Introductory Plant Science: Investigating the Green World

Author(s): Cynthia Mckenney, Ursula K. Schuch, Amanda Chau

As concerns for our environment have increased globally, the study of plants has evolved to address these issues.The updated course content of the 2nd edition of Introductory Plant Science: Investigating the Green World introduces students to some of the NEW cutting edge discoveries and updates in n...

Getting Hired: A Student Teacher's Guide to Professionalism, Resume Development and Interviewing

Author(s): WILLIAM COGHILL BEHRENDS, REBECCA ANTHONY

This book targets the primary goals of any student teaching program -- professionalism, interviewing, and getting hired. Getting Hired is designed to accompany a student teaching experience and provides step-by-step guidance through student teaching, interviewing, and into a job.This book is set up ...

Conflict between Persons: The Origins of Leadership

Author(s): Ronald C. Arnett, Leeanne McManus, Amanda McKendree

We live in an age of ethical disputes, making conflict inevitable as we meet others with contrasting ethical positions and contrary communicative expectations. An ethical position held with conviction frequently generates conflict when one encounters another with a differing ethical standpoint embra...

Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Relationships

Author(s): Melissa B Wanzer, Kristen C Eichhorn, Candice Thomas-Maddox

Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Relationships reflects the countless societal, cultural, and technological changes that have influenced the ways in which we experience, discuss, and research relationships in a variety of contexts. Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Re...

Becoming a Critic: An Introduction to Analyzing Media Content

Author(s): Rebecca Curnalia, Cary Wecht, Amber Ferris

Filling a void in the media theory, methods, and literacy market, Becoming a Critic is an introduction to current and approachable theory and research on media content. By addressing undergraduate readers as student scholars, the reader is taught to objectively assess the content and implications of...

A Discourse in the African American Experience: Black Star

Author(s): Regina M Williams Davis, Temeka L Carter, Robin N Buckrham

This text serves as a springboard for learning and a roadmap to help readers create a knowledge of what it means to be African American in this country.  Each section of this book provides basic concepts and ideas for the reader to actively participate in the learning process by researching, writing...

African American Music for Everyone: Including Theater, Film, and Dance

Author(s): Stan L Breckenridge

African American Music for Everyone: Including Theater, Film, and Dance begins with an exploration of specific music and dance activities among Africans, in Africa, which is followed by a comparative analysis of their musical activities during the African Diaspora. Following this is a study of Colon...

Nutrition: Apples to Zinc

Author(s): Lana Zinger

Drs. Zinger and Sinclair bring you the most recent, evidenced-based academic book on nutrition.This edition of Nutrition: Apples to Zinc includes:The latest findings on gut healthNew applications with individualized fitnessMetabolic imbalances and role of inflammation in diseasesAn enhanced look at ...

Intercultural Communication: Building Relationships and Skills

Author(s): Helen Acosta, Bryan Hirayama, Mark Staller

Intercultural Communication: Building Relationships and Skills provides clear explanations of relevant communication theories and practical advice for improving communication skills. This text is designed to introduce students to the most important concepts, theories, and strategies related to inter...

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America

Author(s): Richard Merritt, Kenneth Cummins, Martin B Berg

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America serves as a standard guide on the immature and adult stages of aquatic and semiaquatic insects of North America. It offers information on the distribution, tolerance values, trophic relationships, and functional adaptations of aquatic insects t...