Special reports (Essential Library (Firm)) | Fayetteville Public Library

1) Black Lives Matter

Author

Edwards, Sue Bradford

2) Cybersecurity

Author

Higgins, Melissa

3) Ebola outbreak

Author

Laine, Carolee

4) ISIS

Author

Marsico, Katie

5) Religion and free speech

Author

Capek, Michael

6) Transgender rights and issues

Author

Pelleaschi, Andrea

7) US-Cuba relations

Author

Capek, Michael

8) The vaccination debate

Author

Rissman, Rebecca

9) Fracking

Author

Hulick, Kathryn

10) The gender wage gap

Author

Higgins, Melissa

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

Description

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Presents facts about the gender wage gap, covering the battle for equal pay, factors that affect it, and the policies intended to fix the problem.

11) Gun control and the Second Amendment

Author

Hand, Carol

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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Covers the history of gun control and the laws' relationships to the Second Amendment, the controversies surrounding what types of gun control are legal and effective, and what gun control and gun violence look like today in the United States and around the world.

12) Hate crimes in America

Author

Abramovitz, Melissa

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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Covers the history of crimes motivated by prejudice, examples of such incidents in the headlines today, and the ways in which communities are responding to these vicious acts.

13) The rising cost of education

Author

Oachs, Emily Rose

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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Covers the skyrocketing tuition fees for higher education, explaining just how expensive tuition is as well as what causes its increase and the risks it poses for Americans.

14) The Syrian conflict

Author

Capek, Michael

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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Covers the struggle that erupted in Syria in early 2011, discussing the key players, the underlying causes, and the continuing human toll of the violence.

15) The war on poverty

Author

Laine, Carolee

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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Covers the history of poverty in the United States, explaining what poverty looks like today and highlighting key players and efforts to reduce poverty in the country.

16) The Zika virus

Author

Edwards, Sue Bradford

Series

Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))

Publisher

Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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Covers the Zika outbreak that began in 2015, discusses the history of the virus and its discovery, examines how the virus spreads and how it affects the infected, and looks at how the medical community is fighting it.