There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions ...
For an introductory, one/two semester, junior/senior level course in Probability and Statistics or Applied Statistics for engineering, physical science, and mathematics students. This example and exercise-rich exploration of both elementary probability and basic statistics places a strong emphasis on engineering and science applications, many ...
This introduces and abridges the syntactical features of the original language of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Scholars have made significant progress in recent decades in understanding Biblical Hebrew syntax. Yet intermediate readers seldom have access to this progress due to the technical jargon and sometimes-obscure locations of the ...
Ideal for one term first courses in differential equations for engineering, math, biology, and finance majors.This text strikes a balance between the traditional and the modern. It combines the traditional material with a modern systems approach. It offers flexibility of use that will allow faculty at a variety of institutions to use the book with ...
Aggression Replacement Training (ART) offers a comprehensive intervention program designed to teach adolescents to understand and replace aggression and antisocial behavior with positive alternatives. ART provides a coordinated, three-part training approach: -- Prosocial Skills -- Anger Control -- Moral Reasoning This revision is designed to be ...
Ideal for one or two term first courses in differential equations for engineering, math, biology, and finance majors.This text strikes a balance between the traditional and the modern. It combines the traditional material with a modern systems emphasis. It offers flexibility of use that will allow faculty at a variety of institutions to use the ...
Everyone's doing it - Web marketing, that is. Building an online presence is vital to your business, and if you're looking for Web marketing real-world experiences, look no farther than "Web Marketing All-in-One For Dummies". These eight mini books break down Web marketing into understandable chunks, with lots of examples from an author team of ...
E-mail seems like a terrific marketing tool - until you think about all that spam clogging up your own inbox. But of course 'your' message isn't spam. So how do you use e-mail to market without becoming a spammer? Done properly, e-mail marketing is highly effective. "E-Mail Marketing For Dummies" can help you send your message to the inboxes of ...
The Internet is an active medium. You can't just sit and watch it like television; you have to try things, poke around, and find the sites, information, and people that you need and enjoy. The Internet For Dummies Quick Reference, 8th Edition, puts you on the road to online discovery and keeps you on track by showing you how to Buy the right ...
For an undergraduate introductory or advanced course in construction cost estimating. This text comprehensively covers the fundamental cost estimating principles and processes used in commercial construction today. It covers theory, types of estimates, estimating procedures and contractual aspects as well as providing practical tips on how to ...
The "Collins College Outline" for "United States History to 1877" starts with the founding of the country and continues through the Civil War and Reconstruion. The colonial era, the constitutional convention and founding of the American system of government, the beginning and rise of the Supreme Court, and many more monumental events in the early ...
The "Collins College Outline" for "United States History from 1865" follows the key moments and players in American history from the Civil War Reconstruction period to the record high gas prices and low presidential poll numbers of 2006, with information on politics, disasters, crimes and scandals, social issues, pop culture, and more. This guide ...
Thoroughly reviewed, with new chapters and several new authors, Global Journalism addresses the most pertinent issues and problems in today's global journalism. This new edition recognizes the vast and rapid changes taking place in global journalism across media systems on all continents. Its three interlinking parts offer an overview of the ...
The cows in Lily's herd are always dignified as they walk from the barn to the pasture. But Lily would much rather prance and dance. One day Lily decides to leave the farm and venture out on her own. Full color.
This collection of important articles, commentaries, and reviews contains original essays by Robert Conquest, John Lewis Gaddis, and Richard Pipes, provides perspective on the "Cold War, " the CNN-produced twenty-four part television series and accompanying book, and presents material on both sides of the debate: Is the CNN series an accurate ...
Noted scholar John Walton follows the three-tiered NIV Application Commentary format (Original Meaning, Bridging Contexts, and Contemporary Significance) to reveal how this first book of the Bible applies to us today.
An anthology of writings on golf by Rick Reilly, John Feinstein, John Updike, Dave Barry, Bob Greene, Alex Morrison, Gary Smith, Lewis Grizzard, Arnold Hautin, Herbert Warren Wind, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, George Plimpton, Dan Jenkins, and Harvey Penick.
This detailed outline of United States history from 1865 is designed to accompany the course material currently in use in college courses and covers the Reconstruction Period through WWII, and more.
Examines the contribution of psychological theory to our understanding of human behaviour at work. It covers both personnel issues such as a selection and training and organizational issues such as decision making. This edition includes new material and coverage of organizational culture and design. Its accessible and user-friendly style make it ...
All aspects of early U.S. history are covered in this informative outline created specifically for the over 500,000 students enrolled in U.S. history courses each year.
The story of humankinds fall and redemption is revealed in this moving seriesof meditations, leading readers from the Garden of Eden to the New Jerusalem, from Genesis to Revelation.
Spanning the last five decades, these thoughtfully selected pieces from the best golf writers of the modern era show that no sport has mirrored American culture and society as closely as golf. Publishers Weekly called it "astute", "hilarious", and "touching". Schuyler Bishop's unique personal introductions showcase the turning points in the game, ...
This is the complete collection of "Poor Arnold's Almanac", Arnold Roth's hilarious newspaper strip that ran every Sunday from May 1959 to May 1961. Each strip's subject -- baseball, dogs, commuting, ice cream, etc., is poked, prodded, ridiculed, analyzed and explored in Roth's good-natured and instantly recognizable style. Roth is one of America ...
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