Presents an overview of the issues related to toxic waste, explaining the various sources of pollution, how serious the problem is, and how it can be solved.
Sometimes called self-inflicted violence, self-abuse, or self-mutilation, self-injury disorder is defined as the act of intentionally inflicting physical harm on oneself that causes damage to the body.
Presents a brief study of the Impressionist movement of the mid-1800s, the great impressionist artists of the era including Edouard Manet and Claude Monet, and its influence in the artistic world.
Explains how the Internet came to be and how it works; describes its varied uses and its dark elements such as cyberstalking and fraud; and explores the ways it has changed the world and how it may shape homes of the future.
Presents a study of the planet Mars and discusses the mystery surrounding it, early scientific theories concerning it, the space race and the various landing crafts that have landed on the planet and the data they have collected.
Considers the severity of synthetic drug abuse around the world and outlines the dangers associated with this practice. Demonstrates how synthetic drug abuse can be responded to and prevented. Includes color photographs.
A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century.
This book describes the challenges involved in fighting cybercrime, discussing cyberterrorism, identity theft, malicious software attacks, and other crimes by hackers.
