Ruggiero, Adriane

Contains twelve essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to year-round schooling, including its implications, benefits, the importance of summer break, and other topics; and provides contact information for organizations and a bibliography.

Presents twenty-six articles examining differing viewpoints on aspects of mental illness, including the extent of the problem in the U.S., the use of drugs as treatment, alternative treatments, and society's responses to the mentally ill.

Presents a collection of twenty-one essays that examines Judaism, and discusses topics such as the history of Judaism, basic beliefs, rites and rituals such as Passover and the Sabbath, and some of the challenges facing Jews.

Presents nineteen essays that discuss Confucianism, and examines the life of Confucius as a scholar and teacher during the Chou Dynasty, Confucian concepts, the spread of Confucianism throughout the Far East, and more.

Presents the history of the Great Depression through excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, speeches, and songs dating from the period. Includes review questions.