Some Useful Books
Term Limits and Their Consequences by Call Number: 4th Floor ; JK1130 .C35 2012ISBN: 1438443064Publication Date: 2012-01-01Legislative term limits remain a controversial feature of the American political landscape. Term Limits and Their Consequences provides a clear, comprehensive, and nonpartisan look at all aspects of this contentious subject.
What Should We Do about the Opioid Epidemic? by ISBN: 1946206261Publication Date: 2018-05-24Drug abuse, a problem the United States has faced for decades, has taken a sharply more lethal turn with the rise of opioids--both legal pain- killers, such as oxycodone and fentanyl, and illegal ones like heroin.
The Gentrification Debates by ISBN: 1315881098Publication Date: 2013-09-13Uniquely well suited for teaching, this innovative text-reader strengthens students' critical thinking skills, sparks classroom discussion, and also provides a comprehensive and accessible understanding of gentrification.
School Shooters by ISBN: 1538106930Publication Date: 2017-05-25Here, Peter Langman takes a look at 48 national and international cases of school shootings in order to dispel the myths, explore the motives, and expose the realities of preventing school shootings from happening in the future, including identifying at risk individuals and helping them to seek help before it's too late.
Experiences of Hunger and Food Insecurity in College by ISBN: 9783030318178Publication Date: 2019-11-20This volume explores the experience of hunger and food insecurity among college students at a large, public university in north Texas.
Working Hard for the American Dream by ISBN: 9781118541418Publication Date: 2013-03-06Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day.
Electoral College Reform by ISBN: 9781138260344Publication Date: 2016-11-10Electoral College Reform brings together new essays examining all aspects of this crucial debate, including the reasons for reform, the issues surrounding a constitutional amendment, the effect of the Electoral College on political campaigns and the possibilities for extra-constitutional avenues to change.
Stardom : discussions on fame and celebrity culture by ISBN: 1848881371Publication Date: 2012This interdisciplinary volume is devoted to diverse topics, ranging from sex/gender and fame to celebrities as embodiments of Zeitgeist; from identity formation, star-making and 'star-consuming' to the humanising of 'icons.'
Social Media by ISBN: 9780739192641Publication Date: 2015-06-17Social Media: Principles and Applications examines social media in interpersonal, mass-mediated, educational, organizational, and political settings.
Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration by ISBN: 9781839108891Publication Date: 2021-02-16Drawing on the concept of the 'politics of compassion', this Handbookinterrogates the political, geopolitical, social and anthropological processes which produce and govern borders and give rise to contemporary border violence.
Understanding Artificial Intelligence by ISBN: 9780367531362Publication Date: 2020-12-10Understanding Artificial Intelligence explains, through a straightforward narrative and amusing illustrations, how AI works. It is written for a non-specialist reader, adult or adolescent, who is interested in AI but is missing the key to understanding how it works.
Young People and Mental Health by ISBN: 0471976784Publication Date: 2000-04-07This is the only book of its kind to offer a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to this topical and rapidly developing field.
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More Books
A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours by ISBN: 1849050252Publication Date: 2012-02-15Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at the person at risk, the family and personal relationships they have and the communities in which they are embedded, this book will help anyone working with suicidal individuals to prevent this major cause of death.
The Racial Healing Handbook by ISBN: 9781684032723Publication Date: 2019-08-01A powerful and practical guide to help you navigate racism, challenge privilege, manage stress and trauma, and begin to heal.
A Woman's Life Is a Human Life by ISBN: 9780802160683Publication Date: 2023-01-17Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this urgent book from historian Felicia Kornbluh reveals two movement victories in New York that forever changed the politics of reproductive rights nationally
