decision making

Provides accounts of twenty cases in which U.S. presidents made bad decisions that altered the course of history, including Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Acts, Franklin Roosevelt's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, and George W. Bush's war in Iraq.

The behind-the-scenes story of how President Bush and his military high command made their decisions.

Examines great military decisions of the twentieth century.

Examines eight important battles fought in the 1800s: New Orleans, Waterloo, Mexico City, Sebastopol, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Little Bighorn, and Colenso, and the military decisions that determined their outcomes.

Text and accompanying photographs present eight actual crises faced by American presidents followed by a list of options for a decision making policy. Includes an evaluation of the actual decisions made by the presidents.

"When his father and sister are injured in an accident that has rendered his father comatose, estranged son Edward decides to stop his father's life support so that his organs can be donated, a choice his sister urges him to reconsider"--Provided by publisher.

Offers advice to teenage girls who find themselves unmarried and pregnant, identifying some of the emotions they may feel upon learning of their pregnancy, exploring options for continuing or terminating the pregnancy, and discussing support systems, how to tell others, the experience of pregnancy, and birth control.

Examines the decision-making experiences of teens considering abortion, discussing their rights to an abortion, the Supreme Court's efforts to protect teens' rights to choose, and state laws imposing parental involvement in the decision.

Chronicles the life of John F. Kennedy, focusing on Kennedy's public persona and contradicting many of the beliefs people have about his life, actions, and politics.