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Perspectives on Crime: An Introduction to Criminal Justice

Author(s): Eric Ling, PJ Verrecchia

Perspectives on Crime: An Introduction to Criminal Justice emphasizes three main concepts. The first concept encompasses the idea of decisions made by police officers typically are common sense decisions. These decisions could include writing a ticket, prosecuting a case, or even making an arrest. T...

STEM Research for Students Volume 1: Understanding Scientific Experimentation, Engineering Design, and Mathematical Relationships

Author(s): Julia H Cothron, Ronald N Giese, Paula Klonowski Leach, Virginia Vimpeny Lewis, Richard J Rezba

Based on years of experience and prior publications, the two-volume book, STEM RESEARCH for STUDENTS, is a vital resource for K-12 teachers, higher education faculty, and their students. In Volume One, students acquire the fundamentals and apply them to their investigations: Conduct experim...

Action and Character: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy

Author(s): Alexander Eodice

Action and Character: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy is a basic introduction to some of the central themes in contemporary moral philosophy; it is designed to provide beginning students and general readers in moral philosophy with a foundational understanding of the range and complexity of issu...

A Key to the Skulls of North American Mammals

Author(s): Monte L Thies

A Key to the Skulls of North American Mammals is a reference and tool for working in and teaching mammalogy. It provides an up-to-date comprehensive treatment of all mammal genera, both native and introduced, occurring in North America north of Mexico, inclusive of marine mammals found in coastal wa...

Success: The Ultimate Guide to College, Career, & Personal Excellence

Author(s): Sara R Adams Centeno

Success: The Ultimate Guide to College, Career, and Personal Excellence sparks the reader's intrinsic motivation to unleash their full potential by implementing research based strategies in metacognition, effective communication, goal setting, time management, growth mindset, wellness, stress reduct...

Philosophy and the Good Life: A Text for Beginners

Author(s): Marcos Arandia

Whereas most textbooks consist either of 1) anthologies consisting almost entirely of primary source material without commentary or explanation or 2) a series of summaries of classic texts containing little of what the philosophers themselves actually wrote, Philosophy and the Good Life steers a mid...