Books in High Interest Books: Insider's Look series

Explores the challenges and rewards of attending the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where individuals are trained to become officers in the United States Air Force.

Explores the challenges and rewards of attending the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, where individuals are trained to become Coast Guard officers.

Explores the challenges and rewards of attending the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where individuals are trained to become officers in the United States Navy or Marine Corps.

Explains why tsunamis occur, the damage this natural disaster can inflict, some famous tsunamis, and how people can protect themselves against these giant waves.

Explores the challenges and rewards of attending the United States Merchant Marine Academy in King's Point, New York, where individuals are trained to become Merchant Marine officers.

Explores the history, current status, and future of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; educational and other requirements for those entering this field; and various kinds of work performed by FBI agents.

Provides general information about helicopters and specific facts about the features and operation of the Apache helicopter.

Offers stories of the super athletes who have succeeded against all odds to make a living playing the game they love.

Describes how sixteen victims of a plane crash in the Andes Mountains of South America survived for seventy days in the harsh mountain conditions before being rescued.

Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds.

Explores the work done by stunt doubles, who are specially trained to take the place of actors and actresses during dangerous scenes in movies and television shows.

Describes the ordeal of a U.S. Air Force pilot who was shot down in Bosnia while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission and survived for six days behind enemy lines before being rescued.