social problems

Presents the complete text of Charles Dickens' novel "Hard Times;" and includes introduction and textual notes, chronology of the life of Dickens, major historical events of the time, and commentaries on the political, economical, educational, and social state of England in the 1830s and 1840s.

Radio and television host Glenn Beck shares his views on some of the world's most pressing problems, including poverty and global warming, and reveals the truths behind some long-held myths that politicians and activists use to scare the general public into action.

A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the coolest, toughest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him.

Esther, the illegitinate child of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon, is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce and lives with him at Bleak House.

Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.

Contains facts, charts, and articles that provide information about the status of America, discussing population characteristics, families and households, the labor force, income and poverty, health, education, voter participation, crime, spending, and housing.