The Making a Difference series tells engaging, inspiring, and sometimes touching stories of people, organizations, and communities who are helping people, animals, and the planet. Each book profiles 12 stories about how people are making a difference in a respective area: animals, children, the community, after a disaster, education, immigrants and refugees, the planet, and seniors. Some work is on a national or global scale; other work is on a grassroots,...

On Green Day, Cam and her classmates discuss ways to protect the environment, but when money collected for the school's new skylights disappears, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery.

Data Privacy: A runbook for engineers teaches you how to navigate the trade-off s between strict data security and real world business needs. In this practical book, you'll learn how to design and implement privacy programs that are easy to scale and automate. There's no bureaucratic process--just workable solutions and smart repurposing of existing security tools to help set and achieve your privacy goals.

"This book will serve as a comprehensive reference on the subject of electrokinetic remediation (EKR) for the treatment of inorganic and organic contaminants in contaminated substrates. It highlights recent progress and developments in EKR as a technology for resource recovery, removal of pollutants, and environmental remediation, as well as coupling EKR with nanotechnologies and phytoremediation. The book includes case studies exploring field implementation...

Sodas are astonishing products. Little more than flavored sugar-water, these drinks cost practically nothing to produce or buy, yet have turned their makers--principally Coca-Cola and PepsiCo--into a multibillion-dollar industry with global recognition, distribution, and political power. Billed as "refreshing," "tasty," "crisp," and "the real thing," sodas also happen to be so well established to contribute to poor dental hygiene, higher calorie intake,...

Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam - witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas (aka Blackbird), the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. After the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program, a lively chase ensues - with two bumbling but determined killers on Wayne and Carmen's trail. With its dead-on...

Design, implement, and integrate a complete data sanitization program In Net Zeros and Ones: How Data Erasure Promotes Sustainability, Privacy, and Security, a well-rounded team of accomplished industry veterans delivers a comprehensive guide to managing permanent and sustainable data erasure while complying with regulatory, legal, and industry requirements. In the book, you'll discover the why, how, and when of data sanitization, including why it...

"A math-based guide for information security practitioners. Teaches how to use concepts from various fields of mathematics, such as graph theory, computational geometry, and statistics, to create and implement ready-to-use security tools. Features code examples in Python and hands-on proof-of-concept projects for solving real-world problems"--

This book provides you with the guidance you need to understand the requirements of the standard and ensure your implementation project is a success. Six insider tips for success are given.