Mason Crest 2023-2024 Fall Catalog

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CAREERS & FINANCE Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cool Careers In Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Cool Careers In Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Careers In Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Women In Stem Careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Careers Making a Difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES You Are Not Alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Gender Identities And Sexual Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 LGBTQ Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Contemporary Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Gun Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sexual Violence and Harassment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Climate Change: Problems and Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Etiquette for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 HIGH-INTEREST READING Dream Cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pop Music Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Country Music Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Evolution & Cultural Influences of Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hip-Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling . . . . . . . . . 15 Infamous Jailbreaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Masters Of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The World Art Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ultimate Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pet Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ANIMALS Creatures of the Ocean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Amazing World Of Sharks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SPORTS Superstars of the Speedway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Childhood Fears and Anxieties ...................................... 55 Living with Diseases and Disorders .............................. 55 Drug Addiction and Recovery ....................................... 56 Mental Illnesses and Disorders: Awareness and Understanding .................................. 56 Know Y ur Food ........................................................... 57 An Integrated Life of Fitness ......................................... 57 Families Today .................... (see CONTEMPORARY ISSUES) Careers in Healthcare ............... (see CAREERS & FINANCE) COUNTRY STUDIES Nations in the News ................................................... 58 Asian Countries Today ............................................... 59 European Countries Today ............................................ 60 Discovering Africa ........................................................ 60 Exploring Cuba ............................................................ 61 Exploring the Polar Regions Today ................................ 61 Major World Cities ....................................................... 62 Social Progress and Sustainability ................................ 62 Major Nations in a Global World: Tradition, Culture, and Daily Life ... 63 Major Nations of the Modern Middle East ...................... 63 Discovering South America: History, Politics, and Culture ...... 64 Discovering the Caribbean: History, Politics, and Culture ....... 64 Discovering Central America: History, Politics, and Culture .... 64 AMERICAN STUDIES Rare Glimpses of Slave Life ....................................... 65 Know Your Government ............................................. 66 Civil Rights Leaders ..................................................... 67 Defending Our Nation .................................................. 67 Immigration to North America ....................................... 68 Let’s Explore the States ............................................... 68 Major U.S. Historic l Wars ............. (see MILITARY CONFLICTS) The Civil War .................................. (see MILITARY CONFLICTS)

World Class Footballers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Ballpark Greats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hardwood Greats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Gridiron Greats: Pro Football’s Best Players . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Summer Olympics:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On the World Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Guides To Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Women’s Soccer Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 MATH & SCIENCE Facing the Weather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tech Titans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The New Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Connecting Stem and Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 DRUGS, FAMILY & HEALTH Food for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Young Adult Drug Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Behavioral Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Psychology In Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Detoxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Fitness And Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Teen Guides To Health & Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Health & Nutrition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Smoking and Vaping Addiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Opioid Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 COUNTRY STUDIES Asian Countries Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 GLOBAL STUDIES Customs, Culture & Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 MASON CREST INFORMATION Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sales Representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Vietnam War ................................... (see MILITARY CONFLICTS) World War II ...................... ............. (see MILITARY CONFLICTS) Special Forces: Stories from the Front Lines .. (see MILITARY CONFLICTS) GLOBAL STUDIES The Untold History of Ancient Civilizations ................. 69 Systems of Government ................................................ 70 Celebrating Holidays and Festivals Around the World ....... 70 Connecting Cultures through Family and Food ................ 71 Customs and Cultures of the World ................................ 71 Major World Religions ................................................... 72 Understanding Islam ..................................................... 72 The Making of the Modern World: 1945 to the Present .... 73 Foundation of Democracy .... ....................................... 73 Understanding Global Trade & Commerce ....................... 74 Exploring World History ................................................. 74 North American Natural Resources ................................ 75 The United Natio s: Le dership and Challenges in a Global World ....................................................... 75 Nations in the News ..................... (see COUNTRY STUDIES) Exploring the Polar Regions Today .. (see COUNTRY STUDIES) Asian Countries Today .................. (see COUNTRY STUDIES) Social Progress and Sustainability .. (see COUNTRY STUDIES) MILITARY CONFLICTS Special Forces: Stories from the Front Lines ................. 76 Major U.S. Historical Wars ............................................ 76 The Civil War ............................................................... 77 Vietnam War ................................................................ 77 World War II ................................................................. 77 MASON CREST INFORMATION Ordering Information ..................................................... 78 Sales Reps ................................................................... 79

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