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Author(s): Deborah Scaggs
Kaleidoscope: Shaping Language, Shaping Identity focuses on “academic discourse,” the kind of thinking, reading, and writing expected at university. Intended to speak directly to inexperienced and underprepared student writers, this text introduces students to a number of genres that are typical at college or university with emphasis on creating thoughtful, purposeful, independent writers.
Author(s): Jon Michael Fox, Ronni Lea Fox
Exploring the Nature of Creativity provides an introduction to creativity for the curious, the uninitiated, the students of beginning classes, and all other interested persons beginning their inquiry into the field of creativity research. Conversational knowledge is not easily gleaned from formal research writing and academic formats—this text simplifies and condenses the research available in the field so that the average freshman student will feel comfortable in exploring it further.
Author(s): David Stuart, Ryan Sheeler
Ecclesiastes said it well: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” From Bakersfield to Beale Street traces the origins and evolution of American rock ‘n’ roll between 1940 and 1987 by examining the intersection of styles and regional influences. The blues, traditional country, and gospel music are the progenitors of rock ‘n’ roll; evolving forms are shaped by distinctive influences in the South, the East and West Coasts, and the Midwest.
Author(s): Joyce Bowling
Research tells us that the teacher has the ability to make the difference in reading instruction, students’ reading ability, and also make a difference in the lives of their students. High-powered teachers are effective teachers who make a difference. They are also life-long learners who reflect, make decisions, and plan purposeful assessments, design authentic instruction, and engage their students in strategically planned collaborative activities that are designed to meet the needs of all of their students.
Author(s): Jeffrey R Knott, Wayne Henderson, Patricia Butcher
This book is intended for an introductory geology class for non-science majors. The seven chapters (minerals, rocks, geologic history, earthquakes and geologic hazard maps) in this textbook provide the fundamentals of a 15-week introductory geology laboratory course. The homework chapters on plate tectonics, the rock cycle and topographic maps may be used as review or introduction to digitally delivered lab assignments on these topics. Optimally, this manual is used in conjunction with digitally delivered assignments and local field trips.
Author(s): John Knox
A Lexicon of Sociological Terms and Theorists provides a better, more comprehensible lexicon of terms and important people in the field of Sociology for students. People cannot learn if they are not provided with understandable explanations or descriptions, which is the main goal of this book. Thus, it utilizes uncomplicated, straightforward terms in the definitions. In addition, it includes a chapter on the sociology of religion has been integrated.
Author(s): Anna Rask Emison
Daniel: A Workbook has been written to be used in conjunction with Tremper Longman III’s commentary, Daniel, The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999). This interactive workbook enables students to exegete and hermeneutically evaluate the biblical text of Daniel as it features fill-in-the blank, multiple choice, and true/false questions, along with space for students to answer personal application questions.
Author(s): Kanagasabapathi Sathasivan
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