Extreme careers

Describes the history of manga and examines what it takes to become a manga artist.

Provides a look at construction as a career, examines the advantages and dangers of the work, discusses how to prepare for a construction job, and includes safety advice.

Examines the histories, advantages, and dangers of five extreme careers, and covers brain surgeons, high-risk construction, manga artists, treasure hunters, and search-and-rescue swimmers; and also discusses the education and training involved as well as the individual risks that are taken in each specific profession.

Discusses the history, successes, and tragic failures of brain surgery cases, and covers the training a surgeon needs, the long hours they work, and the future of the field, which may include more stem cell research.

Describes the challenges and rewards of being a refugee worker--people who help protect and provide aid to refugees, and explains how people become refugee workers.

Describes the dangerous work done by military contractors, explaining what military contractors are and why they are needed, and discussing the benefits and challenges of the job.

Describes the history of the U.S. Air Marshal program, the training involved in becoming an air marshal, and how air marshals help to protect passengers.

Describes the dangerous work done by hostage negotiators, discussing the training and skills needed to become a hostage negotiator, looking at the teamwork required to do the job, and examining the rescue process.

Describes the challenges and rewards of being a disaster relief worker, discussing types of disasters, what the workers do, and safety issues, and looking at different careers in relief work.

Describes the education and training it takes to become an astronaut, and includes information on space exploration, profiles of John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, and others, the risks that are taken, and what it is like to live in space.