Kerrigan, Michael

Explores the diversity of art and artifacts from around Asia, detailing the subjects depicted, the materials used in their making, and the lives of the artists and artisans who created them.

Offers insight into ancient times through the words of its peoples by featuring modern translations of written records from ancient Mesopotamia, including the Sumerian King List, the Code of Hammurabi, the Hittite-Egyptian treaty of Kadesh, and the "Epic of Gilgamesh," with examples of scripts carved into clay tablets and pillars using cuneiform letters.

Offers insight into ancient times through modern translations of some of the most important written records from ancient Greece.

Presents a guide to the world of ancient Rome with inscriptions from the early days of the Republic through the last days of a crumbling empire.

A comprehensive overview of world history that describes people, places, and events that occurred between 1991 and the early twenty-first century, including the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth President of the United States.

Presents an introduction to coastlines, examining how they were formed, coastal weather patterns and natural processes, and the animals, humans, and industries found in coastline environments.

Presents a discussion of illegal drugs and narcotics, looks at some of the reasons people use them, and examines efforts to reduce, and/or eliminate their abuse.

A color-illustrated look at the methods used by police to stop and prevent crime and protect citizens. Also includes a chronology, glossary, and list of further resources.

Traces the history of the death penalty in the United States and throughout the world, examines the practice of capital punishment, discusses opposition to government sanctioned executions, and looks at life on death row.

A color-illustrated look at the methods used by the U.S. to protect its borders, and the experiences of modern U.S. immigrants. Also includes a chronology, glossary, and list of further resources.