Search results

ch. 1. The state of the environment : an overview -- ch. 2. Air quality -- ch. 3. Climate change -- ch. 4. A hole in the sky : ozone depletion -- ch. 5. Acid rain -- ch. 6. Nonhazardous waste -- ch. 7. Nonhazardous materials recovery : recycling and composting -- ch. 8. Hazardous and radioactive waste -- ch. 9. Water issues -- ch. 10. Toxins in everyday life -- ch. 11. Depletion and conservation of natural resources.

ch. 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital punishment in the United States -- ch. 2. Capital crimes, trials, and sentencing -- ch. 3. The appeals process and other post-sentencing practices -- ch. 4. Execution methods -- ch. 5. Cost considerations -- ch. 6. Statistics : death sentences and executions -- ch. 7. Issues of fairness -- ch. 8. Exonerations and moratoriums -- ch. 9. Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- ch. 10. Capital punishment around the world -- ch. 11. The debate : capital punishment should be maintained -- ch. 12. The debate : capital punishment should be abolished.

ch. 1. The U.S. economy : historical overview -- ch. 2. Economic indicators and public perceptions -- ch. 3. The American consumer -- ch. 4. Personal debt -- ch. 5. The American worker -- ch. 6. U.S. businesses -- ch. 7. Saving and investing -- ch. 8. Wealth in the United States -- ch. 9. The role of the government -- ch. 10. International trade and the United States' place in the global economy.

chapter 1. An overview of crime -- chapter 2. Crime trends -- chapter 3. Crime victims -- chapter 4. Drug crimes -- chapter 5. White-collar crime -- chapter 6. Controlling crime -- chapter 7. Correctional facilities : prisons and jails -- chapter 8. Characteristics and rights of inmates -- chapter 9. Probation and parole -- chapter 10. Juvenile crime.

chapter 1. The hydrologic cycle -- chapter 2. Water use -- chapter 3. Surface water : riverse, streams, and lakes -- chapter 4. Groundwater -- chapter 5. Drinking water : safety on tap -- chapter 6. Oceans and estuaries -- chapter 7. Wetlands -- chapter 8. The arid west : where water is scarce -- chapter 9. Water : a global perspective.

ch. 1. The history of human-animal interaction -- ch. 2. The animal rights debate -- ch. 3. Wildlife -- ch. 4. Farm animals -- ch. 5. Research animals -- ch. 6. Animals in sports -- ch. 7. Entertainment animals -- ch. 8. Service animals -- ch. 9. Pets.

chapter 1. A historical overview -- chapter 2. The organization of national security -- chapter 3. Terrorism -- chapter 4. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- chapter 5. Homeland security -- chapter 6. Countries of concern -- chapter 7. Proliferation of weapons -- chapter 8. American civil liberties -- chapter 9. Human and legal rights of detainees -- chapter 10. U.S. relations with the Islamic world.