Avid sport fishermen will treasure this book?which is nearly as beautiful as the objects it describes. Fly-tying is a highly prized fisherman?s craft, but it?s also an art form, wonderfully captured in this volume?s hundreds of color photos. Each of 100 fly patterns is presented in a two-page spread: an enlarged photo and textual description on the left-hand page, complemented with a set of step-by-step, clearly captioned photos on the facing page. In addition, fishing enthusiasts will find sections on fly-tying tools and materials plus general instructions for getting started.

Asteroids and comets: Every year, millions of these stray bullets streak through the skies, and tons of small meteorites strike our planet! Some 65 million years ago, dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the earth - in what many believe was the aftermath of a massive cosmic collision. Could something like this happen again? Scientists believe that the impact of an asteroid only a mile wide would be globally catastrophic. Join extraordinary geologist Eugene Shoemaker and his wife Carolyn who have remapped the heavens with their discoveries of more than 30 comets and hundreds of asteroids. Now that we know whats out there, how can we defend ourselves?

In Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater you will be in the U.S. Navy special forces to fight the Japanese, step by step, island after island embossing them with the Pacific during World War II. Your arsenal - from machetes to a flamethrower bazooka. The Japanese - from samurai swords to rifles Arisaka ...

Africa s might and grandeur is formidable. Here, two powerful empires co-exist, one of land and one of the water realm. For most of the year these two entities work peaceably side by side, but in the dry season the rules change. The dry season is predator prime-time. The shore of the Luangwa River, Zambia, is the boundary between kingdoms and during this time, the battle begins. It s risky business for a lion to go up against a crocodile. But here, it s the ultimate conflict. Some of nature s most powerful jaws lock in confrontation as the world s fiercest predators battle for supremacy.

The steamy jungles of the Amazon region reverberate with the sound of screeches, growls and grunts. These are the noises of creatures hidden in the trees vying with one another for survival in the forest.

In Marseilles, the discredited and alcoholic Detective Schneider hijacks a bus and forces the bus driver with a gun to drive him home. He is arrested by the swat force and his washed up career in the police department practically ends. Schneider is removed from the investigation of a serial-killer that is committing hideous crimes against women and assigned to a bureaucratic work in the night-shift in the precinct. Through glimpses from his recollections, Schneider recalls the tragic accident that killed his daughter and left his wife attached to a life support system. Meanwhile, the sick criminal Charles Subra, who killed the parents of two girls many years ago, convinces the probation committee in the prison that he has found God and is regenerated and may be released. Justine, one of the daughters that survived, has never overcome the trauma of her loss and is worried with the possibility of the freedom of the criminal...

A couple marries in Hawaii, and embarks on a honeymoon cruise where things go terribly wrong.

Episode 6 - Deadly Delay: Fog over New York City meant that many planes were delayed from landing. For Avianca Flight 052 the delay was so long that, despite urgent messages from the crew, it ran out of fuel and crashed into a hillside, killing 73 people.