Diane Yancey

In this book, you'll read case studies and receive up-to-date information on the symptoms and treatments of major STDs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, Hepatitis B, genital warts, and HIV/AIDS.

"Approximately 20 percent of Americans have had a sexually transmitted infection. This timely and informative book outlines symptoms, treatment, and risk reduction practices for common STIs in the United States"--

Discusses the lives of American soldiers during the Korean Conflict, the kind of war they fought, and the distress caused by returning home to find that their efforts went virtually unnoticed.

Discusses the course of Japanese immigration into the United States, events leading to the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the conditions they faced in the internment camps.

Provides an overview of the origins and history of basketball, its management and current issues affecting the game. Also describes the scientific principles and concepts relevant to the sport, the biomechanics and physiology that influence basketball players, and the elements of sports medicine uniquely associated with the game.

Discusses some of the strategic battles of the Civil War, including the battle at Antietam, the clash of the Ironclads, the Battle of Gettysburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and the well-known General Sherman's march.

Discusses the causes and effects of the disastrous dust storms that hit the Great Plains in the 1930s.