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  • Teens, Religion & Values

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Most young people report that they believe in God, yet recent surveys by the Gallup Organization have shown that fewer than half of all teenagers in the United States regularly attend church. Is organized religion losing its influence on young people? How many teenagers think about careers in the clergy? This volume examines the influence of religion and values on young people today. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Teens & Family Issues

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Statistics show that 3,200 couples file for divorce every day in the United States, which clearly has an impact on the strength of families. Young people feel the painthe Gallup Organization has found that 75 percent of teenagers between 13 and 17 believe divorce is too easy to get. This volume examines the influences parents and families play in the lives of young people in the United States. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Teens & Career Choices

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Many young adults dream of getting a good education and finding a job they love. Teenagers recognize that higher education is an important key to finding a fulfilling job, although many young people are worried both about the rising cost of higher education and their future job possibilities given the current economic situation. This volume examines the choices that teens make when it comes to ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Bald Eagle

    Story of Our National Bird

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    In the early days of American independence, government leaders tried to identify an animal that would represent the new nation. They settled on the bald eagle, a proud raptor that fiercely defends its nest and its family. The eagle has been used to represent government power since the time of the Roman Empire. In 1787 the bald eagle was officially adopted as the emblem of the United States. The ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Teens & Race

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    No issue seems to divide Americans as much as race. Nearly five decades after the adoption of federal civil rights laws, Americans are still wrestling with such issues as interracial marriage and affirmative action. Statistics show that teenagers are just as unsure of where they stand on such issues as adults. The role of race in the lives of young people is explored in this book. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Teens & LGBT Issues

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Over the past few decades, landmark legal cases, medical discoveries, and movies and television shows have helped increase acceptance of homosexuality in American culture. Young peoples opinions have played an important part in this growing tolerance. Studies show that more than 60 percent of young adults consider homosexuality acceptable. This volume will examine teen attitudes toward ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Teens & Cheating

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Experts say that in recent years there has been an epidemic of cheating among young people in the United States. Cheating is more than just students sneaking the answers to school tests; broadly defined, it is breaking the rules to get ahead. Examples of cheating today range from illegally downloading music from the internet, which cheats the artists out of royalties, to using performance ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Forming a New Nation

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    The issue of slavery had divided the nation for decades, but problems came to a head after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860. Fearing that Lincoln would attempt to abolish slavery, the legislatures of 11 southern states voted to withdraw from the United States and create a new nation, the Confederate States of America. This would result in four bloody years of Civil War in which ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The U.S. Constitution

    Government by the People

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    In 1787, the young United States was suffering from a governmental crisis. The original form of government created to unite the 13 states did not work well, and it was clear that something new was needed. In Philadelphia, representatives of the states met to create a new system of government. The document they produced, the U.S. Constitution, remains the framework for our government more than 225 ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Islam in Africa

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Africa: Progress and Problems
    Islam is considered the worlds fastest-growing religion, and today more than 420 million Africans follow the Islamic faith. Since Islam was introduced to the continent during the seventh century a.d., it has had a profound political and cultural influence on Africa. This book traces the historical spread of Islam throughout Africa. It also examines current issues and controversies surrounding the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Yemen

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Like its neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, the Republic of Yemen has a long and rich history. The southern Arabian region, which present-day Yemen shares, was once the home of the Sabaean kingdom. Led by the queen of Sheba, the kingdom formed an alliance with King Solomon, as recorded in the Old Testament. In the era of the burgeoning spice trade, the people of the Yemen region, which was ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Kuwait

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Kuwait came to the world's attention in the summer of 1990, when Iraq invaded the tiny emirate. Though Kuwait was liberated within eight months, it took more than 10 years and $160 billion for the country to recover from the devastation caused by the Iraqi occupation. The citizens of Kuwait are among the most prosperous in the world, thanks to the country's oil wealth. Beneath Kuwait's sands is an ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD