Anniss, Matt

Readers learn about painstaking detection techniques such as bloodstain analysis, ballistics, toxicology, and DNA profiling. These are just some of the invaluable tools of law enforcement referenced that are helping police solve the most perplexing cold cases.

Gives a brief biography of Peyton and Eli Manning and discusses how they are making a difference in their community.

Readers will appreciate the history behind communications networking while learning how today's networks connect people. Colorful photographs accompany accessible information about LANs, WiFi, and more, and interesting sidebars further explain the networks we rely on every day.

The main content will introduce readers to this fascinating software that allows jet pilots to speak to their planes, smartphone users to make a hands-free call, and automated phone systems to give bank account information.

Even though computer wireless networks havent been around for very long, the basic technology used to create them is more than 100 years old. WiFi uses radio waves to send and receive data and connect smartphones, tablets, and computers to the Internet. Today, almost everywhere you go has WiFi, including schools, coffee shops, and the library. The inner workings of this ubiquitous technology will fascinate readers, who probably use it every day. Accompanied by full-color photos, the main content will introduce innovators like Nikola Tesla and other electronics history, as well as the future possibilities of wireless connection..

Gives a brief biography of Venus and Serena Williams and discusses how they are making a difference in their community.

Gives a brief biography of Robert Griffin III and discusses how he is making a difference in his community.

Gives a brief biography of Kevin Durant and discusses how he is making a difference in his community.

Text and illustrations examine how a plant stays alive.

Gives a brief biography of Derek Jeter and discusses how he is making a difference in his community.