21st century

Examines shifts in international power that have occurred between America, Britain, and Europe in the years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and explores how those shifts have shaped the world and the Western alliance.

Presents a comprehensive collection of over five hundred contemporary clay figures by ceramists from around the world and features a number of artistic styles including abstract and surrealism.

A collection of photographs showcasing more than five hundred cups by emerging and renowned ceramists from around the world.

Explains the background and context that led to the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency, beginning with the Manhattan Project and ending with Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty requiring members to end the nuclear arms race.

An anthology of plays with roles for actors in their teens and twenties.

Contains twenty-three articles in which the authors provide varying perspectives on the issue of biological warfare, debating the seriousness of the danger of biological weapons, nations and groups that pose the greatest threat, U.S. preparedness, and prevention measures.

Speculates about what life will be like in the next century, discussing such topics as population growth, power sources, architecture, and jobs.

Examines the lives and poetry of leading contemporary American poets such as Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Allen Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, and Robert Lowell, covering their style, themes, and more, with examples of their work and short bibliographies.

A collection of poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye from twenty-five poets, each under twenty-five years of age.

Twenty Iraqi children discuss how the War on Terror has affected their lives.