politics

Fourteen-year-old Kevin impetuously announces that he will run for student body president, mainly to impress his girlfriend Tina, but soon gets excited about making a positive difference in his school and community.

David Plouffe chronicles the Barack Obama presidential campaign, sharing the ideas and events that shaped the campaign and helped Obama become the country's first African-American president and exploring how the election changed the face of American politics.

"A book about contemporary political culture in Washington, DC"--Provided by publisher.

Addresses the decline of the middle class, examining where the United States government has gone wrong and what voters can do about it.

Discusses political campaigns in the U.S., with over 450 alphabetically arranged entries about electoral behavior with a diverse cultural and political perspective on democratic practices and institutions, and examines election laws, corrupt political machines, the media, social reform, state and general elections, and more.

Explores how different civilizations have tackled the problems and challenges of community living from ancient times through the present, describing the leadership styles of different cultures, countries, and eras.

Chronologically collects polling data, news coverage, and information on political rallies, recreating the 2008 elections day by day.

Spending the summer with her politician grandmother, fourteen-year-old Mad achieves breakthroughs in both her horseback riding and her Scottish dancing and begins to develop the self-confidence she has always lacked.