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Exploring Engineering Careers
From the Series Career Quest
Engineers solve problems, design structures, and create systems in a dynamic range of areas, from city planning to robotics to health care to renewable energy. As the world’s needs become… Read More →
Exploring Environmental Sciences Careers
From the Series Career Quest
People have been working to study, protect, and improve the environment for generations. But careers in the environmental sciences have seen a dramatic increase in the past seventy-five… Read More →
Exploring Fashion Design Careers
From the Series Career Quest
Fashion is everywhere—in department stores and small boutiques, in movies and on television, on magazine pages and phone screens, and more. From entire lines of summer swimwear to the… Read More →
Exploring Gaming Industry Careers
From the Series Career Quest
Careers in the video game industry have skyrocketed since the advent of home gaming, and opportunities continue to expand as new consoles, games, and other technology hit the market. Even… Read More →
Exploring Health-Care Careers
From the Series Career Quest
Every day, millions of people are treated by a variety of health-care professionals for injuries or illnesses. From family doctors at primary care clinics to specialists at renowned medical… Read More →
Exploring Service Trades Careers
From the Series Career Quest
“How can I help you today?” In a single day, you might encounter a barista, an auto repair technician, a hotel concierge, a hairstylist, a restaurant server, and a lawn maintenance… Read More →
Exploring Sports and Fitness Careers
From the Series Career Quest
Explore any average-sized city in North America, and you will quickly discover that the sports and fitness industry is alive, well, and growing by the day. Organized sports teams of every… Read More →
Exposing Hate: Prejudice, Hatred, and Violence in Action
Experts have documented an explosive rise in the number of hate groups since the turn of the century, driven by anger over immigration and demographic projections showing that whites will no… Read More →
Exposing Torture: Centuries of Cruelty
Torture. According to Henry Shue, professor of politics and international relations at the University of Oxford in England, "No other practice except slavery is so universally condemned in… Read More →
Expressing the Inner Wild: Tattoos, Piercings, Jewelry, and Other Body Art
Maybe you've noticed Kanye West's grill of gold and diamonds on his bottom teeth or admired Nicki Minaj's crazy wigs. But have you checked out Chris "The Duchess" Walton, a singer from Las… Read More →
Extraordinary Women in Psychology — Trade Hardcover Set
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
These biographies of trailblazing women psychologists uncover ground-breaking research and tireless advocacy that has had great impact but remains relatively unknown. Loaded with backmatter… Read More →
Extreme Edge
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Jay is determined to make his name by climbing a tough rock face known as "The Wall"—solo. No partner, no ropes, no equipment. Little does Jay suspect that it's his own life that will one day Read More →
Extreme Longevity: Discovering Earth's Oldest Organisms
Meet the science experts who study specimens of extreme longevity in both the plant and animal kingdoms, such as the 80,000-year-old root system of Pando (a colony of male quaking aspens),… Read More →
Eyes Open
Portugal, 1967. Sónia thinks she knows what her future holds. She’ll become a poet, and together she and her artist boyfriend, Zé Miguel, will rise above the government restrictions that… Read More →
Fad Mania!: A History of American Crazes
College students crammed into phone booths. Couples dancing until they drop. Daredevils swallowing one live goldfish after another. Streakers dashing naked down the street. Planking and flash Read More →
Faiza Is a Fighter
Faiza wants to win the biggest boxing tournament in town. When the odds are stacked against her, will she be able to achieve her dream without the presence of her biggest supporter? Life in… Read More →
Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction
While popularized by President Donald Trump, the term "fake news" actually originated toward the end of the 19th century, in an era of rampant yellow journalism. Since then, it has come to… Read More →
False Start
From the Series Gridiron
Things were looking good for Jeff. He was ready to rule the school his senior year as the starting running back on the football team. That is, until Scooter came to town. From the moment the… Read More →
Families of Fame & Fortune — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Families of Fame & Fortune
This high-interest, low reading level series explores the lives of successful families in entertainment, music, and sports. Each title features real-life stories of families who have worked… Read More →
Family
I have always been broken. I could have died. And maybe it would have been better if i had. It is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda hits the road for San Francisco,… Read More →
Family Business
From the Series Suddenly Royal
Mel has never known who her father is. When she finds out he's a member of the Evonian royal family, she's stunned but eager to meet him. Mel goes to visit him in his European home country,… Read More →
Family Rivalries: The Legends of Thor & Loki and Isis & Osiris
From the Series Graphic Mythology
Experience world mythology’s most legendary sibling rivalries Thor, god of thunder, and his trickster brother, Loki, have an eternal argument: Does strength always win, or do brains beat… Read More →
Family Ties
From the Series AI High
When android teens join humans in high school, nothing will ever be the same. Julie's family is very much anti-android. Her parents don't want androids in her school or even in their town.… Read More →
Fandom: Fic Writers, Vidders, Gamers, Artists, and Cosplayers
Have you ever finished a book or TV series and wished for more? Created stories, art, or videos based on a game? Dressed up as your favorite character? If so, you've entered fandom. Fan… Read More →