Books published by Cengage Learning, Inc

A 'how to' guide for both preventive and intervention-oriented counseling in school settings. It offers coverage some of the most common mental health or psychosocial/emotional issues and disorders facing schoolchildren and youth - issues that can negatively impact their learning and long-term educational development.

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problem in American History Series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in US history. The text, designed to be the primary anthology - or even the textbook - of the course, covers the subject's chronological span.

Written in an informal, first-person writing style that makes abstract concepts easier to understand, this book provides strong coverage of fundamental concepts and applications.

Features little opportunity outside the traditional educational channel.

Delivers a practical approach to the modern investigative principles and practices you need to succeed in criminal justice. Demonstrating techniques and their many applications, this book introduces long-standing tools, practices, and policies alongside the innovations in technology and science to give you a perspective of criminal investigations.

Suitable for those interested in the principles, components, diagnosis, and repair of modern automotive heating and air conditioning systems, this title allows students to learn fundamental climate control theory, including basic physics related to heat transfer, before applying their knowledge through practical, hands-on shop work.

Filled with research about all aspects of educating young children with special needs, this book discusses key approaches and tools needed to provide an optimal setting for young exceptional children with special needs and their families.

Learn how today's managers, investors and other business stakeholders effectively use accounting information and reports to guide business success with Warren/Jones/Farmer�s USING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING. Designed as a one-term introduction for those with no previous accounting experience, this edition overviews basic financial accounting concepts without extraneous details. This book's spreadsheet approach focuses on the use of accounting information in business without the distraction of debits and credits. An integrated financial statement framework highlights how transactions impact each of the three primary financial statements: balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements. Unique metrics analyses highlight transaction, financial statement and managerial decision-making information. In addition, special features and cases demonstrate the use of data analysis in financial accounting today. Optional CNOWv2 digital resources further support your financial accounting learning experience.

Compact yet comprehensive, Norman/Phinney/Halstead's DENTAL ASSISTING INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS GUIDE, 3rd edition, offers an ideal, quick-reference resource that covers the various instruments and materials used in all practice areas of modern dentistry. Detailed coverage of proper functions, properties, precautions and tray setups is supported by hundreds of full-color photos that make memorization easier. This convenient handbook equips you with the fundamental instrument and equipment knowledge today's dental assistants need for success in a continually advancing field.

New edition of a text that provides a practical approach to analyzing, planning and implementing marketing strategies, with a focus upon the creative process involved in applying the knowledge and concepts to the development and implementing of ideas. The core of the planning framework is the organi

Helps you learn about new career opportunities in criminal justice and read true stories of offenders and their experiences within the system. This title helps you learn about the crucial role that public policy plays in the criminal justice system and explores issues that are changing the face of criminal justice today - and shaping its future.

This trusted text provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of automotive systems to prepare you for all aspects of work in the field. BASIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE & SYSTEMS, Sixth Edition, includes a Classroom Manual that explores the operational theory behind each automotive system, and a Shop Manual covering relevant diagnostic, testing, and repair procedures. Updated to align with Task Lists for the latest ASE Education Foundation requirements, the Sixth Edition covers emerging technologies such as hybrid vehicles and electronic engine controls, as well as current information on the global automotive industry and the role you can play within it as a professional technician. The authors assume no prior knowledge of automotive technology, so these clear and engaging resources provide an ideal introduction to both fundamental theory and its real-world applications in specific skills and maintenance procedures, preparing you for success in today�s fast-paced, competitive work environment.

Equips you with working knowledge of business-related laws while strengthening the critical reasoning skills you need to interpret and apply them. This book offers coverage such as the latest on cyber law, social media, privacy, corporate responsibility, financial and credit card reforms, health-care laws, and more.

Helps you explore the American corrections system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender. This book covers both institutional and community sanctions, incorporating high-profile corrections cases taken from headlines to reinforce important theories.

MILADY STANDARD NAIL TECHNOLOGY, 8th Edition, is the future nail technician�s guidebook to success. The new 2-book format includes Standard Foundations and Nail Technology packaged together for a complete curriculum. Standard Foundations focuses on introductory topics including science basics, infection control and the importance of soft/ business skills; while Nail Technology includes new and updated information on manicuring, pedicuring, gel nail enhancement, nail resin enhancements, and nail art. New procedural photography follows the highest standards in infection control and enhances step-by-step instructions. This edition also features new competency-based learning objectives to emphasize the importance of the concepts presented. This edition offers aspiring nail technicians the tools they need for a rewarding and successful career.

A guide to wiring industrial buildings according to the 2014 National Electrical Code[registered]. It is suitable for apprentice and journeyman electricians, building contractors, and anyone working in the electrical field.