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Imagine this: you read an article in the newspaper about a really current, interesting, controversial topic. But you don't know much about it and you'd like to find out more than just this one piece of the whole. This is where Groundwork Guides come in. We might be a little late to the game, but we just discovered them and love them! Perfect for older teens, these books provide a clear and direct (but still short) overview of ultra-current, divisive topics like pornography, climate change, and genocide, without ever oversimplifying or talking down to their audience. We dare you to read them all.
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Democracy (Groundwork Guides)
by James Laxer
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Democracy explains the rise of this form of government and how women and minorities struggled for and won democratic rights for themselves. In clear prose, author James Laxer relates the story of the replacement of Communist regimes in the Soviet Union... (read more)
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Pornography (Groundwork Guides)
by Debbie Nathan
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Society condemns pornography but the Internet has created unprecedented access to porn. Taking an objective view of popular interest in the subject, this book deals with pornography as a social issue, translating the best academic research into reader... (read more)
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Oil (Groundwork Guides)
by Groundwork Guide
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In the 20th century, the availability and low cost of oil triggered the industrial growth and development of the worlds leading economies. Today, cheap, accessible oil supplies are dwindling, and the true cost to the worlds environment of our profligate... (read more)
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Betrayal of Africa (Canadian) (08 Edition)
by Gerald Caplan
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In the wealthy West, it's assumed that Africa is the problem and we are the solution. This timely book argues the opposite. Though couched in benevolent terms, Western policies in fact have for decades helped fuel the continent's devastating decline... (read more)
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Slavery Today >canadian< (08 Edition)
by Kevin Bales
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Forced to work in back-breaking, under- or unpaid jobs from agricultural work to prostitution, slaves today — men and women, old and young — are trapped in the same spiral of brutality and control they have endured for centuries, with one... (read more)
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Being Muslim (Groundwork Guides)
by Haroon Siddiqui
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Long a charged topic in the West, Islam has become incendiary since 9/11, drawing heated reactions from both defenders and critics. The two sides rarely talk, and when they try neither seems to listen. Equally helpful for Muslims and non-Muslims, this... (read more)
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Cities (Groundwork Guides)
by Groundwork Guide
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Cities have always been the incubators of new ideas, economic innovation, and social reform. But recent demands and expectations placed on cities and their citizens are unprecedented: everything from chronic poverty and homelessness to massive energy... (read more)
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Sex for Guys (Groundwork Guides)
by Manne Forssberg
Staff Pick
Finally, sex ed that you don't have to wait for college to get. My favorite things about this book? The absence of the word "abstinence," the lack of goofy illustrations, and the most unabashed discussion of the minutiae of sex: from the first kiss (how... (read more)
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