David Ackroyd

The bastian of some of the most top-secret activities in the world is literally impenetrable. It was the original testing site for the atomic bomb and then a high-security aero-engineering cluster. Here its public history ends and after 1968, it simply does not exist. Known by insiders as "Dreamland", Area 51 invokes conjectural theories like no other place. What happens in this zone of the Nevada desert? Through declassified documents and interviews...

Travel to the top of the world to explore the remarkable Incan city of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes, and see incredible footage of its discovery.

"History's Mysteries explores the stories of fabled Ghost Ships. From the Flying Dutchman and the Mary Celeste to more recent cases like that of the Joyita, historians detail their tragic fates, while sailors share incredible tales of encounters with spectral vessels."

This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall.
The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and was profiled in People for his ground-breaking and fascinating study. Not since Darwin's The Expression...

In the late nineteenth century, costumed performers roamed rural America entertaining people and selling vast quatities of medicinal preparations. Usually neither beneficial nor healthy, their elixirs ofter contained opium, cocaine, mercury, and grain alcohol. In the late 19th century, costumed performers dressed as Indians and exotic witch doctors roamed rural America entertaining people and selling vast quantities of medicinal preparations. Usually...

Presents an overview of the deities of ancient Greek mythology.

Explores the known history of Roanoke Island and the bases for speculation on what happened to the colonists.

"The American Army was outmanned and outgunned. But they had one very powerful weapon to counter Britain's overwhelming military might -- the brave souls who risked their lives venturing into British territory to gather critical information. See how their discoveries helped turn the tide in many important battles and how one agent's true identity went undiscovered for over 150 years!"--Container.