An Impact book

Presents the controversial topics of abortion, euthanasia, and test tube births.

Briefly surveys the field of extrasensory perception with a description of experiments in the United States and other countries.

Discusses the economic, legal, health, and civil rights problems presently facing Native Americans and presents a brief history of legal and territorial conflicts between Native Americans and the United States government.

Presents step-by-step directions for tracing lineage including routines for research and sources of information.

Explains how we speak and examines various problems involved in speaking and how they can be overcome.

Surveys the history of child labor and its abuses and examines what has been done to eliminate the exploitation of children at work.

Describes nuclear fission and how nuclear reactors work and discusses accidents at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and other power plants. Also examines measures taken to prevent similar disasters in the future.

Explains what species are, how they become extinct, and the effect of extinction on the ecology, and surveys endangered species of plants and animals and possible solutions.

Describes the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens, and the close scientific monitoring concerned with recurrence, ecological impact, and weather changes.

Presents a brief history of the Philippines and discusses the dictatorship of President Marcos and the present political controversy which surrounds it. Offers speculations about the future of this troubled country.