101 Tips for Graduates, Revised Edition

Praise for the previous edition:"...a straightforward guide to help students adjust to the workplace..."—Reference & Research Book News "......

By Susan Morem | © 2010 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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A to Z of Mathematicians

Series: Notable Scientists

It is difficult to evaluate contemporary mathematicians without the benefit of a retrospective viewpoint, separated by several decades. This comprehensive single-volume A-to-Z reference covers both th...

By Tucker McElroy, Ph.D. | © 2005 | Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12

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Affirmative Action

Series: Point/Counterpoint

Affirmative action was first instituted as part of the 1960s civil rights movement, with the goal of giving African Americans equal opportunities in business and education. Although it is rare to enco...

By Alan Marzilli, M.A., J.D. | © 2004 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention, Third Edition

Series: A to Z of African Americans

African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention, Third Edition explores the many astronauts, physicists, chemists, biologists, agriculture specialists, and others who have dedicated...

By Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser; Revised by Steven Otfinoski | © 2014 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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American Centuries, 5-Volume Set

Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Ph.D.; John Demos, Ph.D.; Brendan McConville, Ph.D.; Melanie Gustafson, Ph.D.; and Robert D. Johnston, Ph.D., Editors The Ideas, Issues, and ...

By Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Ph.D., John Demos, Ph.D., Brendan McConville, Ph.D., Melanie Gustafson, Ph.D., and Robert D. Johnston, Ph.D., Editors | © 2011 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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American Wars

Series: Issues and Controversies in American History

From the American Revolution in the 18th century to the Iraq War in the 21st century, wars have had a profound impact on U.S. history. Each of the 12 major conflicts since 177...

By Ballard C. Campbell, Ph.D. | © 2012 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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American Women Poets

Series: Bloom's Modern Critical Views

American poetry has been shaped and deeply influenced by the wealth of female voices that have contributed to its originality and vivacity through the years. From the colonial era's Phillis Wheatle...

By Harold Bloom, Editor | © 2011 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Animal Cloning, Revised Edition

Series: The New Biology

Nature has been cloning animals, cells, and molecules for millions of years. Scientists got into the act just 34 years ago when John Gurdon, a professor at Cambridge University in England, cloned a...

By Joseph Panno, Ph.D. | © 2010 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Anthrax, Second Edition

Series: Deadly Diseases and Epidemics

Anthrax became a household word in 2001 when spores of the bacterium were delivered via the U.S. postal service by unknown terrorists. The very mention of anthrax has the potential to set off a panic,...

By Janet Decker, Ph.D. and Alan Hecht, D.C. | © 2008 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Series: Understanding Drugs

An allergy is a reaction of the immune system to something that does not bother most people. Substances such as pollen, dust mites, mold spores, pet dander, food, insect stings, and medicines can a...

By Brian R. Shmaefsky, Ph.D.; Consulting Editor: David J. Triggle, Ph.D. | © 2017 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Antibiotics

Series: Understanding Drugs

Antibiotics are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria or fungi. Since their commercial introduction in the 1940s, antibiotics have played a crucial role in the control of infectious...

By Donald Emmeluth, Ed.D.; Consulting Editor: David J. Triggle, Ph.D. | © 2017 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Anxiety Disorders

Series: Psychological Disorders

From obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) to phobias, millions of people suffer from anxiety that affects their everyday lives. New research shows that some of these problems may have neurological cau...

By Sucheta Connolly, David Simpson, and Cynthia Petty, Christine Collins, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University; Foreword by Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development | © 2006 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Asthma

Series: Genes and Disease

Every day in the United States, 40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma. Since the 1980s, the number of asthma cases has been increasing worldwide. Though there is no cure for asthma, treatmen...

By Terry L. Smith | © 2009 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Avian Flu

Series: Deadly Diseases and Epidemics

Also known as the bird flu, avian influenza is a disease that once infected only birds. However, the new avian flu virus that has emerged in Asia can be transferred from fowl to humans and has acquir...

By Jeffrey N. Sfakianos; Foreword by David Heymann, World Health Organization | © 2006 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Basic Nutrition, Second Edition

Series: Healthy Eating: A Guide to Nutrition

The body uses food to fuel its processes and to stay healthy. Basic Nutrition, Second Edition includes important information regarding the six classes of nutrients, how each is broken down...

By Lori A. Smolin, Ph.D. and Mary B. Grosvenor, M.S., R.D. | © 2010 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Biodiversity

Series: Global Issues

Human expansion and interference have detrimental effects as civilizations continue to encroach on previously undisturbed habitats. As a result, many species of animals and plants must struggle to ...

By Natalie Goldstein; Foreword by Julie L. Lockwood | © 2011 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Biofuels, Second Edition

Series: Energy and the Environment

Praise for the previous edition: "...valuable...provid[es] much useful information...a must-read book."—The Journal of Experimental Agriculture

By John Tabak, Ph.D. | © 2015 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

Series: Global Issues

Biotechnology is the manipulation of a living organism to increase its usefulness. Though it is commonly thought of as a modern practice, it actually began when the early farming civilizations bega...

By Kathy Wilson Peacock; Foreword by Charles Hagedorn III | © 2010 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Brown v. Board of Education

Series: Issues & Controversies in American History: Supreme Court

In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial discrimination in public accommodations did not violate the U.S. Constitution, as long as the separate accommodations for blacks and whites were eq...

By Shelley Evans-Marshall | © 2016 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Capital Punishment, Second Edition

Series: Point/Counterpoint

Capital punishment, otherwise known as the death penalty, has a long history. Today, however, the United States’ continued use of the death penalty sets it apart from other Western democracie...

By Alan Marzilli, M.A., J.D. | © 2008 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Capital Punishment, Third Edition

Series: Library in a Book

Praise for the previous edition: "Essential for all libraries."—Choice With recent advances in DNA testing of stored forensic evidence and ongoing efforts by volunteer advoc...

By Harry Henderson
Original Edition by Stephen A. Flanders | © 2005 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Cells, Tissues, and Skin, Second Edition

Series: The Human Body: How It Works

Cells are the smallest units capable of sustaining life, and they make up virtually every aspect of the human body. From the strands of hair at the top of the head to the nails on fingers and toes,...

By Douglas B. Light; Introduction by Denton A. Cooley, M.D. Texas Heart Institute Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School | © 2016 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Chicken Pox

Series: Deadly Diseases and Epidemics

Until recently, chicken pox was a rite of passage for children and was often looked upon as just a nuisance, although this illness can cause complications in some people. Though the developmen...

By Patrick Guilfoile, Ph.D. | © 2009 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Civil Rights in America Timeline

Series: Timelines in American History

The civil rights movement that spanned the years following the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 through the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 marked a watershed period f...

By Sanford Wexler | © 2015 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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Climate Management

Series: Global Warming

Whether people argue that global warming is caused by natural phenomena or that it is caused by humans—or both—it is one of the most controversial topics in the scientific world today. ...

By Julie Kerr, Ph.D. | © 2010 | Grade(s): 9-12, Academic

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