public opinion

Examines different perspectives on vaccination. Discusses the development of vaccines to prevent various diseases and concerns regarding unintended consequences. Includes a timeline, basic facts, and a glossary.

Explores modern Americans' views about war, addressing both sides of the issue and discussing how those views have been influenced by other aspects of pop culture.

Three very different teenagers, once close friends, struggle to understand the changes in their relationships and the turmoil around them as the Vietnam War encroaches on their lives.

Peter Eichstaedt shares conversations he had with everyday people of Afghanistan during his time spent in Kabul in 2010.

A veteran reporter chronicles the struggle between moderates and extremists taking place within the Islamic world, citing clerics who challenge al Qaeda violence, women who are launching liberation movements, and former jihadists who openly reject violence.

Contains photographs with images some people believe are supernatural beings and offers comments on their validity.

Offers a social history of vices such as smoking, drinking, taking drugs, and gambling in America, describing the factors that contribute to the vices and attempts to curb them.

Examines how young Americans are dealing with the issue of race in an age in which the idea of America as a white society is rapidly becoming obsolete.

Examines presidential relationships with the American people, political parties, media and interest groups.

Draws from interviews with women from all walks of life to examine the responses of women to the ongoing debate in the United States over guns and violence.