Co-written by an author who garners more accolades and rave reviews from instructors and students with each succeeding edition, "Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, Twelfth Edition" attracts and holds the attention of even difficult-to-reach students. The twelfth edition's hallmark continues to be its pioneering integration ...
The shortest, most succinct of the books written by Dennis Coon, PSYCHOLOGY: A JOURNEY presents psychology in a way that sparks readers' curiosity, insights, imagination, and interest-getting students "hooked" on psychology and eager to read on. The first author to integrate the proven SQ4R (survey, question, read, recite, relate, and review) ...
"Psychology: Modules for Learning, 11e", the best-selling text by renowned author and educator Dennis Coon and John O. Mitterer, combines the highly effective SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, Review) active learning system, an engaging style and appealing visuals, and detailed coverage of core topics and cutting-edge research in one ...
In this book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences. Using numerous specific examples, Zaller applies this theory to the dynamics of public opinion on a broad range of subjects, including domestic and foreign policy, ...
Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician, but do they know that he was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white drawings.
Using an issues-and-options approach in a handbook format, this text deals with each major topic in philosophy by using a succinct, readable presentation and critique of the representative options within each topic. A continuum helps students see the options available to answer a variety of basic questions and the relationship each option has to ...
Master logic with "Schaum's" - the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love "Schaum's Outlines" because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their best test scores and final grades with these indispensable ...
Written by Thuy Karafa, Ferris State University, and Dennis Coon for seamless integration with the text, this Study Guide is structured around the (Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Review, Recite) active learning system. It offers many opportunities for practice, self-testing, and review. Features include a "Chapter Overview," "Recite and Review" ...
This volume provides an applications-oriented introduction to the role of management science in decision-making. The text blends problem formulation, managerial interpretation, and math techniques with an emphasis on problem solving. In addition, a problem-scenario approach introduces quantitative procedures through situations that include both ...
Here is the perfect book for beginning riders who are using muscles they never knew they had before, advanced riders who want to stay in top form (especially as they get older), and weather-bound riders who can't get out during the winter but want to be fit when spring arrives. The Rider's Fitness Programme details a fun and effective six-week ...
These renowned scholars present 19 issues specific to the interplay of media and society and debate them in this text. After a thoughtful introduction to the issue in that chapter, each author takes a pro or con position to debate the contested topic. Dennis and Merrill provide a context for students to think critically about key media topics and ...
In this book, four perspectives are presented by their major proponents: Normative Pluralism, Inclusivism, Salvation in Christ, and Salvation in Christ alone. This book allows each contributor to present his case and critique the other contributors.
The seventh and final entry in the "Great Brain" series of books. Here Tom looks for whoever has stolen his brother Frankie's rocking horse, runs a homemade carnival, and writes a letter to the President of the United States.
Milton takes the traditional epic and transforms it with the clarity of his moral vision and with the power of his language, turning it into triumphant blank verse--seldom used in his day except in drama--that is moving, exciting, and full of the grandeur of Milton's poetic vision. In the early parts of "Paradise Lost", he manages to convey ...
Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, this plain-language guide to the lean production system delivers a comprehensive insider's view of lean manufacturing. The second edition has been updated with expanded information on the Lean Improvement Process.
Appropriate for advanced undergraduate or graduate engineering and engineering management courses emphasizing analytical investment decision methodologies.Practical and comprehensive, this well-received text offers a balanced and clear presentation of topics essential to understanding the basics of engineering economy. It has been completely ...
Providing an in-depth introduction to community and organizational practice, this macro practice text gives students a philosophical foundation of core macro practice concepts and skills. This text utilizes the strengths perspective as its unifying theoretical model and offers detailed premises and strategies for working with communities and ...
Though it is hard to imagine what America will be like now that Richard Pryor has passed away, it would be harder to imagine life if there had never been a Pryor, teaching us to laugh, and by laughing, to see. In the 1960s, when many black performers were trying to open the color barrier, comedian Richard Pryor was slamming into it with a ...
Haynes disassembles every subject vehicle and documents every step with thorough instructions and clear photos. Haynes repair manuals are used by the pros, but written for the do-it-yourselfer.
Birds add color, movement, and music to any backyard. Ortho's How to Attract Birds shows how to attract beautiful visitors by creating the habitats they prefer. Using this handy guide's specific instructions for making feeders, birdhouses, and gardens, you'll be able to attract the birds you most enjoy to your home.
John Bishop and Dennis Green of Bishop's Restaurant in Vancouver are great chefs who have a zest for using fresh ingredients and inventing new recipes. Simply Bishop's combines their enthusiasm for flavorful and textured dishes that feature seasonal ingredients. Recipes include Warm Tomato and Asiago Tart with Red Onion, Summer Greens with Basil ...
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 ...
This classic, inexpensive, brief text is perfect for colleges organized on the quarter system or for professors who want to assign supplemental reading. The organization of the text was revised for greater clarity, and this edition includes a chapter on "The Collapse of Communism and New Realities." The coverage of social and cultural history has ...
Mexico is a land torn between Latin America and the U.S., between its Indian and revolutionary past and the modern trappings of skyscrapers, cellular phones, and factories. "Mexico in Focus" is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to this vivid and tumultuous nation. It explores the land, the people and their history.
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