George Sullivan

Explores nine unsolved mysteries.

Examines the history and current practice of political parties' nominations of presidential candidates, emphasizing campaign strategy and tactics and the working of the primary system and party conventions.

A collection of twelve stories about imposters of every type, from the sixteen-year-old high school dropout who masqueraded as an air-line pilot, to the Brooklyn file clerk who managed to arrange a White House reception for himself and a guest, to the bogus French count who twice sold the Eiffel tower to scrap-iron dealers, and other similar imposters.

Profiles seventeen architectural and engineering achievements spanning over two centuries, including the Brooklyn Bridge, Transcontinental Railroad, and U.S. Interstate Highway System.

Narrates the short history of monster trucks--ordinary pickup trucks on four enormous tires--describing some of the outstanding examples of these unusual vehicles, which can be used to crush cars, race, jump cars, and engage in mud bog competition.

A biography, told using excerpts from her own writings, of the woman who successfully dealt with her own disabilities while trying to better the lives of other deaf and blind people.

Describes a wide variety of racing cars and the races in which they are used.

Traces the development of Navy aviation by examining specific types of planes, primarily attack planes and bombers, from before World War I to recent times.