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Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Global Health: Geographical Connections by Anthony C. Gatrell 
This book explores the geographical dimensions of global health, examining the connections between health, place, and governance. Using diverse case studies, it analyzes issues like health inequalities, infectious disease spread, environmental health impacts, and climate change, with a focus on how these challenges disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries. It emphasizes the crucial role of cross-border geographical processes in understanding and addressing global health issues. 

The Way Forward by Kevin Aldridge 
Transform your organization into a place of healing and support. The Way Forward provides a step-by-step guide to integrating Trauma Responsive Care (TRC) into the very fabric of your corporate culture, especially when serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Kevin Aldridge shows you how to foster safety, connection, and control—not just for those you serve, but for your staff as well. Building on The Way Through, this book empowers you to implement TRC and create lasting change. 

The Jon Boat Years by Jim Mize 
Delightful tales of hunting and fishing, family, friends, dogs, and precious time well spent. Nationally recognized and award-winning writer Jim Mize captures the true essence of sport and living life to the fullest in this collection of stories about his outdoor escapades. In tales spanning more than five decades, Mize invites readers into carefree days hiking through the Colorado Rockies with a fly rod and leisurely casting poppers to bluegill on small southern ponds. Mize's humorous stories entertain and return readers to their own turkey hunting or creek-fishing excursions. Black-and-white drawings from artist Bob White illustrate stories filled with laughter, quiet contemplation, and wonder 

Fatal Jump by Leslie Reperant 
"Fatal Jump" explores how animal pathogens jump to humans, causing pandemics. Most jumps fail, but rare successes lead to devastating diseases. The book examines pathogens from various animals, including rats, bats, and mosquitoes, and their impact. Dr. Leslie Reperant investigates how factors like environmental change and population dynamics fuel pandemics. She discusses mysteries like monkeypox's spread and COVID-19's impact on measles control. The book emphasizes understanding the global connections between human and environmental health. Ultimately, "Fatal Jump" urges a shift from a human-centric view to a holistic understanding of disease emergence. 

Selling From Your Comfort Zone by Stacey Hall 
This book challenges the notion that successful sales require compromising personal values. It proposes a "comfort zone" approach, emphasizing authentic connection and problem-solving over pushy tactics. Stacey Hall introduces the Alignment Marketing formula, blending traditional sales skills with relationship-building techniques. This method encourages alignment with personal values, the product, and the prospect, fostering confidence and energy. It acknowledges gender-based sales differences, integrating both male-driven results and female-driven connection. By gently expanding comfort zone boundaries, salespeople can navigate challenges with resilience. This approach aims to bring meaning to the sales role, leading to satisfaction and success. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that genuine connection and alignment are key to achieving stellar sales. 

Social Processes of Online Hate by Joseph B. Walther and Ronald E. Rice 
This book analyzes how online social dynamics drive the expression and spread of hate. International experts examine diverse forms of online hate—including abuse, antisemitism, and radicalization—to reveal the social factors and platform features that enable them. It offers novel approaches for understanding these phenomena and is essential reading for researchers in sociology, criminology, media studies, and related fields. 

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry by Marcia Reynolds 

From a pioneer in coaching, Marcia Reynolds offers a practical guide to mastering reflective inquiry. By shifting the focus from asking questions to actively listening and mirroring clients' thoughts, coaches can spark deeper self-awareness and inspire transformative insights. This book provides essential techniques and strategies to help coaches create a safe space for clients to explore, grow, and achieve their full potential. 

Back Exercise: Stabilize, Mobilize, and Reduce Pain by Brian Richey

Struggling with back pain? Back Exercise offers a solution. It combines clear explanations of spinal anatomy with self-assessment techniques and targeted exercises to improve mobility, stability, and reduce pain. Tailored plans for common conditions like disc herniation and stenosis help you take control of your back health for the long term. 

Blitz Hospital: True Stories of Nursing in Wartime London by Penny Starns 

Blitz Hospital offers a poignant glimpse into the lives of medical staff at St. Thomas’ and The London hospitals during the Blitz. As London bore the brunt of German air raids, these hospitals became battlegrounds of a different kind. Through diaries, letters, and reports, the book reveals the extraordinary courage and resilience of doctors and nurses who tirelessly treated the wounded and dying. This gripping narrative sheds light on the human cost of war and the enduring spirit of those who cared for others during one of history’s darkest hours. 

Social Robotics and the Good Life: The Normative Side of Forming Emotional Bonds with Robots by Janina Loh & Wulf Loh 

Robots as social companions in close proximity to humans have a strong potential of becoming more and more prevalent in the coming years, especially in the realms of elder day care, child rearing, and education. As human beings, we have the fascinating ability to emotionally bond with various counterparts, not exclusively with other human beings, but also with animals, plants, and sometimes even objects. Therefore, we need to answer the fundamental ethical questions that concern human-robot-interactions per se, and we need to address how we conceive of »good lives«, as more and more of the aspects of our daily lives will be interwoven with social robots. 

A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Third Edition by Karen Roush 

A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Third Edition, is a straightforward how-to guide. This book is intentionally concise because, let's be honest, the last thing a busy candidate needs is another unwieldy, doorstop-sized book. Packed with practical steps and tools, this fully updated third edition will help you plan, document, organize, and write your dissertation or scholarly project. Don't go it alone; let author and fellow dissertation survivor Karen Roush help you get from square one to DONE.  

Unofficial Guide to Radiology: 100 Practice Abdominal X-Rays by Daniel Weinberg et al. 

The Unofficial Guide to Radiology: 100 Practice Abdominal X Rays is the sequel to The Unofficial Guide to Radiology, which has been recommended by the Royal College of Radiologist and won awards from the British Institute of Radiology and the British Medical Association. This book teaches systematic analysis of Abdominal X Rays. The layout is designed to make the book as relevant to clinical practice as possible; the X-rays are presented in the context of a real-life scenario. The reader is asked to interpret the X-ray before turning over the page to reveal a model report accompanied by a fully color annotated version of the X-ray. Uniquely, all cases provide realistic high quality X-Ray images, are annotated in full color, and are fully reported, following international radiology reporting guidelines. This means the X-Rays are explained comprehensively, but with clear annotation so that a complete beginner can follow the thinking of the expert. This book has relevance beyond examinations, for post graduate further education and as a day-to-day reference for professionals. 

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Leading with Love and Laughter: Letting Go and Getting Real at Work by Zina Sutch & Patrick Malone 

Leadership is often seen as a set of skills, not a human connection. Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone argue that effective leadership requires love and laughter. Science supports this, showing that empathy and positive emotions lead to better decisions and motivation. However, traditional leadership training focuses on technical skills, neglecting emotional intelligence. The authors emphasize the importance of caring for employees and fostering a positive work environment. By leading with love and laughter, leaders can build stronger teams, improve performance, and boost morale. 

Taking Care of Our Own: When Family Caregivers Do Medical Work by Sherry N. Mong 

Mixing personal history, interviewee voices, and academic theory from the fields of care work, the sociology of work, medical sociology, and nursing, Taking Care of Our Own introduces us to the hidden world of family caregivers. Using a multidimensional approach, Sherry N. Mong seeks to understand and analyze the types of skilled work that family caregivers do, the processes through which they learn and negotiate new skills, and the meanings that both caregivers and nurses attach to their care work. Taking Care of Our Own is based on sixty-two in-depth interviews with family caregivers, home and community health care nurses, and other expert observers to provide a lens through which in-home care processes are analyzed, while also exploring how caregivers learn necessary procedures. Further, Mong examines the emotional labor of caregiving, as well as the identities of caregivers and nurses who are key players in the labor process and gives attention to the ways in which the labor is transferred from medical professionals to family caregivers. 

The Remote Worker's Handbook: How to Work Effectively from Anywhere by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media & Jason R. Rich 

Remote work offers unparalleled flexibility and freedom. Top companies like Apple, Amazon, and UnitedHealth Group are embracing hybrid and remote models, allowing you to shape your career around your lifestyle. The Remote Worker's Handbook provides the essential tools and strategies to thrive in this new era of work. Learn how to master remote work, from effective time management techniques and virtual communication strategies to building strong professional relationships online. Discover how to optimize your workspace, whether it's a dedicated home office or a co-working space, and leverage the power of cloud-based tools, virtual calendars, and free services to boost productivity. With The Remote Worker's Handbook, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to navigate the remote work landscape, advance your career, and unlock your full potential. 

Art Therapy with Veterans by Rachel Mims 

This informative guide explores the use of art therapy in various settings to support military veterans. With contributions from diverse experts, the book offers valuable insights into the effectiveness of this approach, including its use in addressing military sexual trauma, moral injury, and countertransference. By highlighting successful programs and providing practical guidance, this resource empowers therapists to offer essential support to veterans and inspire the development of future initiatives in military communities. 

Carrying On: Another School of Thought on Pregnancy and Health by Brittany Clair 

In the 21st century, expecting parents are overwhelmed by conflicting advice. Carrying On offers a unique perspective, tracing the origins of common pregnancy practices. By exploring the historical context of prenatal vitamins, weight gain guidelines, ultrasounds, and birth plans, the book empowers parents to make informed decisions. It provides the necessary context to navigate the complexities of modern pregnancy care and challenges conventional wisdom. 

Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrance 

Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers equips instructional designers with the tools to harness the power of data. By exploring key concepts, data specifications, and learning metrics, this book provides a practical guide to using data to design, improve, and evaluate learning experiences. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this book offers clear explanations, real-world examples, and actionable steps to help you make data-driven decisions and enhance the effectiveness of your learning programs. 

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

What You Need to Know About the Flu by R.K. Devlin 

What You Need to Know About the Flu offers a concise overview of influenza, exploring both historical and contemporary aspects of the virus. Seasonal flu causes significant illness, hospitalization, and death annually. Influenza can also lead to epidemics and pandemics. Experts warn of the potential for a new, deadly flu strain. This book is part of Greenwood's Inside Diseases and Disorders series, which offers concise, informative volumes on various health conditions. Each book begins with a list of top 10 questions and follows a standardized structure. In addition to basic information, the books delve into less common but important issues. Case illustrations highlight key themes and provide analysis and recommendations. 

Equity in Data: A Framework for What Counts in Schools by Andrew Knips et al. 

Rethinking Data advocates for a more equitable approach to data in education. The book challenges the traditional view of students as mere data points, arguing that their unique experiences, perspectives, and aspirations are valuable data in themselves. The authors propose a framework to create an equitable data culture. This framework involves expanding our understanding of data to include qualitative information like student voices and experiences. It also emphasizes the importance of strengthening our knowledge of data principles and overcoming the fear often associated with data. Additionally, the book calls for decolonizing data collection and analysis to center marginalized voices and challenge systemic biases. Ultimately, the goal is to transform data into meaningful action that improves student outcomes. 

What Is Cognitive Psychology? by Michael R. W. Dawson 

What Is Cognitive Psychology? delves into the fundamental theoretical underpinnings of cognitive psychology, an area often overlooked in contemporary textbooks. Beginning with a clear explanation of information processing, Michael R. W. Dawson explores how experimental psychologists infer mental processes and the scientific rigor necessary to understand rule-based symbol manipulation. By establishing a solid foundation in cognitive architecture, Dawson offers a fresh perspective on the nature of cognition. This book bridges the gap between traditional cognitive psychology and emerging fields like cognitive neuroscience, providing a deeper understanding of how the mind works. 

Leading with Empathy: Supporting People in a Hybrid World by Carolyn Reily & Bob Thomson 

Focusing on empathy as a key tool, this book examines the impact of hybrid working on staff mental health and how business leaders, managers, coaches and mentors can create a positive and motivated hybrid workforce. Part of the Business in Mind series, it is for anyone who is managing remote workers, whether individuals or teams. As the world of work has changed drastically since the Covid-19 pandemic with more staff working from home, the importance of nurturing staff well-being is more important than ever. Even though businesses are seeing the benefits of working at home, it can also create challenges. With the latest research and studies, this book explores practical ideas for finding the right working model and how to develop an appropriate leadership style. Uniquely, it discusses the neuroscience of stress to identify ways to improve workers’ mental health and inform how managers can use this to create a positive work environment. 

HR Unleashed!!: Developing the Differences That Make a Difference by Steve Browne 

Packed with heartfelt personal and professional anecdotes about his own journey to HR excellence, the bestselling author of HR on Purpose!! and HR Rising!! inspires and challenges HR professionals to do their best work while transforming the lives of people, organizations, and the world. 

Inventing Elvis by Mathias Haeussler 

Elvis Presley, a cultural icon of the 20th century, initially defied American norms with his rebellious music and provocative performances. This book explores his global transformation from a teenage rebel to a symbol of American culture, influenced by the Cold War era. It delves into his time as a G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he became a patriotic figure, and examines the double-edged sword of his fame, which both elevated and challenged American ideals. Through Elvis's journey, the book offers a captivating narrative of changing American identities, highlighting the power of popular music and consumerism in shaping the nation's image on the global stage. 

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Taste as Experience by Nicola Perullo 

Taste as Experience puts the pleasure of food at the center of human experience. It shows how the sense of taste informs our preferences for and relationship to nature, pushes us toward ethical practices of consumption, and impresses upon us the importance of aesthetics. Eating is often dismissed as a necessary aspect of survival, and our personal enjoyment of food is considered a quirk. Nicola Perullo sees food as the only portion of the world we take in on a daily basis, constituting our first and most significant encounter with the earth. Perullo has long observed people's food practices and has listened to their food experiences. He draws on years of research to explain the complex meanings behind our food choices and the thinking that accompanies our gustatory actions.  

Art and Expressive Therapies Within the Medical Model: Clinical Applications by Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff & Morgan Gaydos 

Art and Expressive Therapies Within the Medical Model explores how to best collaborate across disciplines as art and expressive therapists continue to become increasingly prevalent within the medical community. This collection of diverse chapters from seasoned practitioners in the field introduces readers to art therapy interventions across a variety of artistic approaches, patient demographics, and medical contexts, while paying special attention to new approaches and innovative techniques. This is a cutting-edge resource that illustrates the current work of practitioners on a national and global level while providing a better understating of the integration of biopsychosocial approaches within art and expressive therapies practice. 

Families’ Values by R. Urbatsch 

One of the central questions in politics is from where people derive their tastes and opinions. Why do some people embrace the free market, while others prefer an interventionist state? From where do preferences for a vigorous foreign policy or for sterner policing of moral issues come? As has been shown, political preferences may be influenced by perceived benefits, the media, or public intellectuals, but less is known about the influence of family on political attitudes. Some mechanisms of family influence are well-known: people tend to share their parents’ political philosophies, while those with young children have heightened concern for child-related policies such as education. But family dynamics are likely to have far richer and more varied effects on political attitudes than those traditionally considered. Families’ Values considers the ways that the everyday behaviors of family members systematically and unconsciously influence political preferences. For example, does having a mother who works outside the home lead children, when grown-up, to have more liberal ideologies? Or might having a son who could potentially be drafted into the armed forces influence a parent to become a pacifist? Drawing on surveys from the United States and the United Kingdom, R. Urbatsch looks at the ways in which parents, siblings, birth order, gender, and socioeconomics influence opinions on issues from war to the welfare state, to abortion. Through compelling analysis, he demonstrates that our family relationships play an enormously crucial and multi-faceted role in the way that we experience, learn about, and practice politics. 

Leadership for Learning by Carl Glickman & Rebecca West Burns 

Leadership for Learning equips school leaders (preK-12) to unlock teacher potential and drive student success. This revised edition draws on the authors' experience to provide a comprehensive guide for fostering teacher growth. Leaders will learn to tailor professional development for each teacher's needs, ensuring it directly improves student learning. The book delves into effective observation, assessment, and evaluation techniques, empowering leaders to provide valuable feedback. Building strong relationships with teachers is a core focus, emphasizing the importance of understanding individual needs and fostering well-being. Glickman and Burns highlight the art of stretching teachers' skills by using the right interpersonal approach. Furthermore, the book equips leaders to seize "teachable moments" with immediate feedback. Packed with detailed scenarios, case studies, and practical strategies, Leadership for Learning offers a roadmap for school leaders to cultivate a thriving community of educators, ultimately creating exceptional learning environments for all students. 

Radio Empire by Daniel Ryan Morse 
Initially created to counteract broadcasts from Nazi Germany, the BBC's Eastern Service became a cauldron of global modernism and an unlikely nexus of artistic exchange. Directed at an educated Indian audience, its programming provided remarkable moments: Listeners in India heard James Joyce reading from Finnegans Wake on the eve of independence, as well as the literary criticism of E. M. Forster and the works of Indian writers living in London. In Radio Empire, Daniel Ryan Morse demonstrates the significance of the Eastern Service for global Anglophone literature and literary broadcasting. He traces how modernist writers used radio to experiment with form and introduce postcolonial literature to global audiences.  

The American Stamp by Laura Goldblatt & Richard Handler 

More than three thousand different images appeared on United States postage stamps from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Limited at first to the depiction of a small cast of characters and patriotic images, postal iconography gradually expanded as the Postal Service sought to depict the country's history in all its diversity. This vast breadth has helped make stamp collecting a widespread hobby and made stamps into consumer goods. Examining the canon of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stamps, Laura Goldblatt and Richard Handler show how postal iconography and material culture offer a window into the contested meanings and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. They argue that postage stamps, which are both devices to pay for a government service and purchasable items themselves, embody a crucial tension: is democracy defined by political agency or the freedom to buy? The changing images and uses of stamps reveal how governmental authorities have attempted to navigate between public service and businesslike efficiency, belonging and exclusion, citizenship and consumerism. Stamps are vehicles for state messaging, and what they depict is tied up with broader questions of what it means to be American. Goldblatt and Handler combine historical, sociological, and iconographic analysis of a vast quantity of stamps with anthropological exploration of how postal customers and stamp collectors behave. At the crossroads of several disciplines, this book casts the symbolic and material meanings of stamps in a wholly new light. 

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Haunted : On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds by Leo Braudy 

An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them. Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity. Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, this book explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosity. From the Protestant Reformation to contemporary horror films and fiction, he explores four major types: the monster from nature (King Kong), the created monster (Frankenstein), the monster from within (Mr. Hyde), and the monster from the past (Dracula). Drawing upon deep historical and literary research, Braudy discusses the lasting presence of fearful imaginings in an age of scientific progress, viewing the detective genre as a rational riposte to the irrational world of the monstrous.  

The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality by Blair Stonechild 

Blair Stonechild shares his sixty-year journey of learning-from residential school to PhD and beyond-while trying to find a place for Indigenous spirituality in the classroom. Encouraged by an Elder who insisted sacred information be written down, Stonechild explores the underlying philosophy of his people's teachings to demonstrate that Indigenous spirituality can speak to our urgent, contemporary concerns. 

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary by Richard A. Tennant & Marianne Gluszak Brown 

This unique reference can help users locate a sign whose meaning they have forgotten or help them find the meaning of a new sign they have just seen for the first time. It organizes more than 1,900 ASL signs by 40 basic handshapes and includes detailed descriptions on how to form these signs to represent the different English words that they might mean. ASL students can begin to track down a sign by determining whether it is formed with one hand or two. Further distinctions of handshape, palm orientation, location, movement, and other nonmanual body signals help them pinpoint their search while also refining their grasp of ASL syntax and grammar. A complete English word index provides the option of referring to an alphabetical listing of English terms to locate an equivalent sign or choice of signs.  

Eyes to See: The Astonishing Variety of Vision in Nature by Michael Land 

Vision is the sense by which we and other animals obtain most of our information about the world around us. Darwin appreciated that at first sight it seems absurd that the human eye could have evolved by natural selection. But we now know far more about vision, the many times it has independently evolved in nature, and the astonishing variety of ways to see. The human eye, with a lens forming an image on a sensitive retina, represents just one. Scallops, shrimps, and lobsters all use mirrors in different ways. Jumping spiders scan with their front-facing eyes to check whether the object in front is an insect to eat, another spider to mate with, or a predator to avoid. Mantis shrimps can even measure the polarization of light. Animal eyes are amazing structures, often involving precision optics and impressive information processing, mainly using wet protein - not the substance an engineer would choose for such tasks. In Eyes to See, Michael Land, one of the leading world experts on vision, explores the varied ways in which sight has evolved and is used in the natural world, and describes some of the ingenious experiments that researchers have used to uncover its secrets. He also discusses human vision, including his experiments on how our eye movements help us to do everyday tasks, as well as skilled ones such as sight-reading music or driving. He ends by considering the fascinating problem of how the constantly shifting images from our eyes are converted in the brain into the steady and integrated conscious view of the world we experience. 

Performing Math by Andrew Fiss 

Performing Math tells the history of expectations for math communication—and the conversations about math hatred and math anxiety that occurred in response. Focusing on nineteenth-century American colleges, this book analyzes foundational tools and techniques of math communication: the textbooks that supported reading aloud, the burnings that mimicked pedagogical speech, the blackboards that accompanied oral presentations, the plays that proclaimed performers’ identities as math students, and the written tests that redefined “student performance.” Math communication and math anxiety went hand in hand as new rules for oral communication at the blackboard inspired student revolt and as frameworks for testing student performance inspired performance anxiety. With unusual primary sources from over a dozen educational archives, Performing Math argues for a new, performance-oriented history of American math education, one that can explain contemporary math attitudes and provide a way forward to reframing the problem of math anxiety. 

Dog Photography: How to Capture the Love, Fun, and Whimsy of Man's Best Friend by Margaret Bryant  

Award-winning photographer Margaret Bryant makes capturing dog portraits look easy—but anyone who has aspired to take portraits of a four-legged friend knows it is a skill that is hard-won. In fact, creating memorable dog portraits requires more than a good camera and a squeaky toy. Dogs need to feel comfortable before they reveal their personalities. To get them comfortable, a photographer needs to recognize when a dog is stressed and when a dog is relaxed. In this book, Bryant teaches photographers how to recognize subtle but important dog behaviors and provides tips to help them modify their own behavior to “talk” back to the dog and set the stage for great dog portraiture. After providing tips for helping a dog to relax, Bryant moves on to share techniques for posing individual dogs and groups. She includes myriad images to share inspiring ideas that help to showcase the personality of the pet. She also offers ideas for getting the dog's attention and getting reactions and desired behaviors on cue. Finally, she offers both simple and elaborate ideas for setups that might be used when photographing dogs. With the tips in this book, photographers will have the skills they need to handle and pose dogs to make great sales. 

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Problem Solving by Eleni Makri 

Problem-Solving: Insights, Challenges, and Approaches by Eleni Makri offers a compelling look at the evolving definition and theory of problem-solving. The book highlights how these advancements are driving new research in tackling problems today and in the future. Makri emphasizes the importance of considering various factors beyond just theory and research. This holistic approach empowers individuals, teams, and communities to develop more effective problem-solving strategies, ultimately leading to positive transformations and shared success. This work skillfully integrates diverse research and theoretical perspectives on problem-solving. It not only provides valuable insights but also paves the way for a future of open science and innovation in this crucial field. 

Social Security by Orville Copeland 

Social Security: Benefits and Special Programs by Orville Copeland dives into the details of the Social Security program in the United States. It explains how benefits are calculated based on past earnings and explores survivor benefits for spouses and families. The book also addresses the reasons for potential reductions in benefits due to government pensions or prior employment not covered by Social Security. 

Concussions in Athletics by Eric Hall & Caroline Ketcham 

Sports related concussions are a growing concern for everyone involved in athletics. Leading experts are working together to improve concussion education, assessment, and treatment for athletes of all levels. Concussions can significantly impact academic performance in addition to physical ability. Healthcare professionals are constantly refining best practices while researchers explore long-term outcomes and new approaches to recovery. This book brings together concussion experts to share the latest evidence-based practices. It also explores the challenges of returning to both play and academic activities, recognizing that recovery is not a one-size-fits-all process. As new information emerges, concussion management continues to evolve with the primary goal of protecting athlete health and safety. This book offers a current overview of concussion management and explores cutting-edge topics in this ever-changing field. 

Digital Kids by Martin L. Kutscher 

For many children and teens daily Internet use is the norm - but where should we draw the line when it comes to digital media usage? This handy book lays out the essential information needed to understand and prevent excessive Internet use that negatively impacts behavior, education, family life, and even physical health. Martin L. Kutscher, MD analyses neurological, psychological and educational research and draws on his own experience to show when Internet use stops being a good thing and starts to become excessive. He shows how to spot digital addictions and offers whole family approaches for limiting the harmful effects of too much screen time, such as helping kids to learn to control their own Internet use. He tackles diverse questions ranging from the effects of laptops in the classroom and reading on a digital screen, to whether violent videogames lead to aggression. The author also explains how ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can make you more susceptible to Internet addiction, suggesting practical strategies to suit these specific needs. Discussing both the good and bad aspects of the internet, this book tells you everything you need to know to help children and young people use the internet in a healthy, balanced way. 

Amazon: Managing Extraordinary Success in 5-D Value by Benjamin Wall 

Benjamin Wall's book offers a framework for managing value across all crucial business relationships. He explores how Amazon's extraordinary success stems from three key value dimensions: a dominant supply chain, a well-optimized online ecosystem, and a focus on after-sales experiences. Wall delves into the unique managerial approach of Amazon, where each department operates based on a distinct dimension of value, both internally and externally. By understanding and replicating these dimensions, managers can enhance their own internal processes and achieve similar external successes. 

Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and Struggle for Oral Health in America by Mary Otto 

In Teeth, veteran health journalist Mary Otto looks inside America's mouth, revealing unsettling truths about our unequal society. Teeth takes readers on a disturbing journey into America's silent epidemic of oral disease, exposing the hidden connections between tooth decay and stunted job prospects, low educational achievement, social mobility, and the troubling state of our public health. Otto's subjects include the pioneering dentist who made Shirley Temple and Judy Garland's teeth sparkle on the silver screen and helped create the all-American image of ‘pearly whites'; Deamonte Driver, the young Maryland boy whose tragic death from an abscessed tooth sparked congressional hearings; and a marketing guru who offers advice to dentists on how to push new and expensive treatments and how to keep Medicaid patients at bay. In one of its most disturbing findings, Teeth reveals that toothaches are not an occasional inconvenience, but rather a chronic reality for millions of people, including disproportionate numbers of the elderly and people of color. Many people, Otto reveals, resort to prayer to counteract the uniquely devastating effects of dental pain. Otto also goes back in time to understand the roots of our predicament in the history of dentistry, showing how it became separated from mainstream medicine, despite a century of growing evidence that oral health and general bodily health are closely related.  

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too.  

Remembering and Forgetting by Michelle Miller 

What does memory mean for learning in an age of smartphones and search engines? Human minds are made of memories, and today those memories have competition. Biological memory capacities are being supplanted, or at least supplemented, by digital ones, as we rely on recording—phone cameras, digital video, speech-to-text—to capture information we'll need in the future and then rely on those stored recordings to know what happened in the past. Search engines have taken over not only traditional reference materials but also the knowledge base that used to be encoded in our own brains. Google remembers, so we don't have to. And when we don't have to, we no longer can. Or can we? Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology offers concise, nontechnical explanations of major principles of memory and attention—concepts that all teachers should know and that can inform how technology is used in their classes. Teachers will come away with a new appreciation of the importance of memory for learning, useful ideas for handling and discussing technology with their students, and an understanding of how memory is changing in our technology-saturated world. 

Sleep, Cognition, and Emotion by Ignacio Ramirez Salado  

Sleep can be viewed as a brain state, as a process, and a behavior. As any of these, sleep serves several purposes, including energy restoration, immunocompetence, brain metabolic homeostasis, neural ontogenesis and, importantly, cognitive, emotional and social processing. Supported by a strong empirical backbone, this book will offer a guide to state-of-the-art research of sleep mechanisms, its impact in many cognitive and affective features as well as brief but in-depth overview of the strong association between sleep and social interactions.  

The Essential HR Guide by Marie Carasco & William Rothwell 

The Essential HR Guide features tried-and-true, ready-to-use tools, examples, and resources, this guide teaches the nuts and bolts of HR for small businesses and startups and is the perfect desk reference for any organization who may not have the financial resources to invest in a fully-staffed HR department. The book guides readers through the HR essentials, including developing policies and organizational best practices, managing and measuring performance, driving engagement and cultivating a culture, understanding legal obligations, assessing, risk, and guidance for developing leaders. 

Appalachian Health by F. Douglas Scutchfield & Randy Wykoff 

Appalachian Health explores major challenges and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of Appalachia, a historically underserved population. It considers health's intersection with social, political, and economic factors to shed light on the trends affecting mortality and morbidity among the region's residents. F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randy Wykoff have assembled high-profile experts working in academia, public health, and government to offer perspectives on a wide range of topics including health behaviors, environmental justice, and pandemic preparedness. This volume also provides updated data on issues such as opioid abuse and the social determinants of health. Together, the contributors illuminate the complex health status of the region and offer evidence-based programs for addressing the health problems that have been identified. 

Learning With Others: Collaboration as a Pathway to College Student Success by Clifton Conrad & Todd Lundberg 

How can colleges and universities engage students in ways that prepare them to solve problems in our rapidly changing world? Most American colleges and universities assimilate students into highly competitive undergraduate experiences. By placing achievement for personal and material gain as the bedrock of a college education, these institutions fail to educate students to become collaborative learners: people who are committed and prepared to join with others in developing promising solutions to problems that they share with others. Drawing on a three-year study of student persistence and learning at minority-serving Institutions, Clifton Conrad and Todd Lundberg argue that student success in college should be redefined by focusing on the importance of collaborative learning over individual achievement. Engaging students in shared, real-world problem-solving, Conrad and Lundberg assert, will encourage them to embrace interdependence and to value and draw on diverse perspectives. Learning with Others presents a set of core practices to empower students to enter, nourish, and sustain collaborative learning and outlines how to blend the roles and responsibilities of faculty, staff, and students; how to adopt best practices for receiving and giving feedback on problem-solving; and how to anchor a curriculum in shared problem-solving. 

Food for Thought: Nutrition and the Aging Brain by Richard Dienstbier 

Food for Thought: Nutrition and the Aging Brain presents and analyzes the research on nutrition's impacts on the aging brain, on cognitive abilities, and on changing emotional dispositions. The book is appropriate for scientists in fields such as nutrition, geriatrics, and psychology. However, the book was also designed to be understandable for lay readers wanting a deeper understanding than can be found in typical books on food-brain relationships. This book examines how food choices can affect memory and thinking in older adults. Researchers explore the impact of different nutrients on the brain, from general dietary patterns to specific vitamins. The book also considers how combining a healthy diet with activities like exercise can maximize brain function. 

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The Prescription Drug Problem by Ryan Schroeder, Jason Ford, & George Higgins 

Providing an indispensable resource for undergraduate students, graduate students, and policymakers interested in the prescription drug abuse crisis in the United States, this book summarizes the current state of prescription drug abuse and its growth over the past 20 years. It includes comparisons to marijuana and hard drug use during the same period. Specific attention is given to prescription opiate abuse and the transition from prescription opiates to heroin.  

Unfinished Business by Matt Bergman 

For at least the last 100 years, more than 40% of all students who enrolled in American colleges and universities have not persisted to graduation at four-year institutions. Their stories are varied, but in every case, something got in the way of that pursuit. Life happened. They became one of the nearly 36 million Americans who have some college but no degree. For many, the stigma of not finishing college is a closely held secret that weighs heavily as they discuss, engage, and compete to meet the challenges of the workforce in the 21st century. Some weren't ready at age 18 for the focus and commitment that academic studies require. Others found opportunities to create income and meet immediate familial needs or requirements. Many have excelled despite their lack of a college credential. Contrary to the deficit mindset that often permeates the retention and persistence discourse, this book highlights the stories of those who successfully returned to what was left unfinished. The stories here may challenge your assumptions. These are high-quality students who demonstrated a compelling and inspiring commitment to their education, begun long ago and now completed—in some cases decades later. As you read, don't miss the role that engaged advisors, supportive family members, and well-designed programs such as prior learning assessment played in helping students to the finish line. These narratives also demonstrate that it is time for institutions of higher education to imagine and embrace new ways of serving these students well. 

Learning the Birds by Susan Fox Rogers 
“The thrill of quiet adventure. The constant hope of discovery. The reminder that the world is filled with wonder. When I bird, life is bigger, more vibrant.” That is why Susan Fox Rogers is a birder. Learning the Birds is the story of how encounters with birds recharged her adventurous spirit. When the birds first called, Rogers was in a slack season of her life. The woods and rivers that enthralled her younger self had lost some of their luster. It was the song of a thrush that reawakened Rogers, sparking a long-held desire to know the birds that accompanied her as she rock climbed and paddled. Energized by her curiosity, she followed the birds as they drew her deeper into her authentic self, and ultimately into love. In Learning the Birds, we join Rogers as she becomes a birder and joins the community of passionate and quirky bird people. We meet her birding companions close to home in New York State's Hudson Valley as well as in the desert of Arizona and awash in the midnight sunlight of Alaska. Along on the journey are birders and estimable ornithologists of past generations—people like Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Florence Merriam Bailey—whose writings inspire Rogers's adventures and discoveries. A ready, knowledgeable, and humble friend and explorer, Rogers is eager to share what she sees and learns. Learning the Birds will remind you of our passionate need for wonder and our connection to the wild creatures with whom we share the land. 

Man in the Dog Park by Cathy Small, Jason Kordosky, & Ross Moore 

The Man in the Dog Park offers the reader a rare window into homeless life. Spurred by a personal relationship with a homeless man who became her co-author, Cathy A. Small takes a compelling look at what it means and what it takes to be homeless. Interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people lead us into a world that most have never seen. We travel as an intimate observer into the places that many homeless frequent, including a community shelter, a day labor agency, a panhandling corner, a pawn shop, and a HUD housing office. Through these personal stories, we witness the obstacles that homeless people face, and the ingenuity it takes to negotiate life without a home. The Man in the Dog Park points to the ways that our own cultural assumptions and blind spots are complicit in US homelessness and contribute to the degree of suffering that homeless people face. At the same time, Small, Kordosky and Moore show us how our own sense of connection and compassion can bring us into touch with the actions that will lessen homelessness and bring greater humanity to the experience of those who remain homeless. The raw emotion of The Man in the Dog Park will forever change your appreciation for, and understanding of, the homeless life so many deal with outside of the limelight of contemporary society. 

Places to Bee: A Guide to Apitourism by Lynette Porter 

Travelers are buzzing about apitourism or “bee tourism”-- as an opportunity to get close to bees and learn about the ecology and industry they support. Apitours invite visitors to see what takes place inside a hive, taste fresh honey, and observe its journey from comb to bottle. Apitourists explore bee culture through diverse activities--watching films, creating art, building bee hotels, sampling mead, learning to plant pollinator gardens and documenting species in the wild. This guide presents an educational overview of apitourism, with an exploration of the fascinating world of bees and the sometimes-controversial issues surrounding them. 

Sound and Noise by Marcia Jenneth Epstein 

This book is about how you listen and what you hear, about how to have a dialogue with the sounds around you. Marcia Jenneth Epstein gives readers the impetus and the tools to understand the sounds and noise that define their daily lives in this groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of how auditory stimuli impact both individuals and communities. Epstein employs scientific and sociological perspectives to examine noise in multiple contexts: as a threat to health and peace of mind, as a motivator for social cohesion, as a potent form of communication and expression of power. She draws on a massive base of specialist literature from fields as diverse as nursing and neuroscience, sociology and sound studies, acoustic ecology and urban planning, engineering, anthropology, and musicology, among others, synthesizing and explaining these findings to evaluate the ubiquitous effects of sound in everyday life. Epstein investigates speech and music as well as noise and explores their physical and cultural dimensions. Ultimately, she argues for an engaged public dialogue on sound, built on a shared foundation of critical listening, and provides the understanding for all of us to speak and be heard in such a discussion. Sound and Noise is a timely evaluation of the noise that surrounds us, how we hear it, and what we can do about it. 

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Rethinking Diabetes by Emily Mendenhall

In Rethinking Diabetes, Emily Mendenhall investigates how global and local factors transform how diabetes is perceived, experienced, and embodied from place to place. Mendenhall argues that the link between sugar and diabetes overshadows the ways in which underlying biological processes linking hunger, oppression, trauma, unbridled stress, and chronic mental distress produce diabetes. The life history narratives in the book show how deeply embedded these factors are in the ways diabetes is experienced and (re)produced among poor communities around the world.

Breathe Easy by Donald Mahler

Most people don't think about breathing; it is an automatic, unconscious act. However, the majority of those with asthma (26 million Americans); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD (24 million Americans); or interstitial lung disease (1–2 million Americans) are aware of their shortness of breath because it interferes with work or other daily activities. As a result, these individuals seek medical attention for diagnosis and treatment. Breathe Easy, written by a pulmonologist, explains what constitutes normal breathing, what causes someone to feel short of breath, and what can be done to improve one's breathing. In chapters on asthma, COPD, and interstitial lung disease, Dr. Donald A. Mahler addresses the origins and treatments of these conditions and offers advice for both standard and alternative therapies to breathe easy. Other chapters describe how we breathe, how to understand respiratory difficulties like chronic shortness of breath, the correct use of inhalers, the effects of aging on the brain and body, and the benefits of exercise. His final chapter provides valuable advice about traveling with oxygen. Illustrated with over fifty enlightening medical graphics, Breathe Easy offers a complete and compact guide for the millions of Americans who are limited by their breathing.

Small Engines

This updated edition of the best-selling Small Engines and Power Equipment is more than a simple engine repair manual. Designed for beginners with little or no mechanical experience, this book is a graphically appealing, step-by-step guide that covers the most important engine maintenance and repair skills you'll need to keep your equipment running at peak performance. It also shows exactly how to perform mechanical upkeep and repairs on the most common outdoor power implements. With new and improved content for today's motorized equipment, this DIY bible includes engine and mechanical repair plus maintenance instruction for all your outdoor power equipment, including lawn mowers, snow blowers, chain saws, power washers, generators, leaf blowers, rototillers, wood splitters, lawn edgers, and weed whips.

Pride Parades by Katherine McFarland Bruce

On June 28, 1970, two thousand gay and lesbian activists in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago paraded down the streets of their cities in a new kind of social protest, one marked by celebration, fun, and unashamed declaration of a stigmatized identity. Forty-five years later, over six million people annually participate in 115 Pride parades across the United States. They march with church congregations and college gay-straight alliance groups, perform dance routines and marching band numbers, and gather with friends to cheer from the sidelines. With vivid imagery, and showcasing the voices of these participants, Pride Parades tells the story of Pride from its beginning in 1970 to 2010. Though often dismissed as frivolous spectacles, the author builds a convincing case for the importance of Pride parades as cultural protests at the heart of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.

What is Tai Chi? by Peter Gilligan

This book grew out of a question one of the author's students asked. The answer proved to be longer than either teacher or student could have anticipated. As he looks at the complex art of ‘Tai Chi', the author answers questions such as why, unlike in other martial arts, ‘Tai Chi’ has no gradings; how hard you should try; and how to make the most of your teacher. A wide range of material is covered, including fundamental points about the mechanics of movement and the energetic aspects of practice, as well as the relationship between body, mind and spirit that emerges. This insightful book covers all aspects of 'Tai Chi', answering questions that are beyond the scope of many classes.

Kitchen Chemistry by Cynthia Light Brown

Bring chemistry to your kitchen with a book that offers hands-on science activities that can be done with ingredients from your pantry and the refrigerator! What's going on when you cook in the kitchen? Science! In Kitchen Chemistry: Cool Crystals, Rockin’ Reactions, and Magical Mixtures with Hands-On Science Activities, readers ages 9 to 12 discover that the cooking, mixing, and measuring you do in the kitchen all has its roots deep in science—chemistry to be exact! Starting with an exploration of atoms and molecules and how they make up the world, Kitchen Chemistry goes on to discuss mixtures, reactions, states of matter, solutions, and more! By using familiar scenarios such as boiling water, baking cookies, and creating slime, kids make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections that deepen their understanding of the world around us and the connection to chemistry to be found in every area of life.

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The Leaders Within: Engagement, Leadership Development, and Succession Planning by Stephen Mason 

This ebook presents an integrated model for creating an organizational infrastructure in which leadership development acts as a funnel for succession planning. When they follow this guidance, readers can enhance their organization's learning, leadership, and longevity. Examples and case studies gathered from over the course of a decade are used to address topics such as: achieving buy-in from the board and executive team, identifying potential succession candidates, assessing candidates’ strengths and opportunities for development, and replacing key leaders while maintaining leadership continuity.  

Learning with Others: Collaboration as a Pathway to College Student Success by Clifton Conrad & Todd Lundberg 

Drawing on a three-year study of student persistence and learning at minority-serving institutions, Clifton Conrad and Todd Lundberg argue that student success in college should be redefined by focusing on the importance of collaborative learning over individual achievement. Engaging students in shared, real-world problem-solving, Conrad and Lundberg assert, will encourage them to embrace interdependence and to value and draw on diverse perspectives. Learning with Others presents a set of core practices to empower students to enter, nourish, and sustain collaborative learning and outlines how to blend the roles and responsibilities of faculty, staff, and students; how to adopt best practices for receiving and giving feedback on problem-solving; and how to anchor a curriculum in shared problem-solving.  

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary by Richard A. Tennant & Marianne G. Brown 

This unique reference can help users locate a sign whose meaning they have forgotten or help them find the meaning of a new sign they have just seen for the first time. It organizes more than 1,900 ASL signs by 40 basic handshapes and includes detailed descriptions on how to form these signs to represent the different English words that they might mean. The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary is a one-of-a-kind resource for learning ASL and enhancing communication skills in both ASL and English. 

Music Therapy with Military and Veteran Populations by Rebecca Vaudreuil 

Combining essential information, professional insights, and lived experiences, this book offers a unique overview of the use of music therapy with active-duty service members, veterans, and other military-connected populations in the United States. Contributors include music therapists specializing with the military, as well as military personnel, veterans, and their families, providing an in-depth review of the impact that music therapy can have within this community. Detailing the historical evolution of the approach within a military context, the book explores the integration of music therapy into traditional treatment programs for service members and veterans particularly those with TBI and PTSD.  

Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy! 

Feeling overwhelmed by medical terminology? Grab a lifeline: the newly updated Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy! offers clear and simple explanations of vital terms and their everyday use in nursing practice. Backed by humor and chock full of illustrations, this enjoyable text is the perfect backup to class materials and the ideal on-the-job refresher for experienced nurses and all healthcare professionals. Learn how to decipher complex terms from the roots up—and take your confidence to a whole new level.  

Garden Variety: The American Tomato from Corporate to Heirloom by John Hoenig 

Chopped in salads, scooped up in salsa, slathered on pizza and pasta, squeezed onto burgers and fries, and filling aisles with roma, cherry, beefsteak, on-the-vine, and heirloom: where would American food, fast and slow, high and low, be without the tomato? The tomato represents the best and worst of American cuisine: though the plastic-looking corporate tomato is the hallmark of industrial agriculture, the tomato's history also encompasses farmers’ markets and home gardens. John Hoenig explores the path by which, over the last two centuries, the tomato went from a rare seasonal crop to America's favorite vegetable. He pays particular attention to the noncorporate tomato.  

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The Clock Mirage by Joseph Mazur

What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years. Why does time seem to speed up with age? What is its connection with memory, anticipation, and sleep cycles? Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by environmental cues in sync with patterns of social interaction. Readers learn that, as a consequence of time's personal nature, a forty-eight-hour journey on the Space Shuttle can feel shorter than a six-hour trip on the Soyuz capsule, that the Amondawa of the Amazon do not have ages, and that time speeds up with fever and slows down when we feel in danger. With a narrative punctuated by personal stories of time's effects on truck drivers, Olympic racers, prisoners, and clockmakers, Mazur's journey is filled with fascinating insights into how our technologies, our bodies, and our attitudes can change our perceptions. Ultimately, time reveals itself as something that rides on the rhythms of our minds. The Clock Mirage presents an innovative perspective that will force us to rethink our relationship with time, and how best to use it.

Crusader Without Violence by L. D. Reddick

Published to critical acclaim in 1959 and long out of print, Crusader Without Violence was the first biography of the dynamic leader who emerged from the 1955–56 Montgomery Bus Boycott as the spokesman of the twentieth-century American civil rights movement. NewSouth's 60th Anniversary Edition, with a new introduction containing new biographical details about its author, returns to general circulation a valuable, rare, and engaging account of Martin Luther King Jr. before he became an American phenomenon. The author, L. D. Reddick, had known the young King in Atlanta. They became reacquainted when Reddick moved to Montgomery in 1956, where King pastored the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Reddick became a congregant and King's friend and was active with him during the bus protest. He was thus able to report firsthand and at length on King within the setting of the young minister's early career and family life.

Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities: Strategies to Succeed in School and Life with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, and Processing Disorders by Daniel Franklin

Based in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, education, and the principles of attachment-based teaching, this important guide for parents offers tools and practices to help children transcend language-based learning difficulties, do better in school, and gain self-confidence and self-esteem. If your child has a language-based learning difficulty—such as dyscalculia, dyslexia, and auditory processing disorder—they may have to work twice as hard to keep up with their peers in school. Your child may also have feelings of frustration, anger, sadness, or shame as a result of their learning differences. As a parent, it hurts to see your child struggle. But the good news is that there are proven-effective strategies you can learn to help your child be their best. This book will show you how. Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities outlines an attachment-based approach to help your child succeed based in the latest research. This research indicates that a secure attachment relationship between you and your child optimizes their learning ability by enhancing motivation, regulating anxiety, and triggering neuroplasticity. In this book, you'll discover why it's so important to accurately assess your child, find new perspectives on LBLDs based on the most current studies, and discover tips and strategies for navigating school, home life, and your child's future. Most importantly, you'll learn how your own special bond with your child can help spark their interest in reading, writing, and math. Every child is unique—and every child learns in his or her own way. With this groundbreaking guide, you'll be able to help your child thrive, in school and life.

Lines on a Map: Unparalleled Adventures in Modern Exploration by Frank Wolf & John Vaillant

Two decades of adventure writing are captured in this entertaining and inspiring collection of travel journalism by renowned adventurer, writer, filmmaker and environmentalist Frank Wolf. Some of the adventures include: two friends on a cycling and volcano-climbing odyssey across Java, the world's most populous island, in the world's most populous Muslim country, Indonesia, in the wake of 9/11; a surreal private lunch with former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau during an 8000 km canoe journey across Canada; discovering the past and present on a 900 km hiking and kayaking journey from Skagway, Alaska, to Dawson City, Yukon; negotiating the cultural divide during a whitewater paddling expedition in Laos and Cambodia with Russian extreme kayakers; exploring the nature and politics of a multi-billion dollar pipeline in northern BC by hiking, biking and kayaking the GPS track of the proposed project route from the oil sands to the British Columbia coast; conducting a mammal tracking survey in the course of a 120 km ski traverse of Banff National Park; discovering the truth about the existence of Sasquatch in northern Ontario; retracing Viking history during a canoe trip across Scandinavia. Complete with dozens of color photographs, Wolf weaves together humor, drama and local knowledge to transport readers to some of the outermost corners of the globe in an epic quest to celebrate the freedom to move, explore and be wild.

Noodle Soup by Ken Albala

Every day, noodle shops around the globe ladle out quick meals that fuel our go-go lives. But Ken Albala has a mission: to get YOU in the kitchen making noodle soup. This primer offers the recipes and techniques for mastering quick-slurper staples and luxurious from-scratch feasts. Albala made a different noodle soup every day for two years. His obsession yielded all you need to know about making stock bases, using dried or fresh noodles, and choosing from a huge variety of garnishes, flavorings, and accompaniments. He lays out innovative techniques for mixing and matching bases and noodles with grains, vegetables, and other ingredients drawn from an international array of cuisines. In addition to recipes both cutting edge and classic, Albala describes new soup discoveries he created along the way. There's advice on utensils, cooking tools, and the oft-overlooked necessity of matching a soup to the proper bowl. Finally, he sprinkles in charming historical details that cover everything from ancient Chinese millet noodles to that off-brand Malaysian ramen at the back of the ethnic grocery store. Filled with more than seventy color photos and dozens of recipes, Noodle Soup is an indispensable guide for cooking, eating, and loving a universal favorite.

Self-Care for New and Student Nurses by D. Fontaine, T. Cunningham, & N. May

Self-Care for New and Student Nurses presents techniques to prepare you for stressors present now and those to come. No matter where you are in your nursing career, this book offers you multiple ways to prioritize your own mental, physical, and emotional health.

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Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South by Rebecca Sharpless

While a luscious layer cake may exemplify the towering glory of southern baking, like everything about the American South, baking is far more complicated than it seems. Rebecca Sharpless here weaves a brilliant chronicle, vast in perspective and entertaining in detail, revealing how three global food traditions—Indigenous American, European, and African—collided with and merged in the economies, cultures, and foodways of the South to create what we know as the southern baking tradition. Sharpless takes delight in deflating stereotypes as she delves into the surprising realities underlying the creation and consumption of baked goods. People who controlled the food supply in the South used baking to reinforce their power and make social distinctions. Who used white cornmeal and who used yellow, who put sugar in their cornbread and who did not had traditional meanings for Southerners, as did the proportions of flour, fat, and liquid in biscuits. By the twentieth century, however, the popularity of convenience foods and mixes exploded in the region, as it did nationwide. Still, while some regional distinctions have waned, baking in the South continues to be a remarkable, and remarkably tasty, source of identity and entrepreneurship.

In Search of The Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece by Salamishah Tillet

Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, Salamishah Tillet explores Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, The Color Purple. Alice Walker made history in 1983 when she became the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Color Purple. Published in the Reagan era amid a severe backlash to civil rights, the Jazz Age novel tells the story of racial and gender inequality through the life of a 14-year-old girl from Georgia who is haunted by domestic and sexual violence. The Color Purple received both praise and criticism upon publication, and the conversation it sparked around race and gender continues today.

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide: From Landing a Job, to Surviving, Thriving, and Moving on Up by Jane Finkle

What do Elon Musk, Warren Buffet, Marissa Mayer, and Bill Gates all have in common outside of being wildly successful? They are all introverts. In today's fast-paced, unstable workplace achieving success requires speaking up, promoting oneself and one's ideas, and taking initiative. Extroverts, fearless in tooting their own horns, naturally thrive in this environment, but introverts often stumble. If you question your ability to perform and succeed in this extroverted work culture, The Introvert's Complete Career Guide is custom fit for you. In this supportive, all-inclusive handbook, Jane Finkle demonstrates how to use your introverted qualities to their best advantage, then add a sprinkling of extroverted skills to round out a forceful combination for ultimate career success. Finkle shares the keys to navigating each stage of professional development--from self-assessment and job searching, to survival in a new position and career advancement.

NFL Football: A History of America's New National Pastime by Richard Crepeau

A multibillion-dollar entertainment empire, the National Football League is a coast-to-coast obsession that borders on religion and dominates our sports-mad culture. But today's NFL also provides a stage for playing out important issues roiling American society. The updated and expanded edition of NFL Football observes the league's centennial by following the NFL into the twenty-first century, where off-the-field concerns compete with touchdowns and goal line stands for headlines. Richard Crepeau delves into the history of the league and breaks down the new era with an in-depth look at the controversies and dramas swirling around pro football today: Tensions between players and Commissioner Roger Goodell over collusion, drug policies, and revenue; The firestorm surrounding Colin Kaepernick and protests of police violence and inequality; Andrew Luck and others choosing early retirement over the threat to their long-term health; Paul Tagliabue's role in covering up information on concussions; The Super Bowl's evolution into a national holiday. Authoritative and up to the minute, NFL Football continues the epic American success story.

The Carriers: What the Fragile X Gene Reveals About Family, Heredity, and Scientific Discovery by Anne Skomorowsky

A tiny mutation on the X chromosome can shape a family's history. Passed down from a “carrier” parent to a child, fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism. Beyond that—and a rarity among genetic disorders—some fragile X carriers not only transmit the mutation but also experience related conditions themselves. In such cases, carriers can have tremors, infertility, and psychiatric disorders that complicate raising children with fragile X syndrome—and all too often, they suffer in silence. The Carriers investigates this common but still little-known genetic condition and its life-altering consequences. Anne Skomorowsky reveals how this disorder afflicts families across generations, telling the stories of the mothers and grandparents of fragile X patients and considering how genes interact with family dynamics. She interweaves the personal narratives and family histories of the people affected by fragile X disorders with clear and accessible explanations of the science behind them.

Aero-Neurosis: Pilots of the First World War and the Psychological Legacies of Combat by Mark C. Wilkins

The young men who flew and fought during the First World War had no idea what was awaiting them. The “technology shock” that coalesced at the Western Front was not envisaged by any of the leadership or medical establishment. Despite the attendant horrors many men experienced, some felt that the dynamic context of aerial combat was something that, after the war, they still longed for... Doctors argued over best practice for treatment. Of course, the military wanted these men to return to duty as quickly as possible; with mounting casualties, each country needed every man. Aviation psychiatry arose as a new subset of the field, attempting to treat psychological symptoms previously unseen in combatants. The unique conditions of combat flying produced a whole new type of neurosis. Terms such as “aero-neurosis” were coined to provide the necessary label yet, like shell shock, they were inadequate when it came to describing the full and complete shock to the psyche. Wilkins includes expert medical testimony and excerpts where relevant in a fascinating book that explores the legacies of aerial combat, illustrating the ways in which pilots had to amalgamate their suffering and experiences into their postwar lives. Their attempts to do so can perhaps be seen as an extension of their heroism.

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too. Look for our monthly eBook displays, spotlighting a sampling of our collection, on a campus tv screen near you!

Breast Cancer: Current Trends in Molecular Research by Suman Shankar et al.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer types worldwide and is a leading cause of cancer related deaths in women. In this book, medical experts review our current understanding of the molecular biology and characteristics of breast cancer. The topics covered in this book provide comprehensive knowledge of mechanisms underlying breast carcinogenesis, and are intended for a wide audience including scientists, teachers, and students.

Harry Potter and the Cedarville Censors : Inside the Precedent-Setting Defeat of an Arkansas Book Ban by Brian Meadors

In 2002, the Cedarville School Board in Crawford County, Arkansas, ordered the removal of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books from library shelves, holding that 'witchcraft or sorcery [should not] be available for study.' The Board picked some formidable adversaries. School librarian Estella Roberts, standing on policy, had the books reviewed--and unanimously approved--by a committee of teachers and administrators that included a child and a parent. Not satisfied with the Board's half-measure permitting access to the books with parental approval, 4th-grader Dakota Counts and her father Bill Counts sued the school district in Federal court, drawing on the precedent Pico v. Island Trees to reaffirm that Constitutional rights apply to school libraries. Written by the lawyer who prosecuted the case, this book details the origins of the book ban and the civil procedures and legal arguments that restored the First Amendment in Cedarville.

Flu Hunter: Unlocking the Secrets of a Virus by Robert G. Webster

When a new influenza virus emerges that can be transmitted between humans, it spreads globally as a pandemic, often with high mortality. Enormous social disruption and substantial economic cost can result. The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was undoubtedly the most devastating influenza pandemic to date, and it has been Webster's life's work to figure out how and why. In so doing, he has made a remarkable contribution to our understanding of the evolution of influenza viruses and how to control them. A century on, Flu Hunter is a gripping account of the tenacious scientific detective work involved in revealing the secrets of this killer virus. Could a global influenza pandemic occur again? Webster's warns:'... it is not only possible, it is just a matter of when.

Unnerved : Anxiety, Social Change, and the Transformation of Modern Mental Health by Jason Schnittker

Anxiety is not new. Yet now more than ever, anxiety seems to define our times. Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders in the United States, exceeding mood, impulse-control, and substance-use disorders, and they are especially common among younger cohorts. More and more Americans are taking antianxiety medications. According to polling data, anxiety is experienced more frequently than other negative emotions. In Unnerved, Jason Schnittker investigates the social, cultural, medical, and scientific underpinnings of the modern state of mind.

Comic Book Women : Characters, Creators, and Culture in the Golden Age by Peyton Brunet and Blair Davis

The history of comics has centered almost exclusively on men. Comics historians largely describe the medium as one built by men telling tales about male protagonists, neglecting the many ways in which women fought for legitimacy on the page and in publishers‘ studios. Despite this male-dominated focus, women played vital roles in the early history of comics. The story of how comic books were born and how they evolved changes dramatically when women like June Tarpé Mills and Lily Renée are placed at the center rather than at the margins of this history, and when characters such as the Black Cat, Patsy Walker, and Señorita Rio are analyzed. Comic Book Women offers a feminist history of the golden age of comics, revising our understanding of how numerous genres emerged and upending narratives of how male auteurs built their careers. Considering issues of race, gender, and sexuality, the authors examine crime, horror, jungle, romance, science fiction, superhero, and Western comics to unpack the cultural and industrial consequences of how women were represented across a wide range of titles by publishers like DC, Timely, Fiction House, and others. This revisionist history reclaims the forgotten work done by women in the comics industry and reinserts female creators and characters into the canon of comics history.

Gluten : Food Sources, Properties and Health Implications by Howard Rivera

Gluten and gluten-related proteins (prolamin and glutelin) may be present in several cereals, such as wheat, rye, barley, oat and the derivatives of these grains, including malt and brewer's yeast. Despite some specific health implications, cereals are important carbohydrate and proteins source for human diet. Phenolic acids, vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber can also be found in wholegrains. Nowadays, cereals have been investigated about its potential use as ingredient in functional foods. Therefore, the development of food products with health benefits is a challenge for the food industry. This book provides new research on gluten's food sources, properties and health implications.

Did you know that the South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too. Look for our monthly eBook displays, spotlighting a sampling of our collection, on a campus tv screen near you!

Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health by Sainath Suryanarayanan & Daniel Kleinman 

Over the past decade, widespread honeybee deaths—some of which have come to be called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)—have continued to bedevil beekeepers and threaten the agricultural industries that rely on bees for pollination. Scientists continue to debate the causes of CCD, yet there is no clear consensus on how to best solve the problem. Vanishing Bees considers the urgent question: what happens when farmers, scientists, beekeepers, corporations, and federal agencies approach the problem from different vantage points and cannot see eye-to-eye? The answer may have profound consequences for every person who wants to keep fresh food on the table.

Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture by Christopher D. Bader et al.  

Given the popularity of television shows such as Finding Bigfoot, Ghost Hunters, Supernatural, and American Horror Story, there seems to be an insatiable public hunger for mystical happenings. But who believes in the paranormal? Based on extensive research and their own unique personal experiences, Christopher Bader, Joseph Baker and Carson Mencken reveal that a significant number of Americans hold these beliefs, and that for better or worse, we undoubtedly live in a paranormal America. Readers will join the authors as they participate in psychic and palm readings, and have their auras photographed, join a Bigfoot hunt, follow a group of celebrity ghost hunters as they investigate claims of a haunted classroom, and visit a support group for alien abductees.

Renewal: How Nature Awakens Our Creativity, Compassion, and Joy by Andres R. Edwards

Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Using personal experiences and cutting-edge research in cognitive science, this book weaves delightful stories that: reveal nature's genius and impacts on our lives from physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual perspectives. Whether you are drawn to conservation or are interested in the science behind human behavior, Renewal will help create a blueprint for integrating nature with a life of creativity, compassion, and joy. 

Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence by Darrell M. West & John R. Allen 

Despite its current and potential benefits, AI is little understood by the larger public and widely feared. The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has given rise to concerns that hidden technology will create a dystopian world of increased income inequality, a total lack of privacy, and perhaps a broad threat to humanity itself. In their compelling and readable book, two experts at Brookings discuss both the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence and how near-term policy decisions could determine whether the technology leads to utopia or dystopia. Drawing on in-depth studies of major uses of AI, the authors detail how the technology actually works. They outline a policy and governance blueprint for gaining the benefits of artificial intelligence while minimizing its potential downsides.

Practical Nutrition and Hydration for Dementia Friendly Mealtimes by Lee Martin

This book discusses the practical aspects of eating and drinking as part of person-centered dementia care. Due to cognitive decline, changes in mealtime abilities can lead to malnutrition and related issues for people with dementia, alongside feelings of powerlessness and isolation. This research-informed book explains how to make the most of mealtimes for increased nutritional intake, socializing, and food enjoyment, in a range of care settings.

 Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters with Dolly Parton  by Randy l. Schmidt

“Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly” declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. It has been more than fifty years since Dolly Parton arrived in Nashville with just her guitar and a dream. Her story has been told many times and, in many ways, but never like this. Dolly on Dolly is a collection of interviews spanning five decades of her career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. Dolly's feisty and irresistible brand of humor, combined with her playful, pull-up-a-chair-and-stay-awhile delivery, makes for a fascinating and inviting experience in down-home philosophy and storytelling.

South College Library provides students, faculty, and staff access to over 100,000 eBooks? Find eBooks related to your academic studies, personal interests, and self-improvement. Do you enjoy reading fiction books? The library’s collection includes novels, collections of short stories, and poetry too. Look for our monthly eBook displays, spotlighting a sampling of our collection, on a campus tv screen near you!

From the Mouth of Dogs by B.J. Hollars

What is it that dogs have done to earn the title of “man's best friend”? Why do we love them? What can we learn from them? And why is it so difficult to say good-bye? Join B.J. Hollars as he attempts to find out.

Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music by Gerald Horne

A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitation. The music we call “jazz” arose in late nineteenth century North America—most likely in New Orleans—based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the “blues,” which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands after the Civil War. Jazz and Justice examines the economic, social, and political forces that shaped this music into a phenomenal US.

The Decarbonization Imperative by Michael Lennox and Rebecca Duff

Responding to the existential threat of climate change, Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff propose a radical reconfiguration of the industries contributing the most, and most harmfully, to this planetary crisis. The authors analyze precisely what this might look like for specific sectors of the world economy—ranging from agriculture to industrials and building, energy, and transportation—and examine the possible challenges and obstacles to introducing a paradigm shift in each one. 

Fermented Foods: Nutrition and Role in Health and Disease by Oliver Kovalyov

Fermented Foods: Nutrition and Role in Health and Disease provides a comprehensive review of the recently discovered, or bioengineered, vitamin B2, B9 and B12-producing lactic acid bacteria, providing an in-depth analysis of the latest biotechnological applications and potentialities, particularly the development of novel bioenriched fermented foods. The authors elucidate the impact of lactic acid fermentation on sulforaphane rich products in an effort to improve our understanding on the role of sulforaphane as a potential medicine in the treatment of various disorders.

The Pain Epidemic by Don Goldenberg

Internationally-recognized pain expert Don Goldenberg helps readers better understand the intricacies of chronic pain through the lens of personal stories, including his own. One out of three Americans lives with chronic pain. Pain is the number one reason we seek medical care and accounts for 40% of doctor visits. Chronic pain is the most common cause of work loss world-wide. The yearly cost of chronic pain in the United States is between $560-$630 billion, higher than that of heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined. Despite this, physicians and the public are woefully ill-informed about chronic pain. The litany of self-help books available to the public are largely misleading, quick-fix, junk-science. Although there is a major push to better inform primary health-care providers on chronic pain, they have been provided no authoritative treatment of the subject. The Pain Epidemic provides the latest medical information and pathways to better understanding and treatment of chronic pain.

Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power by David Dayen

Over the last forty years our choices have narrowed, our opportunities have shrunk, and our lives have become governed by a handful of very large and very powerful corporations. Today, practically everything we buy, everywhere we shop, and every service we secure comes from a heavily concentrated market. This is a world where four major banks control most of our money, four airlines shuttle most of us around the country, and four major cell phone providers connect most of our communications. If you are sick you can go to one of three main pharmacies to fill your prescription, and if you end up in a hospital almost every accessory to heal you comes from one of a handful of large medical suppliers. Dayen, the editor of the American Prospect and author of the acclaimed Chain of Title, provides a riveting account of what it means to live in this new age of monopoly and how we might resist this corporate hegemony.

DSM-5 Now Available in Digital Format

The South College library now has access to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) Library through the Psychiatry Online website from the American Psychiatric Association.

The package includes electronic access to the DSM, Fifth Edition (DSM-5); DSM, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR); DSM-5 Clinical Cases; DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis; DSM-5 Handbook on the Cultural Formulation Interview; and the Spanish-language GuÍa De Consulta De Los Criterios Diagnósticos Del DSM-5.

Links to these DSM-5 resources can be found on the library's Ebooks & Ebook Collections page, the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner guide, and the Psychology Programs guide.

Check out the direct links to these items:

Library Adds New Online Resources from APA

South College library is happy to announce the addition of new resources from the American Psychological Association: APA PsycArticles and APA PsycBooks.

APA PsycArticles' website says the database provides access to 119 journals in the social and behavioral sciences, including the APA's flagship journal American Psychologist. The database currently contains over 233,000 records and is updated bi-weekly. Check out the full APA PsycArticles coverage list for more details.

APA PsycBooks is a collection of Digital Rights Management-free ebooks in the behavioral and social sciences, containing scholarly and professional titles published by APA as well as other classic works in the field.

All these new resources are included in the Psychology subject guide as well as in the Resources: Databases and Resources Ebooks & Ebook Collections guide.

Check out the new resources directly at the following links:

There are 14 new ebook titles in the library, covering psychology, sociology, physical therapy, and criminal justice and legal studies. Check them out!

Psychology and Sociology