The Rosen Publishing Group Inc: 881 books

Cover of AIDS
by Marie D. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010

This book analyzes the history, development, and spread of AIDS from its very beginnings to the present day. It engagingly discusses the science behind the disease and aspirations to find a cure. Sidebars are included to support the narrative.
Cover of Health Care for Everyone
by Marie D. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011

After a year of tumultuous debate between Democrats and Republicans, and many more years of failed attempts to change the system, President Obama signed sweeping health care legislation into law in 2010. This book reviews the issues and events surrounding the health care debate. The concise text describes...
Cover of I'm Being Targeted by a Gang. Now What?
by Martin Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016

The dangers of gang activity are a persistent problem. In response to the potential glamor and rebellion a gang can represent for some young people, this compelling guide explores the dangers of gang involvement, the negative impact it can have on one’s future, and ways to avoid recruitment. This...
Cover of Akhenaten and Tutankhamen
by Zoe Lowery, Susanna Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016

Once Akhenaton came to power in fourteenth-century Egypt, life changed dramatically. He completely reformed the country’s religion, and he replaced the traditional gods with a single god: Aton the sun god. His religious fervor went so far that he changed his own name to Akhenaton, meaning “beneficial...
Cover of Reproductive Health and Women's Rights
by Zoe Lowery, Jennifer Bringle
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017

Reproductive health and their accompanying rights affect each and every woman. This crucial resource provides information to help women make informed, educated decisions. Readers will learn about navigating the often-murky waters of making choices about sex and their sexual health, as well as the...
Cover of Social Roles and Stereotypes
by Zoe Lowery, J. Elizabeth Mills
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017

The feminist movement encourages equal rights, self-respect, and self-confidence for women of all classes and races everywhere in the world; so, theoretically, females everywhere should be coming into their own at last. Yet the media and internet portray females in a different light. This resource...
Cover of The Khmer Rouge's Genocidal Reign in Cambodia
by Zoe Lowery, Sean Bergin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

The appalling Cambodian genocide remains barely studied even to this day. Yet nearly two million Cambodians (around 20 percent of Cambodia’s population) died between 1975 and 1979 as a result of the dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge Communist government. Innocent Cambodians were murdered, starved,...
Cover of The Nazi Regime and the Holocaust
by Zoe Lowery, James R. Norton
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

Nazi Germany’s Holocaust has become something of a benchmark for all other genocides. This instructive volume offers readers insight into the background of its mastermind, Adolf Hitler, and sets the stage for the appalling fates of so many minorities, including Jews, Catholics, Gypsies, homosexuals,...
Cover of The Distribution of Goods and Services
by Annmarie Wilson, Leon Murley
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011

This insightful book explores the details of the supply chain, specifically the distribution of goods and services. From the origin of goods and services, as raw materials or laborers, to their final use by consumers, the path of distribution is described in straightforward language. Students learn...
Cover of Dream Jobs in Sports Finance and Administration
by Marty Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014

Many people dream of making it to the big leagues, but very few will make it there as athletes. This does not mean that the dream of a career in the sports industry should be discarded. Those who have an interest in business, finance, and management should set their sights on sports finance and administration....
Cover of The Decline of Ancient Chinese Civilization
by Marty Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

This enlightening book leads readers though the history of ancient China, up to and through its decline, including how power was centralized within the Zhou royal house and aristocratic families that ruled their individual territories. This resource explains the Spring and Autumn periods, as well...
Cover of Understanding Your Right to Due Process
by Marty Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013

One of our most fundamental rights as citizens of a democracy is our right to due process of law. This principle provides critical protection against arbitrary rule by the government. The text explores the origins of this very old constitutional principle and how its traditional definition has expanded...
Cover of Combatting Discrimination Against Women in the Gamer Community
by Marty Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

Discrimination in the gamer community is rampant, as evidenced by the recent GamerGate controversy. Though females make up 45 percent of all gamers, nearly 90 percent of all game designers are male. This has resulted in troubling portrayals of women in the games, which can leave lasting impressions...
Cover of Giovanni da Verrazzano

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Explorer of the Atlantic Coast of North America

by Marty Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

The well-educated son of an Italian family, Verrazzano settled in Dieppe, France, as a young man. This explains why his historic explorations of the coast of eastern North America were undertaken in the name of the French king. During his 1524 journey, Verrazzano recorded a detailed account of the...
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