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FT Press

Lead Your Team in Your First 100 Days Niamh O’Keeffe

Shows anyone coming into a new leadership role how to position themselves as an effective leader from day one and how to gain exception-al results from their team.

• This title will help new leaders firmly establish themselves at a time of uncertainty and generate teams who perform at their maximum.

• Containing case studies, lists, coaching notes and exercises, this is the ultimate accessible guide to leading a team

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780273776789

Power Verbs for Job Seekers

Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Bring Your Resumes, Cover Letters, and Job Interviews to Life Michael Lawrence Faulkner / Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford

Use power verbs to electrify all your job-hunting communications, from resumes and cover letters to interviews -and get the job you want!

• Place yourself head-and-shoulders above other candidates: discover the fast, effective way to make your written and spoken job-seeking communications more meaningful, powerful, and compelling!

• Concise, easy-to-use, and packed with examples anyone can use

• An indispensable resource for everyone entering or reentering the workforce, or seeking a better job or promotion!

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780133158724

General Business Business Communication ISBN10: 0-13-315872-1 ISBN13: 978-0-13-315872-4 2013, 256 pp., Paper, 6” x 9” $22.99t US

Pearson Technology Group • February 2013 Catalog 1

Management Executive Skills Development ISBN10: 0-273-77678-9 ISBN13: 978-0-273-77678-9 2012, 200 pp., Paper, 6 X 9 $24.99t US

FT Press

A Guide to Elder Planning

Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Loved Ones and Yourself Second Edition Steve Weisman

Thorough, friendly, and easy to read, the new edition of this popular guide covers all the challenges faced by seniors and their families.

• Completely updated with clear, simple explanations of the new realities of Medicare, Social Security, and long-term care

• How to avoid scams targeting the elderly and protect your family legally and financially

• Insights and solutions for estate planning, investment planning, housing, substitute decision making, income tax planning, age discrimination, end of life issues, and more

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780133091922

Deal with Your Debt

Free Yourself from What You Owe, Updated and Revised Liz Weston

An updated guide to managing debt that helps you assess realistic options, find help, discover opportunities, and take action that works.

• Use debt to your advantage: make yourself richer, not poorer!

• Get sound, “big picture” advice based on proven financial planning principles

• Eliminate toxic debts first

• Learn what you must know about consolidation loans, credit counseling, and debt settlement

• Overcome “debt stress,” discover key signals that you re in too deep, and get compassionate, realistic help

• By renowned financial journalist Liz Weston (MSNBC, L.A. Times, NBC Early Today).

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780133249262 UPC: 076092049432

Finance Personal Finance ISBN10: 0-13-309192-9 ISBN13: 978-0-13-309192-2 2013, 384 pp., Paper, 6” x 9”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-13-142520-X $29.99t US

Finance Personal Finance ISBN10: 0-13-324926-3 ISBN13: 978-0-13-324926-2 2013, 280 pp., Paper, 6” x 9”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-13-185675-8 $24.99t US

Pearson Technology Group • February 2013 Catalog2

FT Press

Result

Think Decisively, Take Action and Get Results Phil Olley

Discover the secrets that have been put to work by individuals, teams and organisations to drive success. This book will give you:

• insights into what accomplished achievers really do to attain success (and it’s nothing to do with SMART goals!)

• the skills to demolish barriers such as procrastination and fear

• the mindset to focus on exciting new habits of excellence that will enable you to con-sistently achieve and deliver

• the courage to take bold, decisive action which leads to specific breakthroughs

• the motivation and persistence to drive your projects through to the desired end result

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780273779483

Power Verbs for Presenters

Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Pump Up Your Speeches and Presentations Michael Lawrence Faulkner / Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford

Use power verbs to electrify any presentation, speech, or sales/business pitchhellip; and get the results you want!

• Place yourself head-and-shoulders above other presenters: discover the fast, effective way to make your in-person and written presentations more meaningful, powerful, and compelling!

• Concise, easy-to-use, and packed with examples, phrases, and sentences anyone can use

• An indispensable resource for every manager, entrepreneur, salesperson, studenthel-lip; everyone who has to influence others!

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780133158649 UPC: 076092049364

Management ISBN10: 0-273-77948-6 ISBN13: 978-0-273-77948-3 2012, 296 pp., Paper, 6” x 9” $19.99y US

General Business Business Communication ISBN10: 0-13-315864-0 ISBN13: 978-0-13-315864-9 DATA2 $22.99t US


New Riders

How to Get People to Do Stuff Susan Weinschenk

Improve your personal and business life with surprising insights from The Brain Lady about how you can motivate people to act.

• Techniques are easy to understand and learn, and they work.

• Teaches you the basic “always use” principles as well as what you need to know for your particular situation.

• Based on the latest research and proven science.

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321884503

Building Touch Interfaces with HTML5

Speed up your site and create amazing user experiences (Develop and Design) Stephen Woods

Use HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript to create amazing user experiences.

• Make web interfaces for any touch device that feel as fast and responsive as the desktop.

• Master gestures that make web interfaces as intuitive as native touch interfaces.

• Fulfill client and employer’s desire for amazing native-like mobile web experience.

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321887658

Voices That Matter Internet/Web Technologies Web Usability/Architectures ISBN10: 0-321-88765-4 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88765-8 2013, 224 pp., Paper, 7-3/8” x 9-1/8” $34.99x US


Voices That Matter Social Science Psychology ISBN10: 0-321-88450-7 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88450-3 2013, 224 pp., Paper, 6” x 9” $19.99x US

New Riders

Designing the Conversation

Techniques for Successful Facilitation Russ Unger / Brad Nunnally / Dan Willis

A clear and practical guide to facilitation and collaborative activity for user experience designers and business professionals.

• Provides value for user experience practitioners at any point in their careers, particu-larly those beginning to explore new areas of facilitation.

• Includes samples and jump-starts to aid professionals in planning and preparing for a variety of facilitation activities.

• Offers wisdom relevant outside of facilitation that can guide anyone preparing any col-laborative activity.

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321886729

Voices That Matter General Business Business Communication ISBN10: 0-321-88672-0 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88672-9 2013, 240 pp., Paper, 7” x 9” $34.99x US


Peachpit

Microsoft Office 2013 for Windows

Visual QuickStart Guide Steve Schwartz

Get up and running quickly with Microsoft Office 2013 for Windows.

• Easy visual approach uses color pictures to guide readers through the new features of Microsoft’s Office suite.

• Concise steps and explanations lets the reader get up and running with the Office in no time.

• Comes with eBook (EPUB, PDF, MOBI) and hour long HD Video.

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321897497

The iPhone Book

Covers iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 4 Sixth Edition Terry White / Scott Kelby

Bestselling authors Scott Kelby and Terry White take on the iPhone 5 in this new edition of THE indispensable iPhone guide.

• Updated to cover the key new features of the iPhone 5 including the 8MP iSight camera, the brilliant 4-inch retina display, and panorama image capturing

• Easy-to-browse format (and proven series formula) lets the reader in on everything they need--and want--to know

• Previous editions combined sold well over 100,000

Pub Date: 12/2012 EAN: 9780321908568

Mobile Devices and Music Players iPhone (end user) ISBN10: 0-321-90856-2 ISBN13: 978-0-321-90856-8 2013, 368 pp., Paper, 6” x 9”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-321-83276-0 $24.99x US


Visual QuickStart Guide Business and Productivity Application Office ISBN10: 0-321-89749-8 ISBN13: 978-0-321-89749-7 2013, 464 pp., Paper, 7” x 9” $34.99x US

Adobe Press

Adobe ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit

ColdFusion 10 Enhancements and Improvements Ben Forta

This is an update to the world’s best-selling book on ColdFusion, written by Ben Forta, the rockstar of the ColdFusion community

• THE authoritative source of ColdFusion information

• Provides experienced CF developers with key knowledge they need to move to ColdFusion 10 in a single volume

• Enables developers to maintain and upgrade existing ColdFusion installations to version 10 of the software

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321890962


Internet/Web Technologies Other Web Tools and Server Technologies ISBN10: 0-321-89096-5 ISBN13: 978-0-321-89096-2 2013, 504 pp., Paper, 7-3/8” x 9-1/8” $74.99y US

Addison-Wesley Professional

Implementing Domain-Driven Design Vaughn Vernon

The practical, example-driven guide to transforming the promise of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) into reality

• Starts where Eric Evans’ seminal book leaves off, helping DDD adopters smooth their learning curves, choose their best opportunities, and succeed

• Focuses on relevant example domains, including Scrum-based project management, collaboration suites, and security providers

• Working examples help readers make better strategic and tactical choices and overcome common pitfalls

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321834577

The Object-Oriented Thought Process Fourth Edition Matt Weisfeld

The #1 guide to thinking as an object-oriented programmer: now fully updated for new languages, new applications, and new techniques!

• Clear, concise, accessible: the best way to succeed with objects in any language—from Java to C#, Objective-C to modern scripting languages

• Extensively revised chapters on portable and persistent data

• All-new chapter on web services and mobile development

• Integrates unit testing coverage into each chapter, showing why it’s so crucial to object-oriented design/development

• Supported by new downloadable materials for classroom instructors

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321861276

Developer’s Library Object Technologies ISBN10: 0-321-86127-2 ISBN13: 978-0-321-86127-6 2013, 360 pp., Paper, 7” x 9”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-672-33016-4 $44.99y US


Software Engineering Design ISBN10: 0-321-83457-7 ISBN13: 978-0-321-83457-7 2013, 640 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8” $49.99y US


Test-Driven Database Development

Unlocking Agility Max Guernsey, III

The only complete, proven, start-to-finish blueprint for successful “just-in-time” agile database development!

• Knowledge virtually every agile shop needs, because nearly all of them must build and run databases

• New agile approaches to ensuring that databases are consistent and stable in fast-changing environments, and test-driving designs to identify problems upfront, when they’re cheaper to fix

• Based on author Max Guernsey III’s pioneering NetObjectives course in database agility

Pub Date: 01/2013 EAN: 9780321784124 UPC: 785342784121

OpenGL Programming Guide

The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 4.3 Eighth Edition Dave Shreiner / Graham Sellers / John M. Kessenich / Bill M. Licea-Kane

A comprehensive revision of the definitive OpenGL “Red Book” programming guide to reflect major changes in OpenGL 4.3

• Authoritative, trusted OpenGL 4.x coverage: the latest book in the official Open Graphics Library, written by members of the Khronos OpenGL standards committees

• Responds to developers’ requests with extensive, up-to-date coverage of shaders, the part of the OpenGL spec that has changed the most

• Contains extensive new text and code, replacing coverage of deprecated features

• Previously Announced in 03/2012 CatalogPub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321773036

Net Objectives Lean-Agile Series Database Technology Design ISBN10: 0-321-78412-X ISBN13: 978-0-321-78412-4 2013, 500 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8” $49.99y US

Computer Graphics/Multimedia 2D Graphics ISBN10: 0-321-77303-9 ISBN13: 978-0-321-77303-6 2013, 1,056 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-321-55262-8 $59.99y US



A Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms Second Edition Robert Sedgewick / Philippe Flajolet

Today’s most thorough and authoritative introduction to key techniques for the mathematical analysis of algorithms

• The new, widely-anticipated update to the sequel to Sedgewick’s Algorithms, 4E

• The core textbook for a new Coursera online course expected to enroll 20-25K students (17K are already enrolled)

• Draws from classical math and computer science: discrete mathematics, elementary real analysis, combinatorics, algorithms, and data structures

• overs recurrences, generating functions, asymptotics, trees, strings, maps, sorting, search, and hashing

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780321905758

Computer Science Algorithms ISBN10: 0-321-90575-X ISBN13: 978-0-321-90575-8 2013, 604 pp., Cloth, 7-3/8” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-201-40009-X $79.99r US


Cisco Press

IT Essentials PC Hardware and Software Course Booklet, Version 5 Cisco Networking Academy

The brand-new version of Cisco Networking Academy’s A+ course, in a low-cost, text-only booklet for easy offline studying

• Fully updated to reflect 2012 CompTIA A+ objectives and prepare students for both A+ exams: 220-801 and 220-802

• Thoroughly covers A+ objectives related to the fundamentals of PC technology, operating systems, networking, security, and troubleshooting

• Handy printed format lets students easily highlight, take notes, and study when Internet access isn’t available

• Links directly to Cisco Networking Academy’s online curriculum

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9781587133091

IT Essentials

PC Hardware and Software Lab Manual Fifth Edition Cisco Networking Academy

The brand-new version of Cisco Networking Academy’s A+ hands-on labs, in a convenient printed format for easy offline use and studying

• The only authorized Lab Manual for the newest Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials course: updated for 2012 CompTIA A+ objectives and new A+ exams 220-801 and 220-802

• Presents all labs associated with A+ objectives related to basic PC technology, operating systems, networking, security and troubleshooting

• Enables students to easily highlight, take notes, and study offline

• Links directly to Cisco Networking Academy’s online curriculum

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9781587133107

Networking/Communications Cisco: Networking Academy Program ISBN10: 1-58713-310-5 ISBN13: 978-1-58713-310-7 2013, 880 pp., Paper, 8-1/2” x 10-7/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 1-58713-262-1 $60.00k US


Networking/Communications Cisco: Networking Academy Program ISBN10: 1-58713-309-1 ISBN13: 978-1-58713-309-1 2013, 400 pp., Paper, 8-1/2” x 10-7/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 1-58713-261-3 $24.95k US

IBM Press

Opting In

Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager Ed Brill

How “social business” can improve your product, business, and individual performance: an extended case study from one of IBM’s key leaders

• Equal parts handbook, roadmap, autobiography, and inspiration! IBM’s social business transformation: the business value it delivered, and what it did for one executive’s career

• How to reach a new level of customer intimacy, built on individual, authentic, human participation

• Real IBM decisions and lessons learned, from Ed Brill, one of IBM’s highest-profile social business leaders

Pub Date: 01/2013 EAN: 9780133258936


General Business E-Business ISBN10: 0-13-325893-9 ISBN13: 978-0-13-325893-6 2013, 250 pp., Paper, 6 X 9 $24.99x US

Prentice Hall

Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features Ninth Edition Cay S. Horstmann / Gary Cornell

The classic code-rich guide to Java’s advanced user interface and enterprise features, fully updated for Java SE 7 and RIA development

• Practical solutions, realistic code, and modern best practices for advanced Java development

• Reflects major shifts in the programming landscape, including the rapid evolution of RIA and web programming

• Covers streams, files, networking, databases, XML, JNDI, LDAP, advanced GUIs, security, web services, collections, annotations, native methods, internationalization and more

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780137081608

Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing, Volume III

Practical Algorithm Development Steven Kay

The practical, hands-on, “learn by doing” guide to developing successful statistical signal processing algorithms

• A one-of-a-kind summary of approaches that work best in actual practice

• Includes block diagrams, computer programs, illustrations, exercises, case studies, and more

• Contains implementations and illustrations using MATLAB; the MATLAB code for the examples in the book is on the companion CD

• Widely applicable to many signal processing fields, from telecommunications and biomedicine to military applications

• Reflects the author’s 35+ years of experience in research and development of signal processing algorithms

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780132808033

Electrical Engineering Signal Processing ISBN10: 0-13-280803-X ISBN13: 978-0-13-280803-3 2013, 512 pp., Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM, 7” x 9-1/8” $132.00k US

INCLUDES CD-ROM


Core Series Programming Languages JAVA ISBN10: 0-13-708160-X ISBN13: 978-0-13-708160-8 2013, 1,040 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-13-235479-9 $59.99x US

Que

Civility in the Digital Age

How Companies and People Can Triumph over Haters, Trolls, Bullies and Other Jerks Andrea Weckerle

The online professional’s practical guide to dealing with difficult people, staying cool, solving problems, and communicating successfully

• Teaches crucial personal, interpersonal, and digital literacy skills everyone needs to prevent and manage conflict in high-pressure online environments, and achieve their goals!

• Integrates theory, practical hands-on information, real-world case studies and scenarios, quizzes, checklists, and additional interactive content

• Foreword and endorsement by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780789750242 UPC: 029236750244

My iMac (Mountain Lion Edition) John Ray

My iMac is a full-color, visual guide to practical tasks that readers need to know to successfully use their iMac and OS X

• Offers iMac users full-color, step-by-step visual guides to get the most out of their iMac and OS X Mountain Lion

• Completely up to date coverage of both Mountain Lion and the new iMac

• Written by John Ray, author of My Macbook

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780789751133

My... Operating Systems Macintosh ISBN10: 0-7897-5113-5 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-5113-3 2013, 488 pp., Paper, 6” x 9” $24.99x US


General Business ISBN10: 0-7897-5024-4 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-5024-2 2013, 250 pp., Paper, 6” x 9” $24.99t US

Que

iTunes and iCloud for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Absolute Beginner’s Guide Brad Miser

Easy to follow, full-color guide for building and managing digital media content using iTunes and iCloud, and enjoying that content on an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or your personal computer.

• Helps new iPad/iPhone/iPod users learn to take advantage of all that iTunes and iCloud offer the iOS user

• Provides readers with in-depth understanding of how to build and manage digital media content in iTunes and enjoy that content on a mobile device.

• Covers all the basics of using iPad/iPhone/iPod, including managing your iTunes music, video, books, apps, and more!

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780789750648

Upgrading and Repairing PCs Twenty-First Edition Scott Mueller

More than 2,500,000 copies sold! The #1 PC hardware guide for 22 straight years, now 100% updated for the newest technologies!

• Beefed-up coverage of the latest hardware, plus ninety minutes of all-new Scott Mueller how-to videos on DVD

• Cutting-edge coverage of the latest processors, chipsets, motherboards, graphics cards, and more

• The de facto standard hardware guide for PC professionals and enthusiasts alike now better than ever!

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780789750006 UPC: 029236750008

Absolute Beginner’s Guide Computer Graphics/Multimedia iTunes and iPod ISBN10: 0-7897-5064-3 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-5064-8 2013, 464 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8” $24.99x US

Upgrading and Repairing Computer Hardware Upgrading and Repairing PCs ISBN10: 0-7897-5000-7 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-5000-6 2013, 1,200 pp., Hardcover with DVD, 7” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-7897-4710-3 $59.99x US


Que

Excel 2013 In Depth Bill Jelen

The beyond-the-basics, beneath-the-surface guide to Microsoft Excel 2013: comprehensive coverage, real solutions!

• By top Excel expert, trainer, and consultant Bill Jelen, whose MrExcel.com site attracts 10,000,000+ page views every year

• Master Excel 2013’s most powerful new features, from Flash Fill to Recommended PivotTable to new collaboration improvements

• Breakthrough techniques, exclusive shortcuts, expert troubleshooting help, and amazingly realistic examples

• For everyone who wants to get the most out of Excel 2013 in any environment

Pub Date: 03/2013 EAN: 9780789748577

Excel 2013 Pivot Table Data Crunching Bill Jelen / Michael Alexander

The practical, realistic, easy-to-understand guide to Excel’s most powerful and underutilized features: PivotTables and PivotCharts

• Fully updated for Excel 2013, including the powerful new Recommended Pivot Table feature

• Teaches PivotTables, PivotCharts, and PowerPivot through real-world scenarios that make intuitive sense to users at all levels

• Includes proven PivotTable recipes for instant on-the-job results

• Helps Excel users avoid common pitfalls and mistakes

• Part of the popular MrExcel’s Library series, edited by Excel legend Bill Jelen

Pub Date: 03/2013 EAN: 9780672334412

In Depth Business and Productivity Application Excel ISBN10: 0-7897-4857-6 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-4857-7 2013, 1,272 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-7897-4308-6 $49.99x US

Business and Productivity Application Excel ISBN10: 0-7897-4875-4 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-4875-1 2013, 544 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-7897-4313-2 $39.99x US


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Excel 2013 VBA and Macros Bill Jelen / Tracy Syrstad

Save hours every week with Microsoft Excel 2013: automate Excel tasks and customize Excel to do exactly what you want it to do!

• The fastest, best way to go beyond the Macro Recorder and move up the Excel VBA learning curve

• Shows how to automate powerful new Excel 2013 features for analysis, formatting, sharing, and presentation

• Includes the best practical explanation of object-oriented programming for non-programmers ever written!

• Co-authored by Excel legend and Microsoft MVP Bill Jelen (“MrExcel”) as part of the popular MrExcel’s Library series

Pub Date: 03/2013 EAN: 9780789748614

Wireless Networking Absolute Beginner’s Guide Michael Miller

The only wireless networking book that covers all your devices: computers, tablets, smartphones, game consoles, printers and much more!

• Practical, approachable, and packed with useful tips!

• Covers everything you need to know to plan your network, purchase the right equipment, set everything up, and get the best performance and reliability

• Ideal for home, office, and mobile wireless networking: includes coverage of WiFi hotspots, Bluetooth access, and 3G/4G access

• By Michael Miller, author of 100+ books, and the world’s leading expert in demystifying complex technologies

Pub Date: 03/2013 EAN: 9780789750785

Business and Productivity Application Excel ISBN10: 0-7897-4861-4 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-4861-4 2013, 656 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 0-7897-4314-0 $39.99x US

Absolute Beginner’s Guide Networking/Communications Mobile Wireless ISBN10: 0-7897-5078-3 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-5078-5 2013, 360 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8” $24.99x US


Pearson

Building Your I.T. Career

A Complete Toolkit for a Dynamic Career in Any Economy Second Edition Matthew Moran

An up-to-the-minute, 100% realistic, fun-to-read guide to the crucial career skills every IT pro needs and few are ever taught!

• Demystifies IT career planning, goal setting, business acumen, work/life balance, and other issues crucial to technical professionals’ success and fulfillment

• Extensive new coverage: consulting, using social media; coaching/mentoring, and more

• Provides lists of actionable tasks and achievable goalsSupported by online video, spreadsheets, and sample documents

• Previously Announced in 07/2012 CatalogPub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780789749437 UPC: 029236749439


General Nonfiction Careers ISBN10: 0-7897-4943-2 ISBN13: 978-0-7897-4943-7 2013, 320 pp., Paper, 7-3/8” x 9-1/8”, Previous Edition ISBN: 1-58713-156-0 $29.99x US

Sams

C# 5.0 Unleashed Bart De Smet

The focused reference delivering deep coverage of the C# 5.0 language and C# development for both .NET and Microsoft’s new WinRT platform!

• Updated to fully reflect Microsoft’s C# 5.0 language enhancements and Visual Studio 2012

• Illuminates C# 5.0 as never before: not just “what” but also the “how” and “why” of the language’s features

• Thoroughly addresses async programming for improved application responsiveness in Win8/WinRT environments

• By Bart De Smet, author of C# 4.0 Unleashed and one of the most respected voices in the global C#/.NET community

Pub Date: 02/2013 EAN: 9780672336904


Unleashed Programming Languages C# ISBN10: 0-672-33690-1 ISBN13: 978-0-672-33690-4 2013, 1,700 pp., Paper, 7” x 9-1/8” $59.99x US

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Building Java Programs 3/E Reges, Stuart(University of Washington);Stepp, Marty(University of Washington)(Engi-neering and Computer Science)

KEY BENEFIT: Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach,Third Edition, intro-duces novice programmers to basic constructs and common pitfalls by emphasizing the essentials of procedural programming, problem solving, and algorithmic reasoning. By us-ing objects early to solve interesting problems and defining objects later in the text, Build-ing Java Programs develops programming knowledge for a broad audience. KEY TOP-ICS: Introduction to Java Programming, Primitive Data and Definite Loops, Introduction to Parameters and Objects, Conditional Execution, Program Logic and Indefinite Loops, File Processing, Arrays, Defining Classes, Inheritance and Interfaces, ArrayLists, Java Collec-tions Framework, Recursion, Searching and Sorting, Graphical User Interfaces. MARKET: For all readers interested in introductory programming.


Programming Languages JAVA ISBN10: 0-13-336090-3 ISBN13: 978-0-13-336090-5 Prev. ISBN 0-13-609181-4 2014, 1,176 pp., ClothBoundwithAccessCard, 7-3/8” x 9-1/8” $118.00k

HUMANITIES

Adventures in the Human Spirit Plus NEW MyArtsLab with eText -Access Card Package 7/E Bishop, Philip E.(Valencia Community College)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: A historical survey of the western humanities in a single-volume text, Ad-ventures in the Human Spirit provides a balanced introduction to the major arts, philoso-phy, and religion. KEY TOPICS: Improve Critical Thinking -Key Topics at the beginning of each chapter and critical thinking activities throughout help readers build critical thinking and study skills. Engage Students -Global Perspectives and Key Concept boxes provide a wonderful engaging student experience. MARKET: For those interested in a survey of the Western Humanities in a single-volume text.

Blair Reader, The, with NEW MyCompLab with eText 8/E Kirszner, Laurie G.(University of the Sciences in Philadelphia);Mandell, Stephen R.(Drexel University)(English, Math, Student Success)

The Blair Reader encourages public discussion in the wider world by reading actively as well as critically and responding to the ideas of others. After more than twenty-five years of teaching composition, the authors have come to see reading and writing as interrelated activities: To write effectively, one must also read actively and critically. The authors have found and strongly believe that a reader is enriched and engaged when he/she view the reading and writing they do as a way of participating. From the beginning, the goal in The Blair Reader has always been to encourage these discussions in the wider world by responding to the ideas of others.

Humanities English Composition ISBN10: 0-321-88107-9 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88107-6 Prev. ISBN 0-205-72844-8 2014, 688 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $88.00k


Humanities ISBN10: 0-205-95519-3 ISBN13: 978-0-205-95519-0 Prev. ISBN 0-205-76537-8 2014, 464 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $149.33k

HUMANITIES

Analyzing English Grammar Plus NEW MyCompLab -Access Card Package 7/E Klammer, Thomas P.(California State University, Fullerton);Schulz, Muriel R.(California State University, Fullerton);Della Volpe, Angela(California State University, Fullerton)(Eng-lish, Math, Student Success)

This advanced grammar text encourages students to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories as it prepares them to become K-12 Eng-lish teachers. Designed to support and assist students in learning about the structure of the English language, this textbook provides students with sound pedagogical grammar instruction while drawing upon traditional, structural, and transformational grammatical theory. Unlike similar texts, Analyzing English Grammar speaks directly to students by providing clear explanations. It then challenges them to be conscious of their own learning processes by incorporating a variety of strategies that extend beyond memorization and into critical thinking and analysis

Janson’s Basic History of Western Art Plus NEW MyArtsLab with eText -Access Card Package 9/E Davies, Penelope J.E.;Hofrichter, Frima Fox(Pratt Institute);Jacobs, Joseph F.(Independent Scholar and Art Critic);(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: A concise introduction to the Western tradition in art Janson’s Basic Histo-ry of Art provides readers with a beautifully illustrated and masterfully concise introduction to the Western tradition of art history. KEY TOPICS: Improve Critical Thinking -”Points of Inquiry” and “Points of Reflection” coordinated with learning objectives helping readers to think critically about what they have read. Engage Students -Updated images, MyArtsLab, and the clarity of the text provide a wonderful engaging student experience. MARKET: For those interested in a one-semester introduction to Western Art.

Humanities English Composition ISBN10: 0-321-88703-4 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88703-0 Prev. ISBN 0-205-68594-3 2013, 432 pp., Cloth Bound with Access Card, $120.00k

Humanities Fine Arts ISBN10: 0-205-92592-8 ISBN13: 978-0-205-92592-6 Prev. ISBN 0-13-603912-X 2014, 688 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $163.33k


HUMANITIES

History of Modern Art Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 7/E Arnason, H. H.;Mansfield, Elizabeth C.(National Humanities Center in Research)(Humani-ties Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: A Comprehensive Overview -available in digital and print formats, History of Modern Art is a visual comprehensive overview of the modern art field. KEY TOPICS: Traces the trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. MARKET: For those interested in an analy-sis of artworks based on formal and contextual elements

Access to Health Plus MyHealthLab with eText -Access Card Package 13/E Ketcham, Patricia;Donatelle, Rebecca J.(Emeritus, Oregon State University)(Academic Science)

KEY BENEFIT: The Thirteenth Edition of Access to Health makes personal health en-gaging for readers to learn and easier for instructors to teach by focusing on the most important real-world issues and topics, highlighting a focus on technology and money. Long known for its currency, research, and strength in behavior change, Access to Health provides key information through a consistent framework for motivating readers to make healthy life choices. As a teacher, mentor, and researcher, Rebecca J. Donatelle knows the issues that are important to today’s readers. Through her friendly writing style she ad-dresses readers’ concerns and teaches them to be savvy and critical consumers of health information. The Thirteenth Edition adds new features highlighting health topics centering around money and technology issues. Additionally, the book references one Video Tutor per chapter with QR codes. Readers simply scan the code with a reader on their phone and quickly and easily view a short video that makes a tricky concept easy to understand. As always, the book’s attractive design, imaginative art, unique mini-chapters, and robust media make learning personal health more accessible. MARKET: Intended for those inter-ested in gaining a basic knowledge of personal health

News Now: Visual Storytelling in the Digital Age Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Green, Susan C.;Lodato, Mark J.;Schwalbe, Carol B.;(Humanities Social Sciences)

Debuting in its first edition News Now: Visual Storytelling in the Digital Age helps today’s broadcast journalism students prepare for a mobile, interactive, and highly competitive workplace. The authors, all faculty members of the prestigious Cronkite School of Journal-ism and Mass Communication, bring their real-world expertise to a book designed to be a trusted reference for the next generation of broadcast journalists.

Humanities Fine Arts ISBN10: 0-205-95551-7 ISBN13: 978-0-205-95551-0 Prev. ISBN 0-13-606206-7 2013, 932 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $139.33k

Humanities Health And Fitness ISBN10: 0-321-88687-9 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88687-3 Prev. ISBN 0-321-88683-6 2014, 784 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, 8-1/2 X 10-7/8 $131.80k

Humanities Mass Communication ISBN10: 0-205-84433-2 ISBN13: 978-0-205-84433-3 2012, 320 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $82.87k


HUMANITIES

Bridging the Gap with NEW MyReadingLab with eText -Access Card Package 11/E Smith, Brenda Deutsch(Georgia State University);Morris, LeeAnn(San Jacinto College)(English, Math, Student Success)

Brenda Smith’s Bridging the Gap was the first college reading text to focus on reading for college, and through its eleven editions has been the most popular textbook choice of developmental reading educators.

Academic Reading with NEW MyReadingLab with eText -Access Card Package 8/E McWhorter, Kathleen T.(Niagara County Community College)(English, Math, Student Suc-cess)

Academic Reading: College Major and Career Applications focuses on developing es-sential reading skills while showing students how to adapt them to specific academic disciplines and career fields.

Humanities Developmental Reading ISBN10: 0-321-88166-4 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88166-3 Prev. ISBN 0-321-76117-0 2014, 624 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $102.87k

Humanities Developmental Reading ISBN10: 0-321-88158-3 ISBN13: 978-0-321-88158-8 Prev. ISBN 0-321-84140-9 2014, 448 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $102.87k


HUMANITIES

Language, Culture, and Communication Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 7/E Bonvillain, Nancy(Simon’s Rock College of Bard)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Explore the connections among language, culture, and communicative meaning -Using data from cultures and languages throughout the world to highlight both similarities and differences in human languages, Language, Culture and Communica-tion explores the many interconnections among language, culture, and communicative meaning. KEY TOPICS: .Non-technical terminology -Used throughout the text ,this makes the content less intimidating and more accessible to students. Functions of languages In-teractional, situational, and social functions of languages introduce students to the various aspects of languages as they take place and are actively created within cultural contexts. MARKET: For those interested in linguistic anthropology and the study of language and culture.

Culture as Comfort Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Mahler, Sarah J.(Florida International University)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Presents culture and identities as continual processes of doing, rather than as things people possess -This text encourages readers to understand how we learn culture so early in life that we come to view “it” as a possession more than as our groups’ particular ways of thinking and doing. KEY TOPICS: “Planned Pauses” appear several times in each chapter so readers can reflect actively on a key point just covered. In order to ensure comprehension at the pedagogically appropriate moment and to promote active learning, writing space is provided on the page itself. MARKET: For use in general anthro-pology and introduction to cultural anthropology courses.

Cultural Dimension of Global Business, The Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 7/E Ferraro, Gary;Briody, Elizabeth(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Demonstrates how the theory and insights of cultural anthropology can positively influence the conduct of global business -The Cultural Dimension of Global Business provides a foundation for understanding the impact of culture on global business and global business on culture. KEY TOPICS: This text takes a unique four-step approach to studying the cultural environment of global business and shows the reader how to ex-plore relationships, become culturally self-aware in global business, build and maintain re-lationships through verbal and nonverbal communication, and understand global business processes using a cross-cultural perspective. MARKET: For students taking anthropology of business courses. 020589786X / 9780205897865 Cultural Dimension of Global Busi-ness, The Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Package consists of 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -Valuepack Access 0205835597 / 9780205835591 Cultural Dimension of Global Business,

Social Science Anthropology ISBN10: 0-205-95356-5 ISBN13: 978-0-205-95356-1 Prev. ISBN 0-205-83209-1 2014, 448 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $84.00k

Social Science Anthropology ISBN10: 0-205-88635-3 ISBN13: 978-0-205-88635-7 2013, 128 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $28.07k

Social Science Anthropology ISBN10: 0-205-89786-X ISBN13: 978-0-205-89786-5 Prev. ISBN 0-205-64528-3 2013, 304 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $75.47f


HUMANITIES

Indians of the Great Plains Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Gelo, Daniel J.(University of Texas-San Antonio)(Humanities Social Sciences)

Plains Societies and Cultures Indians of the Great Plains, written by Daniel J. Gelo of The University of Texas at San Antonio, is a text that emphasizes that Plains societies and cultures are continuing, living entities. Through a topical exploration, it provides a contemporary view of recent scholarship on the classic Horse Culture Period while also bringing readers up-to-date with historical and cultural developments of the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition, it contains wide and balanced coverage of the many different tribal groups, including Canadian and southern populations. Note: MySearchLab does no come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit www.MySearchLab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySearchLab (9780205059881)

Atomic Age America Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Melosi, Martin V(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Examines nuclear science as a lens to 20th and 21st-century America -Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy--focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power--on the lives of Americans within a world context. KEY TOPICS: The narrative connects the history of atomic energy with other key histori-cal issues, such as:The relationship between science and government,how the atomic bomb changed ideas about warfare, the role of the bomb in the Cold War, andthe relation-ship between atomic energy and terrorism. MARKET: For students studying 20th century U.S. history and the history of science and technology.

American Story, The: Penguin Academics Series, Volume 1 Plus NEW MyHistoryLab with eText -Access Card Package 5/E Divine, Robert A.(University of Texas);Breen, T. H.(Northwestern University);Williams, R. Hal(Southern Methodist University);(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Focuses students on the story of American history -The American Story, Volume 1, integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past. KEY TOPICS: Engage Students -The Feature Essays and “Law and Society” essays included in the printed 10th edition of America: Past and Present can be found in MyHistoryLab for The American Story 5e. These essays delve further into high-interest topics and help students understand the themes. MARKET: For introductory U.S. history courses.

Social Science Anthropology ISBN10: 0-205-05988-0 ISBN13: 978-0-205-05988-1 2012, 400 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $49.07k

Social Science History ISBN10: 0-205-86221-7 ISBN13: 978-0-205-86221-4 2013, 324 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $61.67k

Social Science History ISBN10: 0-205-91178-1 ISBN13: 978-0-205-91178-3 Prev. ISBN 0-205-72895-2 2013, 640 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $60.00k


HUMANITIES

American Government Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 14/E Volkomer, Walter E.(Hunter College)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: This book is specifically structured to engage today’s readers through a concise, stimulating style that is free of ideological and political bias. KEY TOPICS: It provides a concise overview of the American political system and its institutions using the Constitution as a backdrop and touchstone in every chapter. MARKET: For those inter-ested in learning about American Government 0205903835 / 9780205903832 American Government Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -Valuepack Ac-cess Card 0205251730 / 9780205251735 American Government

Cases in American Foreign Policy Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Snow, Donald M.(University of Alabama)(Humanities Social Sciences)

Emphasizing the daily conduct of foreign policy, Cases in American Foreign Policy is a unique country-by-country analysis of American national interests in the 21st century. Each of the 12 original case studies looks at what interests are at stake, what domestic and international factors affect the realization of those interests, and what scenarios exists for future U.S. relations. Drilling past theoretical generalization and looking at the specific characteristics and history of each relationship, Cases in American Foreign Policy not only assesses how American policymakers pursue their priorities but how foreign governments respond and demonstrate their willingness to work with the U.S.

California Government and Politics Today Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 14/E Field, Mona(Glendale Community College)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Tradition of scholarly and practical coverage of California government that offers a unique insider’s view that engages and informs readers. KEY TOPICS: ethnic and cultural diversity, the global economy’s impact on California (and vice versa), and the emphasis on political involvement as an essential component of achieving the California Dream. MARKET: California government and politics

Social Science Political Science ISBN10: 0-205-90383-5 ISBN13: 978-0-205-90383-2 Prev. ISBN 0-205-77838-0 2013, 456 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $120.00k

Social Science Political Science ISBN10: 0-205-20845-2 ISBN13: 978-0-205-20845-6 2013, Paper Bound with Access Card, $63.87k

Social Science Political Science ISBN10: 0-205-90880-2 ISBN13: 978-0-205-90880-6 Prev. ISBN 0-205-79146-8 2013, 160 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $33.33k


HUMANITIES

Adaptive Learning and the Human Condition Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Levy, Jeffrey C.(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: How the human condition relates to classical and instrumental condition-ing, Adaptive Learning and the Human Condition emphasizes the relationship between experimental research and classical and instrumental conditioning KEY TOPICS: Explain the significance of human condition through adaptive learning. Present the basic principles of classical and instrumental conditioning MARKET: For those interested in learning about the relationship between experimental reserach and classical and instrumental condition-ing.

Social Work and Law: Judicial Policy and Forensic Practice Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Harris Rome, Sunny(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Helping social workers understand how to operate within the complex le-gal environment -Social Work and Law exposes students to the ways in which social work and law intersect. KEY TOPICS: Each chapter concludes with a real court opinion and ac-companying discussion questions, so students get hands-on experience analyzing primary source material. A Summary and Conclusions as well as references are also included at the end of each chapter. MARKET: For students studying criminal justice and social work.

New History of Social Welfare, A Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 7/E Day, Phyllis J.;Schiele, Jerome(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: A look at the evolution of social welfare--A New History of Social Welfare looks at the evolution of social welfare from early human history to the present day. KEY TOPICS: Understand the history of social welfare; see how historical trends, problems and programs relate to current social welfare issues MARKET: For those interested in the study of social welfare

Social Science Psychology ISBN10: 0-205-95077-9 ISBN13: 978-0-205-95077-5 2013, 288 pp., Cloth Bound with Access Card, $172.20k

Social Science Social Welfare ISBN10: 0-205-22350-8 ISBN13: 978-0-205-22350-3 2013, 400 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $102.87k

Social Science Social Welfare ISBN10: 0-205-22295-1 ISBN13: 978-0-205-22295-7 Prev. ISBN 0-205-62415-4 2013, 552 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $143.47k


HUMANITIES

Grant Writing and Fundraising Tool Kit for Human Services Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Dustin, Jill C.(Old Dominion University)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Provides the tools for developing successful grant writing skills and fund-raising plans -Grant Writing and Fundraising Tool Kit for Human Services is a user-friendly text that will motivate even the most apprehensive student in learning to develop and implement a funding plan. KEY TOPICS: Part I of this text focuses on fundraising and cov-ers unique topics such as: Pulling a team together;Marketing; Developing and maintaining a prospect and donor list;Building relationships with prospects and donors;Processing donations andUnderstanding the ethics of fundraising. Part II focuses on grant writing and covers the following unique topics:Exploring grant possibilities; Searching funding data-basesandImplementing and managing grants. MARKET: For students studying program development and evaluation as well as grant writing.

Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, The Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 6/E Saleebey, Dennis(University of Kansas)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: A conceptual and practical presentation of the strengths perspective in social work--presents both conceptual and practical elements of the strengths perspec-tive from learning about and practicing the strengths perspective to using the strengths perspective with older adults, the chronically ill, and substance abusers. KEY TOPICS: Engage Students -Extensive case examples keep students interested and help them see a connection between theory and practice. Apply CSWE Core Competencies -The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competencies and practice behaviors. MARKET: For those interested in the strengths perspective of social work. 0205084435 / 9780205084432 Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, The Plus My-SearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Package consists of 0205011543 / 9780205011544 Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, The 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -Valuepack Access Card

Social Work Policy Practice: Changing Our Community, Nation, and the World Plus MySearchLab -Access Card Package Ritter, Jessica A.(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Demonstrates why policy-making is a critical and exciting dimension of social work practice -Social Work Policy Practice engages students by showing how the mission of social justice and the person-in-environment perspective sets social work apart from other helping professions in the United States. KEY TOPICS: A Practice Test is included at the end of each chapter, so students may test their knowledge. MARKET: For students studying social work policy and advocacy.

Social Science Social Welfare ISBN10: 0-205-22297-8 ISBN13: 978-0-205-22297-1 2013, Paper Bound with Access Card, $65.87k


Social Science Social Welfare ISBN10: 0-205-22307-9 ISBN13: 978-0-205-22307-7 2013, Paper Bound with Access Card, $68.47k


HUMANITIES

Advancing Core Competencies: Emphasizing Practice Behaviors and Outcomes Plus MySocialWorkLab with eText -Access Card Package Nichols, Quienton P(Kennesaw State University)(Humanities Social Sciences)

This workbook builds upon students’ prior knowledge gained from previous social work courses and presents an overview of generalist practice and principles related to the core competencies. It provides a detailed understanding and explanation of the each EPAS standard and is followed by questions that test students’ application of the core compe-tencies and practice behavior Note: MySocialWorkLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySocialWorkLab, please visit: www.myso-cialworklab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySocialWorkLab (at no additional cost).VP: 0205206832 / 9780205206834

Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy Analyst Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 6/E Chambers, Donald E.;Bonk, Jane Frances(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, such as design-ing new programs or evaluating and improving existing ones -Social Policy and Social Programs is distinctive in providing specific criteria for judging the effectiveness of social policies and programs. KEY TOPICS: By focusing especially on social problems, poli-cies, and programs in major practice areas like child welfare, health, poverty, and mental illness, the author provides students with the tools they need to understand and evaluate the programs in which they are doing their field placements. MARKET: For students in social welfare policy courses. 0205222943 / 9780205222940 Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy Analyst Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205052762 / 9780205052769 Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -Valuepack Access Card

Understanding Social Welfare: A Search for Social Justice Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package 9/E Dolgoff, Ralph(University of Maryland, Baltimore);Feldstein, Donald(Council of Jewish Federations)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Focuses on values and the historical impact of socio-economic structures--This text focuses on the impact of social structure on people’s lives, emphasizing the current concerns of diverse client populations and the search for social justice. KEY TOP-ICS: Improve Critical Thinking -Challenges readers to make their own decisions as they encounter policies and programs with enhanced knowledge and analytic skills. Analysis of current issues requires students to think critically about historical influences. Engage Students -Presents the historical evolution of social welfare and focuses on issues, trends, and conflicts in the context of influential societal developments and values. Numerous original documents help to engage students and Contemporary and cutting-edge infor-mation on health care and LGBT rights keep readers interested. MARKET: For those interested in learning about the impact of social structure on people’s lives.

Social Science Social Welfare ISBN10: 0-205-20683-2 ISBN13: 978-0-205-20683-4 2012, 192 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $56.47k


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HUMANITIES

Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice, The Plus MySearchLab with eText -Access Card Package Cameron, Mark(Southern Connecticut State University);Keenan, Elizabeth King(Southern Connecticut State University)(Humanities Social Sciences)

KEY BENEFIT: Presents a new research-based model -The Common Factors Model -for generalist social work practice -The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice presents critical practice conditions and processes that research has suggested produce the most effective outcomes. KEY TOPICS: Recent research on practice learning, epis-temological issues related to important social work paradigms, and empirical support for the common factors model are presented to the student. MARKET: For students studying generalist social work practice, direct or clinical social work practice.

Social Science Social Welfare ISBN10: 0-205-19611-X ISBN13: 978-0-205-19611-1 2013, 528 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $102.27k


EDUCATION

Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education Plus MyEducationLab with Pearson eText -Access Card Package 6/E Nieto, Sonia(University of Massachusetts at Amherst);Bode, Patty(Tufts University in Affili-ation with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)(Teacher Education)

KEY BENEFIT: This best-selling text explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education--in a sociopolitical context--for students of all backgrounds. KEY TOPICS: Sonia Nieto and Patty Bode look at how personal, social, political, cultural, and educational factors affect the success or failure of students in today’s classroom. Expand-ing upon the popular case-study approach, Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education examines the lives of real students who are affected by multicul-tural education, or the lack of it. This social justice view of multicultural education encour-ages teachers to work for social change in their classrooms, schools, and communities. MARKET: Multicultural / Multiethnic Education

Becoming a Teacher Plus MyEducationLab with Pearson eText -Access Card Package 9/E Parkay, Forrest W.(Washington State University)(Teacher Education)

KEY BENEFIT: This thoroughly revised 9th edition draws attention to the changing climate in education and enlists the help of mentors, stakeholders, and professionals to guide nov-ice teachers toward a career in education. KEY TOPICS: Becoming a Teacher embraces and articulates the changing field of education, outlining ways to be an agent of change in the profession, pinpointing meaningful uses of technology in education, clarifying realities of diversity in the classroom, and clearly outlining past, present, and future thoughts on curriculum, instruction, management, philosophy, and issues in education. MARKET: For undergraduates in an Introduction to Teaching and/or Foundations of Education course.

Assessment of Reading and Writing Difficulties: An Interactive Approach Plus MyEducationLab with Pearson eText -Access Card Package 5/E Lipson, Marjorie Y.(University of Vermont, Professor Emerita);Wixson, Karen K.(University of North Carolina at Greensboro)(Teacher Education)

KEY BENEFIT: Gives pre-and in-service teachers an interactive view of reading abiity and disability and an emphasis on understanding and addressing learners’ difficulties in rela-tion to the instructional context KEY TOPICS: Understanding reading and writing and the political aspects of reading and writing; how to get started with the assessment-instruction process; understanding the various roles important in evaluating the instructional environ-ment/context; evaluating learners; understanding the interactions between assessment and instruction as inquiry MARKET: Pre and in-service teachers of reading and writing.

Foundation of Education Introduction to Teaching ISBN10: 0-13-286259-X ISBN13: 978-0-13-286259-2 Prev. ISBN 0-13-610135-6 2013, 560 pp., Paper Bound with AccessCard, $165.87k

Reading Assessment Testing ISBN10: 0-13-290094-7 ISBN13: 978-0-13-290094-2 Prev. ISBN 0-205-52341-2 2013, 696 pp., Cloth Bound with AccessCard, $163.67k


Bilingual, ESL Multicultural Multicultural Education ISBN10: 0-13-300755-3 ISBN13: 978-0-13-300755-8 Prev. ISBN 0-205-52982-8 2012, 480 pp., Paper Bound with AccessCard, $138.47k

GENERAL

Career Fitness Program, The: Exercising Your Op-tions Plus NEW MyStudentSuccessLab 2012 Up-date -Access Card Package 10/E Sukiennik, Dr. Diane(Moorpark College);Raufman, Dr. Lisa(El Camino College);Bendat, Dr. William(Moorpark, retired)(English, Math, Student Success)

KEY BENEFIT: The Career Fitness Program is firmly focused on today’s career realities and economy with sufficient breadth to help students choose, change, or confirm career choices and encourage growth for all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances. KEY TOP-ICS: The 10th edition is a top to bottom renovation, reaffirming, recasting, refocusing, and reframing this best-seller to revitalize content, graphics, photos, and layout to address the changing needs of students. It is user-friendly, easy to read, and suitable for both twoand four-year college students. It goes beyond facts and figures by offering critical questions that help students focus on, ‘What’s in it for them’, to discover their best career fit. The organization follows the standard sequence of the decision-making process and career search process Personal Assessment, The World of Work, and The Job Search which en-ables use in short term courses or workshops while still giving students a comprehensive text for reference, and is easily customizable. MARKET: For readers taking Career Plan-ning, Career Development, and Career Decision Making courses/workshops or looking to build their career skills.

Career Tool Kit, The: Skills for Success Plus NEW MyStudentSuccessLab 2012 Update -Access Card Package 4/E Carter, Carol J;Izumo, Gary(Moorpark College)(English, Math, Student Success)

KEY BENEFIT: The Career Tool Kit is designed to especially help community college and vocational school students of all ages develop the skills and attitudes needed to suc-cessfully complete their educational program: search for, find, and win the job they want; transition smoothly from school to work or successfully re-enter the workforce; and build a long, happy, and successful working life, all in a user-friendly and visually appealing design. KEY TOPICS: Coverage of important topics includes developing and maintaining a positive self image, managing time, budgeting and organizing finances, avoiding or re-ducing credit debt, and tracking down the resources available at school, in the community, and online. A focus on self-awareness teaches readers how to get to know themselves better so that they understand what kinds of jobs might best suit their unique talents and qualities, how to network and locate job opportunities, and how to present themselves in the best possible light on a resume as well as in an interview, and how to handle both failure and success. Additional topics discuss workplace communication with managers, co-workers, clients, and customers; qualities and skills that employers look for in their employees; rights on the job; critical thinking at work; improving and maintaining mental health and social intelligence; motivation, and more. MARKET: For courses in Career Development and Career Success.

General Nonfiction Careers ISBN10: 0-321-87125-1 ISBN13: 978-0-321-87125-1 Prev. ISBN 0-13-088418-9 2014, 368 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $64.67k


General Nonfiction Careers ISBN10: 0-321-87101-4 ISBN13: 978-0-321-87101-5 Prev. ISBN 0-13-502980-5 2013, 336 pp., Paper Bound with Access Card, $89.33k

SCIENCE

Campbell Biology in Focus Plus MasteringBiology with eText -Access Card Package Reece, Jane B.(Berkeley, California);Urry, Lisa A.(Mills College, Oakland, CA);Cain, Mi-chael L.(Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine);(Academic Science)

KEY BENEFIT: In 900 text pages, Campbell Biology in Focus emphasizes the essential content and scientific skills needed for success in the college introductory course for biol-ogy majors. Each unit streamlines content to best fit the needs of instructors and students, based on surveys, curriculum initiatives, reviews, discussions with hundreds of biology professors, and careful analyses of course syllabi. Every chapter includes a Scientific Skills Exercise that builds skills in graphing, interpreting data, experimental design, and math--skills biology majors need in order to succeed in their upper-level courses. This briefer book upholds the Campbell hallmark standards of accuracy, clarity, and pedagogi-cal innovation.MARKET: Intended for those who would like to gain a basic knowledlge of biology.

Basic Chemistry Plus MasteringChemistry with eText -Access Card Package 4/E Timberlake, Karen C.(Los Angeles Valley College);Timberlake, William(Academic Sci-ence)

KEY BENEFIT: Maintaining the clear and approachable writing style characteristic of au-thor Karen Timberlake, Basic Chemistry with MasteringChemistry®, Fourth Edition, adds to its suite of problem-solving tools and techniques necessary for educational and work-force success. Engaging new features such as Key Math Skills and Core Chemistry Skills, and Math Review Modules allow students of various levels and learning styles to practice and master quantitative skills. Popular features, including ldquo;Combining Ideasrdquo; sections and end-of-chapter questions, have also been strengthened and expanded. Modern real-world applications help students connect chemical principles to events in their world, while stories involving careers illustrate the importance of chemistry in future careers. This new edition also expands the resources available in MasteringChemistry, the most widely used and effective online homework, tutorial, and assessment system for the sciences. MARKET: Intended for those who would like to gain a basic knowledge of chemistry.

Algebra and Trigonometry Plus MyMathLab -Access Card Package 5/E Blitzer, Robert F.(Miami-Dade Community College)(English, Math, Student Success)

KEY BENEFIT: Bob Blitzer has inspired thousands of students with his engaging ap-proach to mathematics, making this beloved series the #1 in the market. Blitzer draws on his unique background in mathematics and behavioral science to present the full scope of mathematics with vivid applications in real-life situations. Students stay engaged because Blitzer often uses pop-culture and up-to-date references to connect math to students’ lives, showing that their world is profoundly mathematical. MARKET: For all readers inter-ested in algebra and trigonometry.

Chemistry ISBN10: 0-321-80872-X ISBN13: 978-0-321-80872-1 Prev. ISBN 0-321-70616-1 2014, 744 pp., Cloth Bound with Access Card, 8-1/2” x 10-7/8” $184.33k

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