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Introduction to the Caribbean: Diversity, Challenges, Resiliency

Author(s): Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar

Introduction to the Caribbean is a stand-alone text that is designed to challenge common misperceptions about the Caribbean and provide a solid grounding for an understanding of the region. It is interactive, with links to audiovisual content and relevant websites, and covers topics such as the Indi...

The Sociological Vision

Author(s): Christopher Pieper

New Edition Now Available! What is sociology? Will I like it? Does it matter in the world? Can it help me? The Sociological Vision is designed to answer these questions and cultivate a new way of seeing social life. Geared primarily toward students beginning a journey into the social sciences,...

Fitness and Your Health

Author(s): David C Nieman

Fitness & Your Health has been written to satisfy the general education requirement for physical education. In many colleges and universities students are given the option to take a class that focuses on fitness and health issues. Fitness & Your Health uses a physical fitness approach to educate the...

Microcounseling Skills

Author(s): Paula Heller-Garland

In order to change it is important to know who you are, what you believe, and how you became that person. Only then can we live more comfortably in the present and cease unconscious reactions that result in undesired outcomes.  Microcounseling Skills provides communication tips, techniques and ex...

Thriving in the Community College and Beyond: Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development: Specifically for Cincinnati State Tech and Community College

Author(s): Joseph B Cuseo, Aaron Thompson, Steady Moono, Julie McLaughlin

This book is designed to help students make a smooth transition to college and equip them with strategies for success that can be used throughout the college experience and in life beyond college. Its goal is to promote academic excellence and personal development among all students—whether they be ...

Picturing Russia: A Research Guide to Russian Culture

Author(s): Alla Kourova

The present book is about understanding and studying Russian Culture. Picturing Russia: A Research Guide to Russian Culture can be used as a basic for further research of Russian culture by scholars of various disciplines and by students who are interested in cultural analysis.  The primary target a...