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Ovid/ Amores (Book 1)

From Catullus to Horace/ the tradition of Latin erotic poetry produced works of literature which are still read throughout the world. Ovid's Amores/ written in the first century BC/ is arguably the best-known and most popular collection in this tradition. Born in 43 BC/ Ovid was educated in Rome in ...Read More
Ovid/ Metamorphoses/ 3.511-733. Latin Text with Commentary

This extract from Ovid's 'Theban History' recounts the confrontation of Pentheus/ king of Thebes/ with his divine cousin/ Bacchus/ the god of wine. Notwithstanding the warnings of the seer Tiresias and the cautionary tale of a character Acoetes (perhaps Bacchus in disguise)/ who tells of how the god once transformed ...Read More
Parenting and Family Diversity Issues

This book has been created for students and all individuals who work with children and families (e.g./ educators/ parents/ caregivers/ direct support workers/ etc.) in diverse contexts. It is imperative to understand how and what factors may influence child outcomes across the lifespan. Therefore/ key concepts related to parenting/ child-rearing/ care-giving/ and parenting education are outlined in this textbook to provide historical/ theoretical/ and practical perspectives across vast settings and developmental domains.
PDX Journeys: Studying and Living in the US/ Low-Intermediate Novel and Textbook for University ESL Students

Each unit begins with a chapter of fiction about a teacher and students in one ESL class. Reading comprehension and reading skills exercises follow. Prefix and suffix vocabulary-focus exercises are included. Academic Word List vocabulary exercises help students build a strong foundation in both receptive and productive knowledge. The following chapters in each unit expand on unit themes through non-fiction articles focusing on academic preparation/ international experiences/ and cultural adjustment. Vocabulary is repeated and comprehension and reading skills are further practiced.
Permaculture Design: Tools for Climate Resilience

Climate is also where we begin the design process in another tool referenced in the Permaculture design system. This is the Scale of Landscape Permanence/ originated by P.A.Yeomans/ the founder of Keyline™ Design. Yeomans asserts that the order of design is: Climate Landshape Water Supply Roads/Access Trees Structures Subdivision Fences Soil This book is predominantly about climate/ and the macro influences of climate and climate change on design. As we get through the topics of climate analogues and climate change forecasting/ we will end up moving down this list to see the climate’s influence on specific design choices.
Personal Finance

Personal Finance by Rachel Siegel and Carol Yacht is a comprehensive Personal Finance text which includes a wide range of pedagogical aids to keep students engaged and instructors on track. This book is arranged by learning objectives. The headings/ summaries/ reviews/ and problems all link together via the learning objectives. ...Read More
Personality Theory in a Cultural Context

When you first think of personality/ what comes to mind? When we refer to certain people as being “personalities/” we usually mean they are famous/ people like movie stars or your favorite band. When we describe a person as having “lots of personality/” we usually mean they are outgoing and ...Read More
Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology

We are delighted to bring to you this novel textbook/ a collection of chapters on the essential topics in cultural anthropology. Different from other introductory textbooks/ this book is an edited volume with each chapter written by a different author. Each author has written from their experiences working as an ...Read More
Pharo by Example 5.0

Pharo is an open-source/ elegant and pure object-oriented language that supports truly immersive and life programming experience. Pharo offers excellent tools such as hot-debuggers and on the fly code update that change the programming experience. More at http://www.pharo.org.Pharo is a powerful language and IDE that companies use to deliver complex ...Read More
Philosophical Ethics

This book is an introduction to philosophical ethics intended for use in introductory college or high school level courses. It has grown out of lecture notes I shared with the first students who took my online Ethics course at the Pennsylvania College of Technology almost 20 years ago. Since then ...Read More
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods

This is a book about Phylogenetic Comparative Methods by Luke J. Harmon.
Physical Geography - Version 1

Welcome to Physical Geography at College of the Canyons. This textbook was designed especially for College of the Canyons students/ as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics such as: Earth’s grid system/ rivers/ oceans/ deserts/ basic geology/ and cartography.
Physical Geology

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology/ including rocks and minerals/ plate tectonics/ earthquakes/ volcanoes/ glaciation/ groundwater/ streams/ coasts/ mass wasting/ climate change/ planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada/ especially British Columbia/ and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.
Physical Geology - First University of Saskatchewan Edition

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology/ including rocks and minerals/ plate tectonics/ earthquakes/ volcanoes/ mass wasting/ climate change/ planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada. It is adapted from "Physical Geology" written by Steven Earle for the BCcampus Open Textbook Program.
Physical Modeling in MATLAB

Most books that use MATLAB are aimed at readers who know how to program. This book is for people who have never programmed before. As a result/ the order of presentation is unusual. The book starts with scalar values and works up to vectors and matrices very gradually. This approach ...Read More
Placing the History of College Writing: Stories from the Incomplete Archive

In Placing the History of College Writing/ Nathan Shepley argues that pre-1950s composition history/ if analyzed with the right conceptual tools/ can pluralize and clarify our understanding of the relationship between the writing of college students and the writing's physical/ social/ and discursive surroundings. Even if the immediate outcome of ...Read More
Plato's 'Republic': An Introduction

This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic/ throwing light upon the text’s arguments and main themes/ placing them in the wider context of the text’s structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the work/ it provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of the ...Read More
Políticas públicas/ Género y Derechos Humanos en América Latin

El enfoque de género ha producido verdaderas transformaciones tanto a nivel del conocimiento en las ciencias sociales/ incorporando nuevos temas y problemas a partir de la teoría feminista/ como a nivel de las acciones de polí
Português para principiantes

Português para principiantes is a time-tested text which can be used in conjunction with a variety of approaches to the teaching of beginning Portuguese. This media-rich text is designed to provide learners with a solid grammatical basis for using Brazilian Portuguese as well as regular opportunities to practice and improve their ability to read/ speak/ and understand the Portuguese language as it is used in contemporary Brazil.
Preadvanced Japanese

Preadvanced Japanese is designed for students who have intermediate competency in Japanese/ roughly at Level 2 on the ILR (The Interagency Language Roundtable) proficiency scale/ and are working on reaching Level 3.This textbook can be used for self-study/ as part of online course/ and in a traditional classroom setting. It is comprised of four chapters/ intended to be covered in one term of a quarter system. Each chapter has Drills on expressions and grammar/ Kanji Drills/ and Listening Exercises. These activities are to be performed using the accompanying audio.
Prealgebra - 2e

Prealgebra 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for a one-semester prealgebra or basic math course. The book’s organization makes it easy to adapt to a variety of course syllabi. The text introduces the fundamental concepts of algebra while addressing the needs of students with diverse backgrounds and ...Read More
Precalculus

Precalculus is intended for college-level precalculus students. Since precalculus courses vary from one institution to the next/ we have attempted to meet the needs of as broad an audience as possible/ including all of the content that might be covered in any particular course. The result is a comprehensive book ...Read More
Precalculus

Prior to 1990/ the performance of a student in precalculus at the University of Washington was not a predictor of success in calculus. For this reason/ the mathematics department set out to create a new course with a specific set of goals in mind: A review of the essential mathematics ...Read More
Precalculus

A casual glance through the Table of Contents of most of the major publishers' College Algebra books reveals nearly isomorphic content in both order and depth. Our Table of Contents shows a different approach/ one that might be labeled “Functions First.” To truly use The Rule of Four/ that is/ ...Read More
Precalculus

These are notes for a course in precalculus/ as it is taught at New York City College of Technology - CUNY (where it is offered under the course number MAT 1375). Our approach is calculator based. For this/ we will use the currently standard TI-84 calculator/ and in particular/ many ...Read More
Precalculus: An Investigation of Functions

Precalculus: An Investigation of Functions is a free/ open textbook covering a two-quarter pre-calculus sequence including trigonometry. The first portion of the book is an investigation of functions/ exploring the graphical behavior of/ interpretation of/ and solutions to problems involving linear/ polynomial/ rational/ exponential/ and logarithmic functions. An emphasis is ...Read More
Principles of Accounting Volume 1 Financial Accounting

Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material/ we are offering the book in two volumes. This book is specifically designed to appeal to ...Read More
Principles of Accounting Volume 2 Managerial Accounting

Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material/ we are offering the book in two volumes. This book is specifically designed to appeal to ...Read More