Presents a brief history of gun control and the Second Amendment, discussing the massacre at Sandy Hook and offering arguments for and against stronger gun control laws.

Ebola: story of an epidemic--What is epidemiology?--The earliest epidemiology--Worldwide diseases--Scientific study of disease--New weapons against epidemics--modern epidemiology--getting a handle on pandemics--Epidemiology present and future.

Features 12 super-poisonous animals found around the world. Each spread contains fascinating facts, life cycle and habitat information, and interesting traits that make each animal poisonous.

"Often young people assume that, because they are healthy, they can do without health insurance. Then, the unexpected happens--a car accident or a serious illness--and they are left with a mountain of medical bills they cannot pay. This volume explains exactly what health insurance does for people, and the types of health care plans, including private, group, and government plans, and their similarities and differences. It discusses the various insurance...

"A book about the possibility of colonizing other planets which includes practical and ethical concerns, as well as the work towards this goal that has already been completed."--