A former key federal aviation safety inspector-investigator details and documents the culture and misconduct responsible for certain specific airline disasters during the past 50 years, including the area of primary blame for the 9/11 hijackings.

The author, a former government agent, and other former government agents, detail the pattern of lies by White House politicians to support the invasion of Iraq, the massive cover-ups of the lies by U.S. politicians and most of the U.S. media, and the dire consequences of these wrongful acts.

An illustrated survey of twentieth-century American life, domestic development, and international involvement up to the time of Watergate.

A kaleidoscopic book that illuminates our obsession with weather--as both physical reality and evocative metaphor--focusing on the ways in which it is perceived, feared, embraced, managed, and even marketed.

Perfect for anyone who's curious about the people, places, and events of the last 100 years, this book is both the ultimate guide to humankind's most tragic and triumphant century and a perfect millennium gift and keepsake. Photos.