Larry Walker – författare

Covering key issues ranging from education to political mobilization to racial stratification, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the Obama Presidency.President Barack Obama's election and subsequent reelection represent a critical paradigm shift in American political history. But are there lasting effects of the election of an African American to the highest office in the land in terms of the United States' economic, educational, political and social realities? A valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, state and federal policymakers, and general readers, this book poses critical questions and offers insightful answers from expert contributors, provides a balanced critique of President Obama's accomplishments and challenges, and considers the national and international impact President Obama's tenure had on politics.The numerous contributors to this book provide a range of perspectives on President Obama's presidency that question conventional thinking, covering key issues that include health care, education, political mobilization, gender, racial stratification, voting patterns, and criminal justice. Readers will come away with a heightened comprehension of the complex relationships between political structures, economic policies, and minority interests; how Congress, traditional and contemporary activists, and domestic and international issues all shaped the Obama Presidency; and how micro and macro issues such as voting rights, voting patterns, and Get Out the Vote (GOTV) initiatives are connected.

This is a story about a young Czech gold medalwinning teen gymnast along with her circus trapezeartist parents. Kari and her parents reside in a tiny apartment until one day they are visited by Senior Mercado, the owner of Circus Mercado of Mexico who offers a lot of money to buy their contract. They explained to Senior Mercado the situation of Karis celebrity status. Senior Mercado had a plan to utilize a large sea trunk which he had small holes drilled into for air so that Kari, once hidden inside, would be safely loaded aboard the circus ship. Once back in Mexico, Karis parents were visited one day by members of the Mexican drug cartel. They were forced to take a package loaded with drugs to mail back to their homeland along with an envelope of money for payment.

In this very suspenseful story read where Mexico needing money due to the loss of tourism from violence from the drug cartel comes up with the idea of having a special built train titled Montezuma's Express to carry the statue of Montezuma, along with his Topaz Eyes, which are insured by Loyd's of London for $5 million pesos. Also on the train will be priceless Aztec artifacts. The plan is to take Mexico's most prized possessions on a North American tour on a heavily fortified train to restore Mexican pride and raise money to help fight the cartel. The allure is too strong for the cartels to pass up the oppurtunity to overtake the train to gain possession of what all their drug money can't buy. An agent with the Loyd's of London Insurance company calls in the Five Feathers of Justice, a paramilitary team, to track down and retrieve the stolen Topaz Eyes and restore the president's reputation. But with an exciting twist, everything is not what it seems!