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An Applied Approach to Macroeconomics

Author(s): Jack A Chambless

Some people would rather perform root canal surgery on a rabid wolverine than sit through a discussion of Federal Reserve policies.Jack A. Chambless’ An Applied Approach to Macroeconomics prepares readers to become economically literate human beings by presenting real world issues in a somewhat cont...

Criminal Justice and Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach

Author(s): Hayden Smith

Criminal Justice and Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach details the historical, social, and policy influences that have led to the criminal justice system now serving as a default mental health system. The three largest mental health facilities in the United States are jails and prisons and t...

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Author(s): Paul Gannon

Human society has never before faced challenges like the present. Population has more than doubled since 1970; currently over 7 billion and growing fast. Much of this growth occurs in regions with developing infrastructure, placing increasing demands on natural resources and taxing ecosystem service...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Quantitative Research

Author(s): Bunnie Loree Claxton, Michelle Barthlow

A Step-By-Step Guide to Conducting Quantitative Applied Research in Education features a thorough explanation of frequently used quantitative designs and statistics in social science research. The guide assists in selecting the appropriate design and statistic and provides model write-ups of rationa...

Thrive: When Trouble Visits: Being Your Best in Tough Times (Popular Press Edition)

Author(s): Mark J Sullivan

Thrive: When Trouble Visits: Being Your Best in Tough Times provides readers with tools needed to thrive in difficult, life changing conditions. The tools discussed have been compiled from a variety of intellectual, successful, and determined individuals. The contributing authors’ stories present th...

World Music: Diversity in Styles, Instruments and Culture

Author(s): Paul Buyer

World Music: Diversity in Styles, Instruments, and Culture travels to the United States, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, India, Japan, Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, and Brazil, with a final chapter on Playing for Change.Written in an engaging, interactive, and concise format, students e...

Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice

Author(s): Robyn T. Simmons, Stacey C. Lilley, Anita M. Knight Kuhnley

Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice provides a comprehensive introduction to the profession and faith integration.  The publication helps students understand how to be and think like an ethically responsible Counselor who is also a Christian...

The Spirit of the Constitutional Law

Author(s): Amir A. Fakhravar, Alessia Lombroso

In "The Spirit of the Constitutional Law," Fakhravar challenges Montesquieu's masterpiece "The Spirit of the Laws," as one of the most influential works of political science ever written. The book underscores the pressing need for universal, ideology-free constitutions firmly rooted in the principle...