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Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers. - Publisher

"College Athletes' Rights and Well-Being covers major policy issues in collegiate sports and seeks to address the issue of college athletics from the perspective of the athlete's well-being. It is written for those who seek to enhance their understanding of the intercollegiate athletics landscape"--Provided by publisher.

Acclaimed since its original publication, Coming on Strong has become a much-cited touchstone in scholarship on women and sports. In this new edition, Susan K. Cahn updates her detailed history of women's sport and the struggles over gender, sexuality, race, class, and policy that have often defined it. A new chapter explores the impact of Title IX and how the opportunities and interest in sports it helped create reshaped women's lives even as the legislation itself came under sustained attack.

Reveals the hidden dangers of concussions and explains why they are reaching epidemic proportions as concussions in athletes from peewee to pro levels are being ignored.

After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters—whom he someday may not recognize—and an inspiring message for all to live every moment fully.

Presents an examination of the illegal steroid use in sports, chronicling the investigation of professional baseball players Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and providing a narrative overview of the investigation and its principle characters: Victor Conte, Greg Anderson, and BALCO.

Introductory text for students, particularly those less familiar with the scholarly body of work devoted to gender and sport.

"Presents techniques for diagnosis and treatment of head-related injuries to enable medical professionals to provide the best care possible.... The text places a strong focus on concussion due to its prevalence but also examines other traumatic injuries"--Publisher

Discusses the history of women's boxing with profiles of a number of women involved in the sport.

More girls are playing sports than ever before—which, on the surface, is great for girls because sports offer positive and empowering fun for young women. In reality, though, few young athletes report “fun” as a reason they play sports. The rates of concussions and repetitive use injuries are on the rise, and kids are encouraged to specialize in a single sport at earlier and earlier ages, spending much of their free time throughout the year dedicated to the pursuit of a single sport at the expense of friends, other activities, and sometimes, health.

"Tells the ... story of a loose-knit group of rebels who decided to fight the hypocrisy of the NCAA"--Dust jacket.

The National Football League represents one of the pinnacles of athletic prowess in the United States, but playing for the organization has its consequences. Lost Seasons provides nine empirical studies on factors affecting players’ health, careers, and general well-being, all correlated and rigorously examined by epidemiologist and football fan Jeffrey S. Markowitz, DrPH. - Publisher

This book traces attempts at college athletics reform from 1855 through the early 21st century while analyzing the different roles played by students, faculty, conferences, university presidents, the NCAA, legislatures, and the Supreme Court. - Amazon

Looks at historical and contemporary efforts to control sports participation and compensation for black athletes.

Explores the history of women's sport, examining the products and trends that have lead to increased participation, and the cultural responses to it.

From anabolic steroids to human growth hormone and the blood booster EPO, Cooper separates the truth from the hype, revealing what works and what doesn't work. More disturbing, the book argues that science has barely touched the surface of performance enhancement; there are many, many drugs yet to be discovered. - Publisher

Lindsay Parks Pieper explores sex testing in sport from the 1930s to the early 2000s. Focusing on assumptions and goals as well as means, Pieper examines how the IOC in particular insisted on a misguided binary notion of gender that privileged Western norms. Testing evolved into a tool to identify--and eliminate--athletes the IOC deemed too strong, too fast, or too successful. Pieper shows how this system punished gifted women while hindering the development of women's athletics for decades. She also reveals how the flawed notions behind testing--ideas often sexist, racist, or ridiculous--degraded the very idea of female athleticism -- Publisher

Reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents.

Moneyball meets The City Game in this compelling look at how the world champion Golden State Warriors embraced savvy business practices, next-generation science, and Silicon Valley's technocentric culture to not only produce the most talented basketball team ever assembled but to revolutinize the modern NBA.

"The Great Surge tells the remarkable story of this unprecedented economic, social, and political transformation. It shows how the end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies, globalization, courageous local leadership, and in some cases, good fortune, have combined to dramatically improve the fate of hundreds of millions of people in poor countries around the world. Most importantly, The Great Surge reveals how we can fight the changing tides of climate change, resource demand, economic and political mismanagement, and demographic pressures to accelerate the political, economic, and social development that has been helping the poorest of the poor around the world,"--Amazon.com.

Argues that the climate crisis presents a challenge to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake failing political systems in order to fix economic systems, and that reducing greenhouse emissions will provide an opportunity to reduce inequalities, repair broken democracies, and rebuild local economies.

"A firsthand chronicle of the catastrophic reality of our planet's changing ecosystems and the necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile Earth while we still can"--Provided by publisher.

A moment-by-moment account of Hurricane Sandy that details stories from professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service.

Presents several reference tools on weather and climate: a glossary containing more than 2,200 entries, biographies of over one hundred scientists, a chronology spanning nearly two thousand years, twenty-six charts and tables, and a list of further print and online resources.

Former Vice President Al Gore examines the climate crisis that is threatening the future of the planet, describes what the world's governments are doing to correct the problem, and explains why the problem should be taken more seriously.

Challenges common misunderstandings about global warming and reframes it as an opportunity for society to rethink the way we live and to create a cleaner, healthier, smarter world through the scientific community's potential for solving key energy and environmental problems.

John Houghton's market-leading textbook is now in full color and includes the latest IPCC findings, making it the definitive guide to climate change. Written for students across a wide range of disciplines, its simple, logical flow of ideas gives an invaluable grounding in the science and impacts of climate change and highlights the need for action on global warming. Is there evidence for climate changing due to human activities? How do we account for recent extremes of weather and climate? Can global electricity provision and transport ever be carbon free? Written by a leading figure at the forefront of action to confront humanity's most serious environmental problem, this undergraduate textbook comprehensively explores these and other issues, allowing students to think through the problem, assess the data and draw conclusions on the action that should be taken, by governments, by industry and by each and every one of us.

"With human populations growing, we're having an increasing impact on global ecosystems, and nowhere do these impacts overlap as much as they do in cities. 'Urban ecologists' study how our man-made environments are changing the evolution of the animals and plants around us. [The author] takes us around the world for an up-close look at just how . . . flexible and swift-moving natural selection can be. He shows how the wildlife sharing these spaces with us is not just surviving, but evolving ways to thrive"--OCLC.

Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data. In seventy-five graphs, Pinker shows that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. This progress is not the result of some cosmic force. It is a gift of the Enlightenment: the conviction that reason and science can enhance human flourishing.

Alcohol is part of many people's social lives, but excessive drinking ca lead to addiction. What are the physical and mental effects of alcohol abuse? How does casual use lead to alcoholism? How do you resist peer pressure and help friends who may drink too much? Real life case histories bring this book to life.

Essential Issues presents factual information on contemporary social issues, introducing and examining the topic from an array of political, societal, statistical, and scientific angles.

A look into the most talked about controversies involving teenagers and drinking, through the research of multiple views in the first person.Andrew Cornell-A curious well rounded author in search for true answers involving major problems.

Focusing on topics of special concern to students, this series makes complex issues less intimidating and more accessible; each book presents 10 to 14 readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand the topic.; Underage drinking is a perennial topic for debate.

A mother and son describe the son's transformation into an alcoholic over the course of his college years, discussing their denial as the problem grew and chronicling their family's struggle.

The first book to publish the scientific research of how Personal Vaporizers effect the environment, the air we breathe, and vapor users.

"Health officials have become alarmed at the exploding popularity of e-cigarettes because so much remains unknown about them. The Dangers of E-Cigarettes discusses the scope of the problem, effects of vaping, addiction potential, risks for youth vapers, and regulation issues"--Amazon.com.

Offers an account of marijuana's history, and the fight in the United States for and against cannabis rights.

"This book documents the long history of marijuana use, the turbulent path of the prohibition of cannabis use, the issues regarding present-day legalization, and the modern implications of both medical and recreational cannabis"--Dust jacket.

Explores the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana.

Discusses the history and future of the legalization of marijuana in the United States.

This second edition of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know® discusses what is happening with marijuana policy, describing both the risks and the benefits of using marijuana, without taking sides in the legalization debate. The book details the potential gains and losses from legalization, explores the "middle ground" options between prohibition and commercialized production, and considers the likely impacts of legal marijuana on occasional users, daily users, patients, parents, and employers - and even on drug traffickers. - Publisher

Explores the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana.

From a small town in Mexico to the boardrooms of Big Pharma, an explosive and shocking account of addiction and black tar heroin in the heartland of America. - Publisher

"A grim... exposé by hazing expert Nuwer of the continuing yet largely unacknowledged crisis of death and injury among fraternity and sorority pledges.... [F]or its sustained examination of these rarely questioned traditions, Nuwer’s work is invaluable." ―Kirkus Reviews

They called us bullies and they called us torturers, but we did what we did because we thought it was necessary. Hazing 101 vividly reveals how fraternities haze, why they do it, and why they discriminate against the weak and unattractive. No other book out there has ever exposed so clearly what it feels like to suffer through the trials and tribulations of pledging a college fraternity. Darren Bryce tells it all: Rush Week, blackball votes, Hell Week, call-ins, line-ups, secret meetings, and the cruelest of hazing techniques. - Publisher

Always trust the brotherhood. Always protect your pledge brothers. What happens in the house stays in the house. Before attending Dartmouth, the worst thing Andrew Lohse had ever done was skip school to attend a John McCain rally...Told by a contemporary Holden Caulfield, and perfect for fans of Liar's Poker and Less Than Zero, this is a shocking exposé of America's most exclusive institutions and a cautionary tale for modern times. -- Publisher

Ben Goldacre reveals the shortcomings of American pharmaceutical companies, scientists, and the media and helps people understand the conflicting information they receive about alcohol, prescription drugs, medical tests, and treatment options so that they can make the best possible choices in regards to their health.

"James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts [this] ... scientific journey ... from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold ... [Includes] findings in gene editing, epigenetics, agricultural chemistry, as well as ... chapters on personal genomics and cancer research ... [Explores] DNA's impact--practical, social, and ethical--on our society and our world"--Provided by publisher.

Presents the first report of the President's Council on Bioethics, established by President George W. Bush to advise him on bioethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology, focusing on the scientific and ethical ramifications of human cloning.

"...An essential introductory text to a wide range of biological sciences students; including genetics and genomes, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, and applied biology." - Publisher

Explains how scientists have made it possible to offer affordable genome sequencing and discusses how this breakthrough will change science and medicine in the future.

"A groundbreaking narrative exploration of the human immune system--the key to human health and longevity--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist and acclaimed author of A Deadly Wandering"

Presents an examination of the politics, people, and policies of the United States Food and Drug Administration, providing inside information on the agency that affects the daily lives of all Americans.

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Marmot, President of the World Medical Association, reveals social injustice to be the greatest threat to global health. - Publisher.

"An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure"--Provided by publisher

"[Examines] just how dangerous opioids can be for who is using them. This text has primary-source evidence from doctors and . . . analysis from health experts and court cases, as well as personal viewpoints of people affected in their ordinary lives, helping students think critically about opioid use and abuse"--Provided by publisher.

"Chronicles America's more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction, from the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, through the spread of addiction in distressed communities in Central Appalachia, to the current national crisis"--OCLC.

A true story of Rick Van Warner that discusses his experience discovering his son's addiction to opioids. It also is a crash course in opioid addiction with the causes, symptoms, and how families can deal with the addiction.

From anabolic steroids to human growth hormone and the blood booster EPO, Cooper separates the truth from the hype, revealing what works and what doesn't work. More disturbing, the book argues that science has barely touched the surface of performance enhancement; there are many, many drugs yet to be discovered. - Publisher

Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher’s genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable, century-spanning history, and you can trace the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine. - Publisher.

With “Big Pharma” garnering an increasing number of negative headlines due to reports of adverse drug reactions and a surge in prescription drug addiction and overdose deaths, many people are increasingly skeptical about the safety of modern pharmaceutics and the moral integrity of the pharmaceutical industry. This book was written to provide a balanced perspective on drug safety risks.

Michael Pollan provides an investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs and discusses his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.

"Outlines the social, political, and economic contours of what some have termed "the new Middle East." One of the leading scholars of modern Middle Eastern history, James L. Gelvin lucidly distills the political and economic reasons behind the dramatic news that come every day from Syria and the rest of the Middle East. He shows how and why bad governance, stagnant economies, poor healthcare, climate change, population growth, refugee crisis, food and water insecurity, and war increasingly threaten human security in the region."--Publisher.

"Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis"--Amazon.com.

Traces the political history of Afghanistan from the sixteenth century to the present, looking at what has united the people as well as the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them.

In a breathtaking chronicle, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a U.S.-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides, who discovers the devastating cost of neutrality. Through their dramatic stories, "No Good Men Among the Living" stunningly lays bare the workings of America's longest war and the trust behind its prolonged agony. - Publishers.

An autobiographical account of the life of Joseph Sebarenzi, a Rwandan Tutsi who escaped from his homeland before the 1994 genocide, returned to become speaker of the Rwandan parliament, and was once again forced into exile.

"An eye-opening account of the war-ravaged African nation, from the end of colonial rule to the present day." - Publisher.

"From the beginnings of the slave trade through colonization, the struggle for independence, Mobutu's brutal three decades of rule, and the civil war that has raged from 1996 to the present day, "Congo: The Epic History of a People" traces the history of one of the most devastated nations in the world." - Author.

Chronicles the history of the 1996 to 2002 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo started by the Rwandan army in order to clear out Hutu-dominated refugee camps on the border; and describes the intense fighting, massacres, starvation, and disease.

Examines American foreign policy from just before the Second World War through the mid-1990s, discussing such topics as the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam War, the SALT treaties, the Iran-Contra scandal, international terrorism, the fall of Communism, the Gulf War, the war in Bosnia, and Clinton's trade policy.

"Political Research in the Middle East and North Africa focuses specifically on doing research in one of the most important regions in contemporary world politics. It is also one of the most difficult areas to do research in given the current high levels of violence, political instability, and authoritarianism that plague the region"--Provided by publisher.

Examines both the religious and legal aspects of homosexual marriages that focuses on the potential conflicts surrounding the religious freedom implications of legalizing same-sex marriage, discusses which rights could be violated--such as freedom of speech--and how the issues can be resolved.

Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem: Hip-Hop and the Culture of Abnormality in the Urban Community is a sociological work that utilizes a historical materialist perspective to expose the harmful effects of hip hop as a regulated industry, music, and culture.

Introductory text for students, particularly those less familiar with the scholarly body of work devoted to gender and sport.

More girls are playing sports than ever before—which, on the surface, is great for girls because sports offer positive and empowering fun for young women. In reality, though, few young athletes report “fun” as a reason they play sports. The rates of concussions and repetitive use injuries are on the rise, and kids are encouraged to specialize in a single sport at earlier and earlier ages, spending much of their free time throughout the year dedicated to the pursuit of a single sport at the expense of friends, other activities, and sometimes, health.

Explores the history of women's sport, examining the products and trends that have lead to increased participation, and the cultural responses to it.

Acclaimed since its original publication, Coming on Strong has become a much-cited touchstone in scholarship on women and sports. In this new edition, Susan K. Cahn updates her detailed history of women's sport and the struggles over gender, sexuality, race, class, and policy that have often defined it. A new chapter explores the impact of Title IX and how the opportunities and interest in sports it helped create reshaped women's lives even as the legislation itself came under sustained attack.

An examination of gay and lesbian life in the United States since the colonial period that discusses the Kinsey study, the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s, the Beat generation, gay marriage, and other related topics.

"[Describes] the modern struggle for gay, lesbian, and trans rights--from the 1950s to the present--based on ... interviews with politicians, military figures, legal activists, and members of the entire LGBT community who face these challenges every day"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the 100-year history of queer activism in a series of revealing close-ups, first-person accounts, and intimate snapshots of LGBT pioneers and radicals. This diverse cast stretches from the Edwardian period to today, including first-person accounts of the key protest that is at the heart of the 2015 movie 'Stonewall'"--Amazon

Addresses some of the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens, offering advice on how to come out to family and friends, develop a social life, deal with homophobia, and other topics, and includes personal testimonies.

Six weeks before reassignment surgery (SRS), I am obliged to stop taking my hormones. I suddenly feel very differently about my forthcoming operation. - Publisher

Explores the state of marriage in the United States at the dawn of the twenty-first century, discussing how cultural attitudes towards marriage and family have evolved throughout history and what implications those attitude changes have for parents and children.

While many feminist and queer movements are designed to challenge sexism, they often simultaneously police gender and sexuality—sometimes just as fiercely as the straight, male-centric mainstream does. Among LGBTQ activists, there is a long history of lesbians and gay men dismissing bisexuals, transgender people, and other gender and sexual minorities. In each case, exclusion is based on the premise that certain ways of being gendered or sexual are more legitimate, natural, or righteous than others. - Publisher

Addresses the issues of concern for the feminist movement today, discussing such topics as abuse against women and the common ideas and ideals shared by feminists of all ages.

Presents a feminist politics designed to not be divisive, discussing accomplishments by the feminist movement in such areas as reproductive rights, female body image, and class and race struggle, identifying aspects of these issues to still be addressed, and arguing that the feminist community needs to grow.

Tells the stories of women in Africa and Asia who have been victims of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality, and shows how girls' education and micro-finance can change their lives while providing a boost to the economies of developing countries.

"Looks at the suffering, discrimination, and abuse suffered by women throughout the world, often as a result of distorted readings of religious texts, as witnessed by the author and the testimony of women representing different regions and religions"--OCLC.

"In a culture that's driven by social media, women are using this online space to come together, share their stories and encourage a new generation to recognise the problems that women face. This book is a call to arms in a new wave of feminism, and it proves sexism is endemic - socially, politically and economically - but women won't stand for it."--Publisher.

Home with Hip Hop Feminism brings together popular culture and the everyday experiences of black women from the hip hop generation to highlight the epiphanic moments when the imagined and real body converge or collide.
To date, there are no books devoted exclusively to black women that integrate performance auto/ethnography and media studies from a hip hop feminist perspective. This book serves as a three-sided intervention against a textually dominated feminist media studies, a white-centered feminist third wave theory, and a masculinist hip hop cultural project. Aisha S. Durham not only reclaims her voice in these three spaces, she also rewrites her hip hop history by returning to the intellectual, cultural, and physical places she calls home. - Publisher

The women of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s found doors of opportunity opened as never before--they became astronauts, combat soldiers, athletes, and politicians. They protested, and they were heard. More than any prior generation, they catapulted women closer to social equality in America. - Publisher

The highly acclaimed, provocative New York Times bestseller—a personal, eloquently-argued essay, adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah. Here she offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists. - Amazon

Discusses the legal battles that followed the 2008 election that brought "Proposition 8" into California law.

" [An] inside story of the Supreme Court's landmark rulings on The Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 ... [Relating] ... the story of how David Boies and Theodore B. Olson--who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore--joined forces after that titanic battle to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. As allies and not foes, they tell the ... story of the five-year struggle to win the right for gays to marry ... "--Provided by publisher.

"From a . . . cultural journalist, a . . . look at the rise of the female showrunner. In this . . . informative . . . book, [the author] tells the story of the . . . women who broke through the barricades, starting with Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) and Diane English (Murphy Brown), whose . . . shows redefined America's idea of 'family values' and incited controversy that reached as far as the White House. Barr and English inspired the next generation of female TV writers and producers to carve out the creative space and executive power needed to present . . . representations of women on the small screen. Drawing on . . . research and interviews with the key players, this is the . . . behind-the-scenes story of a . . . revolution in television"--Provided by publisher.

Reveals how Silicon Valley became sexist and why this male-dominated culture endures despite decades-long claims to the moral high ground; draws on interviews with industry insiders to learn about the venture capital firms of Silicon Valley; and discusses how women in the industry have taken risks to pave the way for others.

A timely chronicle of what is now an ordinary day in America, where gun violence regularly takes the lives of children and teens, and leaves shattered families in its wake. - Publisher.

Discusses the prevalence of guns in American homes up to the mid-nineteenth century and proposes that they became commonplace only after production increased during the Civil War; places this in the context of the gun control debate.

Few ideas divide communities as much as those involving firearms, and fewer authors are able to tackle the subject with the same authority, humor, and intelligence. Written from the unique perspective of a gun lover who’s disgusted with what gun culture has become, Arms is destined to be one of the most talked-about books of the year. - Biblioasis

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords--disabled from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona--and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, share their argument for responsible gun ownership and more responsible gun control laws, despite being gun owners and supporters of the Second Amendment themselves. -- Amazon

In this provocative and deeply-researched work of narrative history, Haag fundamentally revises the history of arms in America, and in so doing explodes the clichés that have created and sustained our lethal gun culture. - Amazon

Examines gun manufacturing and marketing in the United States, explores changes in the firearm industry, discusses the nature of gun violence, and argues for renewed political efforts regarding gun control.

The staggering toll of gun violence―which claims 31,000 U.S. lives each year―is an urgent public health issue that demands an effective evidence-based policy response.
The Johns Hopkins University convened more than 20 of the world’s leading experts on gun violence and policy to summarize relevant research and recommend policies that are both constitutional and have broad public support. Collected for the first time in one volume, this reliable, empirical research and legal analysis will help lawmakers, opinion leaders, and concerned citizens identify policy changes to address mass shootings, along with the less-publicized gun violence that takes an average of 80 lives every day. - Publisher

"Looks at the suffering, discrimination, and abuse suffered by women throughout the world, often as a result of distorted readings of religious texts, as witnessed by the author and the testimony of women representing different regions and religions"--OCLC.

The author, a survivor of the commercial sex industry, shares her personal story, and discusses her efforts to help other girls who are victims of sexual exploitation through her nonprofit organization GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services.

Provides a global analysis of the problem of human trafficking in the twentieth century, including information on the different groups of victims, the methods of traffickers, trafficking patterns, and prospects for ending human trafficking.

The book is a compilation of five true stories of adults (4 woman & 1 man) trafficked as children. Each story is preceded by an overview of the type of trafficking the story addresses and followed up by a statement from the survivors themselves. The purpose of the book is to provide insights on how American children are taken captive and often coerced to remain in a lifestyle of commercial sexual exploitation. All profits from the book will be distributed to nationally recognized agencies providing either preventive or restorative service for child survivors of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking. - Amazon

“An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity” (Kirkus Reviews) and the landmark immigration law that transformed the face of the nation more than fifty years ago, as told through the stories of immigrant families in one suburban county in Virginia. - Publisher

John F. Kennedy's classic essay on the immigrant experience in America--reissued to coincide with the reopening of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. - Publisher

The leading textbook on social work with immigrants and refugees, this is the only book to address the intersection of legal, policy, and advocacy issues, in addition to the clinical skills needed to help these populations. This second edition has been updated to reflect key policy changes at the state and federal levels affecting social work with immigrants and refugees. The authors have expanded their coverage of transnationalism, microaggressions, and public health and community issues, and each chapter features updated case studies on the most critical issues immigrants face today: legal processes, physical and mental health issues, employment difficulties, family conflicts, and more.

Presents a number of personal stories of undocumented workers in the United States who are here for a variety of reasons including fleeing from persecution in their own countries or just trying to make a living.

Criticizes the United States' illegal immigrant deportation policies and detention centers, looking at the lives of illegal immigrants and deported immigrants.

" Luis Zayas draws on his extensive research and experience as a psychological evaluator to present the most complete picture yet of the mental health and lasting trauma experienced by US citizen-children who are threatened with the fate of exile or orphan"--Provided by publisher.

"A former Border Patrol agent's haunting experience of an unnatural divide and the lives caught on either side, struggling to cross or to defend it"--Provided by publisher.

"A critical look at the mechanisms, beliefs, and ideologies that govern U.S. immigration laws, and the social impacts of their enforcement"--Provided by publisher.

"Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis"--Amazon.com.

Discusses an open-border policy and immigration, including the author's own experience as a son of immigrants.

Looks at the history of the death penalty, offers information about Supreme court cases and state laws about it, provides varying perspectives on issues related to it, and includes quotes, anecdotes, and discussion about the punishment which were originally published in "USA Today."

Toni Bosco discusses how her life was affected by the murders of her son and daughter-in-law and explains why she believes the death penalty fails both politically and morally.

Every day, innocent men across America are thrown into prison, betrayed by a faulty justice system, and robbed of their lives—either by decades-long sentences or the death penalty itself. Injustice tarnishes our legal process from start to finish. From the racial discrimination and violence used by backwards law enforcement officers, to a prison culture that breeds inmate conflict, there is opportunity for error at every turn. Award-winning journalist Stanley Cohen chronicles over one hundred of these cases, from the 1973 case of the first ever death row exoneree, David Keaton, to multiple cases as of 2015 that resulted from the corrupt practices of NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella (with nearly seventy Brooklyn cases under review for wrongful conviction). In the wake of these unjust convictions, grassroots organizations, families, and pro bono lawyers have battled this rampant wrongdoing. Cohen reveals how eyewitness error, jailhouse snitch testimony, racism, junk science, prosecutorial misconduct, and incompetent counsel have populated America’s prisons with the innocent. - Publisher

A collection of essays in which inmates at American prisons who were sentenced to death while still in their teens share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in prison and how they feel about capital punishment.

In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute—men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. - Publisher

This book addresses one of the most controversial issues in the criminal justice system today--the death penalty. Paternoster et al. present a balanced perspective that focuses on both the arguments for and against capital punishment. Coverage draws on legal, historical, philosophical, economic, sociological, and religious points of view. - Publisher

When teenagers scuffle during a basketball game, they are typically benched. But when Will got into it on the court, he and his rival were sprayed in the face at close range by a chemical similar to Mace, denied a shower for twenty-four hours, and then locked in solitary confinement for a month. One in three American children will be arrested by the time they are twenty-three, and many will spend time locked inside horrific detention centers that defy everything we know about how to rehabilitate young offenders. In a clear-eyed indictment of the juvenile justice system run amok, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein shows that there is no right way to lock up a child. - Publisher

Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.

Justice While Black is a must-read for every young black male in America—and for everyone else who cares about their survival and well-being. This is a first-of-its-kind essential guide for African-American families about how to understand the criminal justice system, and about why that system continues to see black men as targets—and as dollar signs. - Publisher

"A critical look at the mechanisms, beliefs, and ideologies that govern U.S. immigration laws, and the social impacts of their enforcement"--Provided by publisher.

Contents: Ending mass incarceration : six bold reforms to rapidly reduce incarceration without compromising public safety

"Tracks the legacy of crime and imprisonment in the United States, from the historical roots of the American criminal justice system to our modern state of over-incarceration. . . Author Tony Platt, a recognized authority in the field of criminal justice, challenges the way we think about how and why millions of people are tracked, arrested, incarcerated, catalogued, and regulated in the United States."---Provided by publisher.

"Matthew Horace was a law enforcement officer at the federal and local levels for twenty-eight years, working in nearly every state in the country. Yet it was after seven years of service, when Horace found himself with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer, that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments"--Jacket flap.

Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Fields of Combat tells the story of how American veterans and their families navigate the return home. Following a group of veterans and their their personal stories of war, trauma, and recovery, Erin P. Finley illustrates the devastating impact PTSD can have on veterans and their families. Finley sensitively explores issues of substance abuse, failed relationships, domestic violence, and even suicide and also challenges popular ideas of PTSD as incurable and permanently debilitating. - Publisher

In his most important work since he won the National Book Award for Death in Life, Robert Jay Lifton writes about the extremes of pain and alienation suffered by the Vietnam veterans and about their search for reconnection and continuity. - Publisher

Report from the United State Senate's Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

A collection of intertwining stories from the Veterans History Project that create an eyewitness record of America at war in the twentieth century.

A provocative examination of race, gun laws, and violence that exposes how the state of Florida bungled the Trayvon Martin case through new interviews and revelations about the trial. - Publisher

"Tanner Colby woke up one day and realized he didn't know any black people." - Publisher

Explores the racial landscape of post-9/11 America, and places violence, Islamophobia, and xenophobia in a broader context.

First published in 1986, Racial Formation in the United States is now considered a classic in the literature on race and ethnicity. This second edition builds upon and updates Omi and Winant's groundbreaking research. In addition to a preface to the new edition, the book provides a more detailed account of the theory of racial formation processes. It includes material on the historical development of race, the question of racism, race-class-gender interrelationships, and everyday life. A final chapter updates the developments in American racial politics up to the present, focusing on such key events as the 1992 Presidential election, the Los Angeles riots, and the Clinton administration's racial politics and policies. - Publisher

Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed by critics and academics everywhere as a dramatic new retelling of our nation's past. Beginning with the colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United States--Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and others--groups who helped create this country's rich mosaic culture. - Publisher

Traces the diverse history of the United States through the voices of its multicultural men and women, and examines the centuries-long debate over who is an American and what the country stands for.

"A nonfiction book detailing the case of Isaac Woodard, its influence on Judge J. Waties Waring, and how Waring went on to lay the groundwork for landmark civil rights rulings"--Provided by publisher.

Writer Wesley Lowery travels to neglected corners of America to speak to families, local activists, and victims about the cumulative effect racially-biased policing has had on communities, crumbling infrastructures, and failing schools.

Black New Jersey tells the rich and complex story of the African American community's remarkable accomplishments and the colossal obstacles they faced along the way. Drawing from rare archives, historian Graham Russell Gao Hodges brings to life the courageous black men and women who fought for their freedom and eventually build a sturdy and substantial middle class. He explores...such world-renowned figures as Paul Robeson, Cory Booker, and Queen Latifah..." - Publisher.

Looks at the life of Robert Peace, who was born outside Newark in a ghetto known as "Illtown," earned a full scholarship to Yale University, and graduated. He returned home and taught at a Catholic high school, but was killed at the age of thirty in a drug-related shooting.

Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem: Hip-Hop and the Culture of Abnormality in the Urban Community is a sociological work that utilizes a historical materialist perspective to expose the harmful effects of hip hop as a regulated industry, music, and culture.

Examines racial identity, revealing the source of some of the racial and ethnic stereotypes adolescents are exposed to; discussing reasons why African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, and other racial groups often feel the need to stick together; and calling for a more open dialogue about race.

Examines the early twentieth century film "Birth of a Nation" and the impact it had on race relations in the United States following the Civil War.

Looks at historical and contemporary efforts to control sports participation and compensation for black athletes.

"A...firsthand account and...analysis of modern protest, revealing the opportunities and challenges facing social movements in the digital era"--Dust jacket.

A history of the social class system in the united State4s from the colonial era to the present, discussing the underprivileged white demographic, looks at the contributions of lower-class white workings in wartime, social policies and more.

Home with Hip Hop Feminism brings together popular culture and the everyday experiences of black women from the hip hop generation to highlight the epiphanic moments when the imagined and real body converge or collide.
To date, there are no books devoted exclusively to black women that integrate performance auto/ethnography and media studies from a hip hop feminist perspective. This book serves as a three-sided intervention against a textually dominated feminist media studies, a white-centered feminist third wave theory, and a masculinist hip hop cultural project. Aisha S. Durham not only reclaims her voice in these three spaces, she also rewrites her hip hop history by returning to the intellectual, cultural, and physical places she calls home. - Publisher

Traces the origin of "the ghetto," a term that established a new paradigm for thinking about racism, poverty, and slum conditions from the sixteenth century to the Nazi invasion.

"Matthew Horace was a law enforcement officer at the federal and local levels for twenty-eight years, working in nearly every state in the country. Yet it was after seven years of service, when Horace found himself with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer, that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments"--Jacket flap.

Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.

". . . chronicles [the] history [of] the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice"--Dust jacket.

The history of Brown v. Board of Education, the epochal Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregation, and of black America's century-long struggle for equality under law. - Publisher

José Vilson writes about race, class, and education through stories from the classroom and researched essays. His rise from rookie math teacher to prominent teacher leader takes a twist when he takes on education reform through his now-blocked eponymous blog, TheJoseVilson.com. He calls for the reclaiming of the education profession while seeking social justice. - Amazon

Explores race relations among students in the United States, provides suggestions on what schools can do to improve them, and discusses the implications of increasing resegregation.

For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Educators, who should be committed to helping young people realize their intellectual potential as they make their way toward adulthood, have a responsibility to help them find ways to expand identities related to race so that they can experience the fullest possibility of all that they may become. In this brutally honest—yet ultimately hopeful— book Pedro Noguera examines the many facets of race in schools and society and reveals what it will take to improve outcomes for all students. From achievement gaps to immigration, Noguera offers a rich and compelling picture of a complex issue that affects all of us. - Publisher

". . . [looks] at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms"--Amazon.

A timely chronicle of what is now an ordinary day in America, where gun violence regularly takes the lives of children and teens, and leaves shattered families in its wake. - Publisher.

"Historian Heather Ann Thompson offers the first definitive telling of the Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice"--Publisher.

The author, a former international banker, relates her experiences trying to understand global poverty and working with the poor, and suggests ways in which the situation should be addressed.

"Rothstein has presented what I consider to be the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation." - William Julius Wilson.

Examines the causes of violence in American society to evaluate if they are cause by hate or if there are other causes.

Philosophers and historians often treat fundamental concepts like equality as if they existed only as fixed ideas found solely in the canonical texts of civilization. In Crafting Equality, Celeste Michelle Condit and John Louis Lucaites argue that the meaning of at least one key word—equality—has been forged in the day-to-day pragmatics of public discourse. - Publisher

Examines the fates of eight families struggling to pay their rent in the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, discussing the human cost of America's vast inequality.

Combining history, economics, and commonsense political wisdom, The Fight for Fifteen makes a deeply informed case for a national $15/hour minimum wage as the only practical solution to reversing America’s decades-long slide toward becoming a low-wage nation. - Publisher

Describes the lives of young men and women as they come of age in some of the most impoverished communities in the United States.

Traces the origin of "the ghetto," a term that established a new paradigm for thinking about racism, poverty, and slum conditions from the sixteenth century to the Nazi invasion.

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Marmot, President of the World Medical Association, reveals social injustice to be the greatest threat to global health. - Publisher.

"El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years. An... immersive account of life in one of the most violent places on earth. Martinez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums... he reveals the underbelly of some of the most dangerous places in the world, going undercover to drink with narcos, accompanying police patrols, riding in trafficking boats and hiding out with a gang informer."--Publisher.

A collection of essays on income inequality in the United States.

Inequality is one of our most urgent social problems. Curbed in the decades after World War II, it has recently returned with a vengeance. We all know the scale of the problem―talk about the 99% and the 1% is entrenched in public debate―but there has been little discussion of what we can do but despair. According to the distinguished economist Anthony Atkinson, however, we can do much more than skeptics imagine. -- Amazon

Features a number of essays on topics that examine the welfare system and welfare reform including the effects of globalization on the current system, the rights of women and minorities, and more.

In The New War on the Poor, John Gledhill presents that perspective, linking the experiences of labor migrants crossing Latin America’s international borders; indigenous Mexicans defending their territories against capitalist mega-projects, drug wars, and paramilitary violence; Afro-Brazilians living on the urban periphery of Salvador; and farmers and business people tired of paying protection to criminal gangs. Through these close-up accounts of life lived on the margins, Gledhil reveals the too-close relationship between public power and private interest, and the unintended consequences and resistance that such repressive actions are beginning to generate. - Publisher

Explores how the United States has criminalized poverty, from fees and fines to child support penalties enforced on penniless parents.

Addresses the social and economic problem of poverty in America, maintains that the root causes are found in both the economic structure and political policy failures as opposed to individual shortcomings, and offers strategies for reducing the financial burdens of the people.

Explores the history of poverty in America through the lives and true stories of the nation's poor; and examines the welfare system and other agencies who have failed over the years to address the cause of poverty.

Examines the lives of the working poor in America--people who exist just barely beneath or a little above the federal government's official poverty line, and discusses the obstacles they face in trying to improve their circumstances.

In Savage Inequalities, Kozol delivers a searing examination of the extremes of wealth and poverty and calls into question the reality of equal opportunity in our nation's schools. - Publisher

Shows how state and local governments and their private industry partners profit from the social safety net, turning the poor of the nation into revenue streams. Offers a plan for reforms to realign human services agencies with their intended purpose to aid the poor.

"Former 'New York Times' columnist Anand Giridharadas takes [readers] into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it, . . . ask[ing] hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes and . . . point[ing] toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, [people] must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the world . . ."--Publisher provided.

A brilliant introduction to the philosophical concept of materialism and its relevance to contemporary science and culture. - Publisher

We all have heard of the phrase "Money can't buy happiness", but what we don't realize is a lot of us are under the control of the media and advertising industry, and have been fed by the idea that having more materialistic possessions can help you experience a much happier and a more fulfilling life.

In The High Price of Materialism, Tim Kasser offers a scientific explanation of how our contemporary culture of consumerism and materialism affects our everyday happiness and psychological health. Other writers have shown that once we have sufficient food, shelter, and clothing, further material gains do little to improve our well-being. Kasser goes beyond these findings to investigate how people's materialistic desires relate to their well-being. - Publisher

Examines American foreign policy from just before the Second World War through the mid-1990s, discussing such topics as the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam War, the SALT treaties, the Iran-Contra scandal, international terrorism, the fall of Communism, the Gulf War, the war in Bosnia, and Clinton's trade policy.

Discusses genetic makeup of the people of the United States.

A New Reality delivers a message of both caution and hope. Readers across the social and political spectrum will find it a reasoned and balanced counterpoint to current social and political trends. Its elegant design and long-range perspective will appeal to general readers, policy makers, millennials, baby boomers, teachers, and students, filling a need in the marketplace for a work of positivity and wisdom in otherwise bleak times.- Publisher.

"Former 'New York Times' columnist Anand Giridharadas takes [readers] into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it, . . . ask[ing] hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes and . . . point[ing] toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, [people] must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the world . . ."--Publisher provided.

Explains how peer pressure can have a positive impact on society, providing examples of movements that have resulted from peer pressure, and demonstrating how this means of influencing people can be harnessed to accomplish goals.

Discusses the effects of Facebook on society and politics.

Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data. In seventy-five graphs, Pinker shows that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. This progress is not the result of some cosmic force. It is a gift of the Enlightenment: the conviction that reason and science can enhance human flourishing.

Examines the causes of violence in American society to evaluate if they are cause by hate or if there are other causes.

Discusses an open-border policy and immigration, including the author's own experience as a son of immigrants.

"The third edition of ... International Organizations has been ... revised and updated to take into account new developments and shifting power relations since 2009, as well as the most current scholarship. As before, the authors provide a comprehensive, in-depth examination of the full range of international organizations. New features of the book include attention to a broader range of theoretical approaches, to the increasing importance of regional organizations, and to emerging forms of governance. And new case studies highlight the governance dilemmas posed by the Libyan and Syrian civil wars, human trafficking, LGBT rights, climate change, and more."--Amazon.com.

Presents an examination of the politics, people, and policies of the United States Food and Drug Administration, providing inside information on the agency that affects the daily lives of all Americans.

Has the information behavior of children and youth changed significantly over the last two decades? The Information Behavior of a New Generation: Children and Teens in the 21st Century attempts to answer this question from a variety of viewpoints. Thirteen researchers from educational psychology, computer science, education, and information studies have contributed to eleven chapters on models of information behavior, the cognitive development of youth, information literacy, everyday information behavior, cyber-bullying, gaming in virtual environments, learning labs, social networks, intellectual disabilities, and current and future systems. - Publisher

Moneyball meets The City Game in this compelling look at how the world champion Golden State Warriors embraced savvy business practices, next-generation science, and Silicon Valley's technocentric culture to not only produce the most talented basketball team ever assembled but to revolutinize the modern NBA.

Game designer Jane McGonigal explains how videogames can be used to help solve real-world problems, describing what game designers understand about what makes people happy, and discusses how games that feature alternative realities and problem-solving challenges can improve daily living, depression, obesity, and other twenty-first-century issues.

Explores the role video games play in contemporary American culture, discussing how they have evolved over time, why they are so popular, how they might be played in the future, and why they are a viable form of entertainment.

"This book will show that rather than being a waste of time, video games can help us develop skills, make friends, succeed at work, form good habits, and be happy. Taking the time to learn what's happening in our heads as we play and shop allows us to approach games and gaming communities on our own terms and get more out of them. ... [Describes] how to use an understanding of psychology to be a better part of ... gaming communities, to avoid being manipulated ... and to get the most enjoyment out of playing games"--Amazon.com.

"Jesper Juul gives us an insightful analysis of the interplay of rules and fiction. Unlike so much of the academic literature on gaming, it's both concise and readable." - Ernest W. Adams

Reveals how Silicon Valley became sexist and why this male-dominated culture endures despite decades-long claims to the moral high ground; draws on interviews with industry insiders to learn about the venture capital firms of Silicon Valley; and discusses how women in the industry have taken risks to pave the way for others.

"Discusses whether or not accelerating technology disrupts the economic system to the point where a fundamental restructuring is required."--Provided by publisher.

Jason Schenker is the world's leading financial futurist and a columnist for Bloomberg. In this book he shares a groundbreaking vision of the tremendous opportunities - and significant threats - presented by robots and automation technology. Jobs for Robots puts the debate about robots and automation in a uniquely constructed context that draws on Mr. Schenker's knowledge of economics, history, and future technology. And this book presents actionable insights for readers to robot-proof their lives and careers. Jobs for Robots includes compelling discussions about the future of work, roboadvising, FinTech, and universal basic income. The way forward is fraught with challenges, and we must bridge critical gaps between the present and the future to fully reap the benefits of tomorrow. - Author.

"The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup . . . In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup 'unicorn' promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work"--Provided by publisher.

"Social media have become prominent parts of life for many young people today. Most people engage with social media without stopping to think what the effects are on our lives, whether positive or negative." - Authors.

"Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away"--Provided by publisher.

"A...firsthand account and...analysis of modern protest, revealing the opportunities and challenges facing social movements in the digital era"--Dust jacket.

"If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't. ZUCKED is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face"

"An ... investigation into behavioral addiction, the dark flipside of today's unavoidable digital technologies, and how we can turn the tide to regain control..."--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the effects of Facebook on society and politics.

Explores how technology shapes children's values, attitudes, and behavior and provides advice on how parents can help their kids develop social skills, a healthy identity, and a strong work ethic.

In 2004, Lawrence Kutner, PhD, and Cheryl K. Olson, ScD, cofounders and directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, began a $1.5 million federally funded study on the effects of video games. In contrast to previous research, their study focused on real children and families in real situations. What they found surprised, encouraged and sometimes disturbed them.

Explores how even the most well-adjusted individuals can have their self-confidence shaken when they compare their online lives with others and reveals the extent to which young people go in their efforts to create perfect personal profiles, arguing that, despite common public perception, young people still experience common struggles and joy in their lives. - Publisher

Discusses the importance of social media to the modern youth.

Discusses the involvement of young people with digital media, and explores how life for this generation differs from those before the digital era in the areas of identity, intimacy, and imagination and what it means to be "app-dependent" versus "app-enabled."

"Proposes a way to educate the next generation of college students to invent, to create, and to discover--to fill needs in society that even the most sophisticated artificial intelligence agent cannot"--Dust jacket.

This book presents the information from the collaborative efforts and perspectives of a current school district superintendent who has researched and worked day-to-day with the issues, and an attorney currently dealing with the legal issues relevant to cyberbullying. - Amazon

"From a . . . cultural journalist, a . . . look at the rise of the female showrunner. In this . . . informative . . . book, [the author] tells the story of the . . . women who broke through the barricades, starting with Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) and Diane English (Murphy Brown), whose . . . shows redefined America's idea of 'family values' and incited controversy that reached as far as the White House. Barr and English inspired the next generation of female TV writers and producers to carve out the creative space and executive power needed to present . . . representations of women on the small screen. Drawing on . . . research and interviews with the key players, this is the . . . behind-the-scenes story of a . . . revolution in television"--Provided by publisher.

Brooke Gladstone, an American journalist and media analyst for NPR's "On the Media," explores the history of the media in cartoon illustrations, covering from tabloids in ancient Rome to contemporary journalism in the twenty-first century, and examining the influence of consumers on the shape of the media.

Addresses the question: Where should machine automation end?

"We live in times of increasing inscrutability. Our news feeds are filled with unverified, unverifiable speculation, much of it automatically generated by anonymous software. As a result, we no longer understand what is happening around us. Underlying all of these trends is a single idea: the belief that quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world, and the efficacy of computable information to provide us with ways of acting within it. Yet the sheer volume of information available to us today reveals less than we hope"--Jacket flap.

"Few inventions have changed life as much as the car. These large hunks of steel and horsepower are everywhere, so ubiquitous and deeply intertwined with our lives, jobs and families that we barely pay them any attention. The mundane car, however, is about to become the ultimate mobility device. Thanks to rapid advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, cars are poised to morph into the first mainstream autonomous robots that we will entrust with our lives, creating a cascade of social and economic change. - How do driverless cars work? - Why has it taken nearly 100 years to create a working driverless car? - What are the technological and social barriers? - How do roboticists create artificial perception and what is "Deep Learning"? - How will this technology change our lives, our businesses, and our cities? - What new opportunities lie ahead?"--Provided by publisher.

Autonomous vehicles will change our fundamental lifestyles, and in doing so create what are perhaps the most significant opportunities of this century. The benefits are unprecedented. The challenges are sizeable but not insurmountable. The strategies are exciting. The disruptions will be frightening. Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities, Strategies, and Disruptions, written by a successful consultant and author on technology strategy, provides unique insight and perspective on autonomous vehicles: • See how basic lifestyles will be transformed with new inexpensive and very convenient methods of transportation. - Author.

Has the information behavior of children and youth changed significantly over the last two decades? The Information Behavior of a New Generation: Children and Teens in the 21st Century attempts to answer this question from a variety of viewpoints. Thirteen researchers from educational psychology, computer science, education, and information studies have contributed to eleven chapters on models of information behavior, the cognitive development of youth, information literacy, everyday information behavior, cyber-bullying, gaming in virtual environments, learning labs, social networks, intellectual disabilities, and current and future systems. - Publisher

". . . [looks] at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms"--Amazon.

"An explosive account of the decade-long battle between the FBI and the violent homegrown revolutionary movements of the 1970s."--Dust jacket flap.

In The Lessons of Terror, novelist and military historian Caleb Carr examines terrorism throughout history and the roots of our present crisis and reaches a provocative set of conclusions: the practice of targeting enemy civilians is as old as warfare itself; it has always failed as a military and political tactic; and despite the dramatic increases in its scope and range of weapons, it will continue to fail in the future.

In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report.

A collection of personal narratives in which people discuss how their lives were changed after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Chronicles the events leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, offering an in-depth look at the Al Qaeda terrorist group's planning of the attacks and the events that prompted them.

"Out of the failures of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring and Syria, a new threat emerges. While Al Qaeda is weakened, new jihadi movements, especially ISIS, are starting to emerge. In military operations in June 2014 they were far more successful than Al Qaeda ever were, taking territory that reaches across borders and includes the city of Mosul. The reports of their military coordination and brutality are chilling. While they call for the formation of a new caliphate once again the West becomes a target. How could things have gone so badly wrong? In THE RISE OF ISLAMIC STATE, Cockburn analyzes the reasons for the unfolding of US and the West's greatest foreign policy debacle and the impact that it has on the war-torn and volatile Middle East"--Publisher

"Drawing on their unusual access to intelligence sources, law enforcement, and groundbreaking research, two of America's leading experts on violent extremism and terrorism explain the genesis, evolution, and implications of today's most barbaric jihadist army, Islamic State--and how we can fight it."--Provided by publisher.

In light of the ongoing war against terrorism, can the United States maintain its dedication to protecting civil liberties without compromising security? At stake is nothing less than the survival of ideas associated with the modern period of political philosophy: the freedom of conscience, the inviolable rights of the individual to privacy, the constitutionally limited state, as well as the more recent refinement of late modern liberalism, multiculturalism. Contributors evaluate the need to reassess the nation's public policies, institutions, as well as its very identity. The struggle to persist as an open society in the age of terrorism will be the defining test of democracy in the Twenty-first-century.

Provides an account of the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, focusing on the teenage killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, drawing from interviews, police files, psychological studies, and writings and tapes by the boys to look at the signs they left that disaster was looming.

The author recounts his growing up in poverty in Los Angeles, his encounters with racism in school and on the streets, and his struggle to overcome prejudice, drugs, and violence.

A timely chronicle of what is now an ordinary day in America, where gun violence regularly takes the lives of children and teens, and leaves shattered families in its wake. - Publisher.

The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate crossroad. -- Amazon

Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots, and documentaries like Waiting for “Superman”, Geoffrey Canada was a small boy growing up scared on the mean streets of the South Bronx. His childhood world was one where “sidewalk boys” learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, and knife. Then the streets changed, and the stakes got even higher. In his candid and riveting memoir, Canada relives a childhood in which violence stalked every street corner. - Amazon

Sudhir Venkatesh recounts how he managed to work his way into one of Chicago's must brutal crack-dealing gangs and describes the horrific events he witnessed, and sometimes participated in.

Using the story of homicide victim Bryant Tennelle in the Ghettoside, a word used to describe a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood, the author explores how gangs have taken over neighborhoods in the absence of a trusted legal authority.

Explores the events surrounding the murder of two children by their parents in a rundown section of Brownsville, Texas, discussing the social issues, from poverty to mental illness to the death penalty and the human forces that drive them.

Every morning Chicagoans wake up to the same stark headlines that read like some macabre score: “13 shot, 4 dead overnight across the city,” and nearly every morning the same elision occurs: what of the nine other victims? As with war, much of our focus on inner-city violence is on the death toll, but the reality is that far more victims live to see another day and must cope with their injuries—both physical and psychological—for the rest of their lives. Renegade Dreams is their story. - Publisher