| Gambling Contributor(s): Hamilton, Jill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737724986 ISBN-13: 9780737724981 Publisher: Greenhaven Press OUR PRICE: $40.04 Product Type: Library Binding Published: September 2006 Annotation: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: 363.42 |
| LCCN: 2006043387 |
| Series: Social Issues Firsthand |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.36" W x 9.16" (0.63 lbs) 107 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |