economic aspects

Explores the growth of the U.S. auto industry and the events that led to its downturn in the wake of the recent economic crisis. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Presents a collection of essays that debate the positives and negatives of players' unions in professional sports. Compares the pros of each topic to the cons and includes a bibliography and list of organizations to contact.

Chronicles the National Football League's seventy-year rise to dominance, drawing on interviews with key NFL figures to explain how the NFL became the world's most successful franchise.

Chronicles the history of the sneaker industry and discusses how sneakers are made, who designs the logos, why styles change, and other related topics.

A guide to the financial and legal aspects of the music industry that discusses how to hire advisors, how to land a record deal, how to copyright songs, how to schedule a tour, Internet concerns, and other related topics.

Young Catherine Morland's entry into nineteenth-century English society is attended by the collapse of many of her romantic illusions.

Presents a global look at how food is traded between countries, including rules that affect trade and how those rules impact people, the environment, and the economy.