decision making

Senator John McCain pays tribute to men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of life's toughest decisions. Highlights decisions by Henry Ford, Branch Rickey, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and more.

Briefly discusses the process of decision making, emphasizing real-situations in which teenagers may find themselves.

Claudia struggles with her feelings about the tree in which her tree house sits being cut down in order to make room for the much anticipated new pool.

Examines how people make decisions, revealing the physical, emotional, and social factors that influence people's everyday choices.

Based on interviews, case histories, and the author's own experiences, describes how doctors diagnose and treat various ailments, and offers advice on how patients can engage in dialogue with their doctor that will improve communication and reduce the risk of misdiagnosis.

The misadventures of a group of cows who must learn to think for themselves when their leader is taken to the county fair.

While planning a wedding as part of an assignment for her eighth-grade health class, Alice thinks about her father's and older brother's love lives and learns that you cannot prepare for all of life's decisions.

Presents twenty-two stories that relate the real, life-threatening situations faced by children, men, and women, describing their decisions in the face of the Holocaust, the 2004 tsunami in Asia, Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Tiananmen Square, and more.

Amy is tossed between staying at Heartland or going off to college after graduation, but a lost pony just might hold the key to where her true future belongs.

After escaping from her cage to see the world, a little red bird finds it difficult to decide whether to stay free or to go home and never fly again.