Amy Jo Allison

Perched high in the Andes Mountains, exquisitely harmonizing with the natural environment, Machu Picchu is the most famous archaeological site in South America. Its ruins offer mute witness to how the Incas, who left no written records, shaped their world. Still, it retains secrets that continue to ...

-- Compelling portraits of American history's most notable male and female leaders -- Includes informative sidebars -- Interesting, easy-to-understand content -- Complements school curriculum Learn more about the man who left the stringent Puritan lifestyle and founded the Providence settlement.

Breaking up is hard enough to do, but when the fabric of time and space start unraveling too, it's beyond a bitch. The deejay Aria Montgomery lost her heart to while living with her family in Iceland isn't completely history, and then Loki, the seductively deceptive god of Norse myth, crosses her pa...

Discusses the history of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, including its construction, the plays that were performed there, its financial aspects, and the reconstruction in 1995.

Nobel prize-winning physicist, Luis Alvarez, invented the bubble chamber to help other physicists track particles.

-- Clear and concise biographies of the best-known Civil War personalities -- Includes interesting and informative sidebars -- Presented in an easy-to-read format -- Complements school curriculum