Julia Garbus – författare

This compelling book dives into the historical background of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. This volume discusses the controversies related to the assassination, including those surrounding the SEALS raid. The last chapter gives readers a chance to see this event up close and personal, by presenting compelling first-person narratives. Readers will hear how the wives of Bin Laden describe the raid. They will read Graeme Green''s analysis of a local who was Tweeting the raid, live. Barack Obama recounts the Bin Laden Situation Room, one year after the event.

The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders states that approximately eight million people in the U.S. have anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and related eating disorders. This population includes both females and males, but as one essayist states in this book, for males with eating disorders, finding treatment can be difficult. Another essayist, Carrie Arnold, asks and answers the question of whether anorexia is a cultural disease. The National Institute of Mental Health essay provides a complete introduction and overview of eating disorders. Readers will also evaluate what factors contribute to eating disorders, and treatment and recovery issues.

This volume examines the positive and negative effects of teens and jobs. It explores wages, the benefits of job experience, and time management. Readers will evaluate whether unpaid internships are beneficial, whether young actors need more legal protection, and whether many teens are sexually harassed at work. They will also evaluate whether millennials have unrealistic job expectations.

William E. Cox shares the story of what student life was like for an African American boy before segregation. Another first-hand narrative explains how a young African American teen, facing a mob, helped integrate a high school. Joan Johns Cobb, the sister of a "Brown" plaintiff, describes the day that her sister stood up for better school conditions. This volume not only gives a foundational understanding of the Brown v. Board of Education trial and its events, it gives readers a compelling, unforgettable first-hand look from those who lived through it.