Yancey, Diane

Explains different types of sexually transmitted diseases, how they are contracted, their symptoms, and treatment.

Examines life in Bosnia before communism, under Tito's rule, and under present conditions of war.

Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work.

Discusses theater in sixteenth-century England, describing playwrights, plays, the audience, and Queen Elizabeth's sponsorship.

Slaves accepted the hardships as the price of freedom, but white Southern enthusiasm for the Cause changed to disillusionment as everyone learned firsthand the high price of war and the bitterness of defeat in the end.

Examines the diversity of the Middle East and explores the different customs, cultures, and other issues that lead to both religious and political conflict in the region.

Text and photographs examine the issue of zoos and animal rights with detailed historical background.

Discusses the leaders of the Civil War and their accomplishments, including statesmen, abolitionists, commanders of the Union and the Confederacy, cavalrymen, and women of courage.