Crest Mason Books

Outlines the different types of crime and investigates how offenses are interpreted and applied by the police and the courts

Covers fascinating and gruesome cases such as, Jack the Ripper, Peter Kurten, and George Joseph Smith, investigating the root causes that led to the development of the killers' psychopathic personalities and describes the gathering of evidence that eventually led to their identification and arrest

"The Health & Nutrition series will explore the many ways in which your everyday food choices can determine your wellbeing and include facts, figures, and data, and are packed with useful information about protecting and improving your health"--

Human hygiene has come a long way from the days when bathing was optional and even surgeons didn't think handwashing mattered! These days, we understand the important role that good hygiene plays in keeping us healthy. From our homes to our bodies and from our clothes to our pets, good hygiene is essential. This book will provide all the information you need to keep yourself and your environment clean and healthy. We have all heard the old saying, "you are what you eat." The six volumes in Health & Nutrition will explain the many ways in which the food choices you make every day can help or hurt your body's functioning. The books also look at physical fitness, the importance of good hygiene, and the many challenges of keeping food safe from contamination. From the key components of a balanced diet to avoiding foodborne illnesses, and from the impact of stress on health to how malnutrition hurts the body, these books are packed with useful information about protecting and improving your health.

According to the World Hunger Education Service, there are about 815 million hungry people in the world, or more than 10 percent of our population. But hunger isn't just a problem in far-away places that you see on TV. In fact, about one in six American kids doesn't know where their next meal will come from. A regular lack of food--or, sometimes, too much unhealthy food--can result in the condition called malnutrition. This book will tell you everything you need to know about malnutrition--what it is, how it happens, and what we can do to end it. We have all heard the old saying, "you are what you eat." The six volumes in Health & Nutrition will explain the many ways in which the food choices you make every day can help or hurt your body's functioning. The books also look at physical fitness, the importance of good hygiene, and the many challenges of keeping food safe from contamination. From the key components of a balanced diet to avoiding foodborne illnesses, and from the impact of stress on health to how malnutrition hurts the body, these books are packed with useful information about protecting and improving your health.

This book examines the fundamental questions surrounding the issues of consumerism today, including its origins, the advertising leg of consumerism, how it affects children, and more. Text-dependent questions and research projects are included at chapters' ends

Examines the facts about the issue being covered, with information about arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special research projects, as well as a great variety of additional resources, invite the reader to engage with the issues that are currently shaping the world

Examines some fundamental questions surrounding the issue of abortion today. Addresses the rights of women and the need to protect the helpless unborn, explores the debate over when life begins, and provides information on the legality of abortion in various areas of the world today

Provides information about the basics of economics, including goods, services, security, opportunity cost, supply, and demand