Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces Joseph Bruce Ismay, the president of the company that owned the Titanic, including details about his survival story and questions about his responsibility for the disaster. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.

This book describes the epidemic of HIV/AIDS that appeared in the early 1980s, how the HIV virus has the ability to mutate, and how there is no known cure for HIV/AIDS.