Combines text, quotes, and full-color photographs to provide an overview of the life and football career of Randy Moss; and includes information on relevant trends, events, people, and places, a chronology, a glossary, and a list of resources.
This book traces the history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from 1948 to the present, describing the Occupied Territories, the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization, friction between the Arab nations and Israel, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, and Hamas' control of Gaza.
An exploration of racism in the United States that discusses its history, what motivates it, how people fight against it and try to prevent it, and other related topics, and includes primary and secondary source quotations, informative sidebars, and study questions.
Explores the place of mummies within world mythology and details the characteristics of these creatures. Charts the appearance of mummies in modern pop culture. Features full-color photographs and suggestions for further reading.
Explores the origins of the creatures known as cyclopes and details their place in ancient mythology. Outlines the role cyclopes play in modern pop culture and includes full-color illustrations and further reading sources.
An introduction to steroids that provides information on their use, abuse, regulation, adverse health effects, and role in sports and examines the controversies surrounding them.
Discusses the history of Shakespeare's Globe theatre, including its construction, the plays that were performed there, its financial aspects, and the reconstruction in 1995.
A detailed study of the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland which began as a prisoner of war camp and later served as a death camp to millions of Jews, Poles, Czechs, and others deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.
