Ecstasy (Just the Facts)

Connolly, Sean

ISBN 10: 1575722569 ISBN 13: 9781575722566

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree, 2000

Synopsis

Explains the nature, development, addictive qualities, consequences, and legal aspects of the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.

About this title

About the Author:

Sean Connolly is the author of "The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science", "The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science", and "The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math", and dozens of other books for both children and adults. A father of three, he is in an ideal position to explain the nuts and bolts of these experiments.

From Booklist:

Reviewed with Sean Connolly's Tobacco.

Gr. 7-9. The series title, Just the Facts, pretty much sums it up: the short, straightforward texts set out basic information about the effects, legal standing, and history of a drug. The organization is not always clear, and there's some repetition. In addition, the color photos, which actually appear on nearly every page, sometimes seem tossed in (a girl lying on a beach). Much of the information in Tobacco can be found in other sources, but the book does include a brief, useful overview of recent lawsuits involving the major tobacco companies, and it delves into the worldwide marketing of cigarettes by U.S. companies. Ecstasy has the advantage of being about a drug that is currently in vogue and covered in fewer books. Not first choices, perhaps, but of help if additional material on these topics is needed. Appended are a list of sources of information and help, a short list of further reading, and a glossary. Todd Morning
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About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1575722569
• ISBN 13: 9781575722566
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 56