Content Updates: Secondary School Core

Ten updated titles were released to Secondary School Core and Secondary School Core with Backfile in July 2026. There are now 1,284 titles in Secondary School Core and 1,491 in Secondary School Core with Backfile. To see a full title list of your current holdings or download the MARC records, login to your Admin account, or contact [e-mail] with any questions.

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Updated Titles Added to Secondary School Core and Secondary School Core with Backfile:

	A Brief History of Mexico ISBN: 9781438141725 This book is an exploration of the roots and history that have produced Mexico as a fascinating, modern nation.
	A Brief History of Russia ISBN: 9781685669485 Detailing social, economic, and political changes and crises, A Brief History of Russia provides a comprehensive and accessible account of this vast country's history.
	African American Almanac: 400 Years of Black Excellence ISBN: 9781578598311 African Americans helped build the United States. Their contributions, deeds, and influence are interwoven into the fabric of the country. Celebrating centuries of achievements, this almanac provides insights on the impact of African Americans on U.S. society and culture, spanning centuries and presented in a fascinating mix of biographies, historical facts, and enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements.
	American Political Leaders ISBN: 9781646938704 American Political Leaders concentrates on more than 300 of the most influential leaders who directed the nation's political life from colonial times to present. Each entry considers the subject's life, presenting both personal details and historical context and discussing the person's importance to U.S. history.
	Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier of Hidden Plots and Schemes ISBN: 9781578598045 Separating fact from fiction, this compelling work provides gripping details and presents information without bias, including facts about hundreds of individuals, organizations, and events in which official claims and standard explanations of actions and events remain shrouded in mystery.
	Encyclopedia of Creativity ISBN: 9780128156148 Creativity influences each of our lives and is essential for the advancement of society. This book provides update information on the full range of creativity research, including the definition of creativity, the development and expression of creativity across the lifespan, the environmental conditions that encourage or discourage creativity, the relationship of creativity to mental health, intelligence, and learning styles, and the process of being creative.
	Encyclopedia of Terrorism ISBN: 9781438199078 Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third Edition, provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with comprehensive coverage of the events, people, organizations, and places that have played a major role in international terrorism.
	Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict ISBN: 9780128201954 This book is an essential reference for students and scholars working in the social scientific study of peace and conflict, criminology, public policy and international relations, as well as for those seeking to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for social justice and change.
	The Environmental Debate ISBN: 9781637005583 This book explores a wide range of environmental issues, from the worthiness of reviving coal production to political grappling over environmental regulations, and even the notion of de-extinction, or reviving species that were previously declared extinct. Most importantly, it addresses the growing climate crisis and its connection to weather patterns, worldwide diseases such as COVID-19, and species loss.
	The Handbook of Crisis Communication ISBN: 9781119678922 This book provides students, researchers, and practitioners with a timely and authoritative overview of a dynamic field. Contributions by an international team of leading scholars and practitioners demonstrate various methodological approaches, examine how crisis communication is applied in a range of specific contexts, discuss the role of culture and technology in crisis communication, and present original research of relevance to the development and evaluation of crisis communication theory.

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