Hal Marcovitz
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Members of the media can provide vastly different views of the same event. biased viewpoints have become a routine part of how the media reports the news in America. Readers of daily newspapers as well. As consumers who receive their news through radio or TV broadcasts and those who rely on the internet for their news can certainly find straight reporting in those sources. But biased coverage of the news is ever-present as well, providing consumers...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"People have harbored beliefs in ghosts since the eras of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In recent years paranormal investigators have developed many scientific methods to detect evidence of the spirit world. But many skeptics are convinced there is no scientific proof that the dead walk among us, sparking the debate: Do ghosts exist?"--
5) Video games
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Presents a discussion of video games that is designed to inspire critical thinking in middle and high school students, covering the political, social, and cultural issues associated with the topic, with photographs, examples, and quotes.
7) Tupac
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As 2020 came to an end there was no shortage of Americans as well as others who welcomed the New Year, hoping life for everyone would improve in 2021. What perhaps worsened the suffering among Americans as well as others was a feeling of helplessness: As people found themselves impacted by the pandemic, the protests over racial inequality, and the terrible fires and weather events that plagued the nation, most people came to the conclusion that there...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Much of what is known about people's everyday lives in times past comes from artifacts but also from diaries, letters, and other writings. Many important details of life during the Civil war, for instance, can be found in the diaries of women who carried on while their men were at war. In the Living History series, firsthand accounts such as these are combined with thoughtful narrative to offer a rich and vivid portrait of daily life in various times...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Book publishers as well as film and TV producers continually look for new stories about vampires as well as ghosts, witches, and many other mythical creatures-to feed the public's enormous appetite for stories about the supernatural world."--
11) Suicide
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Offers factual information about suicide, providing a brief history, discussing risk factors and mental disorders, addressing young victims and the right to die, and exploring suicide as a weapon, experiences of people left behind, and prevention.
12) Dr. Dre
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Biography of Dr. Dre, a rap musician, and rap producer.
16) Gangs
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines the issues of biological and chemical warfare, including its historical background leading up to its current and future impact on society. The Hague Peace Conventions, the Geneva Protocol, and the Chemical Weapons Convention are discussed in detail. Programs that protect the United States against biological or chemical attack are also introduced.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Provides facts and varying opinions about renewable energy and its potential to replace fossil fuels, discussing the consequences of fossil fuel use, origins of the controversy over fossil fuels, the practicality and affordability of renewable energy, policies, and if people can live without fossil fuels.