Examines drought and famine around the world, citing such famous examples as the Dust Bowl and Australia's "Big Dry."

Presents an introduction to the U.S. Congress, discussing its creation, separate houses, and function in the nation's government.

A biography of the man who transformed the Federal Bureau of Investigation into and outstanding law enforcement agency.

Recounts the life and accomplishments of the celebrated tennis player, coach, author, and activist.

And that the government of Saudi Arabia owns the world's largest petroleum corporation? Read this book to find out more about how petroleum is turned into gasoline and how that gasoline ends up in the tank of cars around the world.

This book describes the history of the written word, from the pressed symbols called cuneiform on clay tablets in Mesopotamia to today's computers.

As we take closer looks at the world that we live in today, there are a lot of things we can see, but we might have a hard time making sense of those things that are seen.

Find out who made the first teddy bear, what fossil fuels have to do with toys. Learn about toys and how they are manufactured.

This book in the Notable Hispanic Americans series follows the poet from a childhood raised in a home without books. Soto suffered years of hardship but nonetheless turned himself into a top student, a groundbreaking Chicano poet, and a ...

Enter The Constellations, a novel of the diverging paths of a father and his son, and how each copes with the loss of the woman whose love and guidance held them together.