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Exploring Solutions

There is no shortage of ideas for how to solve big societal problems, but disagreement is seemingly endless when it comes to deciding which solutions will work, whether they will cause more or different problems down the road, and even whether they should ever be attempted. The goal of the Exploring Solutions series is to examine some of the most interesting, most prominent, and most innovative solutions to seemingly intractable societal problems. Books in the series explore the rationale behind

Exploring the Occult

Even in an age when science holds sway, fascination with the occult has not diminished. Social media, books, and news stories are filled with tales of ghost and angel encounters, monster hunters, clairvoyants, and witchcraft practitioners. The Exploring the Occult series explores both history and present-day experiences with the occultÑbuilding on the sense of wonder that keeps these topics fresh and alive.

Exploring World Religions

Religion has played an important part in the development of human civilization. Studies show that today about 85 percent of the global population embraces a religious belief. Exploring World Religions examines the world3s major faiths, their history, doctrines, and how they provide hope, comfort, and fellowship to people who believe.

Extraterrestrial Life

The notion that Earth’s inhabitants may not be alone in the universe is no longer the stuff of science fiction and fantasy. New scientific discoveries have revealed a remarkable number of planets in the universe that may be capable of supporting some form of life. Through various perspectives, some more scientific and others more fanciful, the Extraterrestrial Life series explores the possibility that life exists on other worlds.

Extreme Weather and Climate Change: What's the Connection?

Hot weather is getting hotter while hurricanes, droughts, floods, and forest fires are increasing in intensity. Extreme Weather and Climate Change: What?s the Connection? explores the science behind recent weather-related disasters and explains the role climate-changing emissions play in the recent record-shattering weather extremes.

Eyes Open

S-nia, an aspiring poet, lives under the Salazar dictatorship in 1960s Portugal. Her comfortable middle-class life is upended when her boyfriend is arrested for anti-government activities and her family's restaurant is closed for its association with ""undesirable"" artists. S-nia is forced to leave school and take a low-paying job at a hotel laundry to support her family. There, she bonds with her coworkers and joins efforts to improve working conditions. But fighting for justice means walking

Facts About Election and Voter Fraud, The

In recent years, many states have passed laws to prevent election and voter fraud. Critics argue that these laws make it harder for some people to voteÑand that they are unnecessary because this kind of fraud is very rare. To understand this controversy, it is important to understand the facts about election and voter fraud.

Faire Folk Saga, The

Fairy Godmothers Inc.

In a world where fairy tale situations are as much a fact of life as death and taxes, everyone knows hiring Fairy Godmothers, Inc. is the best way to assure that your beautiful daughter or enchanted frog of a grandson will get the happily-ever-after he or she deserves. Kate, an experienced Fairy Godmother, who's enough of a romantic to frustrate her rigidly rule-bound boss, has just received a specialty assignment from one of the company's board of directors. Cinderella—Rellie for short—was plac

Fake News and the Manipulation of Public Opinion

Fake news is not new but, thanks to the Internet and social media, it is spreading faster and farther than ever before. Fabricated stories are creating doubt and confusion and easing the way for the manipulation of public opinion. In some cases, web sites and news articles are designed to confuse people into thinking that they are looking at trusted sources and factual stories. In other cases, the label fake news serves as a tool for discrediting unflattering accounts or opposing points of view.