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Text and accompanying photographs present eight actual crises faced by American presidents followed by a list of options for a decision making policy.

While planning a wedding as part of an assignment for her eighth-grade health class, Alice thinks about her father's and older brother's love lives and learns that you cannot prepare for all of life's decisions.

Discusses the importance of choices and how to go about making them.

A nine-year-old girl named Henry, who lovingly cares for her pet duckling Rosalie, faces a difficult decision after Rosalie grows to adulthood.

An introduction to the legislative branch of government that describes the framework presented in the United States Constitution, the history of the legislature, and the duties entrusted to this group of individuals.

Contains essays in which the authors examine the reasons why the United States invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961, why the invasion failed, and how the incident has affected U.

Defines the mastery of risk as the boundary that delineates modern times from the past, telling the story of a group of thinkers whose vision brought humanity to an understanding of how to use numbers to scrutinize what happened in the past as a means of predicting the future.

An evaluation of the sources of illogical decisions explores the reasons why irrational thought often overcomes level-headed practices, offering insight into the structural patterns that cause people to make the same mistakes repeatedly.

Explains what it means to be right or wrong and why it matters so much to people, arguing that the tendency to make mistakes is an essential part of human intelligence.

Highlights groundbreaking presidential decisions, from the Louisiana Purchase to the creation of the G.

Examines the key decisions made by President John F. Kennedy before his assassination, discussing the events leading to the decision and the impact those decisions had on the country.

A mouse discovers an extraordinary stone that can bring delight or disaster to the world.

Explains a six-step method for making decisions and provides tips on setting goals, dreaming, and planning for the future.

Presents a series of sixteen essays written by historians and biographers that address key decisions made by President George W.