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History and Tradition of Jazz
Author(s): Thomas E Larson
History and Tradition of Jazz is not just a story of jazz music and musicians, but the struggle to achieve, create, and invent for the sake of this musical art form. The publication features stories and legends of important events and people who shaped jazz history, while addressing how the music h...Geology of National Parks
Author(s): David A. Foster, David Hacker, Ann G Harris
The National Parks of the United States preserve our nation's iconic landscapes and some of the finest examples of geologic heritage. From glaciers to caves, volcanoes to canyons, or mountains to coral reefs, the nation's geologic features and landforms have been an important part of the American ex...Severe and Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology
Author(s): Robert Rauber, John Walsh, Donna Charlevoix
Extreme weather and climate events have impacted every region of the United States and many regions throughout the world during the five years since the publication of the previous edition of Severe and Hazardous Weather. The recent fires in California and Oregon were heartbreaking to watch. The num...Event Management Blueprint: Creating and Managing Successful Sports Events
Author(s): Heather Lawrence Benedict, Michelle Wells
Written from a practitioner's viewpoint, Event Management Blueprint: Creating & Managing Successful Sports Events bridges the gap between classroom instruction and on-the-job required tasks by providing current and future event managers with an event management template that can be used in the sport...Starting Your Career in Sport, Entertainment and Venue Management
Author(s): Steven Taylor, Matthew Garrett
Every organization in sport, entertainment, and venue management struggles to find employees that “get it.” Very few have any idea of what working in this industry is really like. Even fewer are willing to put in the effort required.Starting Your Career in Sport, Entertainment, & Venue Management he...Essential Biology: An Applied Approach
Author(s): Peter Daempfle
Essential Biology: An Applied Approach is a textbook intended for introductory college biology courses. It uses a society-based approach to guide readers to appreciate biology as it applies to current and historic cultural issues. Essential Biology serves the traditional undergraduate biology curric...Gangs
Author(s): Mario L. Hesse, Christopher J. Przemieniecki
Explore the gang phenomenon with respect to the core components of the criminal justice system: the police, the courts, and corrections.Gangs specifically and sufficiently covers essential gang topics as well as groundbreaking information on new topics. This text presents a traditional and brief ove...Biology: Life as We Know It
Author(s): Andrew Baldwin
After two decades of teaching the two-semester sequence of general biology courses, requiring students to purchase a hefty textbook at a high cost that contained far more chapters than one could ever realistically cover in a typical academic year, the concept of this textbook was born.This text not ...Prioritizing the Victim: The 21st Century Transformation of Victimology
By: Debra Stanley, Heather Pfeifer, Gabriela Wasileski, Tracy Tamborra
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Prioritizing the Victim: The 21st Century Transformation of Victimology
Author(s): Debra Stanley, Heather Pfeifer, Gabriela Wasileski, Tracy Tamborra
This book is written for the new generations of brave souls who have and will continue to step into the shoes of the former leaders, activists, scholars, and victim service providers. It is vital to the future of victimology and all the future crime victims that the next generation be as brave and f...Public Speaking: Essentials for Excellence
Author(s): Shawn Wahl, LeAnn Brazeal, Mark Butland
By providing students theory and practical skills, Public Speaking: Essentials for Excellence prepares students to become effective public speakers in various speaking situations they may encounter in their lives (business presentations, tributes, eulogies, commencement addresses, small group, and m...