Social Issues

The role of nutrition in maintaining health in the nation's elderly: evaluating coverage of nutrition services for the Medicare population

The role of nutrition in maintaining health in the nation's elderly: evaluating coverage of nutrition services for the Medicare population


Institute Of Medicine . Committee On Nutrition Services For Medi



Book Description Malnutrition and obesity are both common among Americans over age 65. There are also a host of other med...
Understanding street drugs: a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals

Understanding street drugs: a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals


David Emmett, Graeme Nice



Review 'Understanding Drugs provides a wealth of information concerning drug abuse and drug taking. It is straightforward...
Breaking Boxes

Breaking Boxes


A.M. Jenkins



Amazon.com Review Winner of the 14th annual Delacorte Prize, Breaking Boxes just may break your heart. It's the story of...
Self-Advocacy: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me (the Ultimate Teen Guide))

Self-Advocacy: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me (the Ultimate Teen Guide))


Cheryl Tuttle, Joann Augeri Silva



Review Self-advocacy begins with honest self-appraisal and results in a solid appreciation of who you are and what you ca...
Campaign and Election Reform (Library in a Book)

Campaign and Election Reform (Library in a Book)


Harry Henderson



From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up–Packed with information, this book lives up to its series title. Beginning ...
Racial Profiling (Library in a Book)

Racial Profiling (Library in a Book)


Fred C. Pampel



Racial Profiling (Library in a Book)...
Identical

Identical


Ellen Hopkins



From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up—Identical teen twins Kaeleigh and Raeanne share a picture-perfect California...
Don Delillo's White Noise (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)

Don Delillo's White Noise (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)


Harold Bloom, Jesse Zuba



Amazon.com Review Something is amiss in a small college town in Middle America. Something subliminal, something omniprese...
Therapists (Ferguson's Careers in Focus)

Therapists (Ferguson's Careers in Focus)


Ferguson Publishing



Therapists (Ferguson's Careers in Focus)...
Holden Caulfield (Major Literary Characters)

Holden Caulfield (Major Literary Characters)


Harold Bloom



Holden Caulfield (Major Literary Characters)...
Globalization And Development (The New Global Society)

Globalization And Development (The New Global Society)


Eugene D. Jaffe



Globalization And Development (The New Global Society)...
American Nation: Civil War to Present

American Nation: Civil War to Present


Paul Boyer



American Nation: Civil War to Present...
The Blackfeet (Indians of North America)

The Blackfeet (Indians of North America)


Theresa Jensen Lacey



The Blackfeet (Indians of North America)...
Women in the Military (Point Counterpoint)

Women in the Military (Point Counterpoint)


Victoria Sherrow



From From the Point/Counterpoint series, this volume offers contrasting points of view on three issues: whether women sh...
Ethics in Community-Based Elder Care

Ethics in Community-Based Elder Care


Martha B. Holstein



About the Author Martha B. Holstein, PhD, is an Associate for Research at the Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Fa...
Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults

Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults


Frances A. Day



From School Library Journal This much-needed, thorough guide should be a welcome addition for those librarians who have s...
The Arapaho (Indians of North America)

The Arapaho (Indians of North America)


Loretta Fowler



The Arapaho (Indians of North America)...
New Ways to Care for Older People: Building Systems Based on Evidence

New Ways to Care for Older People: Building Systems Based on Evidence


Chad Boult Mph, Edward H. Wagner Mph, Evan Calkins, James T. Pacala Ms



From The New England Journal of Medicine The care of older people has come a long way during the 20-year life span of ger...
Women and American Religion (Religion in American Life)

Women and American Religion (Religion in American Life)


Ann Braude



From School Library Journal Grade 8 Up-Braude looks at women's influence on religious activity from Puritanism to Christi...
The Sublime (Bloom's Literary Themes)

The Sublime (Bloom's Literary Themes)


Harold Bloom, Blake Hob



The Sublime (Bloom's Literary Themes)...
Mental Health Reform (Point Counterpoint)

Mental Health Reform (Point Counterpoint)


Alan Marzilli



Mental Health Reform (Point Counterpoint)...
Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias (Psychological Disorders)

Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias (Psychological Disorders)


Lillrank, Sonja M.



Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias (Psychological Disorders)...
Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures

Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures


Tracey Skelton



About the Author Tracey Skelton is a Lecturer in the Department of International Studies, Nottingham Trent University. Sh...
The Truman Years (Presidential Profiles)

The Truman Years (Presidential Profiles)


Tracy S. Uebelhor



From In 1978, when the first edition of The Truman Years was published, it was the fourth volume in the Facts On File Pr...
Learning And Memory (Gray Matter)

Learning And Memory (Gray Matter)


Andrew Hudmon



From School Library Journal Grade 8 Up-These titles are excellent examples of extremely complex, abstract scientific topi...
Stargirl (Readers Circle)

Stargirl (Readers Circle)


Jerry Spinelli



Amazon.com Review "She was homeschooling gone amok." "She was an alien." "Her parents were circus acrobats." These are o...
Animal Rights (Point Counterpoint)

Animal Rights (Point Counterpoint)


Kevin Hile



Animal Rights (Point Counterpoint)...
Educational Standards (Point Counterpoint)

Educational Standards (Point Counterpoint)


David L., Hudson



Educational Standards (Point Counterpoint)...
The Development of the Mediated Mind: Sociocultural Context and Cognitive Development

The Development of the Mediated Mind: Sociocultural Context and Cognitive Development


Robyn Fivush, Joan M. Lucariello, Judith A. Hudson, Patricia J. Bauer



The Development of the Mediated Mind: Sociocultural Context and Cognitive Development...
Alexandria, Virginia (Digging for the Past)

Alexandria, Virginia (Digging for the Past)


Margaret J. Anderson, Pamela J. Cressey



Alexandria, Virginia (Digging for the Past)...