Books from Greenhaven Publishing LLC

  • The French Revolution: The Power of the People
    By Karen Diane Haywood

    Quoted in Mason and Rizzo, The French Revolution, p. 58. 22. Quoted in Wright, The French Revolution, pp. 2–3. 23. Quoted in Hibbert, The Days of the French Revolution, pp. 53–54. 24. Leo Gershoy, The French Revolution and Napoléon.

  • The French Revolution: The Power of the People
    By Karen Diane Haywood

    Informative sidebars and primary sources are presented alongside the engaging main text to help illustrate the danger of allowing social and economic disparity to remain unaddressed by governing bodies.

  • Unsung Heroes: Women of the Civil Rights Movement
    By Jennifer Lombardo

    WOMEN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Shown here are members of Kimberly Bryant's organization Black Girls Code, which she created to help black girls advance in technology classes. LEARNING ABOUT CITIZENSHIP WOMEN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ...

  • Democracy in the Poetry of Walt Whitman
    By Thomas Riggs

    This informative edition explores Walt Whitman's poetry through the lens of democracy.

  • The Renaissance
    By Tom Streissguth

    ... to ensure that Greenhaven Press accurately reflects the original intent of the authors. Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted material. Cover photograph reproduced by permission of Ó Araldo de Luca/Corbis, ...

  • Bioethics
    By Carla Mooney, Leanne K. Currie-McGhee

    In 2004 Houston doctors diagnosed thirtytwo-year-old Todd Krampitz with liver cancer and told him a transplant was his only chance to survive. Krampitz and his family decided to bypass the transplant waiting list.

  • Soccer: Science on the Pitch
    By Amy B. Rogers

    That was certainly the case at the 2015 Women's World Cup, when American Carli Lloyd scored a hat trick—three goals—in just 16 minutes, helping her team beat Japan, 5–2, in the final. A hat trick is rare in any soccer game, ...

  • The American Revolution: Fighting for Independence
    By Amy B. Rogers, John Davenport

    Meeting with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Edward Rutledge in New York, Howe asked them to convey his terms for America's surrender to Congress. The Americans refused. They stated that the British needed to go home and give the ...

  • Dwayne Johnson: The Rock’s Rise to Fame
    By Ryan Nagelhout

    Johnson expanded his repertoire and also got into the world of voice acting in 2009, playing the role of Captain Charles T. Baker in the animated film Planet 51. In it, Baker accidentally invades the alien home planet of a group of ...

  • Dwayne Johnson: The Rock’s Rise to Fame
    By Ryan Nagelhout

    The story behind his rise to fame is sure to captivate readers and inspire them as they explore detailed main text and sidebars that are supplemented with annotated quotes from Johnson and those who know him best.

  • Baseball: Science at the Ballpark
    By Ryan Nagelhout

    In 1914, the speed of Walter Johnson's pitch was calculated by having a motorcycle drive away from Johnson at a constant speed. Experts measured the distance between the pitcher and the motorcycle when the pitch was thrown and when the ...

  • Immigration Issues in America
    By Michelle Denton

    ... its cultural content changes as new words become part of the common lexicon and new traditions penetrate mainstream popular culture.” —Jack Citrin, Amy Lerman, Michael Murakami, and Kathryn Pearson, social researchers Jack Citrin, ...

  • Glenn Beck
    By Amy Novak

    ... Rihanna Alex Rodriguez Derrick Rose J.K. Rowling Shakira Tupac Shakur Will Smith Gwen Stefani Ben Stiller Hilary Swank Justin Timberlake Usher Denzel Washington Serena Williams Oprah Winfrey Glenn Beck By Amy Novak © 2011 Gale, Cengage.

  • Cesar Millan
    By Gail B. Stewart

    ... Obama Danica Patrick Nancy Pelosi Queen Latifah Daniel Radcliffe Condoleezza Rice Rihanna Derrick Rose J.K. Rowling Shakira Tupac Shakur Will Smith Gwen Stefani Ben Stiller Hilary Swank Justin Timberlake Usher Kanye West Oprah Winfrey.

  • Halle Berry
    By Michael V. Uschan

    ... Latifah Daniel Radcliffe Condoleezza Rice Rihanna Alex Rodriguez Derrick Rose J.K. Rowling Shakira Tupac Shakur Will Smith Gwen Stefani Ben Stiller Hilary Swank Justin Timberlake Usher Denzel Washington Serena Williams Oprah Winfrey.

  • Selena Gomez
    By Michael V. Uschan

    Notable Disney alumni include Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, and Britney Spears, who was Selena's favorite singer when she was growing up. During the eight-minute audition, Selena read lines from a script and ...

  • Gangs: From the Streets to Social Media
    By Anna Collins

    Kendrick Lamar's Reebok Ventilators Aside from writing thoughtful lyrics and being outspoken against gang violence in interviews, another way Lamar is using his fame and newfound fortune to try to unite gangs is by creating a line of ...

  • Energy Alternatives
    By Karen D. Povey

    Paul Roberts, The End of Oil. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2004, p. 26. Roberts, The End of Oil, p. 6. Quoted in Roberts, The End of Oil, p. 52. Quoted in Daniel A. Leone, ed., Is the World Heading Toward an Energy Crisis?

  • Miles Davis: Legendary Jazz Musician
    By Rachel Lynette

    ... 11–12 fusion, 31, 33 slipping popularity of, 31 Jones, Quincy, 35, 36 Julliard School of Music, 16, 19 Kind of Blue (album), 26 Konitz, Lee, 22 Mabry, Betty, 31, 32 The Man with the Horn (album), 35 Marriage Mabry, Betty, 31 Taylor, ...

  • Taylor Lautner
    By Rachel Lynette

    Quoted in Michael J. Lee. “Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner & Cayden Boyd.” RadioFree.com, June 1, 2005. http:// movies.radiofree.com/interviews/theadves_taylor_dooley_ taylor_lautner_cayden_boyd.shtml. Chapter 2: Life in California 15.