Sonder, Ben

Provides an introduction to parrots, looking at their characteristics, where they live, different species, and other related topics.

Norman Rockwell was an illustrator of tremendous ingenuity and energy, and his memorable scenes come together to create a brilliant patchwork quilt of American imagery. With the arrival of the full-color press and a wealth of illustrated magazines, Rockwell took his art to the masses and became the most beloved American illustrator of all time. His career begins in New York with Boy?s Life and continues with The Saturday Evening Post, along with his later, more socially conscious work for Look magazine.

Discusses youth gangs, including information about their appeal to young people, the problems of gang-related violence and drugs, and how to get out and stay out of gangs.

Follows a young Jewish immigrant from Poland as she struggles to build a new life in America and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer.

Use of crack, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco by pregnant women can cause serious long term problems for the baby. Drug habits of the father also affect children.

Discusses the history and philosophies of the far-right militia movement and its connections with hate groups and domestic terrorism.

A study of heroin, providing insights into how it feels and why people keep using it, explaining the short-term and long-term effects of the drug on the body, examining the lifestyles of heroin users, and discussing the history of the drug, treatment options, and government and police response to heroin use.

Examines such eating disorders as bulimia and anorexia nervosa and discusses possible causes and available treatment.

Examines both sides of the creationism versus evolution debate from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1990s.