A student-centered book with an integrated case study to meet the needs of new-to-campus students or those returning to school after an absence.

 

Roadways to Success presents relevant material that aids students in learning concepts and skills they need, when they need them. All activities have a clear purpose that support each concept presented. Case studies and self-assessment begin each chapter. Incentives are built in to encourage students to move forward with a positive attitude. Now includes the interview process with advice and prescriptive direction from top level, experienced recruiters from different businesses and industries. Educates students on the world of social media (benefits, problems, and use of) for effective applications to the educational environment. Also illustrates how math affects every aspect of our lives recognizing that students are often intimidated by math despite its impact on every aspect of our success. Chapters are the right length to present specific concepts, provide affective exercises, activities, and threaded features that will enhance the college experience. There is no “busywork” - all charts, tables, and exercises are meaningful.

Highly organized, concise, and clear, Managing Health Organizations has two essential themes: delivering quality products, programs, and services, and providing memorable client and customer service. Fallon (public health, Bowling Green University), Begun (healthcare management, University of Minnesota), and Riley (public health, University of Minnesota) aim to bring to the reader information about current developments and trends in health management, in both the clinical care and the public health arenas. The book's 18 chapters are divided into four sections: planning for improvement; organizing for improvement; facilitating improvement; and control and improvement. They cover, among other topics, policy, strategies, changing the culture, collaboration, and finance and budgets. The authors recommend the book to a wide range of readers: academics, students, professionals, and graduates seeking jobs. At the end of each chapter there are references and resources, including periodicals, books, and websites. Each chapter begins with chapter objectives, and summary, as well as a case study, and introduction. There is a glossary, about the contributors, and about the authors, as well as tables and figures, and a companion website. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Presenting a rare glimpse into the private life of the highly misunderstood writer, this collection of letters follows William S. Burroughs through the 1960s and early 1970s, bearing witness to an era in which he became an influential artistic and cultural leader beyond the literary world. 20,000 first printing.

Referring to the Security & Exchange Commission's handling of the Bernie Madoff sandal, one investigator said of the SEC: 'They couldn't find ice cream at a Dairy Cream.' In a balanced approach between those advocating a complete overhaul of failed securities regulation to better represent the interests of small investors and sympathizers of those involved in the enforcement enterprise, Williams (social science, York U., Toronto) provides an objective perspective on securities enforcement and the policing of financial markets. Drawing on sociology, philosophy, and enforcement politics, he looks into the black box' to examines the influences and contingencies that define the enforcement process as a social enterprise relating to the production of knowledge about the markets and regulatory gaps. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

When Coach John Wooden graduated from eighth grade, his father gave him a handwritten card and said, 'Son, try to live up to this.' On the card, his father had written seven simple yet profound life principles:Be true to yourselfHelp othersMake friendship a fine artDrink deeply from good books, especially the BibleMake each day your masterpieceBuild a shelter against a rainy day by the life you liveGive thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every dayThese principles were the key to Coach Wooden's greatness--and his goodness. Through powerful stories and pithy advice, this book shares the wisdom that made Wooden happy and successful. This inspirational and conversational book, now in trade paper, will encourage, challenge, and motivate readers to build these principles into their own lives.

By January 1865, most of Virginia's schools were closed, many newspapers had ceased publication, businesses suffered, and food was scarce. Having endured major defeats on their home soil and the loss of much of the state's territory to the Union army, Virginia's Confederate soldiers began to desert at higher rates than at any other time in the war, returning home to provide their families with whatever assistance they could muster. It was a dark year for Virginia.

Virginia at War, 1865 closely examines the end of the Civil War in the Old Dominion, delivering a striking depiction of a state ravaged by violence and destruction. In the final volume of the Virginia at War series, editors William C. Davis and James I. Robertson Jr. have once again assembled an impressive collection of essays covering topics that include land operations, women and families, wartime economy, music and entertainment, the demobilization of Lee's army, and the war's aftermath. The volume ends with the final installment of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire's popular and important Diary of a Southern Refugee during the War. Like the previous four volumes in the series, Virginia at War, 1865 provides valuable insights into the devastating effects of the war on citizens across the state.

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains, old-growth forests, rare plants, and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic beauty, while Chris Bolgiano's interpretive text and captions tell the story of its natural history.

Over four decades, Valentine has hiked hundreds of miles across mountainous parts of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia to photograph some of the last remnants of original forest. These scarce and scattered old-growth stands are the most biologically diverse temperate forests in the world. By sharing these remaining pristine wild places with us, Valentine and Bolgiano show that understanding these mountains and their extraordinary biodiversity is vital to maintaining the healthy environment that sustains all life.

Featuring an introduction by the late, longtime conservationist Robert Zahner and a foreword by William Meadows, president of the Wilderness Society, this visually entrancing and verbally engaging book celebrates the vibrant life of Southern Appalachian forests.

Based on the contextual model of intercultural communication, this text for a first undergraduate course features examples from an amazing variety of cultures, including Hmong, Amish, Navajo, and Arab American, as well as Latino, African American, and Japanese. The text introduces the need for intercultural communication, then covers cultural, micro-cultural, environmental, perceptual, and socio-relational contexts. There is also material on verbal and nonverbal codes, developing intercultural relationships, intercultural conflict, and intercultural communication in organizations. Learning features include discussion questions, self-assessments to assess student attitudes, and boxes offering student voices across cultures (new to this edition). This fifth edition offers several other new features: ethics questions, discussion of lesbian and gay culture, and a focus on the role of modern communication technology. Neuliep is affiliated with St. Norbert College. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Merc With a Mouth continues his calamitous cruise through the Marvel Universe and this time, no one is safe! Everyone's favorite maniac joins some of Marvel's best and brightest in this collection of tasteless team-ups. Deadpool travels to the UK for tea, crumpets and a fistfight with Captain Britain, battles demons for the love of the sultry Satana, takes on the merciless Mr. X, puts on a puppet show with Machine Man and plays laser tag with Gorilla Man.

Unlike other texts in the market, this second edition presents differential equations consistent with the way scientists and engineers use modern methods in their work. Technology is used freely, with more emphasis on modeling, graphical representation, qualitative concepts, and geometric intuition than on theoretical issues. It also refers to larger-scale computations that computer algebra systems and DE solvers make possible. More exercises and examples involving working with data and devising the model provide scientists and engineers with the tools needed to model complex real-world situations.

Corporate governance, the internal policies and leadership that guide the actions of corporations, played a major part in the recent global financial crisis. While much blame has been targeted at compensation arrangements that rewarded extreme risk-taking but did not punish failure, the performance of large, supposedly sophisticated institutional investors in this crisis has gone for the most part unexamined. Shareholding organizations, such as pension funds and mutual funds, hold considerable sway over the financial industry from Wall Street to the City of London. Corporate Governance Failures: The Role of Institutional Investors in the Global Financial Crisis exposes the misdeeds and lapses of these institutional investors leading up to the recent economic meltdown.

In this collection of original essays, edited by pioneers in the field of fiduciary capitalism, top legal and financial practitioners and researchers discuss detrimental actions and inaction of institutional investors. Corporate Governance Failures reveals how these organizations exposed themselves and their clientele to extremely complex financial instruments, such as credit default swaps, through investments in hedge and private equity funds as well as more traditional equity investments in large financial institutions. The book's contributors critique fund executives for tolerating the 'pursuit of alpha' culture that led managers to pursue risky financial strategies in hopes of outperforming the market. The volume also points out how and why institutional investors failed to effectively monitor such volatile investments, ignoring relatively well-established corporate governance principles and best practices.

Along with detailed investigations of institutional investor missteps, Corporate Governance Failures offers nuanced and realistic proposals to mitigate future financial pitfalls. This volume provides fresh perspectives on ways institutional investors can best act as gatekeepers and promote responsible investment.

The sixth edition of Descriptive Physical Oceanography provides an introduction to descriptive physical oceanography for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The emphasis is on large-scale oceanography, based mainly in observations, with some topics from waves and coastal oceanography also included. Topics include the physical properties of seawater, heat and salt budgets, instrumentation, data analysis methods, introductory dynamics, oceanography and climate variability of each of the oceans and of the global ocean, and brief introductions to the physical setting, waves, and coastal oceanography.

• Expanded ocean basin descriptions, including ocean climate variability, emphasizing dynamical context
• New chapters on global ocean circulation and introductory ocean dynamics
• Companion website containing PowerPoint figures, supplemental chapters, and practical exercises for analyzing a global ocean data set using Java OceanAtlas

Throughout his career, Deleuze developed a series of original philosophies of time and applied them successfully to many different fields. Now James Williams presents Deleuze's philosophy of time as the central concept that connects his philosophy as a whole. Through this conceptual approach, the book covers all the main periods of Deleuze's philosophy: the early studies of Hume, Nietzsche, Kant, Bergson and Spinoza, the two great philosophical works, Difference and Repetition and Logic of Sense, the Capitalism and Schizophrenia works with Guattari, and the late influential studies of literature, film and painting.The result is an important reading of Deleuze and the first full interpretation of his philosophy of time.

In an online and social media world, measurement is the key to success

If you can measure your key business relationships, you can improve them. Even though relationships are 'fuzzy and intangible,' they can be measured and managed-with powerful results.

Measure What Matters explains simple, step-by-step procedures for measuring customers, social media reputation, influence and authority, the media, and other key constituencies.

• Based on hundreds of case studies about how organizations have used measurement to improve their reputations, strengthen their bottom lines, and improve efficiencies all around
• Learn how to collect the data that will help you better understand your competition, do strategic planning, understand key strengths and weaknesses, and better respond to customer preferences
• Author runs a successful blog and serves as a measurement consultant to companies such as Facebook, Southwest Airlines, Raytheon, and Allstate

Don't draw conclusions or make key decisions based on guesswork. Instead, Measure What Matters and the difference will show in the most important measure: your bottom line.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--Adolescents (MMPI-A) has become the most widely used clinical personality inventory for adolescents since it was released in 1992. Williams (emeritus, epidemiology and community health) and Butcher (emeritus psychology, both U. of Minnesota) have written about and used it and other versions of the MMPI for many years, and here explain its theory and practice to professionals in mental health and other fields who are encountering it for the first time. Their topics include a conceptual framework for personality and behavior; administering, scoring, and augmenting assessments; beyond the basics to content measures, PSY-5, and supplementary scales; an interpretative strategy and report writing; and sharing information with adolescents and parents. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

(Music Sales America). 20 songs from these hard rock heroes arranged for ukulele! Complete with full lyrics, and easy-to-read chord boxes. Songs include: Children of the Grave * Die Young * Heaven and Hell * Iron Man * Lonely Is the Word * The Mob Rules * Paranoid * Snowblind * War Pigs (Interpolating Luke's Wall) * and more.

Endocrine System, 2nd Edition provides a concise and highly visual guide to the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the endocrine glands. This volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (the CIBA 'Green Books') has been expanded and revised by Dr. William F. Young, Jr. to reflect the many exciting advances that have been made in the field. Classic Netter art, updated illustrations, and modern imaging make this timeless work essential to your library.

• Access rare illustrations in one convenient source from the only Netter work devoted specifically to the endocrine system.
• Get a complete overview of the endocrine system through multidisciplinary coverage of endocrinology as a whole.
• Gain a quick understanding of complex topics from a concise text-atlas format that provides a context bridge between primary and specialized medicine.

• Apply a visual approach-with the classic Netter art, updated illustrations, new artwork and modern imaging-to normal and abnormal endocrine gland function and the clinical presentation patients with endocrine disorders.
• Clearly see the connection between basic and clinical sciences with an integrated overview of normal structure and function as it relates to pathologic conditions.
• Delve into updated text of new author and editor, William F. Young, Jr., MD., that illuminates and expands on the illustrated concepts.
• Benefit from the perspectives of an international advisory board for content that reflects the current global consensus.

A reliable and effective reference on the endocrine system with the visual support of Netter

From America's leading authorities on childcare---an encyclopedic guide to your child's health from birth through adolescence

Yes, Dr. Sears makes house calls! Whether you are up in the middle of the night with a sick child or looking for sound preventive advice, The Portable Pediatrician provides the answers you seek. Distinguished by the comprehensiveness, reliability, and clear, accessible, reassuring tone that has made Sears the most trusted name in pediatrics

As medical professionals, as parents, and as the pediatric experts to whom Americans are increasingly turning for advice on all aspects of pregnancy, birth, childcare, and family nutrition, the Searses bring to this book a vast range of knowledge and experience. The Portable Pediatrician is a rich, invaluable resource for every parent. It equips you to understand the myriad facets of your child's physical development---and to become the best caregiver you can be.

The Searses are the authors of the million-copy bestseller The Baby Book, widely embraced as the 'baby bible' of America's post-Dr. Spock generation. William Sears, MD, has practiced pediatrics for more than forty years and is an associate clinical professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Martha Sears is a registered nurse and parenting and health consultant. Robert Sears, MD, is a pediatrician in private practice in Southern California. James Sears, MD, is a pediatrician and cohost of The Doctors. Peter Sears, MD, is a physician specializing in family practice in Nashville. Visit www.AskDrSears.com.

Even more portable! The Portable Pediatrician is also available as an app for your mobile device.