Books in Topics Series series

Describes the history of bridges, famous and unusual bridges, and bridge design and construction.

Traces the evolution of money from barter to the development of coinage and paper money to the new forms of checks and credit cards.

Discusses the history of flags, their symbolic meanings, and former and current uses

Describes the history of tunnels, the techniques used in building them, and their many uses

Describes different types of maps and globes, how they are made, what they are used for, and how to understand them.

Describes the workings of television, details how television programs are produced, and surveys the uses and effects of television

Describes important inventions in medicine, transportation, communications, and power, and the men and women responsible for them.

Describes the climate, plant and animal life, people, and destruction of the jungles and rainforests of the world.

Discusses the history of guns, their use and abuse in society, and the different types of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, and revolvers

Discusses the use of photographs in today's society, the invention of photography and motion pictures, types of cameras and film, and how photographers work in the fields of fashion, journalism, industry, medicine, underwater exploration, and astronautics.

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