The pleasure of reading the Education," wrote Alfred Kazin,"is the pleasure of reading a work of literature made up,literally, from historical facts . . . It is the pleasure of seeinghistory come alive, of seeing it move, of seeing behind history tothe actions and actors. It is the pleasure of seeing revealed thehumanity so often concealed in history. His political ideals shaped by two presidentialancestors--great-grandfather John Adams and grandfather John QuincyAdams--Henry Adams was one of the most powerful and original mindsto confront the American scene from the Civil War to the FirstWorld War. Privately printed in 1907 and published to wide acclaimshortly after the author's death in 1918, Adams's Education is lessa memoir and more a work of brilliant history which charts thegreat transformation in nineteenth-century American intellectuallife. A work of profound lyricism, enormous humanity, andremarkable prescience, The Education of Henry Adams presents aworld poised between the certainties

The way to a shapelier body! Get maximum results with thewonder of circuit training! Women across America are discovering the joy of circuit training.This unique type of training provides a one-stop total bodyexercise session, combining aerobic and strength training into atime efficient workout. Circuit training reduces body weight and inches and is one of themost versatile methods of exercising. It provides excellent allround fitness, builds feminine lean muscle tone, and increasesstrength and aerobic endurance. In Workouts for Women you'll learn: * How to circuit train at home or the gym. * How to start burning fat in just 12 minutes a day. * Targeted circuits for all fitness levels...and more! Bursting with over 90 different exercises, Workouts for Women isthe proven, quickest way to a shapelier figure and a healthier andhappier you.

In the first thorough account of the complex workingrelationship between Lyndon Baines Johnson and Martin Luther King,Jr., Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Nick Kotz offers anengrossing investigation of a little-known element of the Johnsonpresidency. Tracing both leaders' paths, from Johnson's assumptionof the presidency in 1963 to King's assassination in 1968, Kotzdescribes how they formed a wary alliance that would becomeinstrumental in producing some of the most substantial civil rightslegislation in American history: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 andthe Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drawing on a wealth of newlyavailable sourcesJohnson's taped telephone conversations,voluminous FBI wiretap logs, and secret communications between FBIdirector J. Edgar Hoover and the presidentKotz examines the forcesthat drew the charismatic men together and those that eventuallydrove them apart. Kotz's focused and incisive examinationsignificantly enriches our understanding of both men.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author RickBragg lends his remarkable narrative skills to the story of themost famous POW this country has known. In I Am a Soldier, Too , Bragg let’s Jessica Lynch tell thestory of her capture in the Iraq War in her own words--not thesensationalized ones of the media's initial reports. Here we seehow a humble rural upbringing leads to a stint in the military, oneof the most exciting job options for a young person in Palestine,West Virginia. We see the real story behind the ambush in the IraqiDesert that led to Lynch's capture. And we gain new perspective onher rescue from an Iraqi hospital where she had been receivingcare. Here Lynch’s true heroism and above all, modesty, is allowedto emerge, as we're shown how she managed her physical recoveryfrom her debilitating wounds and contended with themisinformation--both deliberate and unintended--surrounding herhighly publicized rescue. In the end, what we see is a uniquelyAmerican story of courage and true

From the largest and most successful school initiatives in social and emotional learning in the country-The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, now active in more than 350 schools nationwide-comes a powerful, practical guide for teaching young people to empathize, mediate, negotiate, and create peace. The authors address everything from minor schoolyard conflicts to violent outbursts, and offer educators and parents proven strategies for enhancing children's emotional, social, and conflict resolution skills.

The true, bewildering story of a young woman’sdisappearance, the nightmare of a small town obsessed withdelivering justice, and the bizarre dream of a poor, uneducated manaccused of murder—a case that chillingly parallels the one,occurring in the very same town, chronicled by John Grisham in The Innocent Man. On April 28, 1984, Denice Haraway disappeared from her job at aconvenience store on the outskirts of Ada, Oklahoma, and the sleepytown erupted. Tales spread of rape, mutilation, and murder, and thepolice set out on a relentless mission to bring someone to justice.Six months later, two local men—Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot—werearrested and brought to trial, even though they repudiated their“confessions,” no body had been found, no weapon had been produced,and no eyewitnesses had come forward. The Dreams of Ada is astory of politics and morality, of fear and obsession. It is also amoving, compelling portrait of one small town living through anightmare.

Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of BillLerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now aconvicted felon. For more than two decades, Lerach threatened,shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney,Apple, Time Warner, and—most famously—Enron. Now, the man whobrought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the samecorrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by servingtime in federal prison. If there was ever a modern Greek tragedy about a man and his times,about corporate arrogance and illusions and the scorched-earthtactics to not only counteract corporate America but to beat it atits own game, Bill Lerach's story is it.