21st century

An exploration of the election of President Barack Obama that discusses his life and political career and also addresses the civil rights movement as well as race relations in the United States.

Reveals Nostradamus's predictions for the years 2003 to 2025, with a chronological, year-by-year order of events including climate changes, technological advances, population explosions, political upheaval, and social and cultural milestones.

Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an education in cosmetology.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career profiles of over 175 Latino Americans from throughout history who have excelled in the arts, and includes photographs and further reading resources.

Selects and presents the seventy-five best American poems of 2005, including works by Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, Kay Ryan, and Tony Hoagland.

In 2025, America's favorite TV game show features contestants attempting to evade death at the hands of the Hunters. Thirty days of survival takes the prize--one billion dollars.

An annual anthology of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from small publishers.

A collection of interviews in which some of America's most daring contemporary poets discuss their work.

The odyssey of a sensitive young woman in a world that has become almost completely dehumanized. Set in California in the years 2024 through 2027.