united states

Contains seventeen essays that present opposing viewpoints on issues that involve the Middle East, including why it is a conflict area, how Islam affects the area, what role the United States should play, and whether peace between Palestine and Israel is possible.

Explores the life and work of Mari-Luci Jaramillo, the first Hispanic female ambassador, detailing her impoverished childhood; education; work as teacher, civil rights advocate, and ambassador to Honduras; and other life events.

Rhoda Berenson shares the story of her ongoing five-year struggle to secure the release of her daughter, Lori, who was arrested in Peru in December 1995 where she had been working as a journalist and human rights activist, and charged with treason.

Profiles the men and women who are working in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California to develop new technologies that will help scientists learn more about the solar system.

Presents articles that provide differing views on why the Middle East is a conflict area, and discussing whether Palestinians are treated justly, what role the U.S. should play in the Middle East, and how religion affects the issues.

Provides insight and perspective as to the inner workings of the American government's fiscal strategy through the ages and looks at various responses through the years to economic crises, wars, and recessions.

Chronicles major events before and during the Vietnam War and analyses their consequences.

A history of the United States involvement in the war in Indochina.

Photographs, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.

Traces the early life of Theodore Roosevelt, from his privileged childhood through the personal tragedies he endured to his swearing in as the twenty-sixth president of the United States.