Most Popular Books by Adam Woog

Author Adam Woog explores the powerful creature, King Kong. This book covers the storyline and the special effects for the original and remake of King Kong, and explains how both movies have influenced television, comic books, and other movies.

Describes the life and work of the award-winning musician whose success has continued for over thirty years.

A biography of the jazz trumpeter and singer known as Satchmo.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Blake Shelton''s long-standing role as a judge and singing coach on the NBC talent show The Voice has made him a popular fixture on America television. His career as a country music singer and songwriter earned him seven Grammy Award nominations and twenty-three number one hit singles. This comprehensive biography focuses on the life and work of country singer Blake Shelton. The book details Shelton''s childhood, his struggle as a musician, and his rise to international fame.

Surveys 100 years of inventions in the Pacific Northwest, in such fields as outdoor gear, games, fishing and shipbuilding, and medicine.

There are so many sources of information out there, some valid, some totally bunk. Help your readers find out fact from fiction when it comes to food. This book examines the most current scientific studies and provides in-depth information on food myths and facts. Readers will evaluate the roles of metabolism, exercise, and lifestyle in relation to maintaining a healthy weight and a healthy understanding about food.

Basketball phenomenon Derrick Rose grew up in Chicago, Illinois, learning the game from his three older brothers. By the time he entered high school, Rose was already on the radar of collegiate coaches. Supporting social studies and biography assignments, this informative edition takes readers from Rose''s childhood on Chicago''s South Side, through his high school career and college years with the University of Memphis Tigers, to his being selected first overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Explores guys'' body image, and discusses how to maintain a healthy body image.

When one country or region of the world is facing political upheaval, genocide, or war, what role should the international community play? Should powerful countries such as the United States "police the world," ensuring widespread peace by intervening in such conflicts? Should each nation be responsible for managing its own conflicts? This book delves into the history of armed intervention to explore arguments both for and against military intervention, and to assess when and where it is necessary, if it is necessary at all. Full-color photographs, a glossary, and sidebars aid readers as they explore compelling sides of this debate.

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.

An illustrated overview of zombies, describing the history of the belief in zombies, discussing depictions of them in popular culture, and relating stories and tales that feature the legendary creatures.

An investigation of mummies.

The ancient Greeks introduced democracy, the theater, science and philosophy to the civilized world but life on the Mediterranean peninsula could also be cruel and violent. Many of the country''s estimated 2,000 city-states were constantly at war, particularly the two largest: Athens and Sparta. These longtime enemies eventually fought a conflict that would last 27 years, weakening the entire country and making Greece ripe for conquest by invaders.

Read about the life of a young woman who works to change the lives of women in India.

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