Updated in a new 6th edition, Understanding the Presidency provides readers with a blend of classic and contemporary readings on the presidency to ground and expand their knowledge of the highest office in American government. Some topics include,The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval, Policy Leadership, and Constitutional Origins of the Presidency. Updated...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·P.菲夫纳，美国乔治梅森大学公共政策学教授。主要研究领域为总统制、美国联邦、政府和公共管理。 罗杰·H.戴维森,美国马里兰大学政府与政治学名誉教授，加利福尼亚大学圣芭芭拉分校政治科学客座教授，国家公共管理学院成员。

詹姆斯·P.菲夫纳，美国乔治梅森大学公共政策学教授。主要研究领域为总统制、美国联邦、政府和公共管理。 罗杰·H.戴维森,美国马里兰大学政府与政治学名誉教授，加利福尼亚大学圣芭芭拉分校政治科学客座教授，国家公共管理学院成员。

詹姆斯·P.菲夫纳，美国乔治梅森大学公共政策学教授。主要研究领域为总统制、美国联邦、政府和公共管理。 罗杰·H.戴维森,美国马里兰大学政府与政治学名誉教授，加利福尼亚大学圣芭芭拉分校政治科学客座教授，国家公共管理学院成员。

小阿瑟•M. 施莱辛格（Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.，1917—2007），美国最具声望和富有争议的重量级历史学家、政治评论家，同时也是专栏作家、影评人、《财富》杂志和《生活》杂志的自由撰稿人，曾任哈佛大学历史系教授和肯尼迪总统的特别助理。一生中获得过两次普利策奖、两次美国国家图书奖和一次美国历史学最高奖项班克罗夫特奖。他于1965年被选为《时代》周刊封面人物，1998年被授予美国国家人文奖章。

Now in a new fifth edition, "The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2007" - winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for History, Politics, and Philosophy - examines both the constitutional precepts of the presidency and the social, economic, political, and international conditions that continue to shape it. Authors Sidney Milkis and Michael Nelson analyze the orig...(展开全部)

Here Singapore's President S.R. Nathan tells his own story, taking the reader back with him to his childhood, to modest beginnings and life as a runaway in Singapore and Malaya, and then the experience of renewed hope during the Japanese occupation. After a belated and limited university education, as well as a short spell as a social worker dealing with seafarers, he witnessed...(展开全部)

Humanity has been flying into orbit for almost 50 years, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. In the centuries before, people all over the world had engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In the period since, more than 6,000 satellites have been launched into Eart...(展开全部)

Humanity has been flying into orbit for almost 50 years, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. In the centuries before, people all over the world had engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In the period since, more than 6,000 satellites have been launched into Eart...(展开全部)

The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions—and inactions—have defined the course of our country. What do Dick Cheney and Rahm Emanuel have in common? Aside from polarizing personalities, both served as chief of staff to the president of the United States—as did Donald Rumsfeld, Leon Panetta, and a relative handful of others. The...(展开全部)