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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.
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
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.
Fake News Crisis, The: How Misinformation Harms Society
Fake news is a dangerous problem that affects everyone. It can undermine democracies, negatively impact public health, and destroy reputations. How fake news spreads, the problems fake news causes, how to recognize and keep from spreading it are discussed.
Faking Faith
Dylan Mahoney is living one big unholy lie. Thanks to a humiliating and painfully public sexting incident, Dylan has become the social pariah at her suburban Chicago high school. She's ignored by everyone—when she's not being taunted—and estranged from her two best friends. So when Dylan discovers the blogs of homeschooled fundamentalist Christian girls, she's immediately drawn into their fascinating world of hope chests, chaperoned courtships, and wifely submission. Blogging as Faith, her devou