The popular primer to Latino life and culture—updatedfor 2008 Latinos represent the fastest-growing ethnic population in theUnited States. In an accessible and entertainingquestion-and-answer format, this completely revised 2008 editionprovides the most current perspective on Latino history in themaking, including: ? New Mexico governor Bill Richardson’s announced candidacy for the2008 presidential election ? Ugly Betty —the hit ABC TV show based on the Latinotelenovela phenomenon ? The number of Latino players in Major League baseball surpassingthe 25 percent mark ? Immigration legislation and the battle over the Mexicanborder ? The state of Castro’s health and what it means for Cuba More than ever, this concise yet comprehensive reference guide isthe ideal introduction to the vast and varied history and cultureof this multifaceted ethnic group.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the leaders whoshaped our nation. Popular interest in the Founding Fathers has surged over the pastdecade and is beginning to rival interest in the Civil War. Peopleare increasingly looking back to the generation that invented thiscountry's political ideas and institutions for help in today'scomplex political world. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to theFounding Fathers presents the Founding Fathers through the issuesthat defined them-issues that are with the country today.
Black Hawk Down is Mark Bowden's account of the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since the Vietnam War. On October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopters into the teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord and return to base. It was supposed to take an hour. Instead they found themselves pinned down through a long and terrible night fighting against thousands of heavily armed Somalis. The following morning, eighteen Americans were dead and more than seventy badly injured.
More than one million Americans have served in Iraq andAfghanistan, but fewer than 500 from this group have earned aSilver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished ServiceCross, or the Medal of Honor. These Americans have demonstratedextraordinary courage under fire—in the worst of circumstances.They come from all branches of the military. They also come fromall over the country and all walks of life, representing the entirespectrum of races and creeds. But what unites them are their deeds of consummate bravery,beyond the call of duty. Heroes Among Us tells theseextraordinary true stories of valor, honor and sacrifice.
The Candy Bombers is the true tale of the ill-assorted group of castoffs and second-stringers who saved millionsof desperate people from a dire threat. By feeding and supplyingWest Berlin by air for nearly a year, these brave men won thehearts of America's defeated enemies, and inspired people aroundthe world to believe in America's fundamental goodness. Their valorand kind acts helped the country avoid World War III, and won thegreatest battle of the Cold War-without firing a shot.
In AD 68, Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynastyof imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger,with four emperors-Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian- emergingin succession. Based on authoritative sources, The Histories vividly recounts the details of the "long but single year" ofrevolution that brought the Roman empire to the brink ofcollapse.
Shed some light on one of history?’s darkest periods. The Complete Idiot?’s Guide? to the Middle Ages givesreaders the beginning, middle, and end of the era, starting withthe fall of the Roman Empire in the year 550 and ending with theRenaissance in 1500?— and covers some uncomfortable similaritiesbetween the so-called ?“Dark Ages?” and today?’s ?“modernworld.?” ??A fascinating, fact-filled book that delivers more than athousand years of history in easy-to-understand chapters ??Many AP European History students are urged to read an overviewof medieval Europe to aid in their understanding of modern Europe,and a number of high schools have adopted elective courses inmedieval history ??Complete with a timeline, a who?’s who, and guides to furtherreading and the Middle Ages in film
In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War andinstead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous accountdescribes the war and Orwell’s experiences. Introduction by LionelTrilling.
