The Science of Psychology: An Introduction

Author(s): Tamara M.B. Williams

Psychology surrounds us all, is through us all, and whether we like it or not, seeks to describe, explain, predict and control the various aspects of our lives.This book introduces readers to the various scientific elements that outline the vast field of psychology. Did You Know vignettes bring the ...

The Mask of Microaggressions: Studies of Racism in the U.S.

Author(s): Ronald Goodwin, MARK TSCHAEPE

Racism that is communicated through racial microaggressions is more difficult to locate and reconstruct than the racism that was built into law during enslavement and Jim Crow.The Mask of Microagressions: Studies of Racism in the US presents tools that aid in understanding historical sources of raci...

The Speech I Teach: Public Speaking for Today's Students

Author(s): Michelle DeSelle

The Speech I Teach: Public Speaking for Today’s Student helps students embrace the prestige and eloquence of the art of public speaking as did the Greek and Roman philosophers. The skill of public speaking was widely sought after as it gave prominence to the possessor of such a skill- it was not fea...

21st Century Business Etiquette: From Getting a Job to Building a Career

Author(s): Alberta Thrash, Edwige G Sery

21st Century Business Etiquette: From Getting a Job to Building a Career examines some of the obvious and not so obvious tools individuals can use to build a successful business career. The book begins by examining what an individual needs to do to prepare themselves for their career beginning with ...

Topics in African Diaspora History

Author(s): Jim Harper, Charles Johnson, Tony Frazier, Jarvis Hargrove

Topics in African Diaspora History is a diverse body of various themes in the study of the African Diaspora. These themes include African Nationalism, Resistance, Pan-Africanism, Spirituality, Black Power and Transnationalism and they cover a broad spectrum of the Diaspora experience that spans acro...

Introduction to African American Studies: A Critical Reader

Author(s): Frederick Gooding Jr

For many students en masse, their exposure to the “African American Experience” is limited to the pedestrian, brief and routine mentions of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King primarily during the month of February.Introduction to African American Studies: A Critical Reader introdu...

Between The Color Lines: A History of African Americans on the California Frontier Through 1890

Author(s): A Darius Spearman

New Publication Now Available!The diverse array of characters on the California frontier reveal insightful stories of survival and ingenuity that can be found in Between the Color Lines. This text explores the meaning of the frontier and how frontier life shaped the experiences of African Americans ...

Estate Planning and Taxation

Author(s): John Bost, Mitzi Lauderdale, Michael J.R. Hoffman, Nancy Prestopino

New 16th Edition Now Available!Designed to be used in an academic program, Estate Planning and Taxation presents a concise, integrated overview, highlighting the essence of concepts without confusing the reader with every technical qualification and reference - a problem which has impaired the reada...

Effective Strategies to Use with African Americans and Students of Diverse Backgrounds

Author(s): Gloria Kirkland-Holmes

Effective Strategies to Use with African Americans and Students of Diverse Backgrounds covers the issues that are impacting the lives of African American children and their families, as well as trend of thoughts about what should be discussed to assure more success for African American children in o...

Many Rivers to Cross: Selected Readings on the African American Experience: Vol 1, Preliminary Edition

Author(s): Andrew Rosa

Many Rivers to Cross provides a meticulously researched and outstanding foray to learning and understanding the complex formation of African American experiences that begins with pre-colonial Africa and ends with the American Civil War.  Unlike other textbooks, Many Rivers to Cross helps us to under...