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In the security-obsessed, elitist United States of the near future, where a standardized test determines each person's entire future, a powerful man runs a corrupt empire until seventeen-year-old Ann and other students take the lead in boycotting the test.

At the Academy of Tildor, the training ground for elite soldiers, Cadet Renee de Winter struggles to keep up with her male peers, but when her mentor is kidnapped to fight in illegal gladiator games, Renee and best friend Alec struggle to do what is right in a world of crime of political intrigue.

Willie Stark, a well-intentioned, idealistic, back-country lawyer is unable to resist greed for power and lust for politics during his rise and fall as an American demagogue.

Chronicles the history of the quest for water in the American West, discussing the battles that have been waged in the political, economic, and environmental arenas over water rights; and contends that attempts to turn the desert into a green paradise will, in the long run, prove to be futile.

Examines the life and career of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.

Chronicles the life of Boss Tweed, focusing on his political career and the scandals, corruption, and negative influence he had on American politics in the mid-nineteenth century.

Contains ten essays that debate issues related to voter fraud, discussing redistricting, electronic voting, absentee ballots, non-citizen voting, and other topics.

Fourteen-year-olds Raphael and Gardo team up with a younger boy, Rat, to figure out the mysteries surrounding a bag Raphael finds during their daily life of sorting through trash in a third-world country's dump.

Computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, struggling for life in a Stockholm hospital, is determined to live in order to find the one responsible for her injuries and to clear her name for three murders of which she is the prime suspect.

The broadest possible understanding of Watergate comes from exploring multiple perspectives, from different time periods, different cultures and different ideologies.

Describes the well-known scandals of four administrations: Grant, Harding, Nixon, and Reagan.

Discusses the scandals and misdeeds that have been associated with presidents, first families, cabinet officers, and executive branch employees.