Text and photographs describe dragsters, special cars made for racing.

Describes the journey of the ill-fated Donner Party, ninety pioneers who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47.

Tells the story of the 1972 plane crash that stranded several members of a Uruguayan rugby team in the Andes Mountains for two months, struggling to survive.

Big rigs fascinate by their size and power. Kids see these massive trucks on the highway or at truck stops and wonder what it would be like to be in the driver's seat. This book takes readers inside.

Briefly explains what a lowrider is.

Recounts Dr. Jerri Nielsen's struggle to survive cancer while in Antarctica.