This book looks at current tourist trends and the issues surrounding responsible travel. There are many concerns about the impact tourists are having on the environment and local communities:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Chapter One: Tourism Trends
Trends in the travel industry for 2008; Key UK tourism facts; Brits left cold by tourist hot spots; Rise in specialist holidays; Travel trends; Gap years – a rough guide; Ditch (un)worthy causes; Activities.

Chapter Two: Responsible Travel
Thoughts on tourism; Tourism and people; Insider guide: sustainable tourism; Taking tourism to task; Climate change and tourism; Forget the carbon footprint, we want our summer sun; Nature’s ‘doom’ is tourist boom; What is ecotourism?; Souvenir alert; Murder, genocide and war: the new tourist attractions; Activities.

Key Facts;  Glossary (web links at the end of each article)

This book looks at gender equality at home, at school and at work. How far has equality really come and can we close the gender gap?
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Chapter One: The Gender Gap
The gender gap; Upbringing versus biology; Equality for girls?; The gender agenda; Who does the housework?; Men’s changing lifestyles; Equality is the way to a woman’s heart; Gender equality; Because I am a girl …; Activities.

Chapter Two: Education and Careers
Gender and education; Boys need to be taught separately; Gender bias still blights school career advice; Better jobs for women still scarce; Women and work: the facts; Gender pay gap; Plug the pay gap; Harman aims to close gender pay gap; Changes since the 1970s; Activities.

Key Facts;  Glossary (web links at the end of each article)

This book looks at the impact of globalisation and the debate surrounding global trade. Does free trade allow rich countries to take advantage of workers in developing countries?
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Chapter One: Overview
What is globalisation?; Globalisation explained; Types of globalisation; Globalisation defined; The IMF and the World Bank; A globalisation glossary; Concerns about globalisation; Activities.

Chapter Two: Globalisation and Trade
World trade; Trade – did you know?; Examples of unfair trade rules; 10 common misunderstandings about the WTO; Globalisation and the poor; ‘Sweatshops shame‘ fashion alert; Global Fair Trade sales increase by 47%; Unfair trade?; ‘Teach us how to fish – do not just give us the fish’; Globalisation will not threaten skilled UK workers: Attitudes to global trade; Activities.

Key Facts;  Glossary (web links at the end of most articles)

This book looks at the ethical and medical debates surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide. Would legalising euthanasia allow people to die with dignity?
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Chapter One: The Ethical Debate
Euthanasia; Euthanasia and the law; Q & A; Answering the euthanasia critics; Death with dignity; Public opinion on medically assisted dying; What do the public think?; Assisted suicide and disabled people; Palliative care; Activities

Chapter Two: The Medical Debate
Euthanasia: a doctor’s viewpoint; Should we legalise euthanasia?; Morphine kills pain not patients; Call for euthanasia legislation; Physician assisted suicide (PAS) in the United Kingdom; When premature babies should be allowed to die; Treatment for premature babies; Advance decisions, advance statements and living wills; Activities.

Key Facts;  Glossary (web links at the end of most articles)

This book looks at the increasing pressure we are placing on our natural environment and the problems we face in creating a sustainable future:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

What is sustainable development?; Environmental sustainability; Fast facts: environmental sustainability; Sustainable consumption and production; What are natural resources?; Ecological Footprint; Sustainable construction; Activities.

This book looks at the terrorist threats we are facing today and what is being done to deal with them:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Classifying terrorism; Security and terrorism in the UK; History of terrorism; Facts and figures; Head of MI5: terror threat is growing; Terrorists and the Internet; Fear of terrorism; Islam, terrorism and 9/11; The truth about ‘animal rights terrorism’; Activities.

What are the health effects and moral implications of following a vegetarian or vegan diet? This book looks at vegetarian and vegan diets and explores animal welfare issues:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Going vegetarian; Vegetarianism and IQ; Scientists measure red meat cancer risks; We should eat horse meat, says Ramsay; Vegetarian and vegan; Eat less meat — it's costing the earth; Beastly ingredients — to avoid!; Being vegan — a guide; Vegetarian-friendly supermarkets; Activities.

This book looks at the developments that have been made in cloning and stem cell research and examines the debate surrounding the issues:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Cloning: new horizons in medicine; Human cloning — the ethical issues; A humanist discussion of embryo research; Stem cell research: new horizons in medicine; FAQs on stem cells; Your stem cell body repair kit; Stem cell milestones; An ethical solution to stem cell debate?; Activities.

This book includes information about immigration and security in the UK, the problems of a growing population and the controversies surrounding immigration:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Chapter One: Migration and Security

Migration facts and figures; Migration in the UK; British least supportive of immigration; Does migration hurt migrants?; Frequently asked questions; HIV, immigrants and immigration; Outline of the immigration problem; Brits abroad; Mass migration damaging the planet; Activities.

Chapter Two: Population
Population issues; Population estimates; Baby shortage ‘a myth’; 2007 world population; The dawn of an urban millennium; Ageing population; Why we have a census; Activities.

Key Facts;  Glossary (web links at the end of most articles)

Global temperature continue to rise — extreme weather, melting glaciers and loss of biodiversity are just some of the possible results. Are our actions causing climate change? What changes can we make to reduce our impact on the climate? This book looks at the debate surrounding climate change and some possible solutions:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

World becoming more humid; Instant expert: climate change; Climate change controversies; Why it's green to go vegetarian; What does climate change mean for us?; Biodiversity and climate change: ecosystems; Climate change and cities; UK legislation: Climate Change Bill; Carbon offsetting – FAQs, Activities.

Personal debt is increasing in Britain by £1 million every five minutes. What effects does advertising have on our consumer society? How can we protect our rights as consumers? Should we be buying ethical goods and services? This book looks at consumer trends and the rights, risks and ethics surrounding consumerism:
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVUII-III/C-F etc.

Consumers; Consumer durables; Affluenza; Consumer spending; Advertising; Advertising and children; The case of the falling flake; Companies are 'out of touch' say consumers; Men are shopaholics too; Activities.