Scott Myers: 15 books
Rebuild America
Solving the Economic Crisis Through Civic Works
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
In Obama's America public works is once again a part of the national dialogue. Today it is offered as a solution to the economic downturn and to the public infrastructure crisis. This timely book examines the reasons for the economic crisis facing Main Street, and connects them to why the nation has...
Authentic Mexican Cooking
80 Delicious, Traditional Recipes for Tacos, Burritos, Tamales, and Much More
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Everyone enjoys the flavorful and piquant foods and refreshing drinks of Mexico and Authentic Mexican Cooking shows you that these tasty traditional dishes from south of the border are very easy to make.
With beautiful photographs and fun, colorful illustrations, this extensive cookbook shows...
Social Solutions to Poverty
America's Struggle to Build a Just Society
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. The book traces the most important ideas and contributions of citizens, activists, labour leaders, scholars, politicians, and governmental...
by Scott Myers-Lipton
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
This is the first practical social change text devoted to students working in an academic environment. While there are many books about community organizing and social change, there are no college texts focusing on how to provide real-world experience with academic content taking into consideration...
Ending Extreme Inequality
An Economic Bill of Rights to Eliminate Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Poverty and inequality are at record levels. Today, forty-seven million Americans live in poverty, while the median is in decline. The top 20 percent now controls 89 percent of all wealth. These conditions have renewed demands for a new economic Bill of Rights, an idea proposed by F. D. Roosevelt,...
The Communication Age
Connecting and Engaging
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
When should you send a text message, and when is it more appropriate to talk face-to-face? What is the best way to prepare for a job interview that will be conducted over video? How should you modify your speech if it will be recorded and posted online? **The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging...
Revolting New York
How 400 Years of Riot, Rebellion, Uprising, and Revolution Shaped a City
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Occupy Wall Street did not come from nowhere. It was part of a long history of riot, revolt, uprising, and sometimes even revolution that has shaped New York City. From the earliest European colonization to the present, New Yorkers have been revolting. Hard hitting, revealing, and insightful, Revolting...
by Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Orson Scott Card, Kevin J Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Life is full of decision points—those key moments when what we decide can change everything for better or for worse. These 20 tales describe such instances in young people’s lives, ranging from tragic to triumphant, from horror to fantasy to science fiction. Written by authors new and old, those...
Pawprints of Katrina
Pets Saved and Lessons Learned
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many animals had to fend for themselves because their owners lost them or were unable to care for them. In Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned, Cathy Scott documents her experience working with the Best Friends Animal Society triage center to...
Tuned In
Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
If you market a product, service, or idea in any business, industry or organization, you must read Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs, a guide to understanding and meeting the needs of consumers, whether or not they make those needs clear. An easy-to-follow...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
Millennial Culture and Communication Pedagogies
Narratives from the Classroom and Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
This book examines the ways in which faculty and staff at the higher education level teach and communicate with their millennial students and colleagues. The contributors address how millennials' academic and non-academic interests and everyday performances within and outside of higher education influence...
by AAP Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Michelle M. Macias MD, FAAP
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Fully revised and expanded, the second edition of this best-selling resource provides expert guidance for primary pediatric health care professionals on caring for children with developmental and behavioral concerns – from medical evaluation and care initiation to transition to adulthood.
New...
Engaging Globalization (Mission in Global Community)
The Poor, Christian Mission, and Our Hyperconnected World
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Globalization is speeding up our world, extending our relationships globally and bringing us closer together in positive and not-so-positive ways. The church and many Christians, however, remain largely unaware of its seductive power, resulting in a failure of vision for mission in today's world....
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