From Henry Clay to Newt Gingrich -- the men who ruled Congress and changed the course of American history Since the early days of our country, leaders in the House of Representatives have exerted tremendous force and influence on government policy and consequently on both domestic and world affairs. Now, two prominent public figures profile nine of America's most provocative, colorful, and controversial congressional leaders: Henry Clay, James Polk, Thaddeus Stevens, James Blaine, Thomas Reed, Joe Cannon, Nicholas Longworth, Sam Rayburn, and Newt Gingrich. Capturing the personalities of these men in revealing anecdotes, the Cheneys present a telling chronicle of how power in the House affects not only congressional politics, but the nation as a whole.

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP Alexander Hamilton， James Madison， and John Jay’s brilliant and controversial collection of essays and articles that define and explain the ideals upon which the United States of America was founded。 EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES： A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author’s life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book’s historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis， including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader’s experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature e

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With an Introduction by Rosemary O'Day. London Labour and theLondon Poor is a masterpiece of personal inquiry and socialobservation. It is the classic account of life below the margins inthe greatest Metropolis in the world and a compelling portrait ofthe habits, tastes, amusements, appearance, speech, humour,earnings and opinions of the labouring poor at the time of theGreat Exhibition. In scope, depth and detail it remains unrivalled.Mayhew takes us into the abyss, into a world without fixedemployment where skills are declining and insecurity mounting, aworld of criminality, pauperism and vice, of unorthodox personalrelations and fluid families, a world from which regularity isabsent and prosperity has departed. Making sense of thisenvironment required curiosity, imagination and a novelist s eyefor detail, and Henry Mayhew poss????essed all three. No previouswriter had succeeded in presenting the poor through their ownstories and in their own words, and in this undertaking Mayhewrivals his contemporary Dic

In The Social Contract Rousseau (1712-1778) argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate our desires to the interests of all, the general will. Some have seen in this the promise of a free and equal relationship between society and the individual, while others have seen it as nothing less than a blueprint for totalitarianism. The Social Contract is not only one of the great defences of civil society, it is also unflinching in its study of the darker side of political systems.

Rights of Man is a classic statement of the belief in humanity's potential to change the world for the better. Published as a reply to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, it differs from that great work in every relevant respect. Where Burke uses the language of the governing classes, Paine writes with the vigour of a self-taught mast-maker and exciseman. With passionate and rapier wit, Paine challenges Burke's assertion that society cannot be judged by rational standards and found wanting. Rights of Man contains a fully-costed budget, advocating measures such as free education, old age pensions, welfare benefits and child allowance over 100 years before these things were introduced in Britain. It remains a compelling manifesto for social change.

Though reticent in public,George Bush has openly shared his private thoughts in correspondence throughout his life.Fortunately,since the former president does not plan to write his autobiography,this collection of letters,diary entries,and memos,with his accompanying commentary,willfill that void.As he writes in his preface,"So what we have here are letters from the past and present.Letters that are light and hopefully amusing.Letters written when my heart was heavy or full of joy.Serious letters.Nutty letters.Caring and rejoicing letters...It's all about heartbeat." Organized chronologically,the volume begins with eighteen-year-old George's letters to his parents during World War II,at the time he was commissioned,he was the youngest pilot in the Navy.Readers will gain insights into Bush's career highlights-the oil business,his two terms in Congress,his ambassadorship to the U.N.,his service as an envoy to China his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency,and of course,the vice presidency,the preside

With an Introduction by Mishtooni Bose More's Utopia is a complex, innovative and penetrating contribution to political thought, cuhninating in the famous 'de*ion' of the Utopians, who live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings, who hold all possessions in common,and view golcl as worthless. Drawing on the ideas of Plato,St Augustine and Aristotle, Utopia was to prove seminal in its turn, giving rise to the genres of utopian and dystopian prose fiction whose practitioners include Sir Francis Bacon,H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. At once a critique of the social consequences of greed and a meditation on the personal cost of entering public service,Utopia dramatises the difficulty of balancing the competing claims of idealism and pragmatism, and continues to invite its readers to become participants in a compelling debate concerning the best state of a commonwealth.

In a natural follow-up her national bestseller Front at the White House,the dean of the White House press corps presents a vivid and personal chronicle of the Americal presidency.Currently a columnist for Hearst and a former White House bureau chief for UPI,Helen Thomas has covered an astounding nine presidential administrations-from Kennedy through George W.Bush-endearing herself with her trademark“Thand you,Mr.President”at the conclusion of White House press conferences.Here,in a riveting chapter for each administration she has covered,Thomas delights,informs,spins yarns,and offers opinions on the commanders in chief and their families,She tells about Kennedy’s love of sparring with the press,the memorable invitation LBJ extended to Hubert Humphrey to become his running mate,and Reagan’s down-home ways of avoiding the press's tougher questions.As entertaining and compelling as Helen Thomas herself,Thanks for the Memories,Mr,President is a unique glimpse into presidential history.