Jacqueline Ching

The Bosnian War involved ferocious killing among a trio of the region's major ethnic groups: Serbs, Croats, and Muslims. By the war's end, as many as 26,000 Muslim civilians had been systematically murdered. This insightful resource offers a unique look at those terrifying events, including highlighting three possible perspectives on the war and the confusion these different perspectives can cause, even years later. Readers will also benefit from a review of Bosnia's history and the events that culminated in this gruesome time.

Teens today can hardly conceive of a world in which women did not have the right to vote and women's domain truly was the home. Showing the long way that American women have come, this book reviews the major events in the fight for women's rights. The narrative focuses on important leaders and the reforms that they demanded--and organized to win. The authors trace a fascinating path from the colonial period, when women's roles were highly circumscribed, to today's era of fifty-percent representation in the workplace.

Give students something to think about when they're next using their computers. This book richly explores the dangers of cyberterrorism. At no time in history has information been so accessible to the individual, or so vulnerable to attack by a single crafty terrorist armed with only a computer and an Internet connection. In spite of developments in encryption, firewalls, and other security systems, there is always the threat that criminals will hack through a computer network's security system from any location in the world no matter how remote. Is there any way to stop or prevent cyberterrorism, or are we doomed to be thrust back into the relative dark ages of the pre-digital era in the click of a mouse?

This enthralling volume explains the how's and why's of outsourcing jobs. Outsourcing has become a commonplace practice thanks to the growth of broadband Internet connections, improved shipping, open borders, increasing education, and the spread of English as a common language of business. It's difficult to find a company that doesn't outsource at least some small part of their business. Companies that have moved jobs overseas include household names such as MCI, Verizon, Delta Airlines, Microsoft, Citigroup, Hewlett Packard, General Electric, Sprint, and IBM. Outsourcing is not just for the private sector, however. Government agencies in forty states use foreign workers to handle their customer service needs. This leads to job loss for many American workers and downturns in local economies. Outsourcing of American jobs is not necessarily the problem, however, and other countries' hard workers are not the enemy. Readers will learn that if the United States is to create jobs, services, and products that are so specialized they cannot be supplied by any other nation, the U. S. must invest in its citizens. It is innovation, skill, and know-how that have allowed the United States to become a world leader over the past hundred years. If it hopes to stay in front of the global pack, its commitment to fostering an educated, intelligent, hard-working, and creative citizenry must not slacken, but in fact be strengthened.

Six Titles Written in the Exciting Spirit of the Eco Challenge These Titles Will Fascinate and Exhilarate Middle School Readers Ultra pursuits--recall all the attention given to the climbs up Mt. Everest--have long captured people's interest and awe. In recent years, young people have become more and more interested in sporting events that push people to their ultimate limits. Highlighting both the risk-taking and the safety precautions involved in the sports presented, these books also chronicle the personal and physical challenges these unique athletes confront. Adventure racing has captured the imagination of many an athlete in recent years. Participants test their minds and their bodies in a series of events that often take place in exotic locales. This book explores the do's and don'ts involved in these high-powered and high-risk adventures.

An Important Examination of the Circumstances Surrounding Eight Tragic Moments in American History This important series explores some of the most dramatic events in American history, namely the cold-blooded assassinations of four of our presidents and four other American political leaders. Each title vividly recounts the days leading up to the heinous crime, the political and social context of the time, the goals of the political figure, and the depraved mind of the assassin. The combination of intrigue and historical fact, and the candid look into the public and private response to these crimes provides fascinating reading for all young adults who are interested in history and politics. By placing these untimely deaths in an easy-to-follow and interesting historical and political context, these books are a must-have for all libraries.