Stuart A Kallen

More than 39,000 aviation and aerospace jobs were created in 2016, and they paid almost twice the national average. Careers in Aviation and Aerospace provides comments from industry leaders, job statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions about aerospace and aviation jobs for engineers, pilots, meteorologists, planetary scientists, and even astronauts.

Students who pursue careers in food and agriculture will find themselves with skills that are in great demand as the industry continues to expand at a steady rate. Comments from people in the industry, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at food and agriculture jobs ranging from agricultural engineer to food scientist to craft brewer.

Discusses the history and development of sculpture, examining notable artists, works, and techniques. Includes sidebars, color photographs and illustrations, and further resources.

In the South Pacific in 1944 and 1945, military battles raged between the United States and Japan. Surrounded by rattling bullets and exploding bombs, a group of Navajo Marines sent secret messages back and forth. They used a code they had created from the Navajo language, a code the enemy was never able to crack. These young men had been recruited from their homes in the American Southwest. They brought with them incredible physical stamina and a...

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of jazz.

Due to advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, job postings for robotics technicians, scientists, and engineers are surging with double- and triple-digit increases every year. What the jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders.

"In 2019 the Anime Expo attracted over 115,000 people from all over the world to the Los Angeles Convention Center. The expo, which is the largest anime convention in North America, would not exist without Japanese comics called manga. While appealing to the masses, most mangaka work alone. They write the scripts for the stories and draw every panel themselves. Because manga are a black-and-white medium, most mangaka shun computers and digital art...

Investigates the origins and typical features of Korean pop music--K-pop for short--and how it has become an internationally recognized musical genre. Profiles a few particularly popular K-pop musicians and bands, including BTS, EXO, and GOT7.

Drums, quitars, flutes, trumpets, and pianos have been bringing joy to people for centuries. Lucent's The Instruments of Music is an enjoyable and comprehensive exploration of percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, and keyboards that includes history, cultural background, and the place of individual instrument in music from classical orchestra to rock and roll.

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims carried out over the course of more than 175 years during the Middle Ages. This book explores daily life in Europe and the Holy Land, the long overland pilgrimages, and the wars conducted by both professional soldiers and common folks.