Brezina, Corona

Describes the dangers of using heroine, discussing the various effects it has on the human body and its impact on society.

This book describes the organ donation process and how it works with living and deceased donors and examines issues and policies related to organ transplants.

Answers commonly asked questions readers might have about the juvenile detention system, such as how teens are sentenced, what facilities are like, and what happens when teens leave the system. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Explores global climate changes and its effect on the atmosphere, oceans, and other natural systems.

Explains the importance and history of equal rights in the United States, and examines rights with respect to women, African Americans, other racial minorities, and LGBT individuals.

The company that is now Google began as a partnership of ideas between two Stanford University graduate students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page. This perceptive book includes sidebars on the company's innovations, a biographical fact sheet on Brin, Page, and Eric Schmidt, CEO.

Presents an invaluable guide of how deflation works, one of the most dangerous of economic cycles and also offers the power of knowledge, helping readers to adapt to shifting economic trends with comprehension, historical perspective, and sound advice and strategies.

Provides young readers with a clear understanding of one of the most important, talked-about, and defining subjects of our era, how stimulus plans work.

Explains the vocational landscape within the field of sustainable energy.

Provides an introduction to the field of forensics, focusing on the work done by medical examiners,identifying the skills, education, and training needed to be a medical examiner, discussing opportunities and future trends in the field, and including a look at a typical on-the-job experience.