30 Amazing Reading and Learning Strategies for College Students

Author(s): PATSY TRAND, KAY LOPATE

The purpose of this book is to introduce students to reading and learning strategies effective in helping students achieve their goals. What makes this book so amazing is that while students are acquiring a repertoire of reading and learning strategies, they also strengthen their reading comprehensi...

Hearing That Doesn't Help: An Evaluation of Appraisal Support During High-Risk Pregnancies

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Sample Health situations are stressful for a variety of reasons, including the many unknowns. Patients are often unsure of how they should be progressing, how they should be feeling, and how they should be coping. One strategy patients use is to compare themselves to others in similar situations....

Organizational Sensemaking in a Mixed-Media Environment: The Case of Paula Deen

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Abstract The rise of online media has changed not only the way organizations communicate with external stakeholders, but also the way that organizational crises are created, perpetuated, and managed (Sweetser & Metzgar, 2007; Choi & Lin, 2009). The 24/7 news cycle, combined with the “every-person...

A Firm Foundation: A Simple Introduction to the Christian Bible

Author(s): Christopher J. Suehr

The Bible is big, complicated, and one of the most important books in human history. A Firm Foundation introduces the book that many call sacred, but few have studied. This versatile resource presents the Bible in plain language, with straightforward summaries, questions to facilitate discussi...

Speak, Fear Not: A Guide to Coping with the Fear of Public Speaking

Author(s): Julian Bhebhe

Speak, Fear Not: A Guide to Coping with the Fear of Public Speaking provides a path to managing speaking anxiety. It traces the origin of the fear of public speaking to where the fear interferes with thinking. When the thinking process freezes due to fear, the body responds in strange ways. It becom...

Your Story Matters: An Anthology of Resiliency

Author(s): Jennifer Clark

In Your Story Matters, a group of individuals are featured who have had varying struggles throughout their lives that they've faced with grace and dignity. It wasn't always easy, but they have come out on the other side stronger and better individuals.  Some people have said that it's in our suff...

Art Wired: The Science Behind Art

Author(s): Daniel May

Art Wired: The science behind art covers the evolution of art and why it was important to human survival. Using scientific studies and principles for attraction as a guide, the author attempts to break away from conventional definitions for art.  At its heart, May contends that all humans evolved wi...

Bad Taste? Responding to Organizational Crises and Rebuilding Reputations

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Abstract When a frozen yogurt company attempts to celebrate the success of a popular Asian American football star, many customers and civil rights organizations blame the company for being racially insensitive. , basic_html

Musical Explorations: Fundamentals through Experience

Author(s): Daniel C Johnson

Musical Explorations: Fundamentals through Experience is a music fundamentals text with a fundamental difference; it offers an innovative approach to the rudiments of music theory from an experiential and interactive perspective. This text is written for both general survey courses and rudimentar...

Mom. Dad. Did You Know?: Communicating About Sex in the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

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Sample Allison slid behind the wheel of her Toyota Highlander, strapped on a seat belt, and put the key in the ignition. Before starting the car, however, she paused to reflect on her recent encounter with Dr. Sarah Smith. Dr. Smith had delivered her and Steve’s twins—Ellie and Elijah—12 years ag...