A comprehensive reference packed with primary source materials The Historic Documents series makes primary source research easy by presenting in one volume key excerpts from documents about the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more. Historic Documents is renowned for the well written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided, and links to Web addresses containing complete documents are given, if available. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Washington Information Directory is the essential one-stop source for information on U.S. governmental and nongovernmental agencies and organizations. WID provides capsule descriptions that help users quickly and easily find the right person at the right organization. With more than 10,000 listings, the 2011- 2012 edition of WID features: * Thoroughly researched coverage of the Obama administration, the Supreme Court, immigration, health care, consumer safety, mortgage/student loans, the housing and credit crises, privacy and security, and political participation * Information on groups involved with war and conflict issues, including lobbying groups active in international affairs and antiwar movements * Fully updated contact information for the 111th Congress, Second Session * At-a-glance boxes with Congressional committee and subcommittee information * Information on new agencies and posts PLEASE CONFIRM ALL OF THIS WID also features up-to-date contact information for the high-level advisory positions or "czar" appointed by President Obama that oversee: * The auto industry * Green energy * Health-care * Technology * Stimulus accountability WID provides contact information for: * Congress and federal agencies * Nongovernmental organizations * Policy groups, foundations, and institutions * Governors and other state officials * U.S. ambassadors and foreign diplomats Key Features * Contact information for Congress, federal agencies, international, national, and local organizations and offices * Reference boxes and organization charts augmenting the text * Three easy ways to find information: name, organization, and subject indexes
