In The Roots of Goodness and Resistance to Evil, Ervin Staub draws on his extensive experiences in scholarship and intervention to illuminate the socializing experiences, education, and trainings that lead children and adults to become helpers/active bystanders and rescuers, acting to prevent violence and create peaceful and harmonious societies. The book collects Staub’s most important […]
Read MoreA compelling global storytelling approach to world history Worlds Together, Worlds Apart provides a compelling chronological foundation for world history. A global story frames each chapter, making thousands of years of history less daunting for students and instructors. New lead authors and master teachers Jeremy Adelman and Elizabeth Pollard distill cutting-edge scholarship with a focus […]
Read MoreWritten in Johnny Saldaña′s elegant and accessible style, Thinking Qualitatively: Methods of Mindboldly pursues the challenge of teaching students not just how to collect and analyze data, but how to actively think about them. Each chapter presents one “method of mind” (thinking analytically, realistically, symbolically, ethically, multidisciplinarily, artistically, summarily, interpretively, and narratively), together with applications, […]
Read MoreWith an increased emphasis on the global industry of textiles, the best-selling Fabric Science, 11th Edition provides the most comprehensive and current introduction to textiles-from fibers through finished fabrics. The eleventh edition has been fully updated to reflect the current industry and applications to fashion, home goods, interior design, and related industries. – Hardcover binder […]
Read MoreA ground-up Canadian text, Clear Thinking in a Blurry World offers a new way of examining the discipline of critical thinking. This text focuses on critical thinking as it applies to philosophy and cognition, rather than the typical ‘formal logic lite’ approach. Clear Thinking in a Blurry World includes many practical sections that are not […]
Read MoreBrown/Kopp, Mathematics of Finance, is an excellent tool to equip students with the knowledge needed to operate in a world of growing financial complexity. The Ninth Edition is designed to provide students with a generic approach to appreciate the importance of understanding financial mathematics with respect to a wide range of financial transactions, including annuities, […]
Read MoreNorton offers a fresh interpretation of a classic work The first Norton edition boasts a striking visual design, streamlined pedagogy, and rich online resources. These improvements enhance the engaging musical discussion that has always been the core of this teachable, accessible introduction to music appreciation. Listen helps students develop an understanding of great music; it […]
Read MoreMary Ellen Miller’s rich visual and scholarly survey of pre-Hispanic art and architecture, including the most recent archaeological finds. Expanded and revised in its sixth edition, The Art of Mesoamerica surveys the artistic achievements of the high pre-Hispanic civilizations of Central America―Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec―as well as those of their lesser-known contemporaries. Providing […]
Read MoreThe perfect companion to Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being, Eighth Edition, this workbook contains more than 130 stress management exercises that will show you how to withstand the pressures of whatever stress may come your way. Collectively, these surveys, questionnaires, inventories, journal entries, and worksheets are designed as a comprehensive action […]
Read MoreThis hybrid text analyzes well-known social studies addressing contemporary issues and instructs through examples that demonstrate how social scientists use concepts, data, and methods to construct images of social reality and address specific problems. Readers learn to evaluate the soundness of theorizing, assess the coherence of concepts, weigh the merits of methodological approaches, and consider […]
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