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Though Project Management consistently ranks as the one of the most sought-after certifications throughout multiple industries, many mistakenly think that Project Management is limited to the information technology, finance and insurance, manufacturing, and construction industries. Interestingly, the demand for Project Management skills has been steadily increasing in the Hospitality Industry, which ranks as one of the largest industries globally.

Project Management for the Hospitality Industry not…

Seeking a go-to, easy to follow guide for the engineering student’s job search? 

The Engineering Student’s Guide to Career Development is an easy-to-follow guide to equip engineering students with the fundamental skills for a successful job search. A one-stop course guide that works as a great accompaniment to your current undergraduate introduction to career development courses, one-on-one career advising or individual student use. 

Topics include: resume writing, understanding industry, job search strategies, the co-op and…

Perceptual drawing, in which one renders the physical world as it appears to an observer, is the focus of the third edition of this introductory skill-based perceptual drawing text rooted in Renaissance tradition who’s previous two editions have been best sellers since its release in 2001. 

With an emphasis on carefully sequenced skill development, Drawing from Observation 3e offers clear explanations of hands-on techniques embedded within a broad-based cultural framework thereby establishing a compelling argument for the value of perception-based…

Great books deserve to be read more than once. Sophie’s World, by Jostein Gaarder, is just such a great book. Published in 1993 and in English in 1994, it remains a continual best-seller, translated into many languages. In Sophie’s World we watch fourteen-year-old Sophie come of age mentally, as a mysterious mentor guides her into a world peopled with fairy tale characters, a girl in a mirror, and disturbing, thrilling thinkers from history.

This book, Sophie’s Companion, comes alongside you as you read Sophie’s World. It gives you a philosophy…

For over a century, movies and media have promoted myths of psychopathology and normalcy that have been absorbed into our daily perception.

Abnormal Psychology: Myths of ‘Crazy’ challenges students to reconsider the ideas they have concerning myths of “crazy” and how these ideas developed.

Abnormal Psychology: Myths of ‘Crazy’ guides readers in the deconstruction of these myths by means of a process designed to help formulate a sound approach to abnormality and a thorough understanding of various disorders through the lens of…

Does a full moon make people become looney? People are deeply fascinated with abnormal behavior and desire to understand why people do things that seem unusual. When individuals seek an understanding of abnormal behavior, they are often attempting to answer questions about others or themselves. While there is an appeal to observe abnormal behavior, people generally want to do so from a safe distance. Movies satisfy this interest to glimpse at abnormality from the safety of our home or a movie theatre, however, many movies and other media sources appear to strongly promote myths,…

The study of mankind’s history is the most important study there is. The Five Principles of Civilization: A Student’s Guide to World History employs five major ideas to help the student sort out all the dates, places, and names they will encounter in a college-level introductory World History Course. The physical environment, food production, intercultural competition, trade and cultural attitudes and traditions are presented as a useful framework through which individual civilizations and the totality of human Civilization can be analyzed and understood.

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The study of mankind’s history is the most important study there is. The Foundations of the Modern World: A Student’s Guide to World History Vol. 2 employs five major ideas to help the student to sort out all the dates, places, and names they will encounter in a college-level introductory World History course. The Columbian Exchange, the Rise of the West to world dominance, the ideologies of Nationalism and Democracy, the economic and social transformations of the Industrial Revolution and Capitalism, and the continuing processes of Globalization and Acceleration…