Examines the impact poverty has on society as a whole, identifies its underlying causes, discusses how it is addressed by the government, and describes its impact on a person's mental health.
Provides an overview of natural disasters, discussing disasters throughout history, how they are predicted, how people prepare and respond to them, recovery efforts, and what happens when resources are limited.
This book relays the factual details of the sinking of the luxury cruise ship Titanic. Readers learn about the key historical event from the perspectives of a crewmember, a first-class passenger, and a steerage passenger.
Describes the skills, training, and missions of the U.S. Marine Force Reconnaissance who perform search-and-seizure missions, investigating enemy coastlines, and gathering secret information as they provide support to every branch of the military.