Nardo, Don

This book examines how and why social change occurs and the lasting influence of the women?s movement.

Introduces readers to the basic tenets of Hinduism, its origins, and the challenges faced in the present day.

Buddhism beginnings are discussed, along with core beliefs, common practices, and challenges for the future.

Explores the religion Islam, including what the people believe, how to practice the faith, and what rules to live by.

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the important dates in history regarding slavery; human beings held against their will.

Chronicles the life and journeys of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco V?squez de Coronado, who searched the lands north of Mexico, or New Spain, for the legendary Seven Cities of C?bola.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother and her children.

Explores renewable energy sources and how science can help provide renewable and environmentally safe sources of energy.

"Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by relevant facts, quotes, and anecdotes, this book examines the reasons for, and the moral issues that surrounded, the slave trade in the United States during the 19th century"--OCLC.

Before the advent of vaccines, enormous epidemics of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, and other crippling diseases ravaged humanity around the globe. That frightening situation began to change when Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, and other pioneering medical researchers developed the first vaccines-which use a portion of a disease germ to stimulate the body's immune reaction to that malady. Today, hundreds of millions of people gain immunity to deadly diseases through vaccination.