Books published by Cognella, Inc

Challenges readers to explore, engage in, and give serious consideration to topics that are often brushed off as merely ""fun"". The book combines original content based on current and emerging theories in the study of popular culture with a selection of articles and essays taken from a wide range of sources.

Developed for introductory courses, Becoming an Artist breaks down major art concepts for those who have not previously studied them. Readers learn the basics of both drawing and painting, with a focus on graphite, charcoal, and acrylic painting mediums. The material is organised into four primary concepts - design, drawing, value, and colour - with each building on the previous concept.

Presents clear, scientifically sound information on the personal and societal benefits of influenza vaccinations. The book addresses the confusion and myths surrounding flu vaccines and vaccines in general, and it simplifies the science behind both the virus and the vaccine. It confronts misconceptions about vaccinations and helps readers understand why they are safer than is often understood.

Baseball has long been designated the great American pastime. However, when baseball is considered from a legal perspective it becomes more than sport, and it differs greatly from other examples of these. The only textbook of its kind, Baseball and the Law explains why baseball is different - legally - and examines baseball-specific regulations and laws.

A unique literary collection that provides an introduction to key moments in cultural history, including the Renaissance, Romanticism, and Realism. These concepts are addressed by leading authors in major literary traditions such as William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, and Fyodor Dostoevsky. The included works portray unforgettable fictional rebels and tyrants.

Explains the evolution of media relations over the past decade. This book provides insight into how public relations practitioners can work most effectively with journalists in today's world of economic limitations, social media, and at times, opposing priorities and agendas.

Presents an atoms-first approach to chemistry. Written for non-majors in chemistry, the text covers a broad range of topics and provides a clear, comprehensive overview. The selected readings recognise important changes that have taken place in the scientific world in recent years.

Argues that the sacred scriptures of major world religions endow female leadership. The book explores the role of women in religious stewardship since the time of Ancient Egypt. Each section examines a different religion and cites extensively from its major writings, artfully presenting examples of how the women are meant to be treated, as opposed to the way they are often dealt with.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to human resource management issues in the modern workplace. Focused on understanding complex human behaviour within a dynamic organisational context, the book covers strategic human capital leadership, globalization, and strategic IHRM to meet AACSB requirements.

Addresses the psychological concepts and beliefs that foster sexual pleasure, and those that inhibit it. The book is an antidote to today's graphic, readily available sexual imagery which lacks the necessary context for teaching what it means to be sexually involved with another human being. Rather, it emphasizes that human sexuality involves more than just sex - it involves true sexual intimacy.

Shapes students' critical thinking skills and ethics through student-centred learning activities, practical tool kits, case studies, and readings. The material increases confidence and helps students make their own ""personal best"" choices. Topics include the substance of ethics, approaches to ethics, integrative ethics, and evolving bioethics.

Giving readers a fascinating look deep into Victorian England, this critical edition of Walter Besant's Children of Gibeon is ideally suited to courses in Victorian literature and history. The book includes several features to aid students in understanding the novel as both a literary work and an insightful exploration of important issues in Victorian society.

Presents a collection of key poems, excerpts from prose works, and full-length texts that explore the complexities of emotional life during the British Victorian period. The material introduces readers to the Victorian idealization of the family as well as challenges to the family's moral authority. The book is ideal for British literature survey and Victorian literature courses.

Designed to serve as a complete reference guide for psychiatrists, social workers, those working in law enforcement, and students of forensic medicine and psychology Understanding Necrophilia features the writing of experts from around the world who share professional, cultural, social, and legal insights on the subject.

Provides a guide to successfully interacting with people from different cultures and thus developing satisfying relationships. Conversational in tone, the book illustrates concepts with examples from the world of everyday experience. Students become familiar with relevant research, theories that explain and predict, strategies that work, and suggestions on how and when to use these strategies.

An invaluable tool for comprehending the complexity of the world in clear, simple terms. The book helps students to understand the influences that shape world regions. It employs conventional approaches to the study of world regions, then highlights important moments, events, and trends that either fostered conflict or led to regional cooperation.

"The essays in The Social and Cultural Foundations of Education: A Reader initiate conversations on fundamental cultural and social topics that are also integral issues in education today. Each selection was chosen because it offers a unique perspective that encourages readers to think about familiar subject matter in new ways. The topics addressed are as diverse as the authors. They include the role that race and racism still play in society, how the climate crisis is being dealt with, the fluid nature of gender and sexuality, and how popular culture offers profoundly important representations into who and what we are as a culture today. Designed to shine a light on present-day dilemmas, The Social and Cultural Foundations of Education: A Reader presents work that may well join the lineage of seminal writing in the discipline. The anthology was designed as a companion text for undergraduate courses in educational foundations, and is also an excellent supplemental reader for classes in social and cultural anthropology and sociology. Joshua Diem earned his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Diem is now an associate clinical professor at the University of Miami where he teaches courses on the social and cultural foundations of education, education and race, education and pop culture, education policy, and qualitative research methods. Currently, his research focuses on domestic violence, specifically on men who batter. Dr. Diem hopes to add to the literature reconceptualizing health and sex education in public schools as well as to the voices calling for frank discussions of dating violence and gender inequality."

Written for those new to art and art history, How to Speak Art: Understanding Its Language, Issues, and Themes uses thematic organisation to explore works of art from prehistoric cave paintings to modern artists such as Christo. The book provides definitions of "art" and "artist", explains the role of the art historian, and addresses common themes in the visual arts.

Analyses theories of democracy from America's founders and connects them with the ideas of classical and Renaissance political philosophy. The text explores classical thinkers from Ancient Greece, political writing from the Enlightenment, and America's founders.

While traditional introductory textbooks in the field of international relations tend to focus on theory and history, the readings in World Politics: Money, Wealth, and Global Power highlight the significant but often ignored role of money and the pursuit of wealth in shaping global politics.

Challenges standard Eurocentric assumptions about theories of international relations. This book employs a critical eye to help students better understand how theories of international relations can be tested against a particular phenomenon, in this case the historical process leading to the rise of three modern African communities.