"As an inveterate list compiler and Americana enthusiast, I found much to enjoy and made many new discoveries in this fascinating collection of American lists, which range from the serious to the trivial."
"Clever, quirky, fun. Julian Ashe's offbeat "American trivia guide" is a sometimes educational -- always entertaining -- collection of quotations, "firsts," and unconventional facts about politics, lifestyles, history, and the media."
Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of GlobalizationBorn and raised in China and now a distinguished professor at Michigan State University, Zhao bases many of his observations on firsthand experience as a student in China and as a parent of children attending school in the United States. His unique perspective leads him to conclude that American education is at a crossroads and we need to change course to maintain leadership in a rapidly changing world.
Scientific American - Women's Health - 1998 August, Volume 9, Number 2
Scientific American is a popular-science magazine , published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28 , 1845 , making it the oldest continuously
American Craft celebrates the modern makers who shape the world around us. Presenting unknown innovators and artistic stalwarts, American Craft connects the disparate worlds of art, industry, fashion, architecture and design, giving an entirely new voice to the craft community.
Cuba in the American Imagination: Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos
For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images—Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.
