Contemporary Physical Science

Author(s): Innocent Aluka

New Sixth Edition Now Available!Contemporary Physical Science introduces readers to the basic concepts of the physical processes occurring in our environment. It is designed and structured for beginning scientists, introductory science educators, and non-science majors enrolled in physical science t...

Tax Core Introduction: Individuals 2024

Author(s): Danny Hollingsworth

“Learning federal tax law is simple!”  No, quite to the contrary, Albert Einstein stated “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." So, if learning federal taxation is difficult, then teaching taxation is definitely a challenge in today’s world of complex tax laws and various ...

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...

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...

Criminal Justice and Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach

Author(s): Hayden Smith

Criminal Justice and Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach details the historical, social, and policy influences that have led to the criminal justice system now serving as a default mental health system. The three largest mental health facilities in the United States are jails and prisons and t...

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Author(s): Paul Gannon

Human society has never before faced challenges like the present. Population has more than doubled since 1970; currently over 7 billion and growing fast. Much of this growth occurs in regions with developing infrastructure, placing increasing demands on natural resources and taxing ecosystem service...

Cases and Materials on California's Political and Election Laws

Author(s): Chris Micheli

California’s political and election laws have been in place for decades and there is an extensive number of statutes and appellate court decisions in these areas. The state’s political laws began in earnest with the voters’ adoption of Proposition 9 in 1974, which established the Political Reform Ac...

Franken Food: Fact or Science-Fiction - Principles of Critical Thinking

Author(s): Cheryl Rock

Franken Food: Fact or Science-Fiction revolves around the controversies of food production analogous to a novel about Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein man-made monster.  The man-made monster represents the production of processed food that is concocted with chemical additives, growth hormones and bio-eng...

Physical Space and Earth Sciences

Author(s): Nicholas A. Nesh

This book is the result of the author's twenty-five years of college teaching experience. It is designed to help non-science majors fulfill their natural science course requirements as a part of their general studies. The book is geared toward students with no prior familiarity with college-level ph...

Thriving in the Community and Technical College

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

Thriving in the Community and Technical College 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 s...