Best Selling Books by Christopher Lampton

Text and illustrations describe the simple machine known as the inclined plane.

Illustrates four types of volcanoes, explains what causes eruptions and how lava enriches the soil. Includes an interesting description of the development of a volcano.

The first and only book to reveal the secrets of writing 3-D game applications for C++ programmers. Flights of Fantasy takes programmers behind the scenes to show achieved. Features sample games, demos, and a complete flight simulator on the enclosed disk.

Discusses how epidemics get started and spread, what can be done to prevent them, and some of history''s greatest, including the Black Death and AIDS.

The terror of tornadoes unfolds with this account of the most devastating natural phenomenon in the world. Includes precautions.

A blizzard occurs when severe snow is accompanied by low temperatures and wind. Details development, warning signs, destructive force, and self protection for these winter disasters.

Examines simple machines that are actually pulleys, including flagpoles, cranes, and the pulleys on a sailboat.

Introduces various kinds of insects that have caused havoc over the years - Mosquito - Locusts - Killer bees - Fruit flies - Control methods__

Discusses nuclear energy, its source, how it works, and, giving the examples of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, how dangerous it can be when things go wrong.

Computers the size of molecules. Machines that travel through the bloodstream and repair individual cells. This unique book brings the nanotechnology revolution into the present, revealing in graphic detail what the future holds. The multimedia demo presents the story of nanotechnology--the science of building machines one atom at a time--and lets readers experiment with a host of nanotechnological machines.

Describes the formation of a coral reef, its ecosystem, and the current problem of dying reefs--possibly caused by global warming.

Explains sound and discusses such topics as how we hear, ultrasound, and sonar.

Perhaps the world''s greatest inventor, Edison was issued 1,092 patents during his lifetime.

Discusses our current knowledge of particle physics and the search for the ultimate particle of which everything is made, possibly superstrings.

Discusses the science, history, and potential applications of this exciting scientific breakthrough.

Explains what species are, how they become extinct, and the effect of extinction on the ecology, and surveys endangered species of plants and animals and possible solutions.

Discusses the causes of chemical accidents, describes such disasters as the Bhopal catastrophe, and examines how such accidents can be prevented.

A description of Web pages discusses their uses and describes how to design one.

The causes & effects of famines are covered, with information on some historic disasters.