Public and Private Families


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Designed for courses in sociology of the family, this work covers a variety of topics, including: the history of the family; gender and families; class; race and ethnicity; families and the state; family formation; spouses and partners; and domestic violence.




Loose-Leaf Edition Understanding Business


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The experienced author team, alongside the long-tenured McGraw Hill product team have created a market-leading product that meets the needs of nearly all classrooms, no matter the size, teaching modality or learning objectives. The content is unmatched in depth, breadth, currency, and relevancy, and is presented in an extremely readable format for students with all learning styles. A wealth of technology solutions engages students, enriches learning, furthers understanding, and simplifies instructors’ assessment processes. Course supplements tightly align with chapter concepts and to enhance retention, making instructors of all experience levels Grade-A rockstars. Unparalleled support from our Digital Faculty Consultants, Student Ambassadors, Implementation, Sales and Product Teams, all help to ensure both instructors and students benefit from the full experience of what is now the Gold Standard in Introduction to Business classes.




Looseleaf for Public and Private Families: An Introduction


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Public and Private Families: An Introduction, discusses the family in two senses: the private family, in which we live most of our personal lives, and the public family, in which we, as adults, deal with broader societal issues. The eighth edition of this program examines the history of families around the world while simultaneously introducing the most relevant topics in society such as same sex marriage, self-identification, and the globalization and modernization of families today. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following: • SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content. • Access to your instructor’s homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course. • Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement. • The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping. Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html




Scientific American: Presenting Psychology


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Written by two teachers and a science journalist, Presenting Psychology introduces the basics to psychology through magazine-style profiles and video interviews of real people, whose stories provide compelling contexts for the field’s key ideas.




Introductory Statistics 2e


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Introductory Statistics 2e provides an engaging, practical, and thorough overview of the core concepts and skills taught in most one-semester statistics courses. The text focuses on diverse applications from a variety of fields and societal contexts, including business, healthcare, sciences, sociology, political science, computing, and several others. The material supports students with conceptual narratives, detailed step-by-step examples, and a wealth of illustrations, as well as collaborative exercises, technology integration problems, and statistics labs. The text assumes some knowledge of intermediate algebra, and includes thousands of problems and exercises that offer instructors and students ample opportunity to explore and reinforce useful statistical skills. This is an adaptation of Introductory Statistics 2e by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.




The Indigo Book


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This public domain book is an open and compatible implementation of the Uniform System of Citation.




Manual of Construction Agreements


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Construction drafting is a central part of commercial property transactions, raising complex issues of law, interpretation and procedure. The key to addressing these issues lies in having rapid access to draft forms of agreement and specialist expertise based on a sound understanding of industry practice, case-law and current legislation.Manual of Construction Agreements is a complete guide to all aspects of the relevant law and practice. Richard Cockram, one of the country's leading construction lawyers, provides detailed and authoritative commentary and a review of all standard form agreements relevant to the UK construction market. In addition there is an exhaustive suite of over 100 expertly drafted forms and precedents, together with comprehensive annotations.It is regularly updated to cover relevant developments in construction law and practice, and is fully up-to-date with the recent amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, effected by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.The CD-ROM contains fillable Word documents of forms and precedents for use in connection with building and civil engineering contracts, particularly in cases incorporating the JCT 2011 or ICE or NEC standard forms, and the related appointment of consultants and ancillary documentation.




Government Procurement


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European Cartel Digest


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LOOSE LEAF for M: Business


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M: Business is designed to be brief, highly visual, and flexible for today’s digital and entrepreneurial students. Its unique design and approach enable instructors to cover topics at the depth they desire with an unrivaled mixture of exciting, fresh content and resources to support active learning. M: Business represents the best value available in the brief Introduction to Business market without sacrificing currency, accuracy, or a robust teaching and learning package via McGraw Hill Connect®.