Best Selling Books by Adam Woog

Discusses Catholicism, including how Catholicism began, what Catholics believe, how they practice their faith, and what holidays they celebrate.

Examines the stories of these humanlike creatures that have never been caught or in any way proven to exist.

Discusses Quakerism, including how the religion began, what Quakers believe, and how Quakers practice their faith.

Godzilla, the king of the Japanese movie monsters, has been an enduring pop-culture icon for fifty years. His on-screen presence has evolved from the relatively crude portrayal of a giant rampaging beast in his initial 1954 appearance to his more recent high-tech image, as a defender of humans and an ecological savior. Throughout, Godzilla has been both exciting and terrifying.

Discusses children''s book author Roald Dahl including his childhood, his time spent in the military, his marriages and children, his books and screenplays, and the film and stage versions of his books.

Steven Spielberg is the most successful film director in the world, one who creates enormously popular movies that also succeed as works of art. He has evolved from movie-obsessed teen to king of the blockbusters to a mature artist who balances "popcorn movies" with more thoughtful, issue-oriented films.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the man who founded the Internet auction site eBay, and tells how this site was developed and how the company achieved success.

Summarizes the life of the noted woman pilot, focuses on her mysterious disappearance, and speculates about rumors that she was a spy and that there was a government cover-up.

Discusses Protestantism, including how Protestantism began, what Protestants believe, how they practice their faith, and what holidays they celebrate.

Dr. Frankenstein''s monster is perhaps the best-known figures in horror. Though born long before, his most famous incarnation was in the 1931 movie that created Boris Karloff''s violent but child-like monster. The making of the film, and the science and history behind it, enhance an appreciation of this famous story.

Discusses the lives of eight famous magicians, including Robert-Houdin, Herrman the Great, Kellar, Harry Houdini, Jasper Maskelyne, David Copperfield, and Penn and Teller.

Presents an overview of various species of shark, how they have become endangered, and what is being done to protect them from extinction.

Profiles the life of the Cuban leader, including his upbringing, his education, his political influences, his role in the Cuban revolution, and his government of the island nation.

Knights were the most important soldiers of the Medieval era. They were powerful killing machines and capable of great violence, but they also came to represent the chivalrous ideals of honor, nobility, and romantic love. Hundreds of years after the last knights disappeared, stories about them continue to thrill us.

As a teenager, Bill Gates recognized that computers had the potential to play crucial roles in virtually every aspect of modern life. Today his Microsoft Corporation symbolizes the power computers wield in society, good and bad, and the teenager has become the richest man in the world.

Discusses the discovery of the microscope, its early uses, and the advances in medicine because of it.

Discusses the development of the English theater during the Elizabethan era, including the origins of Elizabethan theater and dramas, the influence of the queen and the church, and the impact of various playwrights and actors.

The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, known locally as the Ballard Locks, are an integral part of Seattle''s extensive waterways. The busiest facility of their kind in America, the Ballard Locks form the heart of the channel connecting Puget Sound''s saltwater with Seattle''s main freshwater lakes. When completed in 1917, the locks were second only in size to the Panama Canal and the first of their kind on the West Coast. They function primarily to maintain the lakes'' levels and allow the movement of vessels between them and the sea. The Ballard Locks are among Seattle''s top tourist attractions; more than one million people visit annually. They watch salmon and other fish migrate through the fish ladder, visit the botanical gardens, and watch the nonstop parade of ships--from working vessels to pleasure craft--as they rise and fall in the locks.

Emmanuel Osofu Yeboah was born with a deformed leg in a Ghana, where disabled people are considered burdens to society. In 2001, Emmanuel devoted himself to changing this view and biked one-legged 370 miles around Ghana. Through continued efforts, he has forever changed his nation''s treatment and view of the disabled.

Describes the key events of the early Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the creation of Islam and the first Crusade, and discusses the legacy of the early Middle Ages.