The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country, and seats held by Democrats and Republicans, as well as open seats. Every two years the pageantry of American politics unfolds when all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and ...

Did you know that the first game of basketball was played with a soccer ball? And that players used peach baskets as hoops? Basketball has since become a major sport around the world, with players working hard to make it to the NBA. Emerging readers will enjoy learning about the exciting world of professional basketball in this slam-dunk title.

Smashing serves on clay, grass, and hard courts, professional tennis players keep the ball in line no matter the playing surface. Serving up a ton of fun, this title follows the world’s best tennis players through the Grand Slam circuit. Young readers are sure to think it’s an ace!

Are you ready for some football? Many people consider football to be America’s favorite sport. Fans fill seats in stadiums and couches in living rooms to cheer for touchdowns and boo bad calls. From first kickoff to the Super Bowl, read up on the world of professional football in this high-interest title.

Because soccer is the most popular sport in the world, soccer players are national heroes in many countries. Fans pack stadiums, restaurants, and even streets to cheer their favorite teams to victory. Learn about Major League Soccer and its stars in this exciting read for young students.

Take me out to the ballgame! Baseball is America’s national pastime and Major League Baseball keeps that tradition alive. Follow your favorite team through the regular season and into the playoffs in title about professional baseball. Slide into your seat and see what else is at bat in this exciting read for emerging readers.

Known as the fastest game on Earth, ice hockey has become a fan favorite in many countries. From pick-up games of pond hockey to the hard-hitting professional games, hockey is a fun reason to take to the ice. Emerging readers will skate through this action-packed title about the NHL.

From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making.In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within.Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in...

From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration.In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in ...

David Daley’s “extraordinarily timely” (New York Times Book Review) account uncovers the fundamental rigging of our House of Representatives and state legislatures nationwide.Lauded as a “compelling” (The New Yorker) and “eye-opening tour of a process that many Americans never see” (Washington Post), David Daley’s Ratf**ked documents the effort of Republican legislators and political operatives to hack American democracy through ...

Following his New York Times best seller, Saving Freedom, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint's The Great American Awakening chronicles two tumultuous years from the presidential election of 2008 through the mid-term elections of 2010. Untold insider views of the controversial stimulus bill passage, corporate takeovers, and lesser-known executive actions that epitomize political paybacks and moral decay will further motivate DeMint's fellow citizens to reclaim their governme...

Barack Obama's speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches should have represented the culmination of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial unity. Yet, in Fracture, MSNBC national correspondent Joy-Ann Reid shows that, despite the progress we have made, we are still a nation divided—as seen recently in headline-making tragedies such as the killing of Trayvon Martin and the uprisings in Ferguson and Baltimore.Wit...