Books published by Cognella, Inc

Offers students an insightful selection of readings on the history of the United States spanning from pre-Columbian times through the Reconstruction Era. The carefully selected articles in this volume reflect new scholarship and fresh perspectives regarding key concepts and events in American history.

Uncovers the nature of primary trauma and its purpose from a descriptive and explanatory framework. The book establishes foundational tenets from the Lakota culture and features alternative perspectives that contribute to the explanation of primary trauma, as well as approaches to combat it's deleterious impact.

Presents the perspectives of diverse women academic leaders who discuss their rise to key leadership positions and effective change-making in higher education, despite underlying structural barriers and bias that disadvantage women.

Provides students with a comprehensive, highly visual guide to managing athletic injuries with effective taping and bracing strategies. Each chapter of the text focuses on a different area of the body and presents critical information regarding types of injuries along with various current taping and bracing techniques.

Offers unique perspective regarding the technical aspects of crime scene investigation, and the mental skillsets - reasoning, thought process, and habits of the mind - that support mastery of the craft. The text presents a holistic approach, encouraging readers to better understand all that is required to process, assess, and analyze a crime scene.

Guides readers through the process of assessing, classifying, and correcting delinquent and criminal behaviours exhibited by youth offenders. The text leverages scientific insight into human thought and behaviour, to demonstrate how criminality and delinquency can be treated by prompt and accurate evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Itroduces readers to the illuminating and emotional works of Naji Dhaher, an influential Palestinian writer whose family was displaced during the 1948 Palestine war. Inspired by his own experiences, Dhaher's fiction examines the psychological effects of the Nakba on the children of exiled Palestinians who continued to live within Israel.

Examines issues related to power dynamics in the United States, as well as globally. The book is designed to enhance readers' understanding of some primary motivations for prejudice and discrimination and how these are manifested in contemporary society.

Provides students with a focused and practical approach to learning the essential concepts of chemistry. The foundational knowledge they cultivate through the text can be applied to a number of scientific fields, including engineering, healthcare, forensics, pharmacology, and nursing.

Explores the intersection of creativity and the mind-body relationship through the Alexander Technique, an educational method by which individuals can increase creative thinking, live with greater levels of consciousness, and decrease physical pain and tension.

Presents a collection of life stories of women who lived through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s while residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. By sharing their stories of activism in the face of social and institutional racism, readers learn how women fought for freedom and equality in America.

Designed to serve as a comprehensive guide, Introduction to Traffic Law, Investigation, and Enforcement equips law enforcement officials with the vital knowledge they need to confidently and successfully investigate and enforce traffic laws.

Comprehensive in nature and filled with valuable insight, Counseling and Helping Skills is ideal for graduate-level counseling and related programs. It can also be used by those entering the helping professions to support their transition into the field and serve as a helpful ongoing reference.

Is it rational for scientifically trained individuals to believe in God, and accept controversial theological claims? Are science and theology essentially incompatible, or can their positions be reconciled on some level? This book addresses such questions, recasting key religious teachings in a language that is familiar to scientists.

Helps students communicate with confidence in their speaking and writing. The material facilitates self-discovery and critical thinking as students learn to assess the validity of their ideas and express them with clarity and integrity. This book helps students make the transition from college student to professional - communicating effectively and persuasively.

Gives students the opportunity to learn physics in the way that physicists understand the discipline. In contrast to standard textbooks, which introduce forces first, The Energy of Physics begins with classical mechanics using the concept of energy conservation. By inverting the standard order of presentation, the book enables students to understand and to use calculus effectively.

Written with finance and business students in mind, this volume introduces students to foundational concepts in managerial accounting. The text identifies key topics and competencies that accounting students should master, including how to develop strategic budgets, perform asset and cost management analyses, and create detailed reports.

Presents key, foundational selections in Western philosophy. This anthology features engaging readings about God, the mind, knowledge, and human morality to help students better understand both themselves and those around them.

Offers an overview of criminological theories and their use in understanding, explaining, and responding to crime. This book provides foundational knowledge and engages students through real-life examples and scenarios. In contrast to many standard textbooks, The Essentials of Criminology focuses on select theories, exploring them in depth.

Provides students with a sample of articles that analyse different episodes of financial crisis across of the world. Students learn the principal causes, consequences, and policy responses that emerge as a result of financial crises and build an understanding of the similarities of occurrences across nations.

Provides students with a comprehensive yet accessible guide to effective communication and public speaking. The texts help readers understand their role, as well as the role of their audience, during the communication process. With this new knowledge, students learn how to present concepts and share ideas with confidence and efficacy.

Provides students with a sociological framework within which to identify and examine how their lives are impacted by cultural and institutional forces. Readers develop the ability to navigate their lives more effectively by better understanding the most prevailing issues of our time.

Provides students with an interdisciplinary exploration of physical chemistry. Instead of presenting a narrow, specialized view of physical and biological phenomena, this text provides a broad, global view, highlighting the problems and scenarios that must be understood by chemists, physicists, geologists, pharmacists, engineers, and others.