Archee’s Communicating as Professionals explains key communication concepts and effective strategies that students will use to communicate in their professional lives, no matter what career they ultimately choose. Its broad relevance is achieved through the variety of case studies, exhibits and chapter opening scenarios relating to many disciplines. This market-leading text covers modern communication theory as well as essential practical skills such as active listening, verbal and non-verbal communication and negotiation. Instructor resources include instructor's guide, PowerPoints, Testbank, author videos and communication examples.
Archee’s Communicating as Professionals explains key communication concepts and effective strategies that students will use to communicate in their professional lives, no matter what career they ultimately choose. Its broad relevance is achieved through the variety of case studies, exhibits and chapter opening scenarios relating to many disciplines. This market-leading text covers modern communication theory as well as essential practical skills such as active listening, verbal and non-verbal communication and negotiation. Instructor resources include instructor's guide, PowerPoints, Testbank, author videos and communication examples.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THE AMISH BAKER’S SECRET COURTSHIP by Amy Grochowski Cassie Weaver dreams of opening a bakery—but that dream hinges on her good friend, Martin Beiler. Martin once fled their Amish community due to his struggles with autism. Now he’s back to fulfill his promise to help Cassie set up her longed-for bakeshop. But when everyone suspects they are secretly courting, Cassie encourages the matchmaking. Because she’s hoping she can convince Martin this is where he truly belongs… HIS UNEXPECTED GRANDCHILD by Myra Johnson The last thing Lane Bromley wants is to leave his remote mountain cabin. But when his struggling daughter shows up with a grandson he didn’t know he had, Lane’s search for the boy’s father leads him to the other surprise grandparent: veterinarian Julia Frasier. They can’t seem to agree on anything, but maybe they can find common ground long enough to create a loving environment for their grandchild…and each other. A FATHER’S VOW by Chris Maday Schmidt Dedicated to protecting his daughter and the town of Sweetwater, widower Constable Jack Wells will do anything to stop the vandalism at their beloved wildlife preserve—even partner with its new veterinarian. But fighting his attraction to Emerson Parker might be the greater challenge. Soon their on-duty stakeouts evolve into off-duty family outings. But with heartbreak in his past, is he ready to risk a second chance? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired April 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2
This toddler will steal his heart Just in time to open it… The last thing Lane Bromley wants is to leave his remote mountain cabin. But when his struggling daughter shows up with a grandson he didn’t know he had, Lane’s search for the boy’s father leads him to the other surprise grandparent: veterinarian Julia Frasier. They can’t seem to agree on anything, but maybe they can find common ground long enough to create a loving environment for their grandchild…and each other. From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Graphic designer Natalie Pearce faces the most difficult Christmas of her life. For almost a year, her mother has lain in a nursing home, the victim of a massive stroke, and Natalie blames herself for not being there when it happened. Worse, she’s allowed the monstrous load of guilt to drive a wedge between her and everyone she loves—most of all her husband Daniel. Her marriage is on the verge of dissolving, her prayer life is suffering, and she’s one Christmas away from hitting rock bottom Junior-high basketball coach Daniel Pearce is at his wit’s end. Nothing he’s done has been able to break through the wall Natalie has erected between them. And their daughter Lissa’s adolescent rebellion isn’t helping matters. As Daniel’s hope reaches its lowest ebb, he wonders if this Christmas will spell the end of his marriage and the loss of everything he holds dear
Offering a helping hand… Could give him everything he needs. Fighting his way back from a troubled past, handyman Angus “Witt” Wittenbauer needs refuge. When dog sanctuary owner Maddie McNeill needs someone to fix her kennel’s roof, it seems like the answer to his prayers, especially when he’s reunited with his long-lost dog, Ranger. His growing friendship with Maddie hints at the promise of something more, but will Witt ever feel deserving of love again? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. K-9 Companions Book 1: Their Unbreakable Bond by Deb Kastner Book 2: Finding Her Way Back by Lisa Carter Book 3: The Veteran's Vow by Jill Lynn Book 4: Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClain Book 5: Earning Her Trust by Brenda Minton Book 6: Guarding His Secret by Jill Kemerer Book 7: An Unlikely Alliance by Toni Shiloh Book 8: The Cowboy's Journey Home by Linda Goodnight Book 9: A Reason to Stay by Deb Kastner Book 10: The Veteran's Holiday Home by Lee Tobin McClain Book 11: An Alaskan Christmas Promise by Belle Calhoune Book 12: A Steadfast Companion by Myra Johnson Book 13: The Rancher's Sanctuary by Linda Goodnight Book 14: A Friend to Trust by Lee Tobin McClain Book 15: Her Alaskan Companion by Heidi McCahan Book 16: A Companion for Christmas by Lee Tobin McClain
Campaigns against Corporal Punishment explores the theory and practice of punishment in Antebellum America from a broad, comparative perspective. It probes the concerns underlying the naval, prison, domestic, and educational reform campaigns which occurred in New England and New York from the late 1820s to the late 1850s. Focusing on the common forms of physical punishment inflicted on seamen, prisoners, women, and children, the book reveals the effect of these campaigns on actual disciplinary practices. Myra C. Glenn also places the crusade against corporal punishment in the context of various other contemporary reform movements such as the crusade against intemperance and that against slavery. She shows how regional and political differences affected discussions of punishment and discipline.
Two warring factions have been battling in our planet since the beginning of time. Through revolutionary advances in science, we created a gateway that could stop the last mass extinction and save us from the wrath of the gods. A desperate race to save humanity ensues, but who or what are we fighting against? Who is on our side? The connection between governments and world religions, the foundation of prophecy, and the worldwide evidence of links between our past, present, and future. The revelation could shake the foundations of your belief system.
A study of the representation of the Latina body in US popular culture, from "Latin bombshell" Carmen Miranda in the 1940s to Jennifer Lopez and Salma Hayek. It not only sheds light on how meaning is produced through images of the Latina body, but also on how these representations of Latinas are received, revised, and challenged.
Tarnished Silver By: Myra H. Wolfson The Silver family seems like a nice, normal, well-to-do American family on the outside, but within the walls of their beautiful house there are many dark secrets. When Lorraine first met her husband Ian, she considered him the perfect life partner, but as the years go by, the marriage begins to fall apart, and Ian becomes more distant and at times even aggressive. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Lorraine fantasizes about the rugged and well-built Tommy Monahan, whom she meets while on vacation in Montauk. She believes her hoped-for affair will never come to fruition until suddenly Ian has a fatal heart attack one night, leaving Lorraine finally free to find true love.
The tumultuous life and career of a woman who fought gender bias on multiple fronts—in theory and in practice, for herself and for us all. “Myra Strober's Sharing the Work is the memoir of a woman who has learned that 'having it all' is only possible by 'sharing it all,' from finding a partner who values your work as much as you do, to fighting for family-friendly policies. You will learn that finding allies is crucial, blending families after divorce is possible, and that there is neither a good time nor a bad time to have children. Both women and men will find a friend in these pages.” —Gloria Steinem Myra Strober became a feminist on the Bay Bridge, heading toward San Francisco. It is 1970. She has just been told by the chairman of Berkeley's economics department that she can never get tenure. Driving home afterward, wondering if she got something out of the freezer for her family's dinner, she realizes the truth: she is being denied a regular faculty position because she is a mother. Flooded with anger, she also finds her life's work: to study and fight sexism, in the workplace, in academia, and at home. Strober's generous memoir captures the spirit of a revolution lived fully, from her Brooklyn childhood (and her shock at age twelve when she's banished to the women's balcony at shul) to her groundbreaking Stanford seminar on women and work. Strober's interest in women and work began when she saw her mother's frustration at the limitations of her position as a secretary. Her consciousness of the unfairness of the usual distribution of household chores came when she unsuccessfully asked her husband for help with housework. Later, when a group of conservative white male professors sputtered at the idea of government-subsidized child care, Strober made the case for its economic benefits. In the 1970s, the term “sexual harassment” had not yet been coined. Occupational segregation, quantifying the value of work in the home, and the cost of discrimination were new ideas. Strober was a pioneer, helping to create a new academic field and founding institutions to establish it. But she wasn't alone: she benefited from the women's movement, institutional change, and new federal regulations that banned sex discrimination. She continues the work today and invites us to join her.
I can give you everything," he whispered, smiling through the lie. All I had to do was kneel... The Caledonian forces come armed, yet offer peace. Spouting claims that they can deliver a new era—one of luxury and ease—they think to seduce. They promise our countries will thrive together, that they will save us from ourselves in exchange for Tritan's secrets, our expertise in the mystical arts of wielding ki. Partner with warmongers unaccustomed to being refused, or fall beneath their boots. These conquerors fool no one. They seek to leash my people and claim our priestesses for their own sick uses. But I will not kneel. Especially not to him. Captain Asher Rawlings. Powerful... Elite... Relentless... He's been tasked to hunt me down and dress me in chains—a mission he relishes, for with one taste of my lips, he hungers for my submission above all else... In an instant, the deadly secret I've been keeping for years is exposed to his attention. He knows what I am, what I might be capable of, and he's drawn to my fire... my ki... With a kiss, he feeds me whispers of a coddled life kneeling at his precious feet, his offer nothing more than the life of a cherished pet. But he won't have me or my ki, for his betrayal has given me strength even he didn't expect. Only one thing is certain—he'll either put me on my knees, or I'll kill them all.
A spellbinding masterpiece! Passionate, action-packed, and fulfilling. I adore Mila, and I hunger for swoon-worthy Asher, longing for them to come together while holding on to the hope that Mila will continue to resist. Every word is delicious! FIVE STARS!" USA Today Bestselling Author, Addison Cain "It's the fight, isn't it? The struggle. The idea that I'll pin you down and take what I want..." He smiled, slow and dangerous. Watching me struggle to deny him. Watching me fail... Bound to a man I hate, I'm trapped. All that I was is gone. Taken by a dog of the Empire, my once limitless power now feeds the beast who dares to call himself my equal. Captain Asher Rawlings has proven himself to be a man apart. Relentless. Driven. Stripped bare and exposed, I am helpless to suffer his every debased whim. Made to swallow his bitter lies of safety and protection. Protection I didn't need before he dressed me in chains I cannot remove. Chains that funnel my goddess-given power directly to him. And though he might be the last of the rare and dangerous things, he too is indentured to a higher power. Compelled to obey, he is ordered to burn my would-be saviors to ash—and he'll use my power to do it. While death and vengeance don't wear the faces I'd dreamed of, my fall has taught me how to bend. To see the minute, overlooked details for the gift the can be, and know there is always another way out. A perfect moment to strike. Even if I have to be remade to seize it, because it's always been this. Freedom, or death.
Is he home for good? A future he didn’t want… Could become the family he needs. Building contractor Mark Caldwell is ready to inherit his grandfather’s horse ranch and put his traumatic past behind him—if he can survive working in Texas Hill Country for a year. But when his dog bonds with local caterer Holly Elliot’s son, Mark can’t refuse Holly’s request to be her son’s mentor. Can they put aside their differences long enough to open their hearts? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. The Ranchers of Gabriel Bend Book 1: The Rancher's Family Secret Book 2: The Rebel's Return Book 3: The Rancher's Family Legacy
Beautiful, engaging, and decadent. Mila's struggle with her nature and the loss of her people is so spectacularly written that her pain is your pain. There might even be a time or two you, like her, are tempted to give in to the smoldering temptation the alluring and indomitable Asher proposes. FIVE STARS!!!" -Addison Cain, USA Today Bestselling Author “Without your power, you are nothing.” His lips hovered too close, scant millimeters from… more. “You don’t know how lucky you are to be mine.” They came to conquer, to see the great city of Tritan on her knees. Her people in chains. I watched it all burn from a seat of untouchable power. Safe in the many arms of the forest as my heart charred black and the darkness took root. My sacred calling to a dead Goddess rejected, I am sustained by the forest's ancient, sleepy strength. Fed by wild ki, the whispers are soothed. The urge to savage the conquerors lays dormant, for not even he can touch me here, where my every whim is law. But Captain Asher Rawlings is a resourceful man, and though it’s been years since he’s so much as set eyes upon my face, he hasn’t given up the hunt for a rare and dangerous thing. He wants me. And he’ll never stop. Not until my knees are sullied and my skin is marked—and my limitless power belongs to him. But no matter how many times I fall, or how much I lose, he refuses to see the truth of the monster he's unleashed... After all... he's given me a thirst for vengeance...
“We’ll never be done, you and I.” He pushed off her desk. Closed the distance between them with prowling steps, clenched fists, and oh, so much determination. “Too much unfinished business to ever call it over.” He stopped a few steps away from uncomfortably close. Braced his palm on the wall behind her head, forearm brushing the side of her throat. “’Sides”—he licked his lips, glanced down her shirt—“we never got our hate f**k, baby girl.” Iris knows he’ll come. He’ll come lookin’ for what she stole, what she refused to give up when everything went to hell. Won’t find it, of course. There’s nothing left but a pipe full o’the good stuff and the dregs of the past that refuse to die.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE AMISH MIDWIFE Lancaster Courtships by Patricia Davids Sparks fly when Joseph Lapp is forced to ask midwife Anne Stoltzfus for help in taking care of his infant niece. Will they be able to put their neighborly quarrels behind and realize that they're a perfect fit? YULETIDE COWBOYS by Deb Kastner and Arlene James In these two brand-new novellas, Christmas brings a pair of ruggedly charming Texas cowboy brothers a chance to start over—and find love and family on their journey. RANCHER FOR THE HOLIDAYS by Myra Johnson Seeking a fresh start at his uncle's ranch, Ben Fisher is drawn to help local girl Marley Sanders with her mission work—and finds himself falling for the pretty photographer. But could a secret from Marley's past derail their chance at happiness?
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