Human Resources Leadership in Hospitality

Author(s): Nicholas Thomas, John Walker

There is a distinct difference between managing a human resources team and leading it, and those in leadership positions must evolve with the industry.Human Resources Leadership in Hospitality addresses one of the biggest challenges that hospitality managers across the board express: finding and ret...

Communicating in Your Personal, Professional and Public Lives

Author(s): Sara Weintraub, Candice Thomas-Maddox, Kerry Byrnes

Communication is everywhere in our daily lives. Whether we are interacting with a friend or with a supervisor, in today’s society, the ability to communicate effectively is imperative. Communicating in Your Personal, Professional & Public Lives covers a wide range of relevant topics that provide ...

The Less-Is-More Handbook: A Guide to College Writing

Author(s): Larry G Edgerton

The Less-Is-More Handbook: A Guide to College Writing guides the reader through the basics of college writing. This handbook clearly and efficiently discusses a wide variety of topics, including thesis statements, essays, research papers, and editing. For this handbook of the basics, less is more.Fo...

Insights: A Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology

Author(s): Clair Ossian

Insights: A Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology presents a broad, general approach to core curriculum geology topics in physical geology. Insights is beneficial for geology majors and non-majors as a powerful tool covering basic geology. A significant advantage of Insights is its tight focus on e...

Spanish Reading Inventory

Author(s): Jerry Johns, Mayra C Daniel

Spanish Reading Inventory (Pre-Primer to Grade 8) is a collection of individually administered informal reading tests designed to help teachers and other professionals determine a student's reading proficiency in Spanish.  A series of word lists and passages ranging from the early stages of readi...

Visualization: Using Mental Images to Strengthen Comprehension

Author(s): Linda Zeigler, Jerry Johns

Visualization has not been a common word in most classroom reading programs. In recent years, however, the impact of visualization on student comprehension has gained greater awareness among reading educators. This compact, easy-to-use book helps teachers understand visualization and how to apply th...

Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime

Author(s): Diana K. Ivy, Shawn Wahl

Designed to fuse a unique balance of theory and application, Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime translates academic material based on sound research and theory into meaningful applications for the reader to utilize throughout life.The publication extends learning activities by including What Wou...

Foundations of Special Education: Understanding Students with Exceptionalities

Author(s): Michael Fitzpatrick, Raschelle Neild, Penny Craig

This textbook introduces to the future educator theories, philosophies, and concepts surrounding educating students with exceptionalities. We examine the treatment and education of individuals with disabilities, significant litigation, and landmark legislation in special education including the  pri...

Survey of African American Dance

Author(s): Vikki Baltimore-Dale

Survey of African American Dance is an informative panorama of the role of the African American in the development of dance in America. It identifies the influences and contributions of the African American movement aesthetic seen throughout the history of American Dance. Special focus is placed on ...

Safety, Nutrition and Health in Early Education

Author(s): CATHIE ROBERTSON

Safety, Nutrition and Health in Early Education explores early childhood safety and nutrition in a variety of facets, including indoor and outdoor safety, emergency procedures, nutrition and food safety, as well as a chapter on holistic wellness in early childhood education. Topics such as diversity...