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Contemporary Environmental Issues

Author(s): Michael Slattery

Scientists say we are in a new stage of the Earth’s history, the Anthropocene, when we humans have become the globe’s principal agent of change.To begin a shift toward a “sustainable society,” significant action is required now on a range of issues. Fortunately, people are capable of changing their ...

Music 101: A Guide to Active Listening for a Generation Online

Author(s): James E Shearer, Fred Bugbee

Music 101: A Guide to Active Listening for a Generation Online presents a balance of commentary, historical documentation, and insightful listening guides into the diverse world of classical, jazz, and world music. Music 101 is a highly readable text that offers students a lifelong guide into all fo...

Act One Scene One: An Actor's Workbook

Author(s): James Winter

Act One Scene One: An Actor's Workbook is a unique, digital, actor's workbook that empowers the acting student to document each step of their early training.  The book is filled with interactive text analysis exercises, observation-based journaling, and even resume-crafting opportunities.  All of th...

Psychology: The Scientific Approach

Author(s): James Jakubow

Psychology: The Scientific Approach introduces students to the dynamic world of psychology.  The publication examines the history and methodology of psychology, the basic factors of psychology, combining the basic functions of psychology, and people interacting with people. The turn-key course pa...

Macroeconomics

Author(s): Julie Holzner

In the first four chapters, in Part One, there is an overview of basic economic concepts.  In the last chapter of this part, the workings of markets is explained in great detail.  It is essential for everybody who studies economics to understand how the forces of supply and demand interact in market...

Woody Plants in North America

Author(s): John R Seiler, Edward C Jensen, John Peterson

Woody Plants in North America is an interactive multimedia identification tutorial for woody plants found throughout North America. The software was developed over a 15-year period at Virginia Tech in cooperation with tree identification experts at Oregon State University, The Pennsylvania State Uni...