Ruby Sisson Library

Explains the history and present status of the selective service process and argues pro and con draft registration for men and women.

Discusses the complex problem of the land known historically as Palestine including to which, if any, people it belongs, and the possibilities of a peaceful settlement of the question.

Discusses black holes, what they are, why they exist, and the possible consequences they pose for our universe.

Discusses the meanings of our body motions and facial expressions.

Presents the history of the real "cloak-and-dagger" world of espionage as OSS and CIA agents carry out covert intelligence operations to further American foreign and military policy.

Describes the ten-year, multimillion dollar Human Genome Project and its process of gene mapping; includes concerns of critics of the project.

Discusses how whales have become endangered and the activities of conservation groups.

Examines the direct and indirect effects of acid rain, how it is formed, how it is being studied, who are the culprits in the creation of this very damaging ecological problem, and what citizens and the government can do to alleviate it.

Follows the life of the man who was head of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964.