The 14TH EDITION of GARDNER’S ART THROUGH THE AGES provides you with a comprehensive, beautifully-illustrated tour of the world’s great artistic traditions! Easy to read and understand, the fourteenth edition of the most widely-read art history book in the English language continues to evolve, providing a rich cultural backdrop for each of the covered periods and geographical locations, …
As fascinating as a real visit to the world’s famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER’S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world’s great artistic traditions–plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th Edition of the …
CULTURE AND VALUES: A SURVEY OF THE HUMANITIES takes you on a fascinating tour of some of the world’s most significant examples of art, music, philosophy, and literature, from the beginnings of civilization to today. New features in this edition are designed to make it easy for you to understand the influence of historical events and values on …
A top-seller since it first published in 1955, FLEMING’S ARTS and IDEAS chronologically explores a breadth of humanities topics from antiquity to the present. New author Mary Warner Marien continues the text’s tradition of combining outstanding scholarship with high quality art reproductions, while at the same time bringing a new contemporary voice to this classic text. FLEMING’S ARTS …
Designed to address the issues of how to paint and what to paint, PAINTING AS A LANGUAGE covers a wide range of information of central importance to beginning and intermediate painting instruction. The authors emphasize the value of the student’s cognitive understanding of the process and potential of painting in the student’s overall progress in the studio. Blending …
Helping you find your voice, INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, 8e helps you build the skills you need to become a more effective communicator. Award-winning author Julia T. Wood incorporates the latest communication research as she presents a pragmatic introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication. Reflecting her expertise in gender and social diversity, the book …
Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, 7th Edition
You’ll find your voice and experience communication success with INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, 7E. Award-winning author Julia T. Wood presents a pragmatic introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication–helping you build the skills you need to become a better communicator. You’ll also read about such timely issues as the ethical challenges and choices that affect …
Communicating for Results: A Guide for Business and the Professions
This best-selling text will show you the basic concepts and techniques you need to successfully communicate in today’s business world, regardless of your current level of business experience. Covering every aspect of the communication process, COMMUNICATING FOR RESULTS: A GUIDE FOR BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONS, Tenth Edition, will give you a competitive edge in any business situation–from the …
Combining the latest developments in persuasion theory, research, and ethics, PERSUASION: RECEPTION AND RESPONSIBILITY, 13e helps readers develop skills as critical consumers of all forms of persuasion. It presents persuasion by examining politics, mass media, advertising, and the Internet as it challenges readers to consider how the persuasion process is affected by today’s 24/7 networked and media-saturated world. …
Public Speaking: The Evolving Art (with MindTap(TM) Speech Printed Access Card)
PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE EVOLVING ART is the first book and integrated technology package to meet the expectations of today’s students while both preserving and offering innovative variations on the well-respected traditions of public speaking instruction. Throughout the text, in short video segments, four peer mentors expertly guide readers through the concepts and strategies presented in the text. PUBLIC …