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  • Crash!: A New Money Crisis

    Mihir Bose

    Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, Feb. 1, 1989)
    Discusses the events of the 1987 stock market crash, how and why it occured, and its impact on the world's money system.
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  • Nuclear Arms Race

    Nigel Hawkes

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1986)
    Examines the history and causes of the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and negotiations to reduce the number of weapons.
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  • The Global Warming Debate

    Craig Donnellan

    Paperback (Independence Educational Publishers, April 20, 2001)
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  • The Population Explosion

    John Becklake, Sue Becklake

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, March 1, 1990)
    This is part of a series which explains how our planet is being destroyed by negligence and short-sighted attitudes towards our environment. The consequences are now becoming apparent with pollution, acid rain, global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. This book shows clearly what is happening to the environment and the results if no action is taken. It is about decision making for future generations and looks at the growth in world population, the provision of food, pollution, the ageing population and efforts to plan for the future.
  • Genetically Modified Food

    Craig Donnellan

    Paperback (Independence Educational Publishers, Jan. 5, 2000)
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  • Vanishing Species

    Barton Miles

    Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, April 1, 1991)
    Explains how the extinction of various animal species can upset the delicate balance of the ecosystem and offers a variety of protective measures that would help avoid further damage.
  • Waste Disposal and Recycling

    Sue Becklake

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, June 27, 1991)
    Looks at the different waste disposal methods and how materials can be recycled to conserve valuable resources and to limit energy consumption.
  • The Population Explosion

    John Becklake, Sue Becklake

    Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, April 1, 1990)
    Discusses our continually increasing population, its causes and consequences, and efforts by governments and individuals to control its growth
  • How Fit are We?

    Craig Donnellan

    Paperback (Independence Educational Publishers, )
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  • Gun Control

    Nigel Hawkes

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, July 15, 1988)
    Explains why people have guns and the laws relating to their use
  • Issues for the Nineties 1998,v.1-37: Annual Index

    Craig Donnellan

    Paperback (Independence Educational Publishers, )
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  • Food and Farming

    John Becklake, Sue Becklake

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Jan. 17, 1991)
    Looks at the questions surrounding food production for the world's growing population. The book examines the benefits and problems of using fertilizers and pesticides, assesses the problems arising from modern agricultural methods and looks at organic farming methods and overproduction.