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1) Gangs
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Traces the history of gangs with emphasis on present-day street gangs discussing their inner workings, increased violence, and the struggle to keep them under control.
3) Cults
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Discusses why and how religious cults begin and prosper, describes the different types, and examines in detail the events surrounding cult leaders Charles Manson and Jim Jones.
4) Gun control
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Presents both sides of the gun control debate while describing some of the more shocking incidents in which the use of guns played a tragic role.
5) The homeless
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Discusses the problem of homelessness in our society, how and why people become homeless, what happens to homeless people, and possible remedies for this situation.
6) Aging
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Takes a closer look at some of the myths of aging and discusses the ways that society deals with the aged in economic, political, social, and medical settings.
7) Illiteracy
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Discusses illiteracy and the problems it causes, as well as ways of eliminating it in our society.
8) Prisons
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Examines the American criminal justice system, conditions inside prisons, the rehabilitation of prisoners, and the future of prisons.
10) Sing out, Irene
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Unhappy with her part in the school's Spring Pageant, Irene decides to make the best of it and becomes the hit of the show.
11) All a man can do
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LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH… Words to live by for Jarek Denko, a man looking to forget his past and find his future in Eden. He had a department to run, a daughter to raise and an investigation to solve. A relationship with any woman would be a distraction, but one with reporter Tess DeLucca…the sister of one of his prime suspects…could be his undoing. Getting up close and personal with Eden's new chief of police was part of her job. So was remaining...
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Brides series (Deeanne Gist) volume 1
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"Set in 1640's Colonial Virginia, a marriage of convenience becomes most inconvenient when the bride proves more than the planter had bargained for"--Provided by publisher.
17) Stolen memory
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He was as impressive in person as he was to read about in the papers. Simon Ford exuded his trademark power and intelligence…despite having amnesia. For small-town police officer Laura Baker, there were countless reasons to find Simon's attacker, but one that landed her off the case: Her father was the prime suspect. But Simon wanted her help, and Laura suspected that Simon always got what he wanted. Despite herself, she agreed to keep his memory...
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The legendary life of a fierce generation of Zhang Zuolin represents the grand picture of China's social transformation period from the Manchu Dynasty to the Republic of China. At the same time of telling the legendary experiences of Zhang and his son, it further tells the modern history of China from one aspect.
19) Back to school
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Rachel's back in school and this year the new face of trouble is a boy named Orlie.
20) Courting trouble
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Tired of Waiting for a Match-Made-in-Heaven, She'll Settle for One Made in Texas Whether it's riding bikes, catching snakes, or sliding down banisters, Essie Spreckelmeyer just can't quite make herself into the ideal woman her hometown--and her mother--expect her to be. It's going to take an extraordinary man to appreciate her joy and spontaneity--or so says her doting oil-man father. Unfortunately such a man doesn't appear to reside in Corsicana,...
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