Dolores Gavin
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - driving heavy loads, some weighing as much as twenty-two tons, over a road made of nothing but ice. Even slight miscalculations in speed can cause the frigid water to crash up through the ice with catastrophic consequences for man and machine and you'll be right beside the truckers for all of it.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Doomsday 2012: Explores the prophecy that the world will end on December 21, 2012, as foretold by many oracles throughout history including the Mayan calendar, the Chinese oracle of the I Ching, and even an Internet-based software program.
Mayan doomsday prophecy: Examines the 2012 doomsday prophecy contained in the calendar created by the legendary astronomers and timekeepers of the Mayan civilization.
Doomsday tech: Looks at threats, both natural...
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Long before the Romans built their first mud huts, ancient Egypt's mighty pharaohs began commissioning and building monumental masterpieces whose scale, beauty, and sophistication still boggle the mind. Through cutting-edge digital graphics and interviews with noted Egyptologists, Egypt explores the civilization's awe-inspiring engineering accomplishments, chronicling the pharaohs and feats that helped build the world's first superpower.