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Principles of Floral Design: An Illustrated Guide
by Pat Diehl Scace James M. DelPrincePrinciples of Floral Design introduces the theory and hands-on skills required to begin a career as a floral designer. This beautiful, heavily-illustrated textbook features over 1200 color images, including flowers, foliage, dried materials, and potted plants, to engage students and help with identification. The text begins by introducing the floriculture industry and careers, the history of floriculture, and design principles and elements. The textbook then presents the various types of products used in floral designs, before progressing into common floral applications and events. 75 Step-by-Step Procedures, featuring new illustrations, in-depth instructions, lists of materials needed, and alternate floral materials, help new instructors and students learn proper design. Twenty new Career Connections feature interviews of professionals from all areas of the industry who share their professional journeys and offer advice to students entering the profession. The text is designed to be used in both floral design and agriculture programs, and the student projects at the end of each chapter provide ideas for SAEs.
Principles of Food Science
by Janet D. Ward Larry T. Ward Jodi Songer RiedelThis book demonstrates how the laws of science are at work in producing, processing, preparing, preserving, and metabolizing food. Students learn how cooking, health, and storage tips connect science basics to daily food encounters. The text covers the basic laws of chemistry, microbiology, and physics as they relate to food components and complex food systems. Students learn scientific facts and principles that they can apply to a future food science career and to more-creative, nutritious home cooking. The requirements and opportunities for obtaining a food science career are explored as well as the impact of this career path on local, national, and global economies. You also learn how cooking, health, and storage tips connect science basics to daily food encounters.
Principles of Information Security
by Michael E. Whitman Herbert J. MattordSpecifically oriented to the needs of information systems students, PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SECURITY, 5e delivers the latest technology and developments from the field. Taking a managerial approach, this bestseller teaches all the aspects of information security-not just the technical control perspective. It provides a broad review of the entire field of information security, background on many related elements, and enough detail to facilitate understanding of the topic. It covers the terminology of the field, the history of the discipline, and an overview of how to manage an information security program. Current and relevant, the fifth edition includes the latest practices, fresh examples, updated material on technical security controls, emerging legislative issues, new coverage of digital forensics, and hands-on application of ethical issues in IS security. It is the ultimate resource for future business decision-makers.
Principles of Information Technology
by Kathleen M. Austin Lorraine N. BergkvistPrinciples of Information Technology presents basic principles and concepts about information technology to help students become more valuable employees, better citizens, and knowledgeable consumers. Written specifically for high school students, this text maps to the IC3 Digital Literacy Certification standards. By studying this text, students can prepare for taking the Certiport IC3 Digital Literacy Certification exams. IC3 Digital Literacy Certification is a well-respected and internationally recognized credential.
Principles of Information Technology: Preparing for IC3 Certification
by Suzanne WeixelNIMAC-sourced textbook
Principles of Life
by David Sadava H. Craig Heller David M. Hillis Mary V. PriceFor sample chapters, a video interview with David Hillis, and more information, visitwww. whfreeman. com/hillispreview. Sinauer Associates and W. H. Freeman are proud to introducePrinciples of Life. Written in the spirit of the reform movement that is reinvigorating the introductory majors course,Principles of Lifecuts through the thicket of excessive detail and factual minutiae to focus on what matters most in the study of biology today. Students explore the most essential biological ideas and information in the context of the field’s defining experiments, and are actively engaged in analyzing research data. The result is a textbook that is hundreds of pages shorter (and significantly less expensive) than the current majors introductory books.
Principles of Life: For the AP* Course (Second Edition)
by David Sadava David M. Hillis Mary V. Price Richard W. HillAP® Biology is rigorous and challenging, but Principles of Life helps lighten the load with one-of-a-kind resources for students and teachers. The foundation of the POL 2e program is a brief text that models the intent of the AP® redesigned course with more depth, less breadth, and a greater focus on concepts and applications. To help students with this often intimidating course, we created LearningCurve -- a game-like adaptive quizzing system that provides formative assessment in a friendly, low-stakes environment. And to ease the stress of planning and grading, we created a full, wrap-around Teacher's Edition. Therein, experts in AP® Biology offer point-of-use, in-the-margin teaching tips such as "Doing" Science, AP® Exam Tips, Mini-Labs, Common Misconceptions, Science Literacy, and more. An answer key and connections to the AP® Curriculum Framework round out this valuable tool.
Principles of Macroeconomics 6th Edition
by N. Gregory MankiwPRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS, Sixth Edition, became a best seller after its introduction and continues to be the most popular and widely used text in the economics classroom. Instructors found it the perfect complement to their teaching. A text by a superb writer and economist that stressed the most important concepts without overwhelming students with an excess of detail was a formula that was quickly imitated, but has yet to be matched. The sixth edition features a strong revision of content in all twenty-three chapters. Dozens of new applications emphasize the real-world relevance of economics for today's students through interesting news articles, realistic case studies, and engaging problems.
Principles of Management
by Robert L. Dansby Karel SovakPrinciples of Management focuses on the functions of management and other basic business principles. Students will learn about the responsibilities and rewards of being a manager and leader. Learning the functions of management, how to be a strategic manager, and the importance of managerial soft skills bring management to life. Contemporary approach to management topics provides a solid base for learning concepts. Each of the five functions of management--planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling--is presented in entirety, providing comprehensive instruction to build on the other functions that follow. This text allows students the opportunity to learn life-long skills to become productive workers and contributing citizens in our society through several unique features, including the Soft Skills for Management chapter by providing targeted information for leaders to learn how to interact with coworkers, peers, and employers.
Principles, Programs & Assessments for Training and Exercise 2nd Edition
by Tony D. AirhartThe contents of the book are: The Importance of Increasing Physical Activity and Exercise, Assessing Physical Fitness, Essential Knowledge for Developing a Fitness Program, Principles for Developing Muscular Strength and Endurance, Principles for Developing Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Principles for Developing Flexibility, and Basics of Nutrition.
Print Reading for Construction: Residential and Commercial: Write-in Text With 140 Large Prints
by Walter C. Brown Daniel P. DorfmuellerPrint Reading for Construction provides a practical way to learn and master the skill of print reading for construction. It is a combination text-workbook that teaches the interpretation and visualization of residential and commercial construction prints. The text starts with the basics and progresses to advanced topics. The content is ideal for career and technical students, apprentices, and building trades workers in addition to being suitable for self‑study.
Print Reading for Industry
by Walter C. Brown Ryan K. BrownPrint Reading for Industry is ideal for beginning and intermediate students, in addition to those participating in on-the-job training. The text focuses on interpreting and visualizing drawings and prints used in industrial settings. This revised edition includes new content discussing therole of prints in the digital age and updates the coverage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to current standards. Additionally, it provides coverage of several foundational skills needed for print reading success, including basic mathematics, geometry principles, measurement tools, and thedesign process.
Print Reading for Industry
by Walter C. Brown & Ryan K. BrownPrint Reading for Industry is a combination text and write-in workbook designed to assist students in reading and understanding industrial prints. The text starts with the basics of print reading and progresses to advanced topics. It presents a thorough discussion of print reading techniques, providing the necessary information and guidance to read the "language of industry" Print Reading for Industry incorporates the latest ASME standards and includes authentic industrial prints for hands-on learning. Bonus print reading exercises related to the oversized prints in the Large Prints Packet provide additional real-life print reading experiences.
Print Reading for Industry: Write-In Text with Large Prints
by Walter C. Brown Ryan K. BrownPrint Reading for Industry is a robust text that focuses on interpreting and visualizing drawings and prints used in industrial settings. It is designed for beginning and intermediate students, those pursuing on-the-job training, and apprenticeship programs. It provides coverage of several foundational skills needed for print reading success, including basic mathematics, engineering drawings, geometry principles, measurement tools, and the design process. This revised edition features new and revised figures, new and updated drawings and industry prints, significant updates reflecting the latest ASME standards, and a new video library. The many prints found in the text are supplemented with an accompanying print packet containing 22 large-size industry prints for further practice. These prints are available as PDFs for classroom display and discussion, available in the student and instructor online resources. In addition, 3D model PDF and STL files for parts featured in the text are available for visualization practice and 3D printing. Numerous visualization and print reading exercises provide hands-on experience and build spatial reasoning skills.
Prisoner B-3087
by Ruth Gruener Jack GruenerSurvive. At any cost. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner -- his arm tattooed with the words PRISONER B-3087. He is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him. He encounters evil he could have never imagined, but also sees surprising glimpses of hope amid the horror. He just barely escapes death, only to confront it again seconds later. Can Yanek make it through the terror without losing his hope, his will -- and, most of all, his sense of who he really is inside? Based on an astonishing true story.
Prisoner of Cabin 13 (Sabrina the Teenage Witch #11)
by John VornholtSabrina's excited to be a counselor at Camp Bearclaw--until she gets her cabin assignment: Cabin 13, the troublemakers' cabin. She tries to tame the kids without using magic, but they're really out of control. When they have a pillow fight that covers the cabin in feathers and stuffing, Sabrina finally loses her temper and casts a good-behavior spell. Now her campers are amazing everyone with their obedience. But Sabrina knows they can't win the big Tug of War competition if they're acting like well-behaved robots. And she's getting a little bored with her perfect little campers. Should she remove the spell, or is she asking for more trouble?
Prisoner of Night and Fog
by Anne BlankmanA gripping historical thriller set in 1930s Munich, Prisoner of Night and Fog is the evocative story of an ordinary girl faced with an extraordinary choice in Hitler's Germany. Fans of Code Name Verity will love this novel full of romance, danger, and intrigue!Gretchen Müller grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her uncle Dolf—who has kept her family cherished and protected from that side of society ever since her father sacrificed his life for Dolf's years ago. Dolf is none other than Adolf Hitler. And Gretchen follows his every command.When she meets a fearless and handsome young Jewish reporter named Daniel Cohen, who claims that her father was actually murdered by an unknown comrade, Gretchen doesn't know what to believe. She soon discovers that beyond her sheltered view lies a world full of shadowy secrets and disturbing violence. As Gretchen's investigations lead her to question the motives and loyalties of her dearest friends and her closest family, she must determine her own allegiances—even if her choices could get her and Daniel killed.
Prisoner of War
by Michael P. SpradlinSurvive the war. Outlast the enemy. Stay alive. That's what Henry Forrest has to do. When he lies about his age to join the Marines, Henry never imagines he'll face anything worse than his own father's cruelty. But his unit is shipped off to the Philippines, where the heat is unbearable, the conditions are brutal, and Henry's dreams of careless adventuring are completely dashed. Then the Japanese invade the islands, and US forces there surrender. As a prisoner of war, Henry faces one horror after another. Yet among his fellow captives, he finds kindness, respect, even brotherhood. A glimmer of light in the darkness. And he'll need to hold tight to the hope they offer if he wants to win the fight for his country, his freedom . . . and his life. Michael P. Spradlin's latest novel tenderly explores the harsh realities of the Bataan Death March and captivity on the Pacific front during World War II.
Prisoner of the Indies
by Geoffrey HouseholdAn exciting historical children's story from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE.The exciting sixteenth-century story of the Englishman Miles Phillips and his fifteen-year journey to New Spain, where he encounters a tropical paradise, good food, and the Inquisition...
Pritty
by Keith F. Miller, Jr.Concrete Rose meets Things We Couldn’t Say in Pritty, a debut novel by Keith F. Miller Jr.—the inspiration behind the forthcoming animated short film of Kickstarter fame—that follows two boys who get caught in the crossfire of a sinister plot that not only threatens everything they love but may cost them their own chance at love. On the verge of summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his older brother is everything people expect a man to be—tough, athletic, and in charge—Jay simply blends into the background to everyone, except when it comes to Leroy.Unsure of what he could have possibly done to catch the eye of the boy who could easily have anyone he wants, Jay isn’t about to ignore the surprising but welcome attention. But as everything in his world begins to heat up, especially with Leroy, whispered rumors over the murder of a young Black journalist and long-brewing territory tensions hang like a dark cloud over his neighborhood. And when Jay and Leroy find themselves caught in the crossfire, Leroy isn’t willing to be the reason Jay’s life is at risk.Dragged into the world of the Black Diamonds—whose work to protect the Black neighborhoods of Savannah began with his father and now falls to his older brother—Leroy knows that finding out who attacked his brother is not only the key to protecting everyone he loves but also the only way he can ever be with Jay. Wading through a murky history of family trauma and regret, Leroy soon discovers that there’s no keeping Jay safe when Jay’s own family is in just as deep and fighting the undertow of danger just as hard.Now Jay and Leroy must puzzle through secrets hiding in plain sight and scramble to uncover who is determined to eliminate the Black Diamonds before someone else gets hurt—even if the cost might be their own electric connection.
Private
by Kate Brian Julian PeploeTradition, Honor, Excellence...and secrets so dark they're almost invisible Fifteen-year-old Reed Brennan wins a scholarship to Easton Academy -- the golden ticket away from her pill-popping mother and run-of-the-mill suburban life. But when she arrives on the beautiful, tradition-steeped campus of Easton, everyone is just a bit more sophisticated, a bit more gorgeous, and a lot wealthier than she ever thought possible. Reed realizes that even though she has been accepted to Easton, Easton has not accepted her. She feels like she's on the outside, looking in. Until she meets the Billings Girls. They are the most beautiful, intelligent, and intensely confident girls on campus. And they know it. They hold all the power in a world where power is fleeting but means everything. Reed vows to do whatever it takes to be accepted into their inner circle. Reed uses every part of herself -- the good, the bad, the beautiful -- to get closer to the Billings Girls. She quickly discovers that inside their secret parties and mountains of attitude, hanging in their designer clothing-packed closets the Billings Girls have skeletons. And they'll do anything to keep their secrets private.