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"Describes several models of battleships and submarines used in World War I and World War II, including specifications and statistics"--Provided by publisher.

Offers an overview of skateboard collecting, including the author's and other skateboarders' experiences as collectors as well as photographs and information about hundreds of boards made since the 1960s.

Explains what depression is, explores the history of depression research and treatment, describes the development and popularization of depression medication, and discusses controversies and alternatives.

A photographic survey of Victorian and Edwardian fashion, from 1840 through the early 1900s, with essays and illustrations that provide information on men's and women's costumes, accessories, coiffures, moustaches, and other manifestations of style.

James M. Tabor chronicles the adventurous efforts of two scientists who attempted to discover the deepest cave on the planet and recounts the experiences of American Bill Stone, who explored southern Mexico's Cheve Cave, and Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk, who explored the Republic of Georgia's Krubera.

A collection of twenty-two essays that debate various issues related to the American motion picture industry, including movie violence, racism, MPAA ratings, and piracy.

A guide to understanding how and why maps are made and used, focusing on how cartography developed along with the discoveries of explorers about the world, and looking at some of the controversies caused by mapmaking.

Explores how daily life was impacted during the Black Death plague in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, describing how special diets, medicines, travel restrictions, and other measures influenced how people ate, socialized, worked, and traveled.

Examines the fashion and costume of the medieval world, from 527 to the 1500s, looking at both everyday and special-occasion clothes and accessories, discussing the link between clothing and social status, and including photographs and illustrations, a glossary, a time line, and an index.