Hospitality Information Technology: Learning How to Use It

Author(s): Galen R Collins, Cihan Cobanoglu, Anil Bilgihan, Katerina Berezina

New Ninth Edition Now Available!The hospitality industry is quickly becoming automated, leading to greater efficiency, better customer service, and ultimately, increased profits. As a result, it is imperative that a person wishing to enter the hospitality business be familiar with the technology pro...

Law for Recreation and Sport Managers

Author(s): Doyice J Cotten, John Wolohan

New Ninth Edition Coming Soon!Since 1997, Law for Recreation and Sport Managers has been the leading recreation and sports law book for undergraduate and graduate sport management and recreation programs.Key Features:Up-to-date on current court casesEach chapter is written by leading recreation and ...

The How and Why of World History

Author(s): Geoffroy De Laforcade, Charles H Ford, Steven Isaac, Patrick U Mbajekwe, Phillip A Cantrell, Stephanie J Richmond

History, like the poetic epics and grand religious narratives of ancient and classical times, is a story written from a given perspective.  The How and Why of World History examines world history through various perspectives, regions, and eras.  This seventeen-chapter publication includes a bibliogr...

Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills

Author(s): Neil H Katz, John W Lawyer, KATHERINE SOSA, Marcia Sweedler, PETER TOKAR

  In a new and significantly expanded third edition, Communication & Conflict Resolution Skills provides practical applications for enhancing communication and personal or professional leadership effectiveness. Engaging, user-friendly material will assist in building skills, improving relationshi...

A Customized Version of Introduction to Social Psychology by Jennifer Feenstra Designed Specifically for Robert Short at Arizona State University

Author(s): Robert Short

Medical Reimbursement: A Contextualized Method

Author(s): Julie Ledbetter

New Edition Now Available!Medical Reimbursement: A Contextualized Method helps students navigate through the ins and outs of medical billing. An understanding of medical insurance and related terms is essential to the medical billing process. Healthcare is very expensive for a variety of reasons and...

Visual Culture and Literacy: Art Appreciation from Multicultural Perspectives

Author(s): Masami Toku

Visual Culture and Literacy: Art Appreciation from Multicultural Perspectives develops students’ appreciation of art including observation, articulation, and critical thinking skills through visual arts. Additionally, this text provides student opportunities to develop understanding of human creativ...

American Government: Democracy Under Threat

Author(s): Chapman Rackaway

American Government: Democracy Under Threat demonstrates how politics and government are connected to reader’s lives – not merely how public policy decisions affect them, but also how the constantly changing American culture shapes the nature of politics. The text provides context through history, a...

Por mi mism@

Author(s): Mina Ogando Lavin, Melissa D Murphy, Delia Montesinos

Por mí mism@ was designed for students of advanced intermediate Spanish. The content areas were selected to raise the learners' proficiency to a level that will enable them to successfully transition to advanced grammar and writing courses. We have integrated several pedagogical approaches, but o...

A Portrait of Linear Algebra

Author(s): Jude Thaddeus Socrates

Linear Algebra is a powerful tool that allows scientists to model physical phenomena and efficiently solve the systems of equations that arise from them. It is essential to almost every field of mathematics, such as geometry, topology, number theory, and abstract algebra. As such, it is not only com...