Examines the personal life and professional career of the author of the best-selling Harry Potter novels.

This book includes a biography of John Steinbeck; the historical background, plot, and characters of "Of Mice and Men"; and a literary analysis of the novel.

This book explores how cell phone users are being manipulated into touching their phones up to five thousand times a day and the effects this activity is having on brain function, emotional well-being, and relationships.

Discusses the life of Jesse Jackson, including his involvement in the civil rights movement, his presidential campaigns, and his role as freelance diplomat and world humanitarian.

"All in all, 454 million people watched esports on television and online in 2019, an increase of 15 percent over 2018. More people watch esports than Netflix, Hulu, ESPN, and HBO put together. The global popularity of e-sports has drawn the attention of businesses looking to profit from the burgeoning industry"--

Discusses the lives and achievements of seven cartoonists who have made a major impact on society through their art and wit: Mort Walker, Chuck Jones, Charles Schulz, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Matt Groening, and Scott Adams.

"WHO reports that infectious diseases typically kill more than 17 million people a year around the globe. That number recently increased with the emergence of the first global pandemic in more than a century, the COVID-19 outbreak, which had killed more than 2.8 million people by April 2021. The number of infectious diseases is on the rise. Thirty new diseases have emerged in the last twenty years, including SARS and MERS. For many of these new diseases,...

"The US suicide rate increased 33 percent in the space of just eighteen years. What's more, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of ten and thirty-four. Public health officials warn that suicide has reached epidemic proportions. The Suicide Epidemic explores this disturbing trend and its likely causes. The book also examines the phenomenon of teen suicide, the effects of suicide on friends and loved ones,...