[The Wonderful world books]

Describes the development of dance from Stone Age ritual to modern ballet and twist. Includes an eighteen-page glossary of dance terms with pictures.

Traces the development of Western theatre from the era of ancient Greece to the present day with descriptions of contemporary dramatic styles, acting conventions, and playhouses. Includes a section on Chinese and Japanese theatre.

Traces the history of man's search for ever better means of transportation across land, over water, and through the air. Includes a glossary.

A discussion of music, its terminology, history, theory, styles, appreciation, and means used to produce it.

Traces the development of man's attempts to preserve and communicate information from prehistoric cave paintings to present day use of machines such as telephones, computers, and television.

Traces man's discovery, refinement, and use of natural sources of energy and power, from the prehistoric discovery of fire to the present day harnessing of nuclear energy.

Traces, from ancient times to the present day, the expansion of man's knowledge about his body, the nature of disease, and how to gain and retain health.