Aaseng, Nathan

Describes life in Paris, France, during World War II.

Describes the life and football career of the Detroit Lions' star running back.

Text and accompanying photographs examine fish, reptiles, mammals, and other animals with backbones, noting both their similarities and their differences.

Text and accompanying photographs discuss animals with no backbones, including protozoans, sponges, worms, mollusks, arachnids, and arthropods.

The author profiles what he considers to be the eight worst teams in the history of major league baseball.

Includes profiles of eight teams that the author considers to be the greatest in the history of major league baseball.

The reader assumes the role of a juror in eight famous trials of the twentieth century: the Lindbergh kidnapping, Sullivan v. New York Times, the Chicago Seven, Patty Hearst's trial for armed robbery, and others.

Profiles eight founders of the computer industry, including Thomas Watson, Jr. of IBM, An Wang of Wang Laboratories, Seymour Cray of Cray Research, Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore of Intel, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Steve Jobs of Apple Computers, and Steve Case of America Online.

Profiles ten figures in American history who have been accused of betraying their country, including Benedict Arnold, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and Aldrich Ames.

Describes the attempts to protect the rights of Cherokees living in Georgia beginning in the colonial period, including the landmark Supreme Court cases, Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia, and Worcester vs. Georgia.