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Physical Geology Laboratory Manual

Author(s): Jeffrey R Knott, Wayne Henderson, Patricia Butcher

This book is intended for an introductory geology class for non-science majors. The seven chapters (minerals, rocks, geologic history, earthquakes and geologic hazard maps) in this textbook provide the fundamentals of a 15-week introductory geology laboratory course. The homework chapters on plate t...

Gear Up for Success: Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development

Author(s): Joseph B Cuseo, Aaron Thompson, Shane Shope, John Roush

This invaluable resource guides middle school students into their high school years and equips them with success skills for high school, college, and career. It is completely customizable to fit each state’s unique requirements. A highly interactive text, the book features numerous places for self-r...

The Invariable Evolution: Police Use of Force in America

Author(s): Jeffrey Len Schwartz, Michael Virga

A challenging and controversial topic, police use of force, covered in a way to explain the “why” in a straightforward and unbiased manner. This book explores the aspects of police use of force in the United States. The text provides a framework to understand the controversies surrounding the evo...

Avanzando: Lengua y cultura: An intermediate course for heritage learners of Spanish

Author(s): Delia Montesinos

Avanzando: Lengua y cultura is the intermediate-level continuation of Conectando con mi herencia: Lengua y cultura, an introductory book for heritage learners of Spanish. Like its predecessor, Avanzando takes into account that these learners live in an environment in which another language is domina...

A Lexicon of Sociological Terms and Theorists

Author(s): John Knox

A Lexicon of Sociological Terms and Theorists provides a better, more comprehensible  lexicon of terms and important people in the field of Sociology for students. People cannot learn if they are not provided with understandable explanations or descriptions, which is the main goal of this book. Thus,...

Reflecting Humanity: Biological, Psychological, & Sociological Perspectives

Author(s): LaKeita Carter

Reflecting Humanity by La Keita Carter helps to develop a clear understanding of, not only the context, but also the difference between race and ethnicity. The text tackles social issues and movements Americans have been exposed to in recent years and the history of their origins. An important aspec...

Latin American Culture & Civilization

Author(s): Bonnie R. Miculinic

The engaging, readable style of Latin American Culture & Civilization fosters an interactive humanistic approach for the study of more than five centuries of Latin American history, culture, and civilization. Richly illustrated with maps, color images, and photos, including photos of rare images fro...