Harmon, Daniel E

Examines the military history of the United States, and looks at the responsibilities that go along with being the strongest nation in the world.

Discusses the history and development of the Food and Drug Administration, current issues facing this agency, and challenges for its future.

Describes the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and communities of Turkey.

Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Libya.

Provides information about the Polynesians who migrated in canoes from Asia to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, and looks at the adventures of sixteenth and seventeenth-century explorers in the South Pacific.

Discusses the activities of some of the first French explorers who came to North America beginning in the late sixteenth century, including Giovanni Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, ?tien Br?l?, and others.

A biography of the French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River basin for France in April 1682.

Examines obesity, looking at its prevalence in the United States, the history of the problem, what causes it, its effects on the body, and how to avoid and overcome it.

An exploration of medicine and advances in the field that discusses safety, ethics in medical research, the role of the FDA, political aspects of the prescription drug industry, and other related topics.