Library in a book

Provides current information as of the year 2000 on the issue of gay rights in America, covering political movements, legal rights, visibility, and cultural acceptance and resistance; also includes a gay rights chronology spanning 1869 through June 2000, a biographical listing, a glossary, an annotated bibliography on gay rights topics, and a list of organizations and agencies.

An informational guide to DNA evidence and forensic science, providing an overview of the topic, including a look at related laws, a chronology, and biographical listing, and including a guide to further research.

A comprehensive reference guide to disaster response that offers an overview of disaster response efforts throughout history and around the world, a chronology of key events, a glossary of terms and a biographical listing, and an annotated bibliography for further reading.

This book acquaints readers with controversies over popular prescription drugs and shows how Americans have attempted to balance the goals of access and safety.

This revised book presents an overview of education reform in the United States; discussions on teacher preparation and incentives, standardized testing, charter schools, homeschooling, school choice, class size, and discipline; and federal and state laws that have influenced education reform.

Written as a "first-stop" resource into hate crimes and relevant legislation in the United States, this volume continues in the format of the other Library in a Book series, including a historical survey of hate crimes, a chronology, description of significant court cases and legislation, short biographies of important individuals, a glossary, an annotated bibliography, and a list of relevant organizations.

Discusses abortion and court cases involving abortion.

Offers a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics related to elderly rights in America, with a chronology of key events, a glossary of terms, biographical listings, a complete index, and a fully annotated bibliography.

Examines the controversy over issues of privacy in relation to the advancements in computer technology, and and raises questions regarding such topics as monitoring e-mail, inspecting medical and financial records without the knowledge or consent of those whose information it is.

Offers a comprehensive overview of juvenile crime, with a chronology of important events, glossary of terms, biographical listing, complete index, and a fully annotated bibliography.