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Traumatic Brain Injury
There are more than 200,000 cases of traumatic brain injury in the United States every year. It is a major cause of deaths and disabilities. This guidebook provides essential information on Traumatic Brain Injury, but also presents first-person narratives by people coping with Traumatic Brain Injury. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers.
The War in Afghanistan
Editor Arthur Gillard has compiled fascinating, stirring essays and articles that explain how the War in Afghanistan impacts the American way of life. Readers will explore the issues surrounding the Afghan War from 2001 to present. Both conservative and liberal points of view create an even balance, on issues including whether the U.S. should continue fighting, whether the counterinsurgency strategy is effective, and whether the war is helping with the rights of Afghan women. Readers will also evaluate whether the U.S. should accept and learn to work with corruption in Afghanistan. Personal narratives will make your readers feel for the plight of each essayist, including a teenage son who talks about his father's military service.
Food Allergies
Amazingly, only eight foods are responsible for 90 percent of food-allergic reactions. They are: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish. Provide your readers with essential information on food allergies. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with food allergies give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder impacts millions of Americans, and can be diagnosed in sufferers as young as two years old. Your readers are provided with essential information on Asperger Syndrome. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its possible causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with Asperger Syndrome give readers a first-hand experience. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, possible causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers.
Social Protest
This fascinating book explores issues and trends related to social protest. Readers will learn about protest movements, nonviolent protests, social protest and direct action, and civil disobedience. Comedy and street theater as protest tactics, the Occupy Movement, and economic inequality are also richly covered. Essay sources include Investor's Business Daily, Kumi Naidoo, Mathew Ingram, and Amy Goodman.
Homelessness
Editor Arthur Gillard helps readers to explore issues related to homelessness. Through articles from a variety of sources, this book explores topics like tent cities as a temporary answer to long-term housing problem, and the impact of “housing first” approaches. Readers will evaluate whether or not giving money to panhandlers helps the chronically homeless, and the long-term effect of homelessness on families. They will learn intelligent ways to speak out about homelessness. Essay sources include the National Coalition for the Homeless, Colorado Springs Gazette, Anna Nussbaum Keating, and Hubert G. Locke.
Sexual Harassment
It is a horrible fact but true, 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys is sexually assaulted by age 16. This means your readers are impacted by this topic, or someone they love is for certain. This book carefully introduces readers to the issues relating to sexual harassment, so that they can navigate the challenges they may encounter in life. Readers will evaluate topics including whether online sexual harassment is a serious problem, whether men need to take a more active role in ending harassment, and whether the way women dress contributes to sexual harassment.
Climate Change
This collection of essays helps readers explore the issues surrounding climate change. Essay sources include the U.S. Global Change Research Program, James Lovelock, Anne McElvoy, and Pat Boone. Readers will evaluate what humans are doing to cause climate change and consider what the best measures are to stop it.
Food-borne Diseases
More than 250 pathogens and toxins cause foodborne illness. Nearly all of them can cause an outbreak, according to the C.D.C. This book provides essential information on food-borne diseases, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with food-borne diseases. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.
Dieting
A person merely needs to watch television for a few hours before they've viewed several diet and weight management solutions. Our society is filled with diet fads and messages that we need to control our weight. This volume addresses dieting for young readers. Essays and articles explain the effectiveness of dieting, effectiveness of willpower, yo-yo dieting, and eating mindfully. Readers will evaluate what it means to be healthy at any weight, and the government's role in combating obesity and the obesity epidemic.
