influence

Profiles Theodore Roosevelt and his family and discusses how Theodore instilled his finest qualities in his sons.

Biography of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century scientist, Sir Isaac Newton, discussing his childhood and scientific pursuits and providing new information on how he did his research.

Presents critical essays on "The Diary of Anne Frank" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Provides an account of the last decade of the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, discussing Soviet plans for a "Star Wars" program, their biological weapons, and the doomsday machine known as Dead Hand, and examining the dangers that remained with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the rush to secure the weapons. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Provides a chronicle of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, looking at the achievements realized in the areas of art, architecture, design, invention, and exploration, which began in Italy and spread throughout Europe.

Looks at how the use of violence in television, movies, and video games is affecting children; examines scientific research which links graphic imagery and the escalating incidence of youth violence; and discusses what parents can do to keep their children safe.

Studies the relationship between art and physics throughout history, and discusses how artists have foreshadowed major scientific discoveries.

A biography of the "Nazi hunter" who brought many war criminals to justice after World War II.

Examines the use of sponsored studies as a tool of persuasion and the manner on which their findings are presented by the mass media.