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This riveting eyewitness report—including dramatic photos—takes readers right to the scene of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.

March 28, 1979: It was 4 a.m. at the nuclear power plant on an island in
the middle of the Susquehanna River. Suddenly, an alarm shrieked. Something was wrong inside the plant. Within minutes, human error and technical failure triggered the worst nuclear power accident in the United States, and, within hours, the eyes of the world would be on Three Mile Island. Thirty-four years after the bombing of Hiroshima, the crisis at Three Mile Island re-awoke the world to the dangers of nuclear power, and now, in MELTDOWN, Wilborn Hampton tells the hour-by-hour story of covering the accident as a U.P.I. reporter. His riveting eyewitness account will compel readers to consider one of the most serious questions facing humankind: where can we find affordable, sustainable energy, and at what risk?.
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Our basic assumption about the law is that it is designed to operate fairly and openly. But with human beings as the ultimate decision makers, how do we prevent discrimination within the legal arena, and how does the law decide whether others have behaved in a discriminatory manner? Social Consciousness in Legal Decision Making examines four controversial areas involving people’s perceptions of others—racial profiling, affirmative action, workplace harassment, and hate speech/hate crime—from the perspectives of psychology, decision theory, and the law.

This book's contributing experts raise these critical questions:

• How valid are legal assumptions about human behavior?
• What cognitive processes underlie biased behavior?
• What do personal experience and situational cues contribute to decision making?
• How do individuals’ perceptions of the law influence their judgment?
• Can psychology help legislators write more effective laws?

In answering them, the book:

• Compares rational, descriptive, and normative decision-making models in legal contexts
• Provides important insights into legal decision making by non-specialists (police, administrators, jurors)
• Clarifies and broadens the role of social science in the courts
• Promotes improved dialogue between the field of psychology and law to create a more socially aware jurisprudence.

Social Consciousness in Legal Decision Making invites the legal and psychology communities to work together in solving some of our most pressing social problems.

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"NEW YORK TIMES editor Hampton presents a personal, emotional account of the attack on the World Trade Center. . . . Riveting " — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)

A blind man and his dog struggling to escape from the burning North Tower, a company of firefi ghters risking their lives, an ordinary citizen turned rescue worker — each person endured a personal nightmare, and each carries a separate memory. Through interviews and accounts of survivors, heroes, and terrorists, as well as his own story, seasoned reporter Wilborn Hampton creates an intimate portrait of life and loss, and offers a deeper understanding of that tragic day.

An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade Book for Young People

A BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS Blue Ribbon Winner

A CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Choice List Title

Two starred reviews (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS).
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An award-winning journalist offers a reporter’s-eye view of the Middle East conflict, from Black September to the Yom Kippur War to events of the present day.

In 1970, when the Jordanian civil war known as Black September began, U.P.I. correspondent Wilborn Hampton was sent to report on unfolding events. Holed up in the InterContinental Hotel and caught in the crossfire, he managed to get the story out. Three years later, dispatched to Israel to cover the Yom Kippur War, the reporter took it on himself to drive to the front lines. Now the acclaimed author of KENNEDY ASSASSINATED!, MELTDOWN, and SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, relays his on-the-spot experiences covering two pivotal wars, while offering readers a clear, balanced overview of the issues that have plagued the Middle East for decades and continue to this day..
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Garland County Community College, Hot Springs, Arkansas Applied Science Review Series. Concise course study guide and review in outline format, for beginning allied health occupations students. .
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This Award-Winning book, FRONT & CENTER is an emotional and poignant journey through Wilborn's life and career, which began as a principal dancer for Chicago's prestigious Hubbard Street Dance Company. In the book,Wilborn recounts his behind-the-scenes experiences in Hollywood, as well as his various tours with Madonna. Born into a family filled with secrets, Wilborn would eventually enter manhood haunted by horrible memories of molestation. Through much inner strength, Wilborn finally confronted his assaulter - a serial molester who at one time was incarcerated. The book is an honest and revealing awakening into one man's survival and through it all, how he found success and the peace and healing he yearned for. Dealing with anger, sexual confusion and validation, Wilborn hid in the shadows for many years. Against tremendous odds, Wilborn embraced life and was able to move forward. His remarkable and inspirational story is testament to the power within us all..
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The story of a cub reporter who was there on the day President Kennedy died continues to astonish young readers—perfect for social studies classes.

On November 22, 1963, the phone rang in the Dallas U.P.I. office. Wilborn Hampton, a cub reporter, answered and heard these words: "Three shots fired!" It was the voice of the U.P.I. White House reporter. The gunshots had been fired at President Kennedy—and young Hampton was the first to receive the news. This is his story, an award-winning account of a young man swept into the white-hot core of a tragedy that would shake the world. It is also a riveting minute-by-minute chronicle of how reporters collected the facts of the major news story of the twentieth century. KENNEDY ASSASSINATED! will leave readers with an unforgettable sense of the shock, grief, and enduring loss that every American experienced that day..
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- Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African Americans- Straightforward and objective writing- Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia- Essential for multicultural studies.
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