John Farndon

Contains facts and illustrations on some of the world's fastest motorcycles found both on and off the race track.

Full-color illustrated photographs describe the various fruits found around the world, how they grow and produce seeds, and the relationship among plants, the environment, people, and other animals.

More than a century after the Lumière brothers made their first movie, the magic of the silver screen refuses to fade. Even silent era classics, such as the futuristic Metropolis, still retain the power to astonish. The talkies introduced new genres-- among them the special-effects blockbuster, first seen in King Kong and reinvented in the 1980s with Steven Spielberg's Jaws-- that continue to inspire and enthrall. In more recent years, technological...