Connect students to the stories of history. Connect students to the experience of history. Connect students to success in history.

At McGraw-Hill, we have spent the past few years deepening our understanding of the student and instructor experience. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we've identified areas in need of improvement to provide an opportunity for greater learning and teaching experiences. Experience History is a direct result of this.

Experience History is also a first in American History. Its groundbreaking adaptive diagnostic and interactive exercises paired with its lively narrative and engaging visuals creates a unique teaching and learning environment propelling greater student success and better course results. Instructors gain better insight into students' engagement and understanding as students develop a base of knowledge and construct critical thinking skills. Gripping stories keep students turning the page while the adaptive diagnostics for each chapter and a personalized study plan for each individual student help students prepare for class discussions and course work while enjoying increased course success.

Experience History emphasizes that history is not just a collection of proven facts, but is 'created' from the detective work of historians examining evidence from the past. Providing the interactive environment that only an integrated solution can provide, Experience History gives students the opportunity to examine primary sources and explore specific periods and events. This leads to greater understanding as well as the building and practicing of critical thinking skills. As students uniquely experience American History, Experience History propels students to greater understanding while achieving greater course success.

Give students an experience. Improve course participation and performance. Experience History, and experience success.

Back when New Orleanians were still stringing extension cords over streets to power neighbors' houses, and large, lopsided green hearts were mysteriously appearing spray painted on duct-taped refrigerators parked on curbs, Lee Barclay knew that if the people who were saying New Orleans was not worth saving could experience its culture, they would love New Orleans as deeply—maybe a bit as insanely—as she did. The only way she knew how to create that experience was to go to the culture bearers across her city and ask them to tell their stories one by one. So Barclay went in search of them, collecting eighty-eight stories and traditions, as well as ninety-two photographs, and compiling them in the new book NEW ORLEANS: WHAT CAN'T BE LOST.Alongside Christopher Porché West's alluring black-and-white photographs, New Orleans' culture bearers pay tribute to the city they call home. From Storyville to the Super Bowl, from cover to cover are found Pulitzer Prize-winning writers—four of them gathered on these pages; Creole chefs; float and costume designers; Black Mardi Gras Indians; parade captains; musicians; protectors of the city's historic landmarks; writers of its poems and articles and novels and plays; and those who pass down traditions in the performance of New Orleans culture.Contributors include: Jason Berry, John Biguenet, Amanda Boyden, Rick Bragg, Poppy Z. Brite, Robert Olen Butler, Leah Chase, Joshua Clark, Andrei Codrescu, Lolis Eric Elie, Richard Ford, Lee Meitzen Grue, Herreast J. Harrison, Sarah K. Inman, Fred J. Johnson, Jr., Errol Laborde, Ronald W. Lewis, Louis Maistros, Anders Osborne, Tom Piazza, Chris Rose, Kalamu ya Salaam, Henri Schindler, Ned Sublette, Barbara Trevigne, Christine Wiltz, and more. Proceeds from the book will be donated to Sweet Home New Orleans, a local nonprofit supporting the individuals and organizations that will perpetuate New Orleans' unique musical and cultural traditions.“I found eighty-eight stories and traditions, each a piano key in a love song to New Orleans,” says Barclay. “It took four years or so, and it led me all over the city. It gave me eighty-two friends and mentors and family. It led me to this book. I love my city. I want to give my heart to her. My heart is not enough. We built her a piano.”

Chris Weston and Art Wolfe are among the finest wildlife photographers at work today as well as being passionate advocates of wildlife conservation. This book features their stunning photographs of some sixty rare and endangered mammals across six continents, from the High Arctic to rain forest, steppe, and desert. The chapters are organized by region, and the photo captions detail each animal's habits, habitat, and conservation status.

In his concise, compelling reports, Weston goes behind simplistic headlines of good versus evil, of innocent creatures assailed by greedy, selfish humans. Instead he investigates all sides of the story, talking to villagers, officials, scientists, poachers, hunters, and conservation workers. What becomes powerfully clear is the need for solutions that work for people as well as animals. The reasons that animals are endangered are many-from habitat destruction and illegal hunting to global warming-but there is one common factor: the conflict between animals and people sharing the same piece of land is intensifying.

Before the arrival of Europeans, a huge swath of Australia around what is now Perth was the homeland of the Noongar people. With the onset of colonization, that land was lost and the Noongar culture (presumably) disappeared. Employing evidence from anthropology and Noongar oral history, this volume shows how much 'accepted wisdom' about the disappearance of Noongar culture is without basis in fact. Originally prepared for the Noongar's federal court case asserting native title to the Perth region, this volume provides details of the Noongar people's history, customs, and laws; describes their relationship to and their rights and interests in their land; and chronicles their survival as a people into the present day. Distributed in North America by ISBS. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The rapidity with which new diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities are being developed within neuro-oncology means that experts continually have to strive to ensure that their knowledge remains up-to-date. With this in mind, the editors have prepared a new, revised edition of Neuro-oncology of CNS Tumors that takes account of the very significant advances made since publication of the well-received first edition. The clear structure of the first edition has been retained as it ensures that the book will serve as an easy-to-use reference, providing ready guidance on diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter addresses a particular disease, and great efforts have been made to include all findings and other information likely to be relevant in clinical practice. Once again, the contributors have been carefully selected and are leading experts on their subject. This book will prove of great value to both practicing clinicians and researchers in the field of translational neuro-oncology.

Cacciato dal Paradiso, precipitato negli Inferi, Lucifero Stella del Mattino ha abbandonato il suo regno e vive nella città di Los Angeles. Dalle pagine del Sandman di Neil Gaiman, il precedente Signore dell'Inferno si gode ora un rilassante soggiorno sulla Terra, quale proprietario del Lux, il più elitario piano bar di L.A. Ma un compito affidatogli dal Creatore stesso sta per cambiare tutto questo. Se Lucifero accetta di fare il lavoro sporco per il Paradiso, può decidere il prezzo - ma il compito e la ricompensa nascondono ben più di quanto appaia. Nella posizione di rischiare tutto, per ottenere il massimo, Lucifero sa che si sta infilando in un pericoloso labirinto, e per uscirne sarà necessario compiere un enorme sacrificio. Ma per il Diavolo, questo si riduce a una sola domanda: a chi toccherà farlo?

For your classes in American History, McGraw-Hill introduces the latest in its acclaimed M Series. The M Series started with your students. McGraw-Hill conducted extensive market research to gain insight into students' studying and buying behavior. Students told us they wanted more portable texts with innovative visual appeal and content that is designed according to the way they learn. We also surveyed instructors, and they told us they wanted a way to engage their students without compromising on high quality content.

U*S: A Narrative History tells the story of us, the American people, with all the visually engaging, personally involving material that your students demand. From a trusted author team, this innovative text provides instructors who normally choose either a big or brief book with scholarly, succinct, and conventionally organized core content; a highly readable and unified narrative that is continental in scope; and a magazine format that engages students and helps them connect with the nation's past.

More current, more portable, more captivating, plus a rigorous and innovative research foundation adds up to: more learning. When you meet students where they are, you can take them where you want them to be.

Westphal, a data mining and security consultant, reviews the capabilities and limitations of the US government's many data-mining projects. He discusses information sharing issues related to the fact that no large-scale capabilities are currently deployed throughout all branches of the government, and reviews several commercial efforts that have had limited success. In Part 1, he outlines the types of data used in current analytical and information-sharing systems. Part 2 provides real-world examples to show how data is used, manipulated, and interpreted in domains involving human trafficking, money laundering, narcotics trafficking, and corporate fraud. Part 3 overviews the US government's many information-sharing systems, organizations, task forces, and data interchange formats. It also discuses the best information sharing and analytical architectures for use across many applications. Westphal is co-founder and CEO of a firm that provides visualization software, information-sharing systems, and training. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A professional nature photographer shares his expertise in a handbook that demonstrates the essential skills of successful nature photography, identifies the skills and techniques used by experienced photographers to create compelling images of the natural world, and includes specific assignments and exercises to help readers develop their skills. Original. (Beginner)

Latest title in this series of practical guides, with clear and straightforward advice.

Using cultural proficiency as a lens, the authors guide educators through the process of gathering and analyzing data to meet the needs of historically underserved students.

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to increase even further the benefits of their activities for in situ wildlife conservation. With these developments, the following searching questions are now being asked: What is the true role of zoos in conservation? How can they contribute more significantly to global conservation efforts? What are the unique attributes of zoos that can be applied in the conservation landscape? And should zoos be doing more? In parallel with this voluntary movement, legal requirements for zoos to support conservation in the wild are also becoming more stringent. This book defines a new conservation vision for zoos and aquaria that will be of interest to those working in zoos, alongside practitioners and researchers in conservation.

Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca WestÂ's classic examination of the history, people, and politics of Yugoslavia illuminates a region that is still a focus of international concern. A magnificent blend of travel journal, cultural commentary, and historical insight, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon probes the troubled history of the Balkans and the uneasy relationships among its ethnic groups. The landscape and the people of Yugoslavia are brilliantly observed as West untangles the tensions that rule the countryÂ's history as well as its daily life.

Anche se sembra sempre più occidentalizzata, nei fatti la Cina continua a essere un mercato molto difficile per le aziende che intendono sbarcarvi: possiede una cultura millenaria, senza comprendere la quale è impossibile sperare di avere successo sul suo territorio. Scritto da due esperti della cultura e del mercato cinese, il libro affronta i dieci 'miti' più diffusi sulla Cina e sui suoi uomini d'affari. Con umorismo e disincanto li sottopone a verifica, con un taglio molto pratico che va anche al di là delle considerazioni prettamente economiche, per affrontare argomenti di carattere culturale, sociologico e storico.

Presents a collection of tales, set during World War II, in comic book form.

FROM REVIEWS OF 1E: 'Hruban, Westra and Isacson, working with a superb medical illustrator did an admirable job in taking the Johns Hopkins' gross room manual and translating it into a practical, concise, and easily accessible guide to contemporary practice in the surgical pathology laboratory.' -Modern Path