New Releases by Clint Twist

This is one of a series of pocket-sized guides on a range of subjects. Arranged thematically for easy reference, each Pocket has been written by a subject expert in a way that aims to make the information easily accessible to readers aged 8 and up. The reference section at the back contains extra facts and figures.

Describes the space race and the pioneering explorations achieved by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and American astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Examines the top news stories of the 1980s, including war in Iran and Iraq, AIDS, and the opening of the Berlin Wall.

The book tells of Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution.

Describes the explorations of Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama in the sixteenth century which led to the establishment of Spanish and Portuguese empires around the world.

Covers such worldwide news stories from the 1970s as the United States involvement in Vietnam, the civil war in Lebanon, the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, and Mother Teresa''s winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Examines the climatic conditions in a rain forest and their effects on the variety of plant and animal life found there. Includes related projects.

Children''s reference which focuses on the impact of scientific knowledge and technological achievements on everyday life. Concise and readable text is integrated with photographs, cross-section diagrams and computer graphics. Topics include the various sources of energy, metals, chemicals, food, transport, computers and robots. Indexed. The editor specialises in writing for young people and, in 1988, won the COPUS Science Book Prize for the best junior science book. Created in the UK by Andromeda Oxford.

A study of deserts, their climate, and the plants and animals that struggle to survive in this harsh environment.

Examines the diverse life forms found in the world''s oceans and the threats they face.

Covers the different methods of reproduction of various species, genetics, heredity, and the implications of genetic engineering, including appropriate hands on projects.

Discusses various power generators including steam turbines, nuclear power, wind and water turbines and explains how they convert fuels to provide energy. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.

Examines the characteristics of living things and looks at the difference between plants and animals.

Discusses the wasteful and ignorant acts of humans which have destroyed the balance of the environment and resulted in the extinction of living things as well as endangering humans.

Explains what inhalants are, why they are easy to obtain, why people inhale drugs, and the short and long term effects of inhalant abuse on individuals and society.

Explains what crack and cocaine are, how they are grown, purified, and transported, why people take cocaine, its effects, and society''s reaction to the increase in cocaine use.

Examines what alcohol is, how it is made, why people drink it and become addicted to it, and how abuse of it can affect families.