One of the most hotly debated topics in the United States is the death penalty. Some people think it’s a fair and just punishment. They say that people who commit murder deserve the ultimate punishment - execution. Other people strongly disagree. They say the U.S. death penalty system is flawed, unfair, and unethical. Making sense of the issues involves looking at the facts, studying the statistics, examining the laws, and listening to views on both sides of the debate. It also means asking tough questions: • Why do some killers get the death penalty and not others? • Does the threat of the death penalty prevent people from committing murder? • Are African American murderers more likely to get a death sentence than white murderers? • Has a state ever executed an innocent person by mistake? To answer these questions, this book looks at U.S. Supreme Court cases and state laws. It provides the opinions and perspectives of religious leaders, judges, presidents, and professors on both sides of the issue. It also presents the perspectives of people closely involved in the death penalty system, such as inmates on death row, prosecuting attorneys, jurors in murder cases, and family members of murder victims. Supplemented with quotes, anecdotes, and discussions from the pages of USA TODAY, The Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, this book will broaden your understanding of all sides of the issue and help you form your own opinion, either for or against the death penalty.

Death Penalty: Fair Solution or Moral Failure? (USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives)

Politics & Social Sciences

Guernsey, Joann Bren

Social Sciences

Twenty-First Century Books

As USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Hillary Clinton brings "global star power, a long-standing commitment to improving the status of women and children around the world, and muscular promises of military action when U.S. interests are crossed" to her job as the nation's secretary of state. She's earned this praise during more than thirty years in the public spotlight, as First Lady of Arkansas, as First Lady of the United States, and as the junior senator from New York. She also broke ground in 2008 as the nation's first truly viable female presidential candidate, winning the support of nearly 18 million primary voters. Raised in a middle-class family, Clinton set up antiwar demonstrations during her college years and later worked as a lawyer for the Children's Defense Fund. Her marriage to former U.S. president and Arkansas governor Bill Clinton brought her good and bad publicity, as well as the chance to meet world leaders and travel the country. Her stint in the U.S. Senate cemented her reputation as a smart and hard-working politician. Her varied experiences will serve her well as she navigates global trouble spots.

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Secretary of State (USA Today Lifeline Biographies)

Teen & Young Adult

Biographies

A wildlife photographer records in text and photographs two visits to Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, where he filmed a pack of Arctic wolves over several months.

To the Top of the World: Adventures With Arctic Wolves

Brandenburg, Jim

Children's Books

Walker Co

A wildlife photographer chronicles the summer he spent with an Arctic wolf pack on Ellesmere Island, an isolated island near the Arctic Circle, and he pays tribute to the legendary Arctic white wolf.

Animals

Presents the life and accomplishments of former First Lady Hillary Clinton, who campaigned for her husband in the 1992 presidential election and stood by her husband's confession of infidelity in 1998.

Hillary Rodham Clinton (Biography (A & E))

Lerner Pub Group

A thought-provoking look at capital punishment offers young readers the basic arguments for and against the death penalty and encourages them to draw their own conclusions about the issue.

Should We Have Capital Punishment? (Pro/Con)

Examines the delicate issue of abortion from a neutral perspective by explaining the constitutional rights of both the pregnant woman and the fetus and providing children with unbiased answers to their complex questions.

Abortion: Understanding the Controversy (Pro/Con)

A close examination of an extremely topical concern describes what constitutes sexual harassment in schools, at work, and in daily life, focusing on case histories and discussing what recourses victims have, how society treats these cases, and much more.

Sexual Harassment: A Question of Power (Frontline (Minneapolis, Minn.).)

Education & Reference

Discusses the pros and cons of affirmative action policy in this country, examining its history, its effects, and current problems, including the question of reverse discrimination

Affirmative Action: A Problem or a Remedy? (Pro/Con)

Social Issues

Discusses different kinds of juvenile violence and their causes, as well as the costs of this violence and possible solutions

Youth Violence: An American Epidemic? (Frontline)

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Books by Guernsey, Joann Bren

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Death Penalty: Fair Solution or Moral Failure? (USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives)

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Secretary of State (USA Today Lifeline Biographies)

To the Top of the World: Adventures With Arctic Wolves

To the Top of the World: Adventures With Arctic Wolves

Hillary Rodham Clinton (Biography (A & E))

Should We Have Capital Punishment? (Pro/Con)

Abortion: Understanding the Controversy (Pro/Con)

Sexual Harassment: A Question of Power (Frontline (Minneapolis, Minn.).)

Affirmative Action: A Problem or a Remedy? (Pro/Con)

Youth Violence: An American Epidemic? (Frontline)