economic aspects

Discusses maps, including what they are and how we map money and trade.

Examines the mathematical strategies by which manager Billy Beane handled the financially strapped Oakland Athletics' 2002 draft and led the baseball team to success despite its lack of high profile players.

Explains how money and economics are important and used in multiple ways in professional sports.

Contains a collection of essays that examine the global consequences of continued population growth and considers the various options for dealing with its impact on the environment and natural resources.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine competitive athletics and their social importance to the history of North America; and covers parent misconduct through yoga and alternative fitness.

Sara Bongiorni recounts her family's year-long boycott of Chinese products, describing what she learned about how easy, or difficult, it could be to live without China, which is the world's fastest growing economy.

Presents an introduction to the global economy, discussing how business spreads around the world and more.

"Economist Bryan Caplan makes a . . . case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction"--Amazon.com.

". . . uses the music industry, from superstar artists to music executives, from managers to promoters, as a way to explain key economic forces shaping our lives"--Adaped from dust jacket.

"After serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Evangeline returns home to discover her father left her solely responsible for the family's failing ranch, her mother blames her for her father's death, and her brothers want her out of their way. With her family's future squarely on her shoulders, she desperately searches for ways to save their home--before they lose everything. Her only ally, Chris Chambers. The cop who sent her away is positive she took the fall for someone else. And if she helps him track down the real criminals, he'll clear her record. But the closer Evangeline and Chris get to exposing the truth--and to each other--the deeper Evangeline is drawn into a dangerous sting that will finally bring her justice and pave the way for a bright future."--.