Features writings by death-row inmates, family members of victims and perpetrators, religious and political figures, journalists, criminologists, and legal experts, along with information on programs designed to help young people who have gone astray. It reveals the fear and regret of death-row inmates as well as the horror of their loved ones.
Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was the grandson of a slave who became US Solicitor General in 1965. Born in Baltimore, he was educated at the historically black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In 1930 he was denied admission to Maryland Law School because he was black. This title offers an examination of the formative events in Thurgood's life.
A Resource for Girls in Science, Math, and Technology
Divided into 3 parts, this volume aims to guide young women who want to explore and plan a career in science, math, or technology. It introduces readers to the career opportunities available in the sciences. It recounts stories of girls and young women in the sciences, detailing how they got involved and what they have accomplished.
How to Ask Questions, Find Answers, and Work With Your Doctor
Offers knowledge on ten major areas of healthcare: evaluating physicians and their care, finding good dental care, traditional private health insurance, managed care, medicaid and medicare, surgery, hospital stays, nursing homes, home and hospice care, and prescription drugs.
The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Ballparks, Family Rooms, and the Minivan
Scientists are finding that or current technology-centered lifestyle is having unwanted side effects on childrens brains. This fascinating and controversial discussion will make parents and school systems rethink how we are raising our children.
Following in the tradition of her bestselling Life Is a Verb, Patti Digh returns with this deceptively simple gathering of touchstones, Your Daily Rock. With her signature gift of presenting truths in concise heartspeak, she provides short meditations to ground each day in more mindful and intentional living.
ISBN-13: 9781493006526
(Paperback)
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
Although it's good news that many divorced people remarry, the bad news is that too many of them carry the animosities and negative behaviour patterns of their former heartbreaks into their new situation. This book tackles this pervasive problem with sensitivity and understanding.
Includes a listing of recommended dietary allowances, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography. This work contains chapters on nutrition basics and a balanced diet, how to evaluate nutrition information, vitamin and mineral supplements, 'health foods' and related products, junk foods and fast foods, and other topics.
From well-known problems such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and angina, to lesser-known conditions such as valvular heart disease, rheumatic fever, and arrhythmia, this work provides fact-based medical information, while avoiding confusing jargon as well as fad therapies.
