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"The ability to vote, the freedom to attend school and have a job, the independence to be exactly who you are.

"In the midst of running a long-shot political campaign, Democratic political consultant John Simon discovers a 100-year-old manuscript written by his grandfather Joseph--- a brilliant young revolutionary whose exile to Siberia by the last czar of Russia is just the beginning of an extraordinary tale of survival, romance, and revolution.

Contains two classics of tactical and strategic thinking, including "The Prince," fifteenth-century Italian leader Niccolo Machiavelli's treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler; and "The Art of War," sixth-century philosopher Sun Tzu's thoughts on the laying of plans, the actual waging of war, and the value of negotiation.

"After witnessing homophobic bullying at his new high school, a transmasculine teenager runs for student body president against the wishes of his politician father"--Provided by the publisher.

A book for high school students about the political and economic ideologies of populists.

Examines the history of civilization, with a focus on the ideas and actions that inspire freedom.

"From the eighteenth century onwards, the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian.

An introduction fo political philosophy, focusing on the history of partisan debate in politics.

Examines seventeenth-century and eighteenth-century revolutions in England, the United States, and France.

Collects twenty essays spanning the career of economist Milton Friedman, discussing politics and economics.

"Where students of the American founding are inclined to dispute whether the Revolution was liberal, republican, or merely confused, [the author] demonstrates that the American regime embodies an uneasy, fragile, and carefully worked-out compromise between the enlightened despotism espoused by Thomas Hobbes and the classical republicanism defended by Pericles and Demosthenes"--Back cover.

An illustrated adaptation of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense," which relates Paine's 1776 arguments for independence from British rule for a younger audience, and features lesson ideas, activities, and projects with an answer key.

Introduces young readers to facts about the Italian Renaissance by highlighting the lives and works of five scientists and philosophers living during that time.

"Traces the story of the American paradox, the competing claims of equality and subordination woven into the nation's fabric and identity [during the Civil War]"--Amazon.