Amazon.com description: Product Description: The horror! The humanity! The heroes! Heart-stopping disasters from ships torn apart by icebergs to planes bursting into flames under mysterious circumstances and fiery volcanoes wiping out entire villages, these titles tackle true-life tales of man-made and natural disasters that enthrall and bewilder readers of all ages. Filled with facts and figures as well as characters both brave and tragic, this True Book series investigates the events leading up to a disaster, explores the causes, and ponders how the events changed, or could alter, history.