miscellanea

Discusses the customs, culture, and traditions various ethnic groups brought to America.

Covers American wars from colonial times to the Gulf War in 1991, including the American Revolution, Civil War, Cold War, Vietnam War and both world wars, discussing its significance, background, causes, and battles, arranged chronologically.

With a question and answer format the author examines the rationalizations of terror and those who support Saddam Hussein and others.

Presents biographies and topical essays charting the events of Soviet history in the 20th century.

The third volume of Paul Kuttner's popular "tricky questions" series contains intriguing scientific queries from zoology, astronomy, botany, medicine, anatomy, biology, psychology, geography, geology, archaeology, evolution, geometry, chemistry, and physics.

Presents two thousand items of trivia about the Civil War in question-and-answer format on everything from the ordinary soldiers and civilians, military and political leaders, and battles to the weapons, obscure places, and unusual events that shaped the war and the era.

A humorous take on dozens of legends and debacles from throughout the history of the United States, including Gertude Stein's proposal that Adolf Hitler be given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937, presidental name alterations, and how the donkey became the symbol of the Democratic Party.

A collection of ghost stories set in the Civil War era.

An illustrated guide to twentieth-century popular culture in America, featuring a year-by-year look at music, television, fashion, food, and other trends and events of the 1960s.