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Crime and Detection

Crime Scene Investigations

Solving crimes is often not as easy as it appears on television shows or in movies. It involves hard work, patience, and science. Readers learn the fascinating details behind crime scene investigations, including the purpose of body farms and the steps involved in processing DNA evidence. The informative main text is paired with eye-catching fact boxes, enlightening Side Bars, and full-colour photographs. Annotated quotes from experts in their fields are also included to give readers first-perso

Crimson Gate, The

Harlow Wintergreen has been named the new Matriarch of VisionCrest, the powerful religious organization previously led by her father. There's just one problem. The real Harlow is trapped inside a Cambodian temple, and her double, the evil Isiris, is out in the world masquerading as her. With VisionCrest at her command, Isiris moves all the pieces into position for her genocidal endgame. To stop her twin from unleashing a super-virus designed to eradicate civilization, Harlow must escape the temp

Crisis on the Border: Refugees and Undocumented Immigrants

The media regularly reports on border walls, migrant caravans, asylum seekers, and undocumented immigrants. But what are the stories behind the headlines? Crisis on the Border: Refugees and Undocumented Immigrants closely examines the people, the politics, and the policies driving one of the most important issues of the day.

Crisis: Teen Mental Health at Risk

In 2021 the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the ChildrenÎs Hospital Association declared that there was a national emergency in child and adolescent health. This title explores teen mental health problems, reasons for the crisis, what is being done to help teens, and what more can be done to help.

Critical Thinking About Digital Media

In recent years, our consumption of media has changed in ways we could never have anticipated. Just as CNN's 24-hour news cycle showed us that news didn't have to sleep, independent bloggers and the popularity of social media proved that media also didn't have to be newspaper- or television-bound. The internet allows us all to take part in a public dialogue, for better or worse. In this thoughtful and entertaining series, students will explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of the new media wav

Crossing the Border

Immigration issues are an important topic in the United States. Terms such as ""border security,"" ""illegal immigrants,"" and ""deportation,"" are often said on news programs and written about in newspapers and online, but what do those terms really mean? How does the U.S. immigration policy and citizenship process affect real people? Readers explore the answers to these questions and many more as they are introduced to essential immigration topics.

Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Revolution: Bitcoin and Beyond

When Bitcoin was first released in January 2009, each digital coin was worth only a few pennies. A single Bitcoin is now valued at over ten thousand dollars. This book examines digital cryptocurrency and the blockchain technology that makes them possible.

Culture and Costumes: Symbols of Their Period

Curiosities, The

Indulge in this volume of short stories by three acclaimed practitioners of paranormal fiction. But Curiosities is more than the stories.Their goal was simple: create a space for experimentation and improvisation in their writing—all in public and without a backspace key. In that spirit, Curiosities includes the stories and each author's comments, critiques, and kudos in the margins. Think of it as a guided tour of the creative processes of three acclaimed authors.