Mason: 1146 books

Myth...or truth? 1.Only people who have sex with many partners get sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 2.If I always use a condom, I can't catch an STI. 3.Using two condoms is even safer than one. 4.Oral sex is safe without a condom. 5.If I don't have any symptoms, I don't have an STI. Do you...

Tensions in the Gulf, 1978-1991 examines events in the Persian Gulf region from the time Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq through the conclusion of the 1991 Gulf War.

Over the past four decades, Afghanistan has been form apart by social unrest and civil war. Most recently, the harsh government of the Taliban, which ruled according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law, was overthrown by a U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2001. Since then foreign assistance...

Jason is a stressed-out manager and engineer in a Portland, Oregon software firm. Overworked, behind schedule, hassled by his crazy employees and impudent assistant, he snaps when he sees an ad for an oceanside B&B. He was supposed to work through the weekend, but instead drives to the coast for...

A film directed in HellLeon Loeb is now bored, living the soft life in California. By his own volition he allows himself to be drawn into a tangle of murder and intrigue surrounding a dangerously unstable film negative sent to a local news cameraman. The sender, Judith, a renegade Mossad agent acting...

Rogue Agent, the second thriller in the Leon trilogy, continues the extraordinary adventures of a Mid-East CIA specialist one year after his exploits in Empty Quarter. Istanbul and the South Aegean provide an exotic backdrop for a heart-thumping thriller that pits Jewish CIA intelligence officer,...

An abusive husband, a terrified wife and three little reasons to be strong.Daniela Rossi believed she married into a fairytale. But things are not always as they appear and her cover of a Cinderella life is blown when her overbearing Italian family discover she is being mentally and physically...

Are you one of the 1.5 Million children being educated in an alternative school setting (Virtual School Home School or Independent Study)?Are you one of the thousands of parents who spends their Saturdays at the local coffee shop with other parents trying to figure out their kid’s homework so you...

Being overweight isn't an appearance problem. It's a health problem. Carrying around too much weight is hard on bodies. It puts stress on their organs and bones. This means people who are overweight are more likely to get heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and certain kinds of cancer. But it's not...

People who can see with their eyes find it hard to imagine what life must be like for those with blindness or visual impairment. For thousands of kids, though, this is a reality. While some are born with blindness or some type of visual impairment, others lose their sight later on because of a disease,...

When you feel sad, do you reach for the cookie jar? If you're bored, do you munch on potato chips? If you're worried, do you make yourself feel better with a bowl of ice cream? Lots of people turn to food to help them cope with their feelings. The problem with that, though, is that when we eat too...

Sometimes you need a set of instructions. Especially when you are depressed or feeling suicidal, a guide on what to do can really help.

Cheerleading is a sport that brings to mind young girls and women wearing shiny outfits, waving pom-poms, performing intricate dance routines, and leading the crowds in cheers. However, this was not always the case. The first cheerleader was actually a man, and it was 20 years before women got involved...

Basketball is the only major American team sport that did not grow out of older European games. Through the years, it has become more of a contact sport, leading to many types of injuries on the court. More than 1.6 million basketball injuries are treated every year in the United States. This book...