miscellanea

Takes you through every task you'll ever face as a homeowner, presenting handy hints and savvy shortcuts gathered from a host of experts and tested by people in their own homes, yards, and workshops.

A collection of questions and answers about breast cancer for teenage girls.

Follows storm chasers across the Great Plains and the Deep South, including into the eye of Hurricane Katrina.

Combining facts, informative opinion, and insights, this book includes more than 2000 chronolog entries, 2500 illustrations, decade-by-decade infographics, datalines, and essays on the events that shaped the twentieth century.

Answers questions about the human body, science and technology, space, and nature.

Answers questions about such marvels as the Pyramids, Taj Mahal, Grand Canyon, and Stonehenge, describing how they were made and what makes them great. An activities section is included.

Discusses animal evolution, classification, and behavior, emphasizing little-known facts about various members of the animal kingdom.