"When her dreams of rising through the police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is unsure what will become of her life in Accra. Through a sympathetic former colleague, Emma gets an interview with a private detective agency tracking down missing persons, thefts, and marital infidelities. It's not the future she imagined, but it's her best option. Meanwhile, Gordon Tilson, a middle-aged widower in Washington, DC, has...

"These days, the world wide web has become the Wild West. We are faced with a seemingly endless source of information, all of it difficult to evaluate. Trusted sources can be full of ads, bad actors can slip under the radar, and seemingly questionable databases might hold a helpful treasure trove. Historian Sam Wineburg and media literacy guru Mike Caulfield are here to help with this informative, approachable guide to navigating the internet. With...

"Cyberspace brings tradeoffs. Connectivity has boosted economic productivity, improved education, enhanced social interactions, and created new forms of entertainment. But it also makes people and things vulnerable. There is no end in sight to cyberscams or cyberattacks. But experts believe Americans can reduce the number of scams and attacks and also build resilience to recover from them more quickly"--