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Fathers Shaping Child Development

Author(s): Maria Reid

Fathers Shaping Child Development does what no previous textbook on human development has done before, it talks about how important fathers are to the upbringing and optimal development of their children. It focuses on fathers’ contribution to child development and covers the developmental periods f...

Outdoor Education Leadership

Author(s): Diana M Wagner

The field of outdoor education has changed considerably in the early 21st century. What was once considered leisure studies or recreation studies has grown into a multi-faceted field rich with environmentalism, leadership, wilderness medicine, adventure programming, and risk management. Outdoor Educ...

Criminology: Theories of Crime & Deviance

Author(s): Rebecca Stroud

New Publication Now Available! Turn to almost any television station and you are likely to see a program that involves crime and the criminal justice system. The public’s interest in crime can’t seem to be satisfied. Every newspaper and television news program spends an excessive amount of column...

Emergency and Disaster Exercises: A Practitioner's Guide to Exercise Design and Development, Conduct, Evaluation, and Improvement Planning

Author(s): Darren E. Price, Thaddeus D Hicks

Emergencies and disasters can happen at any time and often without warning. While emergencies are often somewhat limited in scope and intensity, they can also be catastrophic in nature with far-reaching impacts on a national and international level. Exercises represent a key element of preparedness ...

Practical Metabolic Nutrition: A Systems Approach to Vitamins and Minerals

Author(s): Deborah J. Good

Practical Metabolic Nutrition: A Systems Approach to Vitamins and Minerals is not your average vitamins and minerals textbook. Practical Metabolic Nutrition uses a systems-based approach to energy metabolism.  This innovative approach provides a better overall understanding of the intimate relations...

Skills for Thoughtful Thought

Author(s): Kimberly Goard

This is a book about how to think well. Like many other valuable things, thinking—if it is to be done well—must be thought about and trained. You must think about thinking to do it well; you must practice good intellectual habits. Skills For Thoughtful Thought not only teaches about intellectual ski...