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Author(s): Timothy Jones , JAMES Mcintosh
Rock ‘n’ Roll: Origins & Innovators is a book designed specifically for high school, college and university “music appreciation” style courses. This book is a selection of key artists, groups, industry figures and events that have instrumentally shaped the world of rock and roll, providing the student with a broad understanding of a variety of areas on this subject.
Author(s): Michael Farabee
Throughout history, plants and photosynthetic organisms have continuously transformed Earth.
Author(s): Lori DeLaCruz, Brandon Morton, Yolanda Garcia Romero, Roy Vu
Throughout history, one can make connections to sustainability through the interpretation of a simple three-legged stool. Each leg represents a tenet of sustainability: environmental resilience, economic responsibility, social justice. In order for the stool to be stable, each leg must be the same length; if one or more legs is shorter than the others, the stool will wobble, becoming unstable. This is a familiar scenario throughout history, the Earth's inhabitants taking advantage of the environment and each other for economic gain.
Author(s): Ralph Monday
This is a college-level book about humanities, a journey that begins in the Old Stone Age and concludes with the 14th-century European Renaissance. To discuss human civilization from such a vast time frame covering over 12,000 years was not an easy task, especially in the attempt to condense each chapter into a suitable format for the reader that still conveys the essential humanistic concepts for each particular time period.
Author(s): Elizabeth Barkley
Print book and eBook contain detailed table of contents and listening guide. The majority of content is on the website.
Author(s): Richard N Kahn
Fundamentals of Music: A Modern Approach is the perfect introductory music workbook for high school and college students
Fundamentals of Music: A Modern Approach delivers a fresh, comprehensive and comprehensible approach to music fundamentals by featuring fourteen detailed chapters, innovative tools, activities, worksheets, index and glossary.
Author(s): Stephen Husarik
Humanities Across the Arts is organized around two approaches to the Humanities, a structural approach and a case study approach. The first half of the title uses the structural approach to define and identify the techniques of various art forms using critical terminology; the second half presents a series of case studies in chronological order that present cultural close-ups. The publication is interactive by fusing video examples, audio examples, assessments, and grade books that can be implemented to any LMS.
Author(s): William E Montgomery, Andres Tijerina
In a strong narrative voice, Building a Democratic Nation: A History of the United States to 1877, Volume 1 tells stories of culture wars, nation building, freedom struggles, economic transformations, racial and ethnic pride, idealistic aspiration, human and environmental degradation, and technological advancement - just some of the many facets of American history.
Author(s): William E Montgomery, Andres Tijerina
New Edition With Accompanying Website!
In a strong narrative voice, Building a Democratic Nation: A History of the United States 1877 to Present, Volume 2 tells stories of culture wars, nation building, freedom struggles, economic transformations, racial and ethnic pride, idealistic aspiration, human and environmental degradation, and technological advancement - just some of the many facets of American history.
Author(s): Kelley Christopher
Recommended as a companion text in lower-level criminal justice and criminology courses, Filling in the Gaps offers a contextual examination of race, sex, culture, and class within the criminal justice system. Going beyond mere understanding of the process of sentencing and punishment, this text allows students to critically assess how experiences of punishment differ for individual within a biased and often prejudicial system.
