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Policing and Race: The Debate Over Excessive Use of Force

How and when police use force, and what constitutes excessive force, is central to the debate over policing and race. This book examines use-of-force policies and training, militarization of police, the role of body cameras and video, officer accountability, and the future of policing.

Political Systems in Action

This fascinating series explores the world's key political systems, how they worked in the past, how they work today, and the people behind the politics. Each title in the series is full of explanatory information, case studies with critical-thinking questions that invite the reader to examine and consider the topic further, and biographical features that showcase the biggest players in politics, both past and present. Packed with historical examples of past political systems, present-day cases,

Politics Today

This series profiles specific ideologies by outlining the history and basic principles of each movement and examining its philosophical positions on government, economics, and society. Emphasis will be placed on historical context, trends, and changes over time, as well as contemporary examples and demographic breakdowns. This exciting series helps readers learn about different political ideas and promotes critical assessment of politics and current events, encouraging understanding and respect

Power Couples

A power couple is two individuals who are each prominent, successful, or instrumental in their own right, but as a pairing their work is greater than what either individual could accomplish alone. This series provides compelling biographies of some of today's most talented and important couples and explains how and why they earned their rank as a power couple.

Power of Social Media, The

Social media has been used to turn average teens into celebrities, shake financial markets, and drive the masses into the streets in protest. It has also been blamed for increasing addictive behaviour, spreading lies, and lowering the self-esteem of users. This book brings together academic research, personal stories, and current events to explore the power of social media in today’s world.

Powerful Medicine  

Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who lived through injuries and diseases that impact one part of the body. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle explains how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to repair the damage and prepare patients for the journey back to health. Amazing photographs and real-life personal storeis present the body's anatomy in a fresh new way.

Practical Careers for Practical People

For every practical person, there is a perfect practical career, and this series is designed to help young people find it. Explore a multitude of practical career options along with qualifications and training needed. Discuss how to embark on training and what further education options to choose, along with how to handle interviews and important questions to ask both training providers and employers. Discover exciting information about why now is an ideal time to pursue a practical career, as we

Preserving America

The United States is defined in part by its majestic wild places, and the preservation of these landscapes ensures that it will always be so. The geysers of Yellowstone, waterfalls of Yosemite, and natural wonders of four other great American national parks are beautifully captured in Preserving America. Surveying the full history and development of each park, and featuring notes offering tips and itineraries for visitors, these gorgeously illustrated titles transport readers to the most magnifi

Presidential Powerhouses

Examine the professional and personal lives of some of America's most influential presidents. Readers will investigate the key ideas behind their presidential platforms while running for office, analyze the policies they made while in office, and evaluate how they shaped and were shaped by history.

Presidents at War

Focusing on the dynamic role played by American presidents as commanders in chief during the major wars from the founding of the United States until the first decades of the twenty-first century, this series provides readers with insight into the administration, the people who advised the president, as well as combat and political strategies of the war itself. .