Small Group Communication Synergy

Author(s): Peter DeCaro

Small groups serve a multitude of purposes in society. Decision-making and problem solving are two of the most typical purposes, with performance as their ultimate goal. Many small group communication texts focus on the “process” of communication as the end product, or the ultimate goal for small...

Nutrition Basics for Better Health and Performance

Author(s): Elizabeth A Applegate

Nutrition Basics is a reader for non-major nutrition courses taught at the introductory level. A minimum of scientific terminology is used so the book fits all levels of students. A wide array of nutrition topics are covered from basics about fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and energy metabolism, to ...

Modern Sounds: The Artistry of Contemporary Jazz

Author(s): Thomas E Larson

Modern Sounds: The Artistry of Contemporary Jazz is a storybook approach on the journey, the musicians, and the music that has been created in the pursuit of artistic achievement over the half century. Modern Sounds picks up where most jazz textbooks leave off.  This is a complete documentation of c...

Jazz History Overview

Author(s): Gordon Vernick, Geoffrey Haydon

Now Available - exclusively through Rhapsody, the online music service, aJazz Overview Playlistcustomized to JAZZ History Overview!JAZZ History Overview gives high school or college students a broad survey of the development of jazz from its African origins up to the present day. It can be understoo...