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A comic book-style retelling of Captain Ahab and the deadly white whale called Moby Dick.

Taber and his fellow soldiers are eager to put their weeks of training to work. When they hit the beach in German-occupied France, however, the young men quickly realize that no amount of practice can prepare them for what they encounter.

Six stories of people trapped, their lives in peril, and their remarkable rescues.

During the Civil War, at first black Americans weren't allowed to serve in the Union army. When they were finally allowed in, they served in separate units with white commanders. The most famous of these units is the Massachusetts 54th regiment.

Twelve-year-old Sachi's life is forever changed when the U.S. drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. Sachi's city is destroyed and she later moves to the U.S. to be treated for her devastating injuries. As a backdrop to Sachi's story, Yep chronicles the development of nuclear weapons, the actual attack and aftermath, the politics of the nuclear arms race, and the anti-nuclear movement.

Examines controversial subjects and issues concerning various sports.

Once, Alcatraz was a government fort. Later, it became a notorious prison. But before all that, the Rock belonged to American Indians. And in the 1960s, they decided to take it back.

Some sports contests are so intense, they go down in history. Some rivalries are so heated, they go on for years!.

This book offers interviews with six professionals in the world of songs. You'll meet a recording engineer, a TV theme writer, and more. Plus, you'll get "insider" extras, like a glimpse at a recording studio and a description of how one DJ gets ready for a night of spinning records.

Some of the most haunting tales are about people who have disappeared. A few of the mising eventually are found. Others are never seen again.