Provides readers with a comprehensive overview of sharks, including photos, firsthand accounts of shark attacks, and interesting facts.

Alaska is a land of extremes: the biggest, coldest, windiest, and wildest. Its climate and land forms are shaped by two oceans, the moving Earth, and frozen polar air. Through it flows the Yukon River, perhaps the last untamed river in North America. Beautiful photography modified with computer images show how populations and natural forces have changed the land. Intimate portraits show the spirit of the people native to Alaska, and those who came...

"From the people who keep you glued to your TV screen every summer, check out the most incredible sharks in the sea--plus amazing shark tales, terrifying attacks, and awesome photos!"--Cover back.

Explores hauntings through witness accounts, pictures, on-location shots, and re-enactments.

Bear Grylls delivers the most terrifying, inconceivable, gripping, and treacherous moments ever from the hit series Man vs. Wild.

"Journey from the highest peaks to the deepest oceans--pole to pole across the Earth. State of the art filming techniques and dramatic Cineflex aerial photography give you a glimpse of the natural world that will astound your eyes for hours."

In the far northern reaches of the planet a rare breed of extreme fishermen still ply the Bering Sea. Adventure is their call, crab is their prey, and a one hundred million dollar plunder is their reward. Five skippers and their crews will endure boat-killing storms and mind-numbing working conditions, risking it all on the hunt for crab. In the end, they will all come to the realization that the most violent storms come from within. This year, there's...

Witness the destructive power of water when floods strike without warning. The program observes these events up-close, from the overwhelming storm surge of Hurricane Katrina to the destructive landslides in Venezuela to the misery caused by the Mississippi River floods. Structural engineers and meteorologists explain the dangerous nature of flash floods as well as slow-building water.

Venture into the dark waters of the Bering Sea with eight crab fishing boats and their crews to experience one of the world's most dangerous and deadly professions. Captain Sig Hansen of the Northwestern returns to match his skills against his old rival, Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie, and a new challenger, rookie captain Blake Painter of the Maverick. With rough waters and fierce weather, the captains and their crews are pushed to their limits...

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman return in this eighth installment of the popular television series Mythbusters. Using modern day science to test everyday myths and urban legends, the special effects experts determine which myths are busted and which are plausible.