Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills

Author(s): Neil H Katz, John W Lawyer, KATHERINE SOSA, Marcia Sweedler, PETER TOKAR

  In a new and significantly expanded third edition, Communication & Conflict Resolution Skills provides practical applications for enhancing communication and personal or professional leadership effectiveness. Engaging, user-friendly material will assist in building skills, improving relationshi...

Anthropology of Indigenous Religions

Author(s): Arnaud Lambert

The second edition of the Anthropology of Indigenous religions continues to offer a novel introduction to the ways that anthropologists investigate indigenous religions. The anthropological approach to the study of religion can be viewed as a series of exchanges and debates spanning almost two centu...

Nutrition: Apples to Zinc

Author(s): Lana Zinger

Drs. Zinger and Sinclair bring you the most recent, evidenced-based academic book on nutrition.This edition of Nutrition: Apples to Zinc includes:The latest findings on gut healthNew applications with individualized fitnessMetabolic imbalances and role of inflammation in diseasesAn enhanced look at ...

The Legal Environment of Business

Author(s): RYAN PACE

Understanding the legal environment in which businesses operate is a critical component of success for all business leaders and decision-makers. The Legal Environment of Business by Ryan H. Pace introduces fundamental legal topics relating to the U.S. Constitution, ethics, dispute resolution, cri...

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America

Author(s): Richard Merritt, Kenneth Cummins, Martin B Berg

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America serves as a standard guide on the immature and adult stages of aquatic and semiaquatic insects of North America. It offers information on the distribution, tolerance values, trophic relationships, and functional adaptations of aquatic insects t...

We Hate Team Projects! A Friendly, Useful Guide for College Student Teams

Author(s): Scott Behson, Stephen Bear

We get it - you've been burned by team projects before. We Hate Team Projects! A Friendly, Useful Guide for College Student Teams provides practical advice and easy-to-use templates to help you avoid common team problems, do better work, have less stress, and have more fun. This guidebook provide...

Philosophizing: Creating a World of Ideas

Author(s): Andrew Alexander

Philosophizing: Creating a World of Ideas is a special book. It introduces students to philosophy in a balanced way. With regard to the approach to learning, it balances content and method. With respect to content, it balances a problem centered approach with an historical emphasis. With regard to t...

Speaking to Persuade

Author(s): Barbara Breaden

Speaking to Persuade views controversy as constructive rather than obstructive. Framing persuasion as a cooperative act based on dialectical interchange between speakers and listeners, this text provides a roadmap for achieving productive civic engagement in democratic societies, however polarized t...

Conducting Business Ethically: A Philosophical Approach

Author(s): Martin J Lecker

Conducting Business Ethically: A Philosophical Approach provides a creative approach by applying philosophy from classical Greek and Eastern works, including material from contemporary Western thinkers, as part of an ethical decision making process for business students or those working in the busin...

At the Global Turn: World History 1945-Present

Author(s): Thomas A Boogaart

Neoliberal globalization and technological time-compression have combined to alter the physics of history, breaking down the black box of the nation-state and creating a space for reconsidering postwar history from a transnational perspective. Thematic chapters explore global themes like the Cold Wa...