Provides reprints of articles, excerpts from books, addresses on current issues, and studies of social trends in the US and other countries concerning violence in America's schools. The 34 contributi
Suitable for students, journalists, and general readers, this volume examines a variety of urban planning issues of importance, including trends in urban development; urban sprawl; transportation chal
Twenty-three speeches are collected here, representing the year's most significant speeches on hot-button issues. The speeches, by political and religious leaders and others, are grouped under themes
This volume, one of the first titles in the Reference Shelf 2006 series, brings together 31 articles from newspapers, magazines, news services, and websites from 2003-2005 including The Chronicle of H
This volume collects readings exploring what the subject of the 2009 US National High School Policy Debate: alternative energy. Taking the 25 readings from such sources as National Geographic, The Nat
We are going to see what is out there, and judging from this preview of projects underway around the globe, we can do so using straightforward, conversational language. With a new set of players among
This volume reproduces 29 American political speeches from 2007-2008. Unsurprisingly, many are directly and indirectly related to the 2008 presidential campaign and include addresses by Barack Obama,
This reference for general readers and students delivers information about the lives, backgrounds, and terms of office of every American president, plus facts about the Executive Office itself. Part I
Editor Stein has collected recent essays and research papers on Internet safety that provide general audiences with advice on how to handle viruses, spam emails, Internet hoaxes, cyberbullying, identi
U.S. National Debate Topic 2009-2010 Social Services for the Poor Devoted to the topic assigned for the National High School Debate for the 2009-2010 school year, this book will be invaluable for stu
Articles, editorials, and letters from mainstream newspapers and magazines provide a range of opinions for high school and college students debating or researching immigration to the US. Among the the
The latest issue in a long running series, this volume collects the full text of 22 American political speeches delivered over the past year, each preceded by a brief editor's introduction. Categories
