Machinima, meaning machine cinema, is the technology of using computers to create cinematic features. This book teaches readers, who may be hobbyists in the art, how to use their talents…

Taylor Swift is one of the most preeminent singer-songwriters in country music. Soon after learning the rudiments of guitar playing, Swift wrote her first song. By the time she was…

Scientists have learned about dinosaurs and other creatures by studying fossils that have been found all over the world. Some fossils are more than 3 billion years old. Readers will…

Traces the history of syphilis and other venereal diseases from the Middle Ages to modern times, discussing their causes, how they are spread, and methods of treatment and prevention.

In an effort to secure recognition of the U.S. borders from the great European powers, the U.S. minister to Britain, Thomas Pinckney, won two highly desirable concessions from Spain: recognition…

Nathan Hale’s famous final words as he faced execution by the British, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country, are etched in our…

Eli Whitney forever altered commercial manufacturing with not one but two inventions–the cotton gin and the mass production of interchangeable parts. Readers will learn how Whitney’s mechanical aptitude changed farming…

The Sahara covers more than 26 million acres! Sand dunes can be hundreds of feet high. Deserts are some of the most inhospitable places on Earth for humans, but they…