Richard Platt

Presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and intelligence service.

Tells the stories behind some of the world's greatest inventions, provides biographical notes on the inventors, and discusses the effect of each invention on society.

This photographic essay explores the history and technology of filmmaking, including how a set is built, how stunts are performed, how special effects are achieved, and how films are edited.

Explores various types of forensic science, such as DNA analysis, fingerprinting and ballistics.

Takes readers to the limit from steep skiing to freestyle motocross.

Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes. From the scene of the crime to a criminal's conviction, discover how the marks of blood, footprints, and fingerprints can lead the police to criminals. Find out how specialists can match trace evidence, such as a single hair found on a victim, to the murderer. Learn how famous crimes were solved and,like a true detective, find out whether it was arson, poison,or...

Presents the activities and accomplishments of great adventurers throughout history, including the Viking explorer Leif Eriksson, the glamorous female spy Mata Hari, and astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Various kinds of spiders, including the black widow, tarantula, and water spider, describe their physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats.

This book describes the background, events, and consequences of the Allied landing in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

Documents some of the most devastating events in world history, including natural disasters, accidents, and plagues.