Exploration of Pathophysiology

Author(s): Vladimir Vankin

Disease is an essential part of human and animal development.  Those who wish to better understand what it means to be a human or other animal need to know about disease.  We are the products of our disease and suffering.  Could Beethoven have written his ninth symphony without the help of a bact...

Sociology in Stories: A Creative Introduction to a Fascinating Perspective: a Customized Version for The Community College of Baltimore County

Author(s): Todd Schoepflin, Myron Strong, Nelda Nix McCray, AMY LYNN PUCINO

If you have ever attended a wedding, sporting event, graduation, birthday party etc., you have undoubtedly seen a professional photographer taking multiple pictures while quickly changing the lens on their camera from shot to shot. Some lenses permit a wide angle in which the photographer is able to...

Political Russian: An Intermediate Course in Russian Language for International Relations, National Security and Socio-Economics

Author(s): American Council of Teachers of Russian, Natasha Simes, Richard M. Robin

Why Political Russian? It is apparent that the United States and Russia need each other in solving some of the most urgent problems facing both countries and the world. To deal with Russia intelligently, the United States needs a growing pool of people capable of communicating with the Russians in t...

College Reading: Reading and Writing Collaboration

Author(s): Anastasia Krueck-Frahn

College Reading: Reading and Writing Collaboration is designed for students to enhance reading and writing skills. Each section is uniquely designed by chapters to augment cognition, promote student reading and writing skills, but mostly to develop transferable skills needed in other disciplines acr...

Geology: An Introduction

Author(s): Alan Jacobs

The theme of Geology: An Introduction is the dynamic nature of planet Earth.  Geologic materials are constantly being recycled through geologic processes that are continuously reshaping the planet.  The textbook, with numerous color photographs and diagrams, clearly discusses minerals and rocks and ...

Florida Visions and Revisions

Author(s): Steve Brahlek

This introductory text provides a solid basis for students new to college writing. By covering the basics, such as sentences, paragraphs, and the writing process, as well as topics not typically touched upon in introductory writing courses, such as Rhetorical Modes, The Audience, and more, this text...

Developmental Essentials in Writing

Author(s): Russell Flint

Critical Thinking through Debate

Author(s): Mark Nelson, Joseph M Corcoran

Critical Thinking through Debate covers argumentation from a theoretical perspective with the chapters written with the general college student in mind. This text is useful to students of general argumentation and debate who simply want to learn to be better advocates and critical thinkers. However,...

Foundations of Leadership

Author(s): Brenda Slusser, Gary Ewen

Principles of Microeconomics

Author(s): Cornelius Christian

Cocaine, prostitution, and slavery... These are just a few of the topics that Principles of Microeconomics covers, analyzing them through an economics lens. Presented in a manner that focuses on intuition and historical case studies, the aim of this textbook is to help you to reason like an economis...