Allman, Toney

This book describes the invention of Nexi, one of a team of four small humanoid robots that have mobility, dexterity, and "social" communication skills.

Examines the history and mythology surrounding the existence of werewolves and discusses the hysteria about them during medieval Europe and depictions of werewolves in the movies.

Examines the genetic aspects of diabetes, discussing diagnosis, treatments, genes and DNA, genetic engineering and human insulin, gene therapy, and stem cells.

Describes the tactics of Internet predators, tells the stories of several victims, and discusses the ways police and others try to combat the problem.

Describes how engineer Alan Bodner studied the workings of fish gills in an attempt to create an underwater breathing system that extracts air from water, eliminating the need for bulky air tanks.

Describes bats' ability to to see with sound, a process called echolocation, explains how it works, and discusses the work of Dean Waters to develop a cane that allows blind people to imitate echolocation to help them get around better.

Contains an introduction to the invention of velcro, providing information on how the idea was developed by Swiss engineer and outdoorsman, George de Mestral, describing how he was inspired by the prickly pods of the burdock plant in nature.

Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams explores the social life of certain animals describing how living in groups benefits the individual members.

Examines the role of nutrition in disease prevention, discussing deficiency diseases, undernutrition, overnutrition, micronutrient insufficiency, problems of metabolism, nutrigenomics, and research in the area; and offers information on making decisions about nutrition.

Provides an overview of the tapeworm parasite, explaining what it is, how it affects people and animals, and how to break the tapeworm cycle.