Product Description: In this engaging, informative title, the concepts of taxes and government funding are broken down in a way that early-elementary-level readers will understand and find captivating. The history of taxes is covered from ancient Rome through pre-Revolutionary America, as are the different types of taxes and how taxes are used in the United States today...read more

Discusses what taxes are, why we pay taxes, and how the government spends taxes.

Paying taxes is an important part of keeping cities, states, and the country running. Readers will learn about the different things taxes pay forsuch as schools, police, and roadsand explain why taxes are the way we pay for these things. Each chapter answers a different question about the purpose for taxes or how they function; by the final chapter, readers will understand that everyones contributions add up to the things they see and use every day.

Product Description: Book by Brennan, Linda Crotta

Product Description: This book explains to readers, in lay terms, exactly how taxes and government spending work. Topics covered include where governmental funds comes from, the components of debt, and how the funds are spent.

Product Description: Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications...read more

The third edition of this well established introduction to building fire safety explains from first principles the basic strategies of fire-safety design available to the building and construction professional. Providing an introduction to the theoretical basis of fire-safety engineering and fire-risk assessment, it will enable the design team to consider alternative methods of achieving fire safety. It concludes with a fully up-to-date review of current information, legislation, British Standards, further reading, guidance and sources of specialist advice. Fire from First Principles is particularly appropriate for students of architecture and building, with its series of basic tables containing sufficient detailed information for them to apply the principles to design projects. As well as serving designers, this book is an ideal basic text for those in the statutory building control and fire brigade authorities who have to enforce the legislation.