Calculus

Author(s): Mylan Redfern Betounes, David Betounes

NOTE: This version of the authors’ calculus book was previously titled: “Calculus: Concepts & Calculations-Non-CAS Version.” The book presents the essential calculus material using a traditional approach and organization of the canonical collection of concepts. The writing style is clear and con...

Black Freedom Struggles: Africana Reader

Author(s): Latif A. Tarik

Black Freedom Struggles: Africana Reader examines the histories of African and African-descended people’s struggles for freedom around the world. The eBook format features a combination of primary and secondary sources. Students will explore and examine the nature of various Africana freedom struggl...

So You Want to be a CSI?

Author(s): Susan Clutter, Leggie Boone, David McGill

Crime scene investigation isn't an academic, cut-and-dry process. There is no set of ideal procedures that universally applies to all crime scene processing. Isn't it time for a textbook that reflected that?So You Want to be a CSI? presents Crime Scene Investigation as students would encounter it in...

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...

Training and Development: Enhancing Talent for the 21st Century

Author(s): Steven Beebe, Timothy Mottet, K. David Roach

Communication competencies are among the most coveted skills on the planet—whether applied in the workplace, social settings, or at home.Training and Development: Enhancing Talent for the 21st Century teaches people how to develop essential communication and leadership talent.  It is not just a book...

Persuasion: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice

Author(s): Ann Bainbridge Frymier

Students want to learn how to persuade parents, teachers, and classmates. Teachers often view a skills approach as too limiting and focus on theories of persuasion. Persuasion: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice features an unprecedented fusion of the persuasion skills that students seek...

The Menu & The Cycle of Cost Control

Author(s): Susan D Marshall, Paul J Mcvety, Bradley J Ware

Success in today's food and beverage organizations requires a solid knowledge of industry trends, the ability to prepare cost-effective menus that appeal to guests' needs and wants, and the skills to develop and implement a concrete strategic fiscal plan to control costs and to manage sales. The Men...

The Beverage Service World: Alcohol and Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Their Role in Hospitality Operations

Author(s): Wallace Rande, Byron Marlowe

The world of Beverage Management is expanding and changing at a rapid pace.The Beverage Service World: Alcohol & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Their Role in Hospitality Operations provides readers with a comprehensive inside look at the latest developments in this exciting industry! It prepares reader...

Becoming Aware: A Text-Workbook for Human Relations and Personal Adjustment

Author(s): Katie Barwick-Snell, Velma Walker

Becoming Aware: A Text/Workbook for Human Relations and Personal Adjustment assists the reader in the process of becoming more aware of themselves and others through the most interactive learning process found in any textbook.Becoming Aware helps students explore, experiment, test, and apply the sch...

Real-World Statistics: In-Person Version

Author(s): Carol Saltsgaver

Real-World Statistics was written for all college majors who have completed at least an intermediate algebra as well as a geometry course. The text contains many examples and exercises from a wide variety of statistical applications, making it appropriate for many different disciplines.Real-World St...