Offering timely insights on the hurdles and opportunities of modern senior life, this resource examines pressing social, health, and financial challenges confronting older Americans. It also shines a light on an array of recreational and educational pursuits aimed at enriching lives during the 21st century.

Using carefully chosen original documents that cover a wide time span, Opinions Throughout History, an exciting new series, weaves a thoughtful and easy-to-understand analysis of how public opinion is formed and evolves, starting the discussion at an historical, seminal moment, and ending with where we stand in America today.

A dynamic, two-volume reference work covering the complete scandal-filled history of American political corruption. Over 350 information-packed entries explore the people, crimes, investigations and court cases behind 200 years of political scandals.

For the vast majority of people, the word “architecture” speaks only of what buildings look like from the outside and what the decor is like on the inside. Yet there is far more to architecture than meets the eye.

Explores the causes, effects, and treatments of hypertension, including the latest developments, techniques, and technologies in preventing and treating the condition. One in four men and one in five women have hypertension, and it is a major cause of premature death worldwide.

Introduces students to mass communication, a broad field that encompasses the communication of information to the public through a wide range of mass-media outlets, from print magazines and newspapers to interactive, multimedia-oriented websites and apps.