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Contemporary Environmental Issues

Author(s): Michael Slattery

Scientists say we are in a new stage of the Earth’s history, the Anthropocene, when we humans have become the globe’s principal agent of change.To begin a shift toward a “sustainable society,” significant action is required now on a range of issues. Fortunately, people are capable of changing their ...

Music 101: A Guide to Active Listening for a Generation Online

Author(s): James E Shearer, Fred Bugbee

Music 101: A Guide to Active Listening for a Generation Online presents a balance of commentary, historical documentation, and insightful listening guides into the diverse world of classical, jazz, and world music. Music 101 is a highly readable text that offers students a lifelong guide into all fo...

Strength Training for Total Health and Wellness

Author(s): Timothy Sebesta, Ronald Nespeca, Matthew C. Wagner

This course offers the reader a beginning guide to ensure proper weightlifting techniques, safety procedures, training programs and different methods of physical conditioning.  This e-book also offers the reader the knowledge and skills of strength training and conditioning that can be enjoyed throu...

Visual Culture and Literacy: Art Appreciation from Multicultural Perspectives

Author(s): Masami Toku

Visual Culture and Literacy: Art Appreciation from Multicultural Perspectives develops students’ appreciation of art including observation, articulation, and critical thinking skills through visual arts. Additionally, this text provides student opportunities to develop understanding of human creativ...

Elements of Physical Geology: An Interactive Experience

Author(s): Mark A Tinsley

Physical geology is an exciting and dynamic scientific discipline. However, students who take physical geology in an online format often fail to experience the science fully because they are forced to complete virtual, non-tactile lab exercises that are uninspiring and only marginally instructive. ...