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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
255 p : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A compelling account of U.S. immigration and border enforcement told through the journey of one man who perished in California's Imperial Valley while trying to reunite with his wife and child in Los Angeles. At a time when Republicans and Democrats alike embrace increasingly militaristic border enforcement policies under the guise of security, and local governments around the country are taking matters into their own hands, Dying to Live offers a...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
You don't have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice. In Biased, with a perspective that is at once scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Jennifer Eberhardt...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The House of the Dead is a history of Siberia with a focus on the last four tsars (1801-1917). Daniel Beer explores the massive penal colony that became an incubator for the radicalism of revolutionaries who would one day rule Russia"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 478 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Provocative and timely: a pioneering neurocriminologist introduces the latest biological research into the causes of--and potential cures for--criminal behavior. A leading criminologist who specializes in the neuroscience behind criminal behavior, Adrian Raine introduces a wide range of new scientific research into the origins and nature of violence and criminal behavior. He explains how impairments to areas of the brain that control our ability...
Author
Publisher
Praeger
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xii, 328 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An up-to-date examination of Mexico's version of the "War on Drugs" that exposes the evolution of major cartels and their corruption of politicians, law-enforcement agencies, and the Army"--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xi, 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The world has changed drastically over the past decade. The Internet has had a huge part in that, as it has made the world more accessible to anyone of any age, race, or gender. Used for entertainment, education, shopping, dating and more, the internet has provided a whole new virtual world for everyone to enjoy. But with the good also comes the bad -- and for kids and teens these days, the bad has becomes a constant threat from cyberbullies and cyberstalking....