An education manifesto for the twenty-first century

Where did Stonehenge's giant bluestones come from? Was the fall of the Roman Empire hastened by lead poisoning? How did amber get from the Baltic to Belize? In exploring these and other enigma, Joseph Lambert details the insights into ancient life that chemistry alone can provide.

The battle is on between the forces of social democracy and Americas great tradition of free enterpriseand the stakes couldnt be higher

In this text, Ross Gelbspan exposes the machinations of oil and coal companies and conservative politicians to undermine public confidence in science and thereby deterr action against global warming.

Libertarianism seems fairly straightforward on the surface, but it has won itself a reputation akin to a cult in the American political landscape. With entries ranging from Abortion to the War on Terror, this work explains how Libertarian principles address real-world challenges.

Timed to coinicide with the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe versus Wade decision legalizing abortion, this work discusses the subject of abortion and asks such questions as why did the Supreme Court decision generate a nationwide anti-abortion movement?

From the simplest forms (a single word, category, or phrase) to infinitely complex constructions (an idiom, or proverb, or algorithm) analogies are the tools our brains use to interpret and master daily life. This book argues that analogy is the basis for all human thoughts.

Describes the high costs of living in a fear-ridden environment where realism has become rarer than doors without deadbolts. This title explores the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our fears: politicians who win elections by heightening concerns about crime, drug use, and terrorism even as they decline.

A reinterpretation of the various forms that poverty takes in American families and what can be done to remedy it.

With updated financial data throughout, this book exposes baseball's secret financial statistics. A postscript chapter presents recent events such as the dismissal of Fay Vincent as baseball's commissioner, and a joint economic study report by the players and owners.

Widely acclaimed as the best book yet on Japanese management by two experts, this important book offers a tough-minded analysis of Japanese business methods and competitive strategies.

Argues that the USA is faced with a new dependency politics, the issue being why so many poor cannot or will not work at the jobs available. The growth in the number of non-working poor - and the failure of social reforms to bring them into the mainstream - has transformed US politics.

What does it mean to be a man in a world where women are as likely as men to shoulder family responsibilities? Why do some men choose to be traditional breadwinners while others flee parenthood, and others become infinitely more involved in family life than earlier generations of men?

This work argues that the failure of the US judicial system is judges who are too lenient, who fail to protect children and battered spouses, and allow the abuse of the civil justice system, especially in liability cases that ruin businesses and deprive the public of valuable goods and services.

This guide offers an authoritative yet accessible account of the basic principles of human memory that are especially important in the therapeutic setting. Topics include the latest findings on recovered memories, memory and mood, suggestibility, body memories, and more.