(4) YA Open for Debate series. Capital Punishment and Gun Control provide overviews and delineate the arguments for and against each contentious topic. Terrorism examines specific terrorist events and groups and discusses methods of managing--if not solving--the problem. The run-of-the-mill texts are accompanied by bland photos. Bib., ind. Review covers these Open for Debate titles: Capital Punishment, Gun Control, and Terrorism.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Great Journeys series. Golden Mountain examines the brutal labor conditions and racism suffered by the Chinese immigrants who helped build the transcontinental railroad; Barbed Wire discusses the injustices experienced by Japanese Americans interned during World War II. These clearly written series books blend history with intriguing anecdotal material and feature plentiful black-and-white photos and reproductions. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Journeys titles: Behind Barbed Wire, and To the Golden Mountain.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Great Journeys series. Golden Mountain examines the brutal labor conditions and racism suffered by the Chinese immigrants who helped build the transcontinental railroad; Barbed Wire discusses the injustices experienced by Japanese Americans interned during World War II. These clearly written series books blend history with intriguing anecdotal material and feature plentiful black-and-white photos and reproductions. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Journeys titles: Behind Barbed Wire, and To the Golden Mountain.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Great Journeys series. Freedom's Star uses the stories of two escaped slaves, Harriet Jacobs and John P. Parker, as focal points in relating the history of the Underground Railroad. Border presents a broad picture of Mexican-American life from sixteenth-century Spanish exploration to the present. Both clearly written volumes in this series are accompanied by black-and-white reproductions and photos. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Journeys titles: Following Freedom's Star and North Across the Border.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) YA This is an informative overview of funeral and burial customs from prehistoric times to the present and among different world religions; a chapter is devoted to American funeral practices. Black-and-white photos and archival reproductions enhance the readable and often engaging text. While not as broad in scope as Colman's Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts, this volume is more straightforward. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn