Books with author Eboch

Crunchy cookies or soft cookies? Fluffy cake or dense cake? Look to food science for the delicious answers! For kids who love to bake and experiment in the kitchen, this series is chock full of yummy recipes. It's a cookbook first, but simple science tips are woven throughout, leading budding bakers to recipe success. Video tutorials and bonus materials offer an augmented reality experience through the free Capstone 4D app.

"Americans spend more than $460 billion on prescription drugs annually, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Not all of this medication is helping us: unnecessary and improper use of medication is responsible for an extremely high number of hospital visits and deaths each year. In addition, the cost of many medications can be prohibitive. Are we taking too many drugs? Why are prescription drugs in the United States so expensive? Does the pharmaceutical industry have our best interests at heart? The perspectives in this volume delve into the many facets of the controversies pertaining to prescription drugs"--

According to scientists, an asteroid wiped out the last of the dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago. This is just the most recent major extinction event our planet has experienced. There have been at least five, along with numerous minor events, and more could be on the way. The voices in this balanced anthology discuss whether claims of mass extinction can really be substantiated, the impact of these events, when another large-scale extinction may occur, and whether humans would survive a cataclysmic event designed to reboot the Earth.

"In the United States, income inequality-the income gap between rich and poor-has widened steadily for the past fifty years. This gap affects women, immigrants, and racial and ethnic minorities most, and it can create problems that ripple through many aspects of our lives for generations to come. Why does income inequality exist, how does it affect our society, and how can we address it? The wide-ranging viewpoints in this volume explore these questions and provide important explanation and context for this complicated issue"--

Recently, cults have been a source of fascination, with various television shows, movies, and books portraying them in lurid detail. However, cults have existed since ancient history, and many new religious movements have proven to be harmless. What distinguishes a cult from a sect, and how do these new religious movements become accepted? What strategies are in place to prevent dangerous cults from forming, and how do these cults recruit members to begin with? Should cults and sects be granted the right to religious freedom? This volume explores the history of unorthodox religious groups and the debates surrounding them.