American Corner Resources


Books in English

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

 

CONGRESS A – Z, 4th edition. CQ Press

 

ELECTIONS A – Z, 2nd edition. CQ Press

 

THE PRESIDENCY A – Z, 3rd edition. CQ Press

 

U. S. CONSTITUTION A – Z. CQ Press.

 

THE SUPREME COURT, 8th edition, by Baum. CQ Press.

 

SEPARATION OF POWERS: Documentation and Commentary, by Katy J. Harriger. CQ Press,

 

ALMANAC OF AMERICAN POLITICS 2004, by Barone and Cohen. National Journal

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Continuity and Change, by O’Connor, Sabato, et. al. Longman,

 

THE MODERN AMERICAN PRESIDENCY, by Lewis L. Gould. University Press of ,

 

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES: A Biographical Dictionary. Facts on File,

 

AMERICAN HISTORY

 

AMERICAN DECADES, 1900-2000, 10 volume set. Gale Publications

 

THE CIVIL WAR: An Illustrated History, by Ric Burns, Ken Burns, and Geoffrey Ward. Knopf,

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: A Political, Social, and Military History, by Heidler, Heidler, and Coles. W. W. Norton

 

THE IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, by Bernard Bailyn. Belknap Press

 

AMERICAN SCRIPTURE: Making the Declaration of Independence, by Pauline Maier. Vintage

 

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A History, by Gordon S. Wood. Modern Library

 

FOUNDING BROTHERS: The Revolutionary Generation, by Joseph J. Ellis. Vintage

 

AMERICAN POLITICAL LEADERS, 1789-2000. CQ Press

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VIETNAM WAR: A Political, Social, and Military History, by Spencer C. Tucker. Oxford University Press

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE KOREAN WAR, by Spencer C. Tucker. ABC-CLIO

LIBRARY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY (4 volumes). Facts on File

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Facts on File

 

EYES ON THE PRIZE: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965, by Juan Williams. Penguin

 

THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy, by Russell Frank Weigley. Indiana University Press,

 

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: A Rendezvous with Destiny, by Frank Friedel. Little, Brown,

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON, by James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn. Times Books

 

AMERICAN SPHINX: The Life of Thomas Jefferson, by Joseph J. Ellis. Vintage

 

JAMES MADISON, by Garry Wills. Times Books

 

LINCOLN, by David Herbert Donald. Simon & Schuster

 

EISENHOWER: Soldier and President, by Stephen E. Ambrose. Simon & Schuster

 

TRUMAN, by David McCullough. Simon & Schuster

AN UNFINISHED LIFE: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, by Robert Dallek. Little, Brown.

 

LYNDON B. JOHNSON: Portrait of a President (abridged), by Robert Dallek. Oxford University Press,

 

THE PRESIDENCY OF RICHARD NIXON, by Melvin Small. University Press of Kansas,

 

THE PRESIDENCY OF GERALD R. FORD, by John Robert Greene. University Press of Kansas

 

THE PRESIDENCY OF JAMES EARL CARTER JR., by Burton I. Kaufman. University Press of Kansas

 

PRESIDENT REAGAN: The Role of a Lifetime, by Lou Cannon. PublicAffairs

 

THE PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE BUSH, by John Robert Greene. University Press of Kansas,

 

THE PRESIDENTS: A Reference History, by Henry F. Graff. Scribners


 

 




 

AMERICAN ECONOMY

 

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, by Walton and Rockoff. South-Western College

 

THE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, by Langran and Schnitzer. Prentice Hall

 

AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

 

THE MIDDLE EAST (Congressional Quarterly) (9th edition). CQ Press

 

AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY SINCE WORLD WAR II, by Hook and Spanier. CQ Press,

 

PEACE PROCESS: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1967, by William B. Quandt. Brookings Institution

 

GENERAL REFERENCE

 

WASHINGTON INFORMATION DIRECTORY 2003-2004. CQ Press

 

STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES 2002: Large Print Edition. Bernan Press

 

CQ’S STATE FACT FINDER 2004: Rankings across America, by Hovey and Hovey. CQ Press,

 

AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE DESK REFERENCE: The Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Know About the Movies. DK Publishing

 

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF NATURAL AMERICA. National Geographic,

 

MAPPING AMERICA’S PAST: A Historical Atlas, by Carnes and Williams. Henry Holt

 

AMERICAN VISIONS: The Epic History of Art in America, by Robert Hughes. Knopf

 

FRAMING AMERICA: A Social History of American Art, by Frances K. Pohl. Thames and Hudson

 

AMERICAN ART: History and Culture, by Wayne Craven. McGraw-Hill

 

HEADQUARTERS USA 2004: A Directory of Contact Information for Headquarters and Other Central Offices of Major Businesses and Organizations Nationwide. Omnigraphics

 

AMERICAN ART DIRECTORY, 2003-2004. National Register Publishing Co.

 

THE OFFICIAL MUSEUM DIRECTORY, 2004. National Register Publishing Co

 

MUSICAL AMERICA INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, 2004. Musical America

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 2003. Editor and Publisher,

 

LITERARY MARKET PLACE 2004: the directory of the American book publishing industry.

Information Today

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE, by McDonogh et. al. Routledge

 

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN TELEVISION. Facts on File