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  • Biological Weapons

    Clayton Ferris Naff

    Paperback (Greenhaven, Sept. 16, 2005)
    A collection of essays which discuss the history and types of biological weapons, and the various ways of defending against bioweapons attacks.
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  • Robert Downey Jr.: Blockbuster Movie Star

    Stephanie Watson

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Profiles the life and career of the actor Robert Downey Jr.

  • Animal Rights

    Shasta Gaughen

    Hardcover (Greenhaven, Nov. 12, 2004)
    Presents a collection of essays that discuss varying viewpoints on the subject of animals rights, including the legal standpoints, the moral issues, and the scientific standpoints.
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  • Death Penalty

    Uma Kukathas

    Hardcover (Greenhaven, Oct. 8, 2007)
    Provides a wealth of information on the death penalty. Includes a wide variety of facts, statistics, articles, case studies, personal accounts, overviews and commentaries.
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  • Creative Problem Solving: What's a Better Way?

    Robert Wandberg

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Explores problem solving and creative thinking in relation to teen health. Looks at a formula for gaining confidence, and examines advertising and its influence on health behaviors. Several self-assessments included.

  • Gangs

    J. D. Lloyd

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Feb. 7, 2002)
    Whether in the inner city or the suburbs, gang membership among young people is an increasingly prevalent problem. The chapters in this anthology include an overview of the history of gangs in America, an examination of different types of gangs, portraits of gang life, and various anti-gang intervention methods.

  • Peer Mediation: Agreeing on Solutions

    Robert Wandberg

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Defines peer mediation in practical terms and shows how it helps people get along. Describes the peer mediation process, including an example of a peer mediation session between two students. Also explains how to move from being a mediator to becoming a

  • Extraterrestrial Life

    Sylvia Louise Engdahl

    Hardcover (Greenhaven, Oct. 10, 2005)
    Presents essays with varying points of view on the possibility of life in outer space, discussing evidence for extraterrestrials and UFOs, and examining the consequences for Earth of contact with alien life-forms.
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  • Ending and Extending Life

    Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Feb. 1, 2010)
    Ending and Extending Life takes a detailed look at several bold medical innovations that have saved and improved the lives of millions of patients. Mechanical ventilation, organ transplantation and other life-saving surgical techniques, new diagnostic technologies (such as CT and MRI scans), advanced chemotherapy and antiviral drugs, and tube feeding are only a few of the many medical enhancements that have had exciting and complex implications for patients, loved ones, and health care practitioners.

  • Cancer

    Clayton Farris Naff

    Paperback (Greenhaven, Dec. 7, 2007)
    Naff, Clayton Farris
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  • Nicki Minaj: Rapper & Fashion Star

    Ashley Rae Harris

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Profiles the life and career of singer Nicki Minaj.

  • Contemporary Issues Companion - Women's Rights

    Shasta Gaughen

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Oct. 7, 2002)
    In the United States and around the world, women have been working to expand their rights for decades. This informative anthology provides an overview of the history of the women?s rights movement as well as an examination of the many issues being addressed by feminists today.