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On the Digital Semiosphere
It is only since global media and digital communications became accessible to ordinary populations - with Telstar, jumbo jets, the pc and mobile devices - that humans have been …
Focus on Single-Parent Families
A groundbreaking collection of writings on the growing phenomenon of single-parent families in the United States, and how it impacts society as a whole.Focus on Single-Parent …
Racism on Trial
In 1968, ten thousand students marched in protest over the terrible conditions prevalent in the high schools of East Los Angeles, the largest Mexican community in the United …
Focus on Thinking
In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill and practice for the test. Genuine …
Primer on Business Ethics
A Primer on Business Ethics is an accessibly written, engaging introduction to the fundamental questions of business ethics, for use in the undergraduate classroom. Machan and …
Meta-Physician on Call for Better Health
Steven E. Hodes, M.D., initially trained in traditional, high-caliber medical programs that led him through graduation at the Albert Einstein Medical School and to a fellowship at …
The Fracking Debate
Over roughly the past decade, oil and gas production in the United States has surged dramatically-thanks largely to technological advances such as high-volume hydraulic fracturing, …
Reflections on Regionalism
Academics, community activists, and politicians have rediscovered regionalism, insisting that regions are critical functional units in a world-wide economy and, just as important, …
Long-Term Institutional Management of U.S. Department of Energy Legacy Waste Sites
It is now becoming clear that relatively few U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) waste sites will be cleaned up to the point where they can be released for unrestricted use. …
On the High Line
The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and acclaimed guide to the High Line by the leading expert on the history of the park-now in a fully revised edition Built atop a former freight …
Vital Statistics on Congress 2008
Vital Statistics on Congress remains the quintessential source of authoritative information on America's legislature. This important series tracks the elements that define and …
Rock Me on the Water
"An electric story filled with gripping personalities, compelling backstage histories, and a clear message for the divided America of today: the forces that fear change can win for …