anecdotes

A collection of essays about bullying.

Astronomer Mike Brown describes how his search for a tenth planet, Eris, a planet more massive than Pluto, led to the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet.

Collects thirty-nine stories of people who have found classic cars hidden in barns and garages, describing the discoveries of a Duesenberg, a German World War II-era armored Aktion P, a Plymouth Superbird, an original Cobra Daytona coupe, and more.

Discusses the multinational, multibillion dollar enterprise of high seas piracy--run by crime syndicates and warlords--examining the threat it poses to the environment, civilians, and both national and international security.

Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide accounts of some of modern history's greatest scandals in the areas of politics and government, business and finance, education, religion, science, sports, entertainment, literature, and the arts; covering events from 1904 to 1972.

Recounts over forty true stories of people who used their creative abilities to solve problems; arranged by themes including cars, home improvements, travel, love, authority, and jobs.

Examines the sport of golf in the twenty-first century with a focus on the younger generations of players, and describes life for the teenagers at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, and also covers the lives of David Leadbetter, Michelle Wie, Ty Tryon, Mu Hu, and others.

A guide to more than four hundred landmarks across the United States, and focuses on places with progressive political history, and includes stops on the Underground Railroad, the courthouse that tried Susan B. Anthony, the site of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago, and many others.

A compilation of thirty-five essays, reminiscences, and meditations about baseball written by Dan O'Neill, Ron Carlson, Michael Steinberg, Rachael Perry, and other distinguished authors.

Presents an autobiography of physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Richard Feynman, as he recounts his life with his late wife, his investigation of the Challenger disaster, and his work on the atomic bomb.