Mason Crest: 778 books

The education children and young adults receive in school helps shape their future lives, and teachers shape this education. Teachers not only provide access to intellectual knowledge, but they also foster character development and social skills. At every level of education, teachers provide the tools...

In the last few decades, more and more people are going to college to further their education. It's hard to become a scientist, a professor, or a businessperson without getting some sort of college degree--but college isn't always necessary to achieve success. Some people are ready to enter the workforce...

Are you interested in having your own business? Today, young people have never had more opportunities to build new and exciting businesses. Before you start your business, you'll need to know the basics, though—and it doesn't get much more basic in business than dollars and cents! Knowing how much...

Getting a job can be a great way to earn some money, gain valuable work experience, and get a sense of what you want to do in your future career. Learn all this and more in Earning Money: Jobs.

Credit is essentially borrowed money. When you use a credit card or take out a loan, you are agreeing that you will borrow money now and pay it back later. Learn all this and more in Understanding Credit.

Why would a young, beautiful, talented country music star want to end her life? It seems like a mystery to most people, but before coming out, that's exactly what openly gay singer Chely Wright wanted to do. And thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have felt the same...

Durante más de una década, desde 1990 a 2001, Freddy Rincón fue un sólido jugador de la Selección Nacional de Colombia. En 84 partidos con los Cafeteros, incluyendo tres torneos de la Copa del Mundo, el centrocampista marcó 17 goles. Durante su carrera, Rincón también jugó para una variedad de clubes en Colombia, Europa y Brasil. Se retiró en 2004.

Martial arts students don't just learn how to fight. They also learn lots of other important things—like how to defend themselves. All martial arts teach you self-defense. But martial artists also learn when to use these moves—and when not to use them. They know that martial arts actually lead to less fighting! Discover how martial arts can help you defend yourself too!

The tools and weapons used by Native American tribes were not just functional. Often, these tools and weapons were created during a special ceremony or ritual, so there was a spiritual significance to them as well. Shamans or medicine men would bless such items in the hope that they would serve their...

Trader Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to travel to China, staying away from his homeland in Italy for 24 years before returning. After he came back to Italy, Marco wrote of his travels and adventures in East Asia in his book Il Milione, sharing his tales with other Europeans. Polo changed...

On July 8, 1776, the bell in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia began to ring, letting the citizens know that an important announcement was about to take place. It was the reading of the Declaration of Independence, a statement by representatives of the 13 American colonies...

The world's elite soldiers can survive in the worst of conditions, whether the extreme heat of the desert or the snowy summit of a mountain. These units are trained to be experts in warfare, but their training also gives them the knowledge to live in the planet's wildest places for weeks at a time....

Ed was sent to a religious treatment camp when he first told his family he was gay. When Sarah recognized she was a lesbian, she found support from a gay teacher in her high school. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres announced her sexual orientation on national television, and internationally-recognized musician...

W..E.B. Du Bois's mother came from a long line of free blacks living in the North. His great-grandfather was a white plantation owner whose ancestors came from France. Long before the start of the Civil Rights movement, W.E.B. Du Bois worked tirelessly for black people in this country. He was a brilliant...