a strange metal that melds into a breastplate that she cannot remove.

Presents an introduction to the history and development of weapons, from the invention of gunpowder, to advanced missiles and tanks, explaining the technology, and describing key breakthroughs and discoveries.