TECHNE: The Ancient Art of Public Discourse for the 21st Century Speaker

Author(s): Crystal Etzel

How does one become a competent public speaker? Public Speaking teachers have been asking this question for a very long time. There are many answers to this question. The answer this book chooses is The Progymnasmata. The Progymnasmata is close to 2,500 years old. The ancient Greeks and later ...

Nutrition & Health

Author(s): Melissa Gutschall

Nutrition and Health is designed to supplement any introductory nutrition course studying essential nutrients and the importance of good nutrition to health at various stages of life. The text is intended to guide the student in identifying key concepts with the use of topic outlines, project resour...

College Orientation and Life Career Planning at Bemidji State University

Author(s): SARAH YOUNG

This text is designed to give students an opportunity to use critical thinking skills, group interaction, assignments, and presentations to explore and analyze their values, skills, interests, and career goals. This course enables students to explore areas of interest and/or to focus on an already e...

The Transportable Writing Tool: A Guide for Writing and Revising

Author(s): Kerrie Farkas

Transportable Writing Tool: A Guide for Writing and Revising transforms the way writing is viewed and practiced by delivering a comprehensive and focused tool that allows writers to use more effective writing processes and produce more effective texts. The multifaceted yet accessible tool synthes...

Motor Skill Behavior Lab Manual

Author(s): THOMAS PARRY

Motor Skill Behavior Lab Manual provides a tool for instructors and students to engage in practical, research-based experiences, to dive deeper into the many concepts covered in motor skill behavior. The lab manual includes a total of 10 labs covering a variety of topics within motor skill behavior,...

The Great State of Texas: Fundamental Concepts in Texas Government & Politics

Author(s): Earle Michael Young

With the Great State of Texas: Fundamental Concepts in Texas Government & Politics, I tried to do something unique: write a textbook students would actually read! Students today read in a different way than their instructors. Instead of patiently reading through a whole article or chapter, they s...

Matters of the Dark

Author(s): John Knox

Most social problems textbooks present problems solely from the conflict theorist approach. Matters of the Dark provides a more balanced approach to understanding and offering learned advice on social problems. In addition to providing students with the “What is it?” and “Who did it?” aspects sur...

Earth in Space and Time

Author(s): Carl Campbell

Readers of Earth in Space and Time will become more critical interpreters of scientific ideas related to the Earth and will therefore make informed decisions in the future.  The publication uses a “story book” format that starts at the beginning of everything and moves step-by-step to current times....