Yancey, Diane

Explains different types of sexually transmitted diseases, how they are contracted, their symptoms, and treatment.

Explains scientific concepts related to the biomechanics and physiology of playing basketball, discussing training, injuries, equipment, moves, and shooting; and provides an overview of the sport's history and rules.

Discusses the history of spying, famous spies from the Rosenbergs to Kim Philby, and the technological future of spying.

Describes with photographic illustrations and text, how doctors and public health investigators work to unravel the mysteries surrounding unusual symptoms, unexplained poisonings, and outbreaks of rare or previously unknown diseases.

Gives background data and historical information on issues surrounding schools and education.

Discusses the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Describes the men and women who fought in the Vietnam War, the kind of war they fought, and the distress and difficulty they suffered on their return to the United States.

Examines piracy on the high seas providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies. Sidebars and time lines also offer a wealth of additional information as well as provide launching points for further discussion and study.

Focuses on the military careers of influential generals of the Union Army during the Civil War.

Examines the lives of people who were involved with the Pony Express, from its origins in the spring of 1860 to its demise with the invention of the telegraph.