Introduction to Human Communication

Author(s): Jenna Abetz

The first edition of this book is for students to begin to see the fundamental role of communication in daily life. For decades, communication scholars have illustrated the myriad ways in which the quality of our communication is interwoven with the quality of our lives. As students begin their acad...

Bio Logic: A Laboratory Manual for the Biological Sciences

Author(s): Nathan Dubowsky, Michael Priano, Glenworth Richards, Chad Thompson, Alex Zemcov

With this laboratory manual, students can assume the role of the biological scientist as they observe the phenomena of life and life processes. Students will develop generalizations to explain observations. They will confirm, modify, or reject generalizations as they continue to make predictions and...

Communication Training & Development: Exploring the Cutting Edge

Author(s): Sakile Camara, Mark Orbe, Sidney Kozhi Makai, Lea Gilinets, Rodney Reynolds, Vince Cyboran, Denis Collins, Morgan Jones, Orlando Jr Blake, Patricia Burnett, Kathy Beasley, Sally Fox, Raymonda Burgman, Margaret Baker, Michael Zirulnik, Kathleen Iverson, Leigh Ann Howard, Paul Archer, Bridget Sampson, Alica Boards, Stephanie Sanders, J. Lynn Reynolds, Daniel Lawrence, Serena Santillanes

Communication Training & Development: Exploring the Cutting Edge presents a progressive look at training from multiple perspectives including scholars in the field and practitioners. This book also provides an interesting, practical discussion of the interrelationship between communication and the f...

Thriving in the Age of Digital Disruption

Author(s): KAREN PATTEN

Thriving in the Age of Digital Disruption excites information technology (IT) undergraduate majors and minors about the thrills, challenges, and joy of studying IT and perhaps becoming an IT professional. It defines what the role of IT is in business, its impact on the global economy, the myriad of ...

The Last Little Job Finding Manual You'll Ever Need: Removing the Roadblocks from the Job Search Process

Author(s): Jackie Martin

The Last Little Job Finding Manual You’ll Ever Need is just that! Too many job seekers with excellent skills do not know how industry expects them to prepare their job portfolio. The bar is high. Employers expect a very high quality resume, cover letter, and electronic or e-portfolio, and most job s...

Financial Markets, Banking, and Monetary Policy

Author(s): Milton Marquis

The Great Recession of 2007-2009 had a dramatic effect on the financial markets, the banking system, and the conduct of monetary policy.  Financial Markets, Banking, and Monetary Policy takes the reader through the complexities of the credit crisis that led up to the Great Recession and its after...

Human Communication in the Digital Age

Author(s): Linda Webster

Critical Thinking: Formal and Informal Reasoning

Author(s): Robert Rex Welshon, Patrick Yarnell, Lorraine Marie Arangno

A Critical Thinking Workbook: Formal and Informal Reasoning communicates the necessity of organized and structured thinking and writing in students’ lives.  A Critical Thinking Workbook grabs the student’s attention early in the text by assuming his/her informal familiarity with the structure of ...

Applying the Tools of the Microbiologist

Author(s): Kevin Kiser

This lab manual is designed to introduce the student to the basic techniques of the microbiologist. The student will use these tools to investigate the world of microbes. , basic_html

Notes on the Institution of Punishment and Corrections

Author(s): Monica Solinas-Saunders

Notes on the Institution of Punishment and Corrections is an introductory level text focusing on the issues of punishment, incarceration, and rehabilitation in the United States. It provides a comprehensive overview of topics that are traditionally included in Corrections courses for Criminal Justic...