All of these Resources for Writers are available in The McGraw-Hill Handbook, Third Edition, as quick reference foldouts. As fast and easy to use as an Internet search, these foldouts provide immediate access to authoritative advice at every stage of the writing process.
MOST AMERICANS suffer stomach problems. Many lead lives of utter misery. Whether you call it heartburn or acid reflux, this painful affliction is also associated with throat cancer. Shockingly, the problem may not be too much stomach acid, but too little! And antacids may actually be making the problem worse. This powerful little book offers solid scientific information about one of the most co…
Nutrition for Healthy Living, Third Edition, serves up a balanced selection of basic nutrition information, topped with interesting features and practical consumer tips. Begin your day with a nutritious breakfast, and start your study of nutrition with this textbook!
First 90 Days has become the go-to resource for anyone being promoted, onboarding into a new company, or taking on a new professional role. Since its original publication in 2003, hundreds of thousands of leaders have trusted this classic guide to help them navigate and master critical career transitions. Now, in this updated and expanded tenth-anniversary edition, internationally recognized …
Whether you're dealing with a problem employee or praising the good work of a colleague, you need to communicate in a way that promotes positive change in others. Giving Effective Feedback quickly walks you through the basics of delivering feedback that gets results, including: 1. Choosing the right time to talk 2. Engaging in productive dialogue 3. Helping both star and struggling performer…
This volume in the new Arthritis & Arthroplasty series offers expert guidance on everything from patient selection and pre-operative planning to surgical approaches and techniques.
WHAT TOOLS ARE IN THE TOOLKIT OF AN EXCELLENT SPECIAL EDUCATOR, AND HOW CAN TEACHER PREPARATION programs provide these tools in the most efficient, effective way possible? This practical, clearly written book is grounded in current research and policy as well as the author's extensive experience as a teacher educator. It identifies what special education teachers need to know to work competentl…
Whether you are an experienced teacher, principal, or coach or are just starting out, you will find the 100 literacy and learning lessons an invaluable resource for energizing your teaching and learning and raising achievement and enjoyment. While each lesson stands on its own and can be read in any order, taken together the lessons create a compelling and comprehensive portrait of the expert p…
Discovering Our Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology introduces students to the techniques, methods, and theoretical frameworks of contemporary archaeology in a brief format. Adopted and streamlined from the authors' hardcover text, Archaeology: Discovering Our Past, this book provides students with a variety of archaeological perspectives through comprehensive information on contemporary …
he Common Core State Standards place an emphasis on teaching students to read and understand increasingly complex texts. That teaching requires more than just assigning students hard books and hoping they get better at reading. Teaching starts with a deep understanding about what makes text complex. In this book, you'll learn about the quantitative and qualitative factors of text complexity as …
Although early visitors dismissed the Galapagos Islands as "useless," "hell," "so parch'd that [the islands] will not bear a man," and "the most dreary, barren, and desolate [place] I have ever beheld," today the islands are among the world's top destinations. Indeed, more than 170,000 tourists now visit Galapagos each year (Figure 1), despite the high cost of getting there and the archipelago'…
The tenth edition of d/ner/ca, Russia, and the Cold War traces U.S. foreign policies in general, and American-Russian relations in particular, from the pre-World War II years through the Cold War of 1945 to 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Chapters covering the post-1991 era describe what some expert observers see as a new Cold War emerging. Some of the additions in the new edition inclu…
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The eighth edition of Social Stratification and Inequality continues to provide a _ comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the economic and social divisions in human societies. Extensive comparative information, as well as an overview of how social stratification has changed and evolved over time, gives readers a global perspective on class conflict. Praised for its thorough research and scho…
We've examined the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to bring you the latest, most significant thinking driving business today. With authors from Marcus Buckingham to Herminia Ibarra and company examples from Google to Deloitte, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips.
Applied research methods in criminal justice and criminology provides a solid foundation in research methods for undergraduated students who are studying to become practitioners in the criminal justice field. This text takes a practical applied approach that is both engaging and useful in developing students into ducated consumers of research.