Examines the equipment, rules, and background of many different team, target, and court sports, including soccer, rugby, Gaelic football, softball, cricket, ice hockey, table tennis, archery, and pool.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

"Did you know that sharks first appeared in the oceans 200 million years before the dinosaurs, and that they have an electrical sixth sense that helps them locate their prey? How dangerous is a great white shark? Can a whale shark really grow as big as a city bus? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these questions, then this may be the book for you! Discover where they live, why they are hunted, and what can be done to protect them. The book...

Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.

Discover the fascinating world of gorillas and other pimates -- their social behavior, family life, and remarkable intelligence.

An overview of the philosophy, inventions, art, government, religion, and daily life of the Renaissance.

Illustrated guide to the plants, animals, and insects found in the world's tropical rain forests.