Thriving in the Community College and Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development

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

Thriving in the Community College & Beyond covers the full range of topics and issues that impact student success. Content is delivered through multiple formats and learning modalities, including snapshot summary boxes, concept maps, content-relevant cartoons, inspiring quotes from successful studen...

Cruise Ship Management and Leadership: Hospitality on the High Seas

Author(s): Frederick DeMicco, Ryan Wootten

Cruise Ship Management & Leadership provides students with an integrated approach to learning the basics of Cruise Ship Management and cruise career opportunities. Students will receive an overview of the cruise ship management environment, the functional areas of cruise ship management, including m...

Small Group Communication: Principles in Action

Author(s): Teresa M. Patterson, Cynthia Luna

The uncertainty of instructional delivery during the Covid-19 crisis has created new challenges for community college instructors. Many instructors have been forced to instantly shift from the brick and mortar classroom to a virtual online environment.  In addition, many companies and organizations ...

The Dark Web: Unfiltered

Author(s): Scott H. Belshaw

In The Dark Web: Unfiltered, Dr. Scott Belshaw takes you into an online world that very few have encountered. This book serves as a proverbial travel guide into the sick and twisted side of the dark web, including hidden coves for illegal activity. These areas include the dark web drug scene, hiring...

Communication Ethics Literacy: Dialogue and Difference

Author(s): Janie Fritz, Leeanne McManus, Michael Kearney

Communication ethics is imperative in the 21st century as the prevalence of conflicting opinions endangers successful, respectful communication. Utilizing a dialogic approach to ethical communication, Communication Ethics Literacy: Dialogue & Difference provides a timely review of classic communicat...

GenderSpeak: Communicating in a Gendered World

Author(s): Diana K. Ivy

The World of Gender and Communication is Constantly Changing.To meet the needs of this evolving environment, Diana K. Ivy’s GenderSpeak is divided into a three-part structure: Communication and Gender: The Basics; Gender Communication and Relationships; and Gender Communication in Context.Written fo...

CSI: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Literature Review in Communication Studies

Author(s): Rebecca Curnalia, Amber Ferris

New Second Edition Now Available! Communication scholars must be inquisitive, seek answers, synthesize information, and make educated decisions – similar to being a detective. The authors of CSI: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Research Report utilize the CSI theme to provide the reader w...

Strategic Communications for PR, Social Media and Marketing

Author(s): Laurie J Wilson, Joseph Ogden, Chris Wilson

New Eighth Edition Now Available!Millennials, once the darlings of every marketing campaign, are now “old.” They have been replaced by Gen Zs. And we are already observing the unique behaviors and character traits of Gen Alpha, the first group to be born entirely in the 21st century.The metamorphosi...

Hospitality: An Introduction

Author(s): Robert A Brymer, Lisa N. Cain, Premila Whitney

*Features updated information related to Pandemics and other industry disruptionsHospitality: An Introduction is systemically organized for introductory students. This long-standing, successful book introduces many of the “must know” topics important to hospitality within a traditional business fram...

Open for Business: Fundamentals for Today's Business

Author(s): MARK JACOBS, Sherryl L Berg-Ridenour, Jonathan Opata, David Walker, Corinne Bodeman

Open For Business: Fundamentals for Today’s Business is written by educators with both corporate and academic experience.  This introductory level business textbook provides all of the necessary information in an easy to read and retainable format.Written in an easy to read format, Open For Business...