An exploration of the life of Nefertiti that discusses aspects of the world in which she lived, such as everyday life, religion, and royalty, and examines her role in ancient Egyptian society as well as archaeological findings about the queen.
Describes the changes in labor laws and working conditions following the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City in which one hundred forty-six women died.
Examines the life and leadership of Muammar Qaddafi, head of Libya since 1970, discussing his past association with terrorism, and the challenges he faces as his country opens up to Western development.
Presents a brief history of the stock market crash of 1929 when the New York Stock Exchange experienced a forty-eight percent decline, creating a run on the banks and sending the country into a severe depression that lasted over a decade.
A biography of the founder of the Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate, a publishing empire that produced, in the early decades of the twentieth century, over 1400 adventure serial novels, including the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series.
