14 H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com Reference Shelf Reference Shelf Titles 2018 An Annual Subscription includes FREE ONLINE ACCESS! The South China Sea Conflict This volume discusses the ongoing territorial dispute in the South China Sea where numerous countries lay claim to fishing waters and exclusive economic zones in Southeast Asia. The contested area concerns six nations, one-third of global maritime traffic, untapped oil and natural gas reserves, military buildup and 5 trillion dollars’ worth of trade. The volume explores the economic, diplomatic, military, and environmental impact of resolving this conflict. FEBRUARY 2018 One Volume; 200 pages ISBN: 978‐1‐68217‐864‐5 List Price: $75 Alternative Facts, Post-Truth and the Information War This volume explores news consumption and media manipulation, including selective curation of news stories and the lack of a shared news narrative. It examines the effect of internet subcultures that manipulate news feeds, set agendas, and push ideas forward, along with the internet media’s dependence on trending analytics and metrics, sensationalism of headlines, and advertising driven models of news publishing. The volume also explores the negative effect of public consumption of false or misleading news. APRIL 2018 One Volume; 200 pages ISBN: 978‐1‐68217‐865‐2 List Price: $75 National Debate Topic, 2018-2019: Immigration The focus of this title is the subject of the National Forensics League’s (NFL) 2018- 2019 Policy Debate: Immigration. This volume examines current trends in immigration policy, the future of DACA and Dreamers, the merits of the proposed border wall, the travel ban, and more. JUNE 2018 One Volume; 200 pages ISBN: 978‐1‐68217‐866‐9 List Price: $75 Artificial Intelligence Where will robots make the most useful impact in society? As computers become more adept at mimicking human behavior and problem solving, what issues will be solved or created by new forms of artificial intelligence? This volume explores the scientific, economic, and social implications of advanced artificial intelligence systems in human life. AUGUST 2018 One Volume; 200 pages ISBN: 978‐1‐68217‐867‐6 List Price: $75 The American Dream Is the American Dream of upward mobility accessible in a society so economically unequal? Does the American Dream still exist in a country experiencing an anti-immigration trend? Have economic policies had an impact on American striving? This volume explores the relationship between education and jobs, technological displacement of workers, downward mobility among certain groups, labor mobility, and home ownership as indicators of the health of the idea of the American Dream. OCTOBER 2018 One Volume; 200 pages ISBN: 978‐1‐68217‐868‐3 List Price: $75 Representative American Speeches, 2017-2018 Selected from a diverse field of speakers and venues, this volume offers some of the most engaging American speeches of the year. Distinguished by its diversity, covering areas in politics, education, popular culture, as well as trending topics in the news, these speeches provide an interesting format to explore some of the year’s most important stories. DECEMBER 2018 One Volume; 200 pages ISBN: 978‐1‐68217‐869‐0 List Price: $75 90.05 H. W. Wilson GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING The American Dream Issue 5 HED & DISTRIBUTED BY HOUSE PUBLISHING ute 22, PO Box 56 NY 12501 518-789-8700 • 800-562-2139 -373-6360 eyhouse.com • books@greyhouse.com wilsoninprint.com • books@hwwilson.com Exploring Contemporary Issues with Selected Primary & Secondary Sources W THIS BOOK NLINE nline.salempress.com Quality products from Salem Press and H. W. Wilson Current Biography Yearbook H. W. 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Core Collection titles include Senior High, Middle & Junior High, Children’s, Fiction, and Public Library Nonfiction, Graphic Novels and Young Adult Fiction. Principles of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence The study of artificial intelligence and robotics offers the enormous potential of continuing the wide-reaching debate about how men and machines live together, now and in the future. This work examines the key principles and concepts behind the engineering and technological advances that have allowed IBM’s Deep Blue to compete against professional chess players and game show contestants, and a device to, by itself, vacuum your house. More than 120 easy- to-understand entries, many with illustrations and photographs to enhance understanding, cover topics such as Augmented Reality and Neural Networks. 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