The history of Western civilization is broad, and it is easier to learn with the right tools that help you understand the larger themes and get the big picture. Many Europes offers new tools and pedagogy to show how "choice" and "chance"—the decisions made by key individuals in tumultuous times—altered the course of European history. This completely integrated print and digital program incl…
As a leading introductory women's studies reader, Shaw and Lee's Women's Voices, Feminist Visions offers an excellent balance of classic, conceptual, and experiential selections including new contemporary readings. This student-friendly text provides short and accessible readings reflecting the diversity of women's experiences. With each new edition, the authors keep the framework essays and se…
Built from the ground up to focus on what matters to students in today's high-tech, globalized world, Dean Karlan and Jonathan Morduch's Microeconomics represents a new generation of products optimized for digital delivery and available with the best-in-class adaptive study resources in McGraw-Hill's LearnSmart™ Advantage Suite. Engagement with real-world problems is built into the very fabri…
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This brief introduction to the issues, problems, perspectives, and personalities of philosophy is perfect for introduction to philosophy courses that last eight to fifteen weeks. Miller and Jensen organize this popular text around four easily recognizable questions: The Question of Reality, The Question of Knowledge, The Question of God, and The Question of Morality. With accessible and plenti…
Benson's Microbiological Applications has been the "gold standard" of microbiology laboratory manuals for over 30 years. This manual has a number of attractive fea¬tures that resulted in its adoption in universities, colleges, and community colleges for a wide variety of microbi¬ology courses. These features include user-friendly dia¬grams that students can easily follow, clear instructions,…
This mischievous woodpecker is peering around a tree riddled with acom-filled holes. As their name suggests, acorn woodpeckers rely on acorns for food, and they are not shy about hoarding more than they can eat. An acorn woodpecker might drill thousands of holes into a tree or power pole, filling each hole with an acorn before winter. The food stash sustains the bird through the cold months. …
By offering the most engaging, clearly articulated, and conceptually sound text on strategic management, Crafting and Executing Strategy has been able to main¬tain its position as the leading textbook in strategic management for close to 30 years. With this latest edition, we build on this strong foundation, maintaining the attributes of the book that have long made it the most teachable text …
If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results.
From registering patients and taking vital signs to assisting with examinations, medical assistants play an important role in the medical office. Booth's Medical Assisting 5e provides medical assisting students the comprehensive information needed to succeed in their careers through a variety of text and digital experiential activities.
Today's students must be able to transfer concepts and skills learned to a variety of contexts, not simply follow steps in a textbook. Microsoft® Office 2013: In Practice uses a fresh, new approach to present Office topics in a logical and structured manner, teaches concepts in a way that promotes transferability of learning, and reinforces learning with practice projects that are relevant and…
We realize that you probably have a wealth of experience using the phone for personal and business situations, but proper phone skills should not be taken lightly in today's business environment. Not only do professional phone skills allow you to develop and maintain professional relationships, but those skills also give clients confidence in you and your company's ability to provide reliable s…
Clear. The Micro Economy Today introduces economics in clear, understandable language that engages all students. Core economic concepts are clearly defined and connected to real-world policy issues and current events. The consistent underlying themes of market vs. government, balanced perspec¬tives and policy focus help bring clarity to the economic issues students encounter every day. Cur…
Pulmonary Manifestations of Pediatric Diseases is the first compre-hensive, practical book strictly focused on diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of respiratory complications of non-pulmonary dis¬eases. The contributors are some of the most distinguished and recog¬nizable physicians in their fields, giving you the benefit of accumulated insight and experience. You'll have everything yo…