Product Description: Books in this series explore the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports; basic physical science concepts are explained in an engaging and accessible manner.; This new title in the Science behind Sports series provides an in-depth look at the scientific principles behind collegiate and scholastic wrestling (not "professional wrestling")...read more

Product Description: Books in the World History series examine the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies.; This new title in Lucent's World History series examines human's exploration of space, beginning with the earliest civilizations' observations of the movement of the moon, the sun, the planets, and the stars up to the modern explorations of the outer reac; Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy...read more

Product Description: Young people today are inundated with information but often lack the tools for understanding the complex issues that stir public debate; this series provides clear, balanced, and thoughtful examination of the hot-button issues of the day...read more

Product Description: Each book in the comprehensive World History series offers a clearly written and visually enhanced overview of an important historical event or period. The series is designed both to acquaint readers with the basics of history and to make them aware that their lives and their own historical era are an intimate part of the ongoing human saga...read more

Each title in this series presents a thorough and carefully balanced presentation of the many issues surrounding each topic, objectively exploring important political, social, cultural, economic, moral, historical, and environmental issues, and enabling students to gain a clear understanding of what affects them, their peers, and their community.

Product Description: Lucent Books' American History series examines the eras, events, and movements that have shaped U.S. history. Compelling narratives offer a wealth of factual information and also provide readers with insight into the significance of the past and its many legacies...read more

Describes the events that occured during the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, details the steps taken during the ensuing investigation, and discusses the trials of those responsible.

Describes the social and economic forces and political and military problems that America faced during the Vietnam War.

Discusses how the end of the Civil War led to the fall of the Confederacy and the end of slavery.