Authors present a variety of perspectives on diets, diet obsession, sedentary lifestyles, diet misinformation, eating disorders, and unhealthy relationships with food.
Discusses some of the substances that are abused by inhaling them, the effects of solvents on the body, and how to avoid the dangers involved in solvent abuse.
Provides information about drug abuse and addiction, focusing on depressant drugs, including barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and alcohol; discusses the dangers faced by teens who take depressant drugs; and includes advice on getting help.
Offers adolescents and teens an overview of the issues surrounding tobacco, discussing the different forms of tobacco, how they affect the body, the laws related to tobacco use, and the dangers of smoking.
Presents a comprehensive guide to smoking-related health issues in adolescents and examines some of the reasons why teens smoke, the consequences of using tobacco, along with statistics and case studies.
an encyclopedia of horses and a comprehensive guide to horse and pony care
Draper, Judith
2003
Presents color-illustrated profiles of horse breeds from around the world, and provides information on horse and pony care, including advice on how to buy and keep a horse, equipment, and grooming.
Presents short stories in which adventurers find themselves on the brink of death from hypothermia, drowning, mountain sickness, avalanche, scurvy, heatstroke, falling, predators, the bends, cerebral malaria, and dehydration.
