Libal, Autumn

Describes the historical and contemporary lives of Hispanic women, their religious, family, and public lives, and issues and controversies they face, and discusses the work of individual Hispanic women who have made a difference in the world.

Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of psychosomatic disorders, as well as alternative therapies.

Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of postpartum depression and related psychiatric disorders.

Examines dissociative disorders, their symptoms and manifestations, how they can be controlled and treated, and what it is like to live with a dissociative disorder.

Examines impulse control disorders, their symptoms and manifestations, how they can be controlled and treated, and what it is like to live with impulse control disorder.

Examines the government, religion, social structures, arts, and culture of the Huron people in the twenty-first century; discusses the tribe's history, legends, contributions to the world, and plans for the future; and includes quotations, sidebars, and illustrations.

Examines the government, religion, social structures, arts, and culture of the Creek people in the twenty-first century; discusses the tribe's history, legends, contributions to the world, and plans for the future; and includes quotations, sidebars, and illustrations.

Examines the growing obsession with outward beauty and physical appearance in teens and discusses the current trends in cosmetic surgery and the risks involved as well as other options to change the way a person looks and feels..

Examines the social, economic, and moral costs associated with the incarceration of criminals.

Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, provides information about calories and nutrients, and discusses the role of fast food in perpetuating the weight problem, with advice on how to fight the fast food habit.