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By White, Bruce
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Work smarter and save time with the librarian's guide to the hidden in plain sight secrets of Excel, Sheets, and other types of spreadsheets --
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By de Vos, Gail
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Details how real events have evolved through folk stories and legends into ballads before ultimately ending up in print format. After an introduction to the form and its place in history, this work explores various types of ballads. It covers Ballad types such as: tragic love sto...ries, murder ballads, otherworld beings, and tricks and disguises. Read more
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Modern Slavery provides a thorough treatment of the evolving scope, nature, and contexts of modern slavery and a discussion of prevention and abolition efforts in an accessible format for high school and college readers. Modern Slavery: A Reference Handbook addresses essential qu...estions about slavery in its contemporary manifestations. The book examines the growing epidemic and recent contexts of modern slavery in the United States and throughout the world, and describes in detail what caused it, whom it impacts, and what can be (and is being) done about it. It also explores the various contributing factors and how governmental and nongovernmental agencies can better engage in prevention and eradication. The volume opens with chapters providing information on contemporary slavery, followed by a discussion of the causes, consequences, and possible solutions. The next chapter includes essays from a diverse range of contributors, providing useful perspectives to round out the author's expertise. The book concludes with a collection of data and documents; an overview of important people, organizations, and resources relating to the issue; a chronology; and a glossary of key terms. Provides a foundation for general readers who want to learn more about the evolving nature, scope, and context of modern slavery in an easy-to understand fashion Allows arguments to be heard from a variety of individuals, including policy experts, victim advocates, and survivors, in a perspectives chapter Gives general readers a better of understanding of who is involved in combating modern slavery, and provides a foundation for further research in profile and references chapters Read more
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Offering a guide to the global struggle for human rights, the problems and shortcomings of the international human rights regime, and the resources essential to human rights studies, this work looks at religious tolerance, torture, environmental rights, discrimination, and genoci...de, as issues central to the contemporary debate on human rights. Read more
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Presents roughly sixty years' worth of Arthur Miller scholarship, offering a range of interpretations and critical responses to the playwright's work.
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Drug resistance the reduction in the effectiveness of a particular medicine (particularly antimicrobials) in treating a disease or condition is considered one of the most pressing issues in medicine today. This problem is likely to have profound impacts on society in the decades ...to come. This understandable, single-volume book explores the history of drug resistance, explains how drug resistance occurs, cites the most problematic examples, identifies the potential consequences, and describes how drug resistance can be prevented. It also pays attention to current issues and controversies surrounding this topic, such as the role of the industrialized food system in breeding antibiotic-resistant strains of E. coli. The coverage includes up-to-date information about specific diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), for which drug resistance is a particular issue. Readers will understand how human behavior, such as patient non-adherence to treatment and physician over-prescription of antibiotics, have served to foster drug resistance. A selection of primary documents sourced from organizations such as the World Health Organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will serve those interested in pursuing more detailed research on particular topics. Read more
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The misuse and abuse of prescription drugs has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, yet many individuals still believe, incorrectly, that their use is without risk. This book explores those risks as well as controversies surrounding this public health issue --
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Genetic testing has provided important clues to understanding our health, but it has also raised many ethical, legal, and medical questions and concerns. This book explores the breadth of genetic testing, its possibilities, and the controversies that surround its use --
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This book provides a broad introduction to the controversial anti-vaccination movement, providing readers with what they need to understand the history, motivations, and controversies surrounding this dangerous trend. * Presents holistic information on a timely, important, and co...ntroversial topic from a variety of perspectives to provide balanced insight * Includes a Controversy section that encourages readers to think carefully about important issues * Offers a valuable list of additional resources for further reading or research * Features a timeline that helps students understand the cause-and-effect relationship between events as well as a glossary that defines unfamiliar terms and makes the title more accessible to readers Read more
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Goodalls life is revealed from her early days growing up in England and the influence of her mother, to her experiences living and observing chimpanzees in Africa.
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