Charles Preston Mathews

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to...

A detailed, yet highly readable book, On the Shoulders of Titans should be the starting point for all who are interested in the basic history of the Gemini Program.NASA’s second human spaceflight program, Gemini laid the groundwork for the more ambitious Apollo program which put astronauts on the Mo...

Sergeant Cameron Shaw is nearing the end of his police career, but he certainly never expected it to end this way. In the blink of an eye, he finds himself risking his life to stop the kidnapping of a young woman, who unknown to him is Brooke Baker, the hottest teenage star in Hollywood. The violent...

An encyclopedic listing of more than 2,400 feature films in which a performer, director, designer, or composer was nominated for or received an Academy Award offers detailed and insightful synopses of each film and behind-the-scenes gossip.