Mars is supposed to be dead…a fact Lt. Shaila Jain of the Joint Space Command is beginning to doubt in a bad way.Freak quakes are rumbling over the long-dormant tectonic plates of the planet, disrupting its trillion-dollar mining operations and driving scientists past the edges of theory and reason. However, when rocks shake off their ancient dust and begin to roll—seemingly of their own volition—carving canals as they converge to form a towering structure amid the ruddy ter...

Stop relying on supermarkets! Learn how to grow your own vegetables, fruits & herbs today and become self-sufficient!★Special Invitation To Get FREE Ebooks Inside!! ★Are you tired of spending countless dollars going to the supermarket to buy produce? Have you ever thought how nice it would be if you could just walk a few steps and grab a couple of FRESH JUICY tomatoes for your salad? Maybe you have even encountered the problem where you were at the supermarket and the only ap...

Winner of the 2024 Green Earth Book Honor Award and the Bookstagang Award – Best Conversation Starters of 2023Composting for Community is an STEM infused, intergenerational Latino-American story about how trash destined for the landfill can be turned into something good for the community and the Earth.About the StoryMateo's father is a composter. When the class falls silent during Mateo’s career day present...

Larry Long Ears is just your regular young rabbit, but his gigantic ears give him extra great hearing that leads him to great adventures. A year ago, Larry went on an amazing journey. It seemed like a dream at that time, but now with the discovery of these bushes that grow candy instead of fruit, it may have been real after all. So, the day he and his best friend Greg Grizzly discovered the candy growing bushes that, by the way, sprouted from candy that Larry got from a strange land of can...

In some places, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a social fraternity whose members enjoyed sophomoric hijinks and homemade liquor. In other areas, the KKK was a paramilitary group intent on keeping former slaves away from white women and Republicans away from ballot boxes. South Carolina saw the worst Klan violence and, in 1871, President Grant sent federal troops under the command of Major Lewis Merrill to restore law and order. Merrill did not eradicate the Klan, but they arguably did more tha...

Protecting the natural environment and promoting environmental sustainability have become important objectives for U.S. policymakers and public administrators at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Institutions of American government, especially at the federal level, and the public administrators who work inside of those institutions, play a crucial role in developing and implementing environmental sustainability policies.This book explores these salient issues logically. First, ...

This fascinating book recounts the compelling stories behind 14 of the most important criminal procedure cases in American legal history.Many constitutional protections that Americans take for granted today—the right to exclude illegally obtained evidence, the right to government-financed counsel, and the right to remain silent, among others—were not part of the original Bill of Rights, but were the result of criminal trials and judicial interpretations. The untold...

In some periods of American history, members of the legislative branch have been as influential, and sometimes more influential, than a particular president in crafting public policy and reacting to world events. Congressional Lions examines twelve influential members of Congress throughout American history to understand their role in shaping the life of the nation. The book does not focus exclusively on the biographical details of these lawmakers, although biography invariably plays a rol...

Congressional Pathfinders: “First” Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History discusses those men and women whose service in the United States Congress, as improbable as it was, marked a turning point in history. To be the first black American or the first woman to serve in a largely white, male-dominated institution requires a level of moral courage seldom found in ordinary people. To be openly gay, to subscribe to the Muslim faith in a nation often fearful and ignorant of I...

This volume establishes a foundation for a uniform code of professional ethics for public administrators in the United States.Public Administration Ethics for the 21st Century lays the ethical foundations for a uniform professional code of ethics for public administrators, civil servants, and non-profit administrators in the US. Martinez synthesizes five disparate schools of ethical thought as to how public administrators can come to know the good and beha...

"American history buffs will savor this detailed yet accessible roundup of political imbroglios." —Publishers WeeklyPolitical scandals have become an indelible feature of the American political system since the creation of the republic more than two centuries ago. In his previous book, Libertines: American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump, Michael Martinez explored why public figures sometimes take extraordinary risks,...

Understanding and encouraging the development of good leaders are so important that schools of business administration, public administration, public policy, and organizational development teach courses in leadership. Within the public administration literature, scholars have discussed the value of studying outstanding individuals who have been uniquely effective in fulfilling their formal duties, as well as ethical in leading their organizations. Public Service Exemplars is the f...