Although the campaign through Italy is perhaps overshadowed by the more dramatic battles in France and on the Eastern Front, it was a crucial phase of the war, forcing Hitler's Italian allies out of the war and tying huge numbers of men and vast quantities of German equipment down at a time when Axi..
Blessed by a booming economy, the United States experienced the benefits of technology in the 1950s, with television and the automobile transforming the way people lived, and the space race offering new challenges. At the same time, the nation faced domestic divisions and international crises that w..
This introduction to success in the workplace provides an accessible overview of major psychological concepts and techniques that conveys how to exercise a solid professional performance and achieve personal satisfaction. Approaches to perception, learning, personality, conflict and motivation are e..
Spread spectrum multiple access communication, known commercially as CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), is a driving technology behind the rapidly advancing personal communications industry. Its greater bandwidth efficiency and multiple access capabilities make it the leading technology for relie..
Chest Imaging Cases thoroughly encompasses the field of thoracic radiology through 137 cases covering common and challenging radiologic and clinical issues. The cases are divided into categories important for board examinations and clinical practice: diagnoses that should be made on radiography, tra..
This practical, hands-on book covers twelve key areas of skill development that enable today's learners to become effective coaches and mentors of tomorrow. It contains useful and serious advice - based on research, theory, and practice - encouraging innovation, improvement, and the type of individu..
With record low approval ratings (the lowest poll results since 1974) Congress is a failing institution in the eyes of many Americans. Is public opinion correct in judging the inefficacy of the legislative branch, or is the public mistaken in these harsh criticisms Congress: A Performance Appraisal..
Teenagers and their families live in a society with epidemic levels of social problems that put adolescents at risk for emotional problems. Teens have special mental and emotional issues that need to be addressed by pastors and their colleagues in ministry. For this reason, clergy and caregivers nee..
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE, Third Edition is a sophisticated synthesis of social and cultural anthropology. Keesing was concerned with the political and ethical implications of anthropological fieldwork and was sensitive to the global conditions of inequality caused by the spr..
A Golden Boot Award-winning Author Captain Thomas Gunnison's commerce ship, the Phantom Hope, is laden with extremely vital cargo: two thousand Henry rifles that could turn the tide of victory for the Union, and fifteen million dollars in newly minted double eagles to finance the war effort. So when..
From the Preface: "...Electrodiagnosis is divided into two parts, one part on anatomy and one part on clinical electrodiagnosis. The anatomy portion of the book...will enable the clinician to locate individual muscles and isolate the action of each muscle....The second part of the book is on clinica..
On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Lincoln's words carry an invaluable lesson for wartime presidents, writes Andrew..
Focus on the fundamental principles and practices of effective management most important for success in business today with DuBrin's comprehensive, yet concise, ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT, 9E. This brief edition offers a solid introduction for new managers or an in-depth review of core concepts and th..
This book presents the science of microbiology in a clinical context that is relevant to the safe and effective practice of dental surgery. Microbiology is a rapidly moving discipline. Since the First Edition, a number of infectious diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and SARS haveemerged as ..
FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIZATINAL BEHAVIOR is the perfect tool to lead you to success! This concise text blends explorations of organizational behavior with managerial insight, self-assessment, skill development and prescription. Author: DuBrin, Andrew J. Publisher: South-Western College Pub Binding: Pa..
Assembled by firearms policy scholars on both sides of the U.S. gun debate (McClurg, Kopel, Denning), Gun Control and Gun Rights is the first balanced gun policy reader/textbook, both for students and the general public. Drawing on a wide variety of sources and perspectives and full of provocative q..
In this revised edition of Herpetology, the authors provide the only treatment of amphibians and reptiles that integrates information about evolutionary relationships with ecology, behavior, and physiology and provide up-to-date references to the primary literature. KEY TOPICS The book is broken dow..
The US decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima remains one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. But as this fascinating new history shows, the bomb dropped by an American pilot that hot August morning was in many ways the world's bomb, in both a technological and a moral s..
Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills, Ninth Edition, shows how you can become more effective in your work and personal life through developing your human relations skills. Emphasizing different aspects of human relations, the text covers such topics as ..
Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills, Tenth Edition, shows how you can become more effective in your work and personal life by developing your human relations skills. Offering more insight into human behavior, the text covers topics such as career advan..
Product DescriptionDesigned to help readers enhance their interpersonal skills in the workplace, this book explores a blend of current and traditional interpersonal concepts-and features a heavy emphasis on skill development and self-assessment through an extensive variety of skill-building suggesti..
Accomplished author and national speaker, Andrew DuBrin brings his expertise of Human Relations and Business Psychology to this exciting tenth edition. Focusing on todays work environment, the book takes a two-pronged approach that improves interpersonal skills by first presenting basic concepts and..
Accomplished author and national speaker, Andrew J. DuBrin brings his expertise of Human Relations and Business Psychology to this exciting eleventh edition. Focusing on todays work environment,HUMAN RELATIONS: INTERPERSONAL JOB-ORIENTED SKILLStakes a two-pronged approach that improves interpersonal..