Arguing that the US has entered an era in which the mass media tend to focus on the "sensationalistic, personal, lurid, and tawdry details" of high-profile trials and investigations, the authors illustrate that the way in which legal information is presented by the mass media distorts the public's view of reality.

"Jesus in America is an exploration of the vital role that the figure of Jesus has played throughout American history. Written by historian, Richard Wightman Fox, this book provides a cultural history of Jesus in America from its origins to today, demonstrating how Jesus is the most influential symbolic figure in our history." "Extensively illustrated with images representing the multitude of American views of Jesus, Jesus in America reveals how fully...

Lincoln's Body explores how a president ungainly in body and downright "ugly" of aspect came to mean so much to us. The very roughness of Lincoln's appearance made him seem all the more common, one of us--as did his sense of humor about his own awkward physical nature.

"IPolitics provides a current analysis of new media's effect on politics. Politicians rely on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to exercise political power. Citizens around the world also use these tools to vent political frustrations, join political groups, and organize revolutions. Political activists blog to promote candidates, solicit and coordinate financial contributions, and provide opportunities for volunteers. iPolitics describes the ways in...