Presents the most interesting, monumental, and strange sports stories of the past year, including championship statistics in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and tennis.

A counting book presenting various aspects of the United States, from the concept of one nation to the hundred men and women in the U.S. Senate.

This book, divided into one hundred illustrated topic panels, presents information on buildings and transportation, from the aborigines of Australia with their boats to the jet air travel of today.

This book, divided into one hundred illustrated topic panels, presents information on plants, from acacia trees to ylang-ylangs.

This book, divided into one hundred illustrated topic panels, presents information on birds, from the adelie penguin to the yellow-vented bulbul.

From Germany's invasion of Poland to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, from D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge to Iwo Jima and Bataan, the legendary battles and encounters of the Second World War have been the subjects of innumerable books. Yet, within the history of World War II, a wide range of mysterious, baffling, oddly coincidental, and inexplicable events remain. Now, critically acclaimed military historian William Breuer presents the first...

Presents a collection of quotations about hunting from such figures as Ernest Hemingway, Annie Oakley, William Faulkner, and Marco Polo.

"Timelines of World History takes an innovative approach to the traditional, text-driven style of a date-by-date chronology. Tracing the progress of humanity from the dawn of history to the present day, the book follows major historical events, cultural milestones, the expansions of empires, and the inventions and achievements of civilizations"--