Christopher E. Smith

Stories Celebrating Walt Disney World¿s First 50 Years

A Magical Half-Century

Daniel M. Shea

Joanne Connor Green

For undergraduate courses in American Government. This is the book that gets students to participate. Living Democracy gets students to participate in learning, in the classroom, and in change. The book's young and energetic author team cares deeply about student learning and student engagement. Lead author Dan Shea founded the Center for Political Participation and his experiences working with students in the classroom and in the center inspired him to team up with co-authors Joanne Connor Green (Texas Christian University) and Christopher E. Smith (Michigan State) to write an American Government text that truly inspires students and helps them experience the impact of government in their daily lives. Everything about the book-the writing, design, examples, photos, activities, and every page of the text-is designed to get students to participate in their class and in American politics. In a recent survey of American Government courses, 80% of instructors named student apathy-about the course material, about politics, about the prospect that government can do anything to enrich their lives-as the number one problem in their course. Written with the belief that introductory courses in American Government are critically important for our students-as well as for the long-term stability of the democratic process-Living Democracy is designed to help students draw connections between topics and to find a role for themselves in politics and government. The text's innovative approach to American government presents the dynamic nature of our country's democratic process more accurately than any other book currently on the market, while offering all of the material found in a comprehensive, traditionally organized government text within an active framework.

Living Democracy

David Andrew Schultz

That Scalia has most profoundly affected, particularly constitutional protections for property rights. Citing Scalia's use of judicial review to check legislative power and his attempts to limit several types of individual rights developed during the Warren and Burger courts, the authors conclude that Scalia's decisions reflect an effort to create a post-Carolene Products jurisprudence and to form a new pattern of assumptions regarding the role of the Supreme Court in.

The Jurisprudential Vision of Justice Antonin Scalia

George F. Cole

A brief and affordable paperback text for the introduction to criminal justice course.

Criminal Justice in America

Illustrated timeline inside the front cover.

Living Democracy, 2010 Update, Brief National Version

The Imagineering Graveyard. On an alternate earth, Walt Disney World guests are taking in the thrills of Thunder Mesa, braving the Beastly Kingdom, marveling at Villains Mountain, and staying the night at Disney's Persian Resort. Want to join them? This is your guidebook to the theme park that Disney never built.

Stories Behind the Amazing Imagineering Dreams That Never Came True

The Walt Disney World That Never Was

Exploring the rich history of Disney World attractions will give fresh insight into the genius of the Disney Imagineers and the multiple layers of the theme parks.

Adventureland, Tomorrowland, and Fantasyland

The Backstories and Magical Secrets of Walt Disney World

A young man’s hilarious encounters with life, love, and a flock of celebrities. It is as if Forrest Gump’s smarter brother stumbled through the Ivy League on his way to a career as a college professor. A naked jog around Harvard Yard; an unsuccessful effort to become part of the Kennedy clan; wandering in the West Virginia hills looking for long-lost relatives; delivering mail to dead senators on Capitol Hill; catching priceless artifacts thrown by a duchess during the tour of a grand English estate; misplaced nude photographs from a medical photographer; and even a face-to-face encounter with the Queen at Royal Ascot. These outrageously funny stories form a memoir of self-discovery by someone who can never quite learn the lessons of life.

Streaking at Harvard

Christina DeJong

This classic best seller, commonly known as "The Eagle," examines criminal justice across several disciplines, delivering broad coverage of the facts, uncompromising scholarship, an engaging writing style, and compelling discussion of current events.

The American System of Criminal Justice

In CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA, Eighth Edition, authors George Cole, Christopher Smith, and Christina DeJong have accomplished much within a brief format. This concise introductory criminal justice text not only introduces students to the field's foundations and individual components, but also to the many professional opportunities available in the justice system - all within a unique interdisciplinary framework and emphasizing how public policy impacts criminal justice as it is practiced today. Created as an alternative to more expensive, encyclopedic introductory texts, this reader-friendly best seller incorporates ideas, themes, and theories from criminology, sociology, law, history, psychology, and political science. In addition to a strong interdisciplinary emphasis, CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA teaches students to become better citizens by helping them think critically about what justice means in our society and how individuals can play a role in defining that meaning. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Michael McCall

By analyzing the perspectives and influential decisions of individual justices on the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005), this volume reveals how a divided Supreme Court limited the scope of rights affecting criminal justice without fulfilling conservatives' goal of eliminating foundational concepts established during the Warren Court era. The era's generally conservative Supreme Court preserved rights in several contexts because individual justices do not necessarily view all constitutional rights issues through a simple, consistent philosophical lens.

The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Justice

Bringing MORE Magic to Life You can have a magical time at Walt Disney World without really knowing anything about Walt Disney World. But the true magic is in the stories, the backstories, of everything around you, and they're all here, in this definitive guide. You've packed your travel book and your trivia book, and you've loaded your phone with apps--ready for Disney World! But why miss out on half the fun? There's so much more to discover. In this second book of a multi-volume set, Christopher Smith shares in comprehensive detail the intricate, enriching, and sometimes humorous backstories of Walt Disney World, including storytelling elements, queues, and the "real histories" behind each ride, show, and building. Exploring the rich history of your favorite Disney World attractions will give you fresh insight into the genius of the Disney Imagineers and the multi-layered magnificence of their theme parks. In this volume: Adventureland, Tomorrowland, and Fantasyland.

Christopher E. Smith

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