Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and places of Nevada, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Nevadans.
A look at the history and culture of the Inuit, a group of Native American people who live in the Arctic, discussing tradition and customs as well as contemporary life.
A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.
Explores ancient China's scientific discoveries and technology through accounts of people, ideas, and social change, discussing the use of natural gas for lighting, the use of paper and silk to make clothes, curing diseases with acupuncture needles, and advanced sailing techniques.
