The Secret Handshake: Effective Communication Strategies for the Workplace

Author(s): Cherilyn Boyer, Cheryl Brodersen, Mikel Chertudi, Caitlin Hills, Michael Mandel, Kimberly Marchesseault, Marisa Michaels, Diza Sauers

New Edition Now Available!This book was designed to make you as workplace-ready as possible, and to equip you with the skills to finesse any communication challenge.  To be a successful professional communicator – and successful in business, period – you must understand the right approach with the r...

Educational Technology: Big Ideas and Practical Applications for the Classroom

Author(s): Ronda Blevins

One phrase that possesses a unique ability to elicit multiple, strong, and varied emotions from all stakeholders in the world of education is Educational Technology.  There are all sorts of theories, arguments both for and against, and mandates dealing with the use of technology in the classroom.  E...

Survey of African American Dance and Its Contribution to the African Diaspora

Author(s): Vikki Baltimore-Dale

Survey of African American Dance is an informative panorama of the role of the African American in the development of dance in America. It identifies the influences and contributions of the African American movement aesthetic seen throughout the history of American Dance. Special focus is placed on ...

Business Communication on the Edge of Technology

Author(s): Jackie Martin

View Video Walk-Through of Web PublicationBusiness Communication on the Edge of Technology combines a textbook (print / eBook) and companion website – creating a package that students place on their office shelves!Business Communication on the Edge of Technology begins with the theory of written and...

An Applied Approach to Microeconomics

Author(s): Jack A Chambless

Some people would rather perform root canal surgery on a rabid wolverine than sit through a discussion of Federal Reserve policies.Jack A. Chambless’ An Applied Approach to Microeconomics prepares readers to become economically literate human beings by presenting real world issues in a somewhat cont...

Managing the Built Environment in Hospitality Facilities

Author(s): Dina Marie Zemke

Managing the Built Environment in Hospitality Facilities provides an introduction to managing hospitality buildings and grounds for non-technical managers – an ideal foundation for hospitality management students and emerging managers in the industry.The 2nd edition features shorter chapters to prov...

Web Development with HTML5 and CSS

Author(s): Alec Fehl

Web Development with HTML5 and CSS assumes no previous coding experience and walks readers through the workflow of coding responsive and accessible web sites using current coding standards and best practices. The book is separated into three units, each culminating in a unit project. A preface and a...

Practices and Techniques in Horticulture

Author(s): ALICIA ANN THOMAS, VIKRAM BRADLEY BALIGA, Ellen Peffley Harp, Cynthia Mckenney, Russell Plowman

The NEW 8th edition of Practices and Techniques in Horticulture has added some new exciting laboratory exercises as well as enhanced some of the previous activities. As students become more focused on the environment and sustainable plant production practices, we have evolved the book’s focus to inc...

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America

Author(s): Richard Merritt, Kenneth Cummins, Martin B Berg

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America serves as a standard guide on the immature and adult stages of aquatic and semiaquatic insects of North America. It offers information on the distribution, tolerance values, trophic relationships, and functional adaptations of aquatic insects t...

An Applied Approach to Macroeconomics

Author(s): Jack A Chambless

Some people would rather perform root canal surgery on a rabid wolverine than sit through a discussion of Federal Reserve policies.Jack A. Chambless’ An Applied Approach to Macroeconomics prepares readers to become economically literate human beings by presenting real world issues in a somewhat cont...