Global connections

Explores issues concerning the world's population growth and the possibility of food shortages in the near future.

A comprehensive overview of pandemics and their influence on global health that examines major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission, worldwide pandemics and attempts to control them, outbreaks and methods of fighting them, and other related topics.

Explores topics and issues related to terrorism and security around the world, such as suicide bombers, political ideologies and their connection to terrorism, and militant Islam.

Discusses the interrelation of geography, history, science, social studies, and economics and their relevance to the U.S. and the rest of the world, covering topics such as human rights, terrorism, world hunger, use of natural resources, and pollution, with charts, illustrations, tables, and maps.

Explores the impact of global warming on the changing weather patterns, and examines the consequences for nature and the environment.

Explains what human rights are and why they are important, reviews the history of human rights, looks at how human rights have or have not applied to aboriginal people, women, and minorities, and discusses some of the human rights issues facing the modern world.

Discusses the challenges faced by different countries as the world economy changes and more nations embrace a free-market system, covering topics such as energy consumption; isolation versus accessibility; capitalism; piracy; technology; and protectionism.

Explores how globalization has created commonalities throughout the world, describing how cuisines, cultures, beliefs, and practices of different countries are influencing others, and examines debates over whether increased globalization is good or bad.

Examines the experience of teens in the United States, looking at a typical day, what happens in school, family life, holidays, work, and entertainment. Includes photographs, a glossary, and a historical time line.

Explores the lives, pastimes, and customs of teenagers in Turkey. Includes full-color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.