politicians

Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of politics and mass media.

Looks at the life of civil rights leader Al Sharpton.

Brynn Hilder's academic record and talent for running cons earns her a place at Dr. Odin's exclusive private school Vale Hall, where students are trained to collect secrets that have the power to overthrow corrupt politicans.

When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In Churchill, Andrew Roberts gives readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable. Roberts gained exclusive access to extensive new material: transcripts of War Cabinet meetings, diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs from Churchill's contemporaries. The Royal Family permitted Roberts--in a first for a Churchill biographer--to read the detailed notes taken by King George VI in his diary after his weekly meetings with Churchill during World War II. This treasure trove of access allows Roberts to understand the man in revelatory new ways, and to identify the hidden forces fueling Churchill's legendary drive. We think of Churchill as a hero who saved civilization from the evils of Nazism and warned of the grave crimes of Soviet communism, but Roberts's masterwork reveals that he has as much to teach us about the challenges leaders face today--and the fundamental values of courage, tenacity, leadership and moral conviction.

Discusses the major egalitarian victories in United States history, and the politics that have shaped social movementsthat have transformed the nation's political and moral character.

"In a future United States where those who control technology control the wealth, seventeen-year-old Marguerite's viral video propels a populist candidate to presidential victory on a platform of 'tech for all.' But as the mouthpiece of the new leader determined to break the elite stronghold, Marguerite finds herself on the opposite side of the divide in a new high school full of technocrat teens."--Back cover.

A biography of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.

"Dennis Ch?avez was born in the small farming community of Los Ch?avez in 1888 in what was then the Territory of New Mexico. His childhood home had dirt floors and no indoor plumbing. As a boy, he tended his father's crops and sheep. He spoke only Spanish and never went to high school or college. This bilingual "flip" book for intermediate readers recounts the inspiring story of Dennis Ch?avez, who in spite of having to drop out of school in the seventh grade to get a job to help his family, went on to graduate from Georgetown Law School in Washington, DC, and represent New Mexico in the US Senate for twenty-seven years. Dennis Ch?avez saw and experienced injustice from an early age. When he refused to deliver groceries to railroad strike breakers, he lost his first job. This first-hand involvement with labor conflicts fanned his interest in both law and government, and throughout his long career he consistently supported workers, minorities and regular people. He fought against the "whites only" practices that were rampant in the South, introducing legislation to ban discrimination in hiring. Holding strong to his belief in justice, he spoke out against McCarthyism on the Senate floor. Senate seniority gave Ch?avez powerful responsibility over the US budget for military defense and public works projects such as the remaking of the nation's highways. Spanning American history from 1888-1962--from the frontier where Indian raids were still common to the country's power-filled corridors in Washington, DC--this book written by his granddaughter will give young readers an eye-opening look at the difficulties faced by non-whites and the intolerance that was common as recently as the latter half of the twentieth century and is still an issue today."--Provided by publisher.

Examines how Founding Fathers George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay were able to overcome strong state sovereignty interests in favor of the stabilizing force of a national Constitution.

Looks at nine women involved in politics and the impact they have made.