politics and government

A biography of Churchill in honor of 50 years since his death, including previously unpublished photographs of artifacts in the Churchill Archive Centre; family pictures and private correspondence; telegrams, drafts of speeches, press cuttings and official papers; ephemera, like an early report card that describes him as "very bad--in constant trouble to everybody"; pictorial timelines; public correspondence and historical items given to him; and fascinating and exhaustingly researched captions and quotes.

Title explores the history, politics and culture of South America, the world's fourth largest continent.

The president of the United States is in New York for a summit at the United Nations with his Russian counterpart. Pulled away from his family and pressed into service, Detective Michael Bennett must trace the source of a threat that could rip the country apart--and ignite a war the likes of which the world has never seen. With allegiances constantly in doubt and no one above suspicion, only Bennett can save the president--and the country--before the assassins' deadly kill shot hits its mark.

Under Siege: A Navy cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.

A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime.

Offers a collection of essays on important historical documents that have a wide range of subjects including: The lead-up to war, Pearl Harbor, domestic aliens, other demographics, and foreign policy.

Lawyer-professor Mackensie Smith discovers a shocking truth and puts his own life in danger when he sets out to discover who killed his close friend Paul Latham, a congressman who had been nominated to be the next secretary of state.

Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You actively connects government to the everyday lives of high school students. With hands-on lessons and a concise, standards-based text, students become enthusiastically engaged in learning about government at the local, state, and federal levels. Doing Democracy: A Toolkit for Civic Action and the resources from TCI?s partnership with the National Constitution Center encourage students with real-life opportunities to do democracy. Government Alive! inspires and prepares students to become active citizens.