A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death. Hatshepsut--the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty--was born into a privileged position in the royal household, and she was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign...

Provides biographical portraits of ten queens from history including Esther, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Zenobia, Eleanor of Acquitaine, Isabel of Spain, Elizabeth I, Christina of Sweden, Maria Theresa, and Catherine the Great.

A king with a passion for the ocean requests a poor sponge diver to describe what lies beneath the sea.

When Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, host a massive surprise birthday party for the king, they must quickly figure out a way to count all the guests that are in attendance.

This great defender of the Sioux Nation had shown his bravery and determination from a very young age.

The childhood of Sitting Bull, who was called Slow and then became the greatest Lakota hero.

Presents information about the brutal, incompetent, corrupt, bigoted, and otherwise unpleasant reigns of ten terrible historic rulers, from the ancient world to the nineteenth century.

Discusses the Roman Empire, its collapse at the hands of barbarian hordes led by Attila the Hun, and Attila's legacy.

Provides brief biographies of rulers throughout history who were known for their viciousness, including King Herod, Nero, Attila the Hun, Vlad the Impaler, and Henry VIII.

Brief accounts of the exploits of nineteen leaders, including Alexander the Great, Cortez, and Napoleon, who, through intelligence and determination, and, in some cases, ruthlessness, victoriously expanded their territories.