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Provides an introduction to the field of forensics, focusing on the work done by medical examiners, identifying the skills, education, and training needed to be a medical examiner, discussing opportunities…
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Teenagers learn in this riveting volume that the homicide unit is the most elite detective squad in a police force. They discover how a homicide squad responds to a crime…
Healthy self-esteem and pride in one’s identity is essential for a teenager’s prospects for happiness and success. Good self-esteem can boost confidence in expressing opinions, working toward goals, handling setbacks…
LSD has had a colorful history, to say the least. First developed for medical purposes, it was soon adopted by mental health therapists and spiritual seekers. Experimented with by both…
Confidence in one’s sense of self is essential for happiness and success. This accessible title encourages readers to cultivate healthy self-esteem in order to become more comfortable expressing opinions, working…
This book covers the history of school and college massacres and the steps to combat it. It outlines the increase in such incidents over recent years and highlights what could…
This book examines the hazards of tanning, and the damage it does to the skin.
Major advances in clean energy technologies are being accomplished every year, creating thousands of new jobs in nearly every discipline. Young people who are interested in a number of subjects…
This book introduces readers to the variety of jobs in law enforcement. The book covers FBI, INS, DEA, ATF agents as well as the lesser-known park services ranger, polygraph examiners…
A comprehensive, far-ranging guide to all the many career options available to young people interested in pursuing work within the field of juvenile justice. This book provides descriptions of the…
Weight training can be a dangerous exercise. This book teaches readers what muscles are used in weight training, how to perform the exercises properly and how to keep safe.
What is a stimulus plan exactly? How is it designed to work, and what is it supposed to achieve? When do they become necessary, and when can they be phased…
Presents the history, geography, government, economy, and people of New Mexico, as well as general facts about the state.
In the midst of the Great Recession, we have witnessed an extraordinary and unprecedented global cooperation among nations committed to collectively discussing, debating, and instituting the best possible economic measures…
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s stories about growing up on the frontier have inspired and enthralled young readers for generations. Little House on the Prairie, and her other books chronicled her experiences…
A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods…
Provides transgender readers with insight about what steps to take when thinking about coming out, [addressing] how to answer questions that friends and family might ask as well as the…
Many young adults might associate police jobs with dangerous confrontations, but these types of situations represent only a very small part of a law enforcement officer’s responsibilities. Law enforcement professionals…
Digital media has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. People consume digital media of all kinds, content on websites, special effects of movies, and photographs, videos, and graphics shared…
The company that is now Google began as a partnership of ideas between two Stanford University graduate students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, with a shared vision. They both had…
Interest in weather and extraordinary weather events–as evidenced by the growth industry of weather-as-entertainment television programming and amateur storm chasing–is growing. Interest in the atmospheric sciences, especially meteorology, and especially…
Adolf Hitler’s henchmen Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, and Adolf Eichmann were involved in planning and implementing the Final Solution, the euphemism for the genocide of Jews and mass murder of…
This is a lively examination of Sojourner Truth’s historic speech at the women’s rights convention in 1851. Using primary source documents, it includes biographical information that shows how Truth’s role…
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Al-Khwarizmi is arguably the most important mathematician of the Middle Ages. He developed two distinct branches of mathematics, both of which owe their name to him: algebra and algorithms. This…
Netscape Navigator may no longer be a household name, but its creator, Marc Andreessen, has been one of the most ahead of his time go-getters in technology. This illuminating biography…
In the summer of 1535, France’s king Francis I sent explorer Jacques Cartier to the New World to search for the Northwest Passage that would lead from China and the…
Treasure hunting has gone high-tech and now involves intensive research, sonar, remote-controlled submarines, underwater cameras, deep-sea diving, satellites, global positioning systems, and book and TV/film deals, not to mention legal…
Falconry is the practice of hunting wild game by means of a trained bird of prey; it’s both a sport and an art. In this captivating narrative, readers learn that…
Eating disorders are serious mental conditions that can cause dangerous, sometimes fatal, consequences. This accessible title provides teens with an overview of the various forms of eating disorders and their…
After losing a close friend, teens may be quickly overwhelmed by powerful and unfamiliar thoughts and emotions. Dealing with the trauma in a constructive, healthy way is the important first…
William Boss Tweed was a powerful, corrupt Democrat during the second half of the 19th century. Through bribes and payoffs, he controlled the government and stole millions of dollars from…
The story of Johnny Tremain begins in the summer of 1773 in Boston just as the British are asking colonists to pay to support British troops in the colonies. Johnny…
In this series, readers will discover how six of the world’s most important styles of governance came to exist. Each volume identifies the essential elements of a political system, and…
Many young people care passionately about social issues and are eager to participate in activism, but they are often wary of the political establishment. Participating in public service at a…
Floods and tsunamis are terrifying and destructive natural disasters caused by the power of water. Humans will probably never be able to prevent floods and tsunamis, but tools provided by…
Details the history, causes, and effects of the recession in the United States that started in 2007.
The Fifth Amendment is the longest amendment in the Bill of Rights, so this book begins by breaking down each clause one-by-one, explaining the legalese in uncomplicated language, thus allowing…
The United States’ criminal justice system is one of the most important pillars of American democracy, but it’s a lot of work to keep it going! Each week, law enforcement…
