Mancini, Candice

A collection of essays exploring the theme of censorship in Ray Bradbury's novel "Fahrenheit 451," with background information on censorship during Bradbury's time, the author's life, social issues related to the novel, and other topics.

Collects essays, articles, speeches, and other documents discussing global views on garbage and recycling, garbage issues around the world, the importance of recycling, and other related topics.

Provides background on the lives of Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and their working relationship and influences, features ten articles that explore the theme of freedom of thought in their "Inherit the Wind," and examines issues of freedom of thought in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Examines censorship in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

Examines the important aspect of child soldiers of global significance. Includes black-and-white photographs, sidebars, table of contents and world maps.

Collects seventeen essays centered on Richard Wright, his protest novel "Native Son, " and various related civil rights issues, covering topics such as racism, oppression, identity, and the role of hip-hop music by writers such as James Baldwin, Hazel Rowly, and Ralph Ellison.

Provides background on the life of American author Harper Lee and the influences that shaped her life, features twelve articles that explore racism as portrayed in her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," and examines the ongoing issue of racism in the early twenty-first century.

Contains biographical and critical information about civil rights activist Malcolm X, features historical and contemporary views on racism as it appears in the autobiography of Malcolm X, and includes a time line and suggestions for further reading.