Turner, Tracey

Are you fierce enough to drive a chariot, invade a neighbor, or live forever? Find out how the brainy and brawny real-life characters who fought over ancient Egypt measure up against one another. Each figure is given an overall rating for their cunning, courage, ruthlessness, and survival skills. From powerful pharaohs to rampaging invaders, some were brave warriors, some were worshipped as gods, and most of them ended up as mummies.

"Deep in the Desert of Dread danger lurks under every rock in the hot sun. Will you survive poisonous stings, terrifying storms, and deadly dehydration?"--Provided by publisher.

"Out in the middle of the lonely ocean danger lurks deep beneath the dark water. Will you survive hungry hunting predators, treacherous storms, and deadly stings and bites?"--Provided by publisher.

"Deep in the Mountains of Death danger lurks in every crack and crevice. Will you survive poisonous bites, predatory mountain lions, and dangerous heights?"--Provided by publisher.

"Deep in the Amazon rain forest danger lurks from the tops of the canopy to the depths of the forest floor. Will you survive ferocious jaguars, hungry black caiman, and deadly dehydration?"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at the stories behind one hundred inventions that made history.

A collection of true tales describing some of the strangest deaths throughout history.

Presents 101 unusual, little known facts about a wide range of topics, including science, sports, medicine, and biology.

Provides facts and figures about some of the world's weirdest phenomena, covering plants and animals, Earth, encounters, the unexplained, science, minds, the human body, behavior, and things to do.

Presents morbidly humorous discussions of unusual ways one could die, including animal attacks, underwater creatures, dangerous weather, meteorites, and other menaces.