Hip Hop Music: History and Culture explores core hip hop elements, including graffiti art, breakin', DJing, MCing, and the knowledge of self. It covers innovators of the art form from the 1970s to present, providing readers with a deeper understanding of hip hop through the styles and terminology that have made it a significant, enduring aspect of ......
The World Religions Anthology: Faith, Worldview, Spirituality provides students with a thoughtful and insightful overview of some of the religions of the world and helps them identify both the differences between them and the underlying themes and values that connect them. The anthology is organized into nine chapters, the first of which gives ......
ARM Microcontrollers: Theory and Practical Applications provides students with a concise yet complete introduction to embedded systems, namely microcontroller products based on the ARM microprocessor. Opening chapters offer students an introduction to digital logic, embedded system, and ARM processors, covering such topics as CMOS logic, number ......
Growing Groups: A Journey of Healing, Growth, and Renewal provides readers with the knowledge and insight they need to effectively develop, nurture, participate in, and lead groups. The opening chapter explores different types of groups, their characteristics, and the benefits of belonging to a group. Readers learn the importance of ensuring ......
Management Accounting: A Business Planning Approach has three primary objectives: to introduce students to strategy and its impact on process and performance; to help students understand basic business processes and their inherent risks; and to emphasize the importance of management accounting in business decision making. In addition to highly ......
Building Systems for Architects and Architectural Engineers
Integrative Design: Building Systems for Architects and Architectural Engineers helps students envision the interconnections between different building systems. Rather than presenting systems one system at a time as it is traditionally done, the book introduces building systems in the same sequence of the design process. Section One, Predesign ......
An Inquiry for Professionals, Caregivers, and Patients
Featuring a uniquely philosophical approach, Ethics of Care and Wellness: An Inquiry for Professionals, Caregivers, and Patients places medical professionals' obligations and practices, as well as patients' expectations, within the context of an ethos determined by an intentional understanding of the human person. Readers are encouraged to ......
Making Sense of Microeconomics provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of microeconomics. Readers gain a solid understanding of how organizations can utilize methods to help them maximize the use of available resources. Over the course of 16 chapters, students learn about various types of economies, ......
