Morris, Neil

An overview of the largest ten islands on Earth, including Baffin Island, Sumatra, and Great Britain.

Presents information about the location, features, and human and animal inhabitants of the ten largest deserts in the world, including the Sahara, the Taklamakan, the Sonoran, and the Thar.

Provides information about the surroundings, course, and importance of ten of the world's longest rivers, including the Nile, the Mississippi, the Yenisei, and the Paran?.

Defines oceans and seas and gives a basic overview of the ten largest ones in the world.

Introduces ten major mountain ranges of the world, including the Andes, Himalayas, Rocky Mountains, and Tien Shan and describes their formation, length, height, plant and animal life, and human inhabitants.

Presents information about the locations, features, and other aspects of the world's ten largest lakes, including Lake Superior, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and the Caspian Sea.

Energy use is one of the most important issues of our age. This book looks at different sources of power that are in use today.

Counts down the world's most memorable failed gadgets and inventions, discussing what was learned from each failure.

An exploration of the debate over athletes who are caught using performance enhancing drugs that defines doping and discusses tests, penalties, both sides of the argument, and other related topics.

An illustrated survey of more than three thousand years of Egyptian history, discussing the age of pyramids, Egyptian writing, gods and goddesses, art, daily life, and many other topics; and includes maps, architectural reconstructions, and historical artifacts.