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Careers in the US Navy
Carla Mooney
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Dec. 15, 2015)Presents a guide to careers in the United States Navy, covering training, educational benefits, and career opportunities.
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What Is the Future of 3d Printing?
Hal Marcovitz
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2016)Examines 3D printing, detailing its history, the current state of the technology, and future uses.
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What Is Self-injury Disorder?
Janice Yuwiler
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)Explains what self-injury disorder is, why people self-injure, what it is like to live with the disorder, and how the disorder is treated.
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Cell Phones and Teens
Christine Wilcox
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2014)Cell phones provide todays teens with indispensable links to the world around them. Cell phones have also become an obsession for some and a danger for others. This book examines topics ranging from healthy social development to sexting.
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Electric Cars
John Allen
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 2019)"As concern about global warming grows, electric cars powered by clean technology seem like the ideal replacement for carbon-burning gasoline or diesel engines. Since 2000, automotive companies worldwide have strived to improve the range and efficiency of electric cars. Much depends on outside factors, such as the price of oil, government support, and consumer tastes. Electric cars account for only a tiny fraction of all automobiles on the road"--
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Distracted Driving
Carla Mooney
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 2015)Debates issues regarding distracted driving, including whether hands-free devices enhance driver safety or add to distracted driving risks and if steeper penalties would reduce distracted driving threats.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Peggy J. Parks
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Dec. 1, 2013)Introduces sexually transmitted diseases and describes their dangers, how they can be prevented, and what progress has been made in the fight against these diseases.
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How Vaccines Changed the World
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2018)Before the advent of vaccines, enormous epidemics of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, and other crippling diseases ravaged humanity around the globe. That frightening situation began to change when Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, and other pioneering medical researchers developed the first vaccineswhich use a portion of a disease germ to stimulate the bodys immune reaction to that malady. Today, hundreds of millions of people gain immunity to deadly diseases through vaccination.
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The September 11 Attacks
Robert Green
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)Examines the September 11 terrorist attacks, discussing the events leading up to the attack, the impact on American society, and its lasting effect around America and the globe.
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How Do Cell Phones Affect Health?
Patricia D. Netzley
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2014)Looks at the ways that cell phones can affect health, from their possible role in causing cancer to the dangers of operating a cell phone while driving.
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The Women's Rights Movement
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2018)"This book examines how and why social change occurs and the lasting influence of the women's movement"--Provided by publisher.
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How Robotics Is Changing the World
Kathryn Hulick
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2018)Robots take over jobs that are too dirty, dull, or dangerous for people. In doing so, they make human lives safer and more interesting. As robots become increasingly capable and intelligent, they are taking on new roles in medical care, education, the military, exploration, and more. Discover what it could be like to live in a world filled with robot companions and helpers.
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