Author Peggy J. Parks tackles a crucial reality of being a teenager, depression. She offers young readers and researchers a means of understanding depression and its ramifications. Readers will be given essential insight into what causes depression, how people live with it, and the latest information about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations this title examines Alzheimer's disease.

Explores sudden infant death syndrome in detail covering causes, diagnosis, and current medical research.

"The world has a massive problem with the accumulation of waste and garbage, and the problem continues to grow worse. As the global population has steadily climbed, from 2.56 billion in 1950 to 7.7 billion in 2019, the waste situation has escalated to what many experts are calling an environmental crisis"--

"As much as most people value their privacy, the amount of information they share freely on social media is astounding. While this sharing may help create communities, security experts say it also destroys privacy. This book will discuss the scope of the growing privacy problem, potential consequences of "oversharing," and efforts to address it."--Publisher's website.

People who are creative and also love food may not realize the large variety of careers that combine both. From chefs and pastry chefs to food stylists, craft brewers, and flavorists, the field of culinary arts offers many exciting choices. What the jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed, along with insight from industry experts.

Describes how the theory of plate tectonics came about, the evidence for it, and how it impacts global climate.

"Engineers are people who solve problems for a living. These problems can be incredibly diverse, ranging from the need for medical devices that save human lives or buildings that can withstand earthquakes to methods of reducing pollution so people have clean drinking water. It is up to engineers to analyze such problems and figure out the best way to solve them. The career offers diverse specialties from which to choose, a generous salary, and a positive...