The English naturalist, who developed the ground-breaking theory of evolution, battles an array of obstacles--a debilitating illness, South American despots, and lethal seas that nearly thwart his voyage of discovery.

Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? This profile of the legendary aviatrix and daredevil, who vanished without a trace in 1937, This bio looks at the mystery of her disappearance and tells the story of her life.

The story of an American aviator, from the heady days of his solo flight across the Atlantic to his later sad personal life.                           

They called him "Attorney for the Defense." Lawyer Clarence Darrow took humanity as his case and defended the rights of the downtrodden, the underdog, and the defenseless.

He was the "President and Prophet, Seer and Revelator"--the highest ranking official in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. As the leader of a radical polygamous sect, Jeffs led by example; among his 70 wives were his own stepmothers as well as teen and pre-teen girls. When called to account for allegedly arranging illegal marriages between his followers and underage girls, Jeffs fled, landing on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. Caught in a routine traffic stop, Jeffs began a five year journey through the judicial system. Today he is serving a life sentence for aggravated sexual assault of a pre-teen girl and 20 years for the sexual assault of a young teenager. But from his prison cell he's promised to cast doom upon America in a torrent of apocalyptic storms and earthquakes.

They've incensed a nation with their fame-seeking and outrageous behavior. From shock-jocks to disgraced athletes, here are ten newsmakers, celebrities, and tabloid staples that have earned the collective scorn of a nation. Biography counts down to the most hated person in America.

The life of the porn-king publisher who made Hustler one of the raunchiest magazines in America, and who fought a landmark free-speech case all the way to the Supreme Court.

Story of the illegitimate daughter of a Renaissance Pope, who has been called "the most depraved woman in history." Investigates reports that she killed her enemies with arsenic-drenched rings and may have had an incestuous affair with her father.

His name, face, and demeanor came to symbolize the nation's fascination with crime. From a poor, Depression-era hood to the FBI's Public Enemy Number One, we chronicle the life and bloody criminal exploits of John Dillinger, the 1930s bank robber famed for his daring getaways. Filled with archival footage, still photos, interviews with authors, eyewitnesses to Dillinger's robberies and death, and even a woman taken hostage by Dillinger.