Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Chernobyl Chernobyl Glenn Alan Cheney Examines in depth the 1986 explosion, the subsequent cover-up by the Soviet government, and the continuing health problems it caused. OL1810974W
Mineral resources Mineral resources Glenn Alan Cheney A survey of America's mineral resources divided into categories of metallic, nonmetallic, and strategic. Also describes how these minerals are mined, their composition, where they are found, and how … OL1810979W
Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi Glenn Alan Cheney Describes briefly the colonial India into which Gandhi was born, his upbringing and education, including his stay in South Africa, and the nonviolent revolution he led to free India from English rule. OL1810980W
Revolution in Central America Revolution in Central America Glenn Alan Cheney Explores the causes of conflict in Central America, examining the social-political-historical elements of each country individually in its struggle for change. OL1810983W
Television in American society Television in American society Glenn Alan Cheney In examining America's enthrallment with television, such aspects of the "ultimate mass medium" are explored as television and children, television and truth, television as business, and the future o… OL1810985W
They never knew They never knew Glenn Alan Cheney Examines the American government's role in developing nuclear weapons and conducting atomic testing, focusing on the effects of radiation on humans and the victims' attempts to sue the government for… OL1810986W
Responsibility Responsibility Glenn Alan Cheney Discusses the social and civic responsibilities, duties, and rights of the American citizen. OL1810988W
El Salvador, country in crisis El Salvador, country in crisis Glenn Alan Cheney Analyzes the political upheaval which has resulted in El Salvador's civil war, examines the role of the United States in the conflict, and considers the future of this Central American country. OL1810990W