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|  | | Activism: the Ultimate Teen Guide
Information and anecdotes about young adult advocates working for or against social, economic and political causes.
| |  | | After the Shooting Stops: The Aftermath of War
Concentrating on the United States, this book reveals the changes brought about in the aftermath of wars--changes to government policy, to industry, to science and technology, and social structures.
After the Shooting Stops includes the aftermath of war as described in these chapters:
1. After the Revolution
2. Fighting for Territory
3. Between Wars
4. Rebuilding
5 Rebels and Reformers
6. The Aftermath of World War I
7. In the Shadow of the Atomic Bomb
8. A Shell-Shocked Society
9. After the Cold War | |  | | Bigotry and Intolerance: the Ultimate teen Guide
The title represents what the book is about
| |  | | Body Marks: Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification
A fascinating look at the tradition of decorating the skin, from ancient tribal and religious customs, to countercultures and political statements, to the most recent trends.
| |  | | Buried: Too Much Garbage
YA book about the nation's mountains of trash--from garbage to nuclear waste--and what to do about reducing the waste.
| |  | | Celebrity Chefs: Anne Burrell
Biography of Anne Burrell and her career as chef
| |  | | Child Labor: A Global Crisis
This is a well-researched and up-to-date look at the issue of child labor. There is no worldwide agreement on the definition of the term "child labor," but difference between exploitative labor and labor which helps children and their families and communities develop socially and economically are explained.
Child Labor provides a global view of this complex issue, interspersed with compelling examples from many different countries.
No one knows how many children around the world are forced or sold by their families to work as indentured or enslaved laborers, but according to an International Labor Organization report the number could be as high as 200 million. A childhood lost to hard labor is a cruel fate, but to compound the problem many children work in completely unregulated industries in workplaces fraught with dangers to both health and life.
| |  | | Divorce: The Ultimate Teen Guide
About young people whose parents have divorced and how they deal with the situation(s)
| |  | | Eating Disorders--Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating
Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, once considered rare disorders, are now virtually commonplace. Victims of anorexia and bulimia have an intense fear of gaining weight, and starve or purge thmselves by forced vomiting or the use of laxatives. Binge eating, or compulsive overeating, is simmilar to bulimia except that binge eaters do not purge thmselves of food. This book fully explores the symptoms and history of these eating disorders, presents treatment options available, and includes personal stories of people who have strugged with eating disorders.
| |  | | Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues
Social, political, economic, and ethical issues covered; health concerns for women on over 200 topics; includes an extensive bibliography
Although there are many reference guides to diseases, symptoms, and treatment for women's health problems, there is no comprehensive source for the social, political, economic, and ethical issues that affect women's health decisions. This encyclopedia provides valuable information on over 200 topics, including the issues and history surrounding diseases and medical procedures faced by women; health concerns of different ethnic groups of women; information on organizations and programs that deal with women's health; profiles on the people who have pioneered women's health services and informati | |  | | Epilepsy: The Ultimate Teen Guide
At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, many of them teenagers. Stories from teens who heve epilepsy show readers that they can participate in normal activities. They also offer advice on whether and how to tell friends, dates, teachers, and employers that you have epilepsy.
| |  | | Leaving Cuba: From Pedro Pan to Elian
One of the subjects of this book, former Cuban refugee Mel Martinez, has been selected by President-Elect Bush to serve as head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Stories of numerous other Cuban refugees, who came to the United States between the 1960s and 1990s, are included in this work
| |  | | Silent Death: The Threat of Biological and Chemical Terrorism
Biological and chemical agents are terrorist weapons that threaten the U.S. and many other countries. That threat is described, along with the effects of chemical and biological weapons. International terrorism, arms control, and defense measures are topics included in this book as well.
| |  | | The Encyclopedia of Political Anarchy
Black-hatted, his coat concealing a deadly bomb, the anarchist skulks through history. In truth, anarchists are as diverse an anarch-feminists, ecoanarchists, Emma Goldman, Thomas Paine, Sacco and Vanzetti, and Emiliano Zapata. This encyclopedia charts history's most misunderstood social movement and covers political anarchy worldwide for the past 300 years. It examines the ancient roots of the movement, spotlights key individuals, and explores important organizations, events, laws, court cases, and theories.
The Encyclopedia of Political Anarchy is more than a reference work. It tells the interesting story of sophisticated and complex social and philosophical forces that left their mark on the world--from the thirteenth-century Free Spirit movement against the oppressive power of the church in France to the present-day Zapatista National Liberation Army in Mexico. A reliable starting place for pursuing further research, the book answers such questions as:
* What were the early catalysts of anarchy?
* Who are the recent key players in anarchist circles?
* What are their core concept | |  | | Women Entrrepreneurs
Biographical sketches of women in various business enterprises
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Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
by Aberjhani
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 The Harlem Renaissance remains exciting, inspiring, and irresistible in the first half of the 21st Century for the same reason that the many people who lived it found it exciting, inspiring, and irresistible in the first half of the 20th Century. De |
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