Discusses the prison on Alcatraz Island, California, otherwise known as "The Rock," describing the cellhouse, the routine of prison life, inmates' leisure time, breaking prison rules, employee and family life, closing Alcatraz prison, and the island's future roles.

Examines life in Bosnia before communism, under Tito's rule, and under present conditions of war.

Discusses theater in sixteenth-century England, describing playwrights, plays, the audience, and Queen Elizabeth's sponsorship.

Discusses feudalism, chivalry, clothing and waeponry, practices of war, the Crusades, tournaments and other aspects of the lives of noble soldiers of the Middle Ages.