Research Guides: ENG 112 Research Guide: Books and eBooks

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Performance Enhancing Drugs by Roman Espejo
ISBN: 9780737772807

Publication Date: 2015

Opposing Viewpoints: Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications
Drug Legalization by Noël Merino (Editor); Noël Merino (Editor)
ISBN: 9780737772159

Publication Date: 2015

This anthology is composed of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities on drug legalization.
Transgender People by Tamara Thompson (Editor)
ISBN: 9780737771916

Publication Date: 2015

This book examines the growing transgender rights movement and the issues surrounding the transgender community. Discussion of topics related to increased legal protection, military service, and the many ethical as well as financial issues surrounding health care.
When Ideology Trumps Science by Erika Allen Wolters; Brent S. Steel
ISBN: 9781440849831

Publication Date: 2017

This book reveals how embedded beliefs more so than a lack of scientific knowledge and understanding are creating a cognitive bias toward information that coincides with personal beliefs rather than scientific consensus--and that this anti-science bias exists among liberals as well as conservatives.
A Big Fat Crisis by Deborah Cohen
ISBN: 9781568589671

Publication Date: 2013

Obesity is the public health crisis of the twenty-first century. Over 150 million Americans are overweight or obese, and across the globe an estimated 1.5 billion are affected.
The Vaping Controversy by Laurie Collier Hillstrom
ISBN: 9781440871108

Publication Date: 2019

This volume explores how vaping has influenced youth culture and high school life, its impact on "old school" tobacco companies, and the increasingly visible partisan divide in attitudes about the public health impact of vaping.

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Nature Rx by Donald A. Rakow; Gregory T. Eells
ISBN: 9781501715303

Publication Date: 2019

The practical guidance in Nature Rx alongside the authors' vigorous argument for the benefits of these programs for both students and institutions places Rakow and Eells at the forefront of this burgeoning movement.
Fake News by Michael Miller
ISBN: 9781541528147

Publication Date: 2019

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.
Artificial Intelligence by Justin Healey
ISBN: 9781922274014

Publication Date: 2020

Along with the potential to improve our quality of life, AI risks compromising some human rights and freedoms. We all need to better understand how AI is being developed, used and regulated as it becomes more embedded and empowered in the world around us.
Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorship by Carolee Laine
ISBN: 9781680782837

Publication Date: 2016

Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorship examines how and why schools, special-interest groups, and governments attempt to suppress information in print and online.
The Social Media Revolution by Anna Collins
ISBN: 9781502657589

Publication Date: 2020

Nearly every young adult has one or more social media accounts, making it imperative that they learn the best ways to protect themselves and their private information.
Libertarians, Socialists, and Other Third Parties by Bridey Heing (Compiled by)
ISBN: 9781534507913

Publication Date: 2021

Since its inception, the United States has been characterized by a two-party political system. This volume examines the role of third parties in American politics and the extent to which they can exercise influence.