Twenty-five important Americans you have never heard of. This book will acquaint you with a number of Americans that have had a significant impact on our country or our culture. For the most part, their names are not known, their contributions taken for granted. In some cases, the reader may be familiar with the name, but not the contributions the individual has made. Some of the people on this list are actually groups of people. For example, chapter four discusses the fourteen men that served as Presidents of the United States before George Washington. One of the other chapters also...

The pursuit of happiness is codified in our Declaration of Independence, and is deeply woven into our DNA. When we are happy, chemical neurotransmitters in the brain increase and give us a sense of well-being. We crave this feeling. According to the World Happiness Report the US ranks 23rd in happiness. Well behind Iceland, New Zealand, and Denmark. We are also behind our neighbors to the north, the Canadians. Is it possible that we have too many options, too many choices to be truly happy with our decisions? This book explores why Americans are often at least somewhat unhappy. It has much to...

POLITICAL SCIENCE IN A NUTSHELL THIRTY THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND POLITICAL SCIENCE By Bradley W. Rasch. Interested in Politics or Political Science and have some difficulty understanding it? This book explains the different Political Systems in the world, and carefully details thirty Political terms you should know. In short, reading this book allows you to become literate in Political Science. This book will allow you to begin to understand modern Politics and to take part in the important debates of our time from a knowledgeable base. The book also contains thirty questions you...