If This Isn’t Nice What Is?, (Much) Expanded Second Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By
Best known as one of America’s most astonishing and enduring contemporary novelists, Kurt Vonnegut was also a celebrated commencement address giver. Vonnegut never graduated from college, so his...
Persuasion: Social Influence and Compliance Gaining, 5e
Persuasion: Social Influence and Compliance Gaining first helps students understand established theories and models of persuasion. It then encourages them to develop and apply general...
Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues
This concise, accessible text emphasizes doing ethical analysis and thinking critically about ethical issues, rather than focusing on ethical theory or the history of ethics....
You’re Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation
Deborah Tannen’s #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don’t Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Now, in her most provocative and engaging book...
Organizing for Social Change: A Dialectic Journey of Theory and Praxis
`The body of work this book represents is clearly important both theoretically and in terms of encouraging scholars and practitioners in continuing efforts of large-scale...
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
A New Yorker and Fortune Best Book of the YearAnalyzing the strategic maneuvers of today’s great information powers–Apple, Google, and an eerily resurgent AT&T–Tim Wu uncovers a time-honored pattern...
The Mathematical Theory of Communication
Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace–but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world...
Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice
Coverage of global markets, new technologies, multiculturalism, and the latest news about public relations in action make this dynamic text the cutting-edge choice for public...
Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making
This comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of argumentation and debate uses a clear, concise, and engaging presentation that makes even complex material easy...
The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice
More than 30 million Americans rely on their voices for their jobs–from teachers, religious leaders, and entertainers to lawyers, executives, salespeople, and doctors. A controlled...