Today more than 40 million people in the U.S. find themselves responsible for caring for a parent, relative, or friend. Building Better Caregivers, developed by

Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an old

Drawing on input from people with long-term ailments, this book points the way to achieving the best possible life under the circumstances.

Educating for citizenship was the original mission of American schools, but for decades that knowledge—also known as civics education—has been in decline, a