New Books

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2003

by Sherry Willard Kinkoph

Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Excel 2003, 2nd Edition is filled with clear, step-by-step screen shots that show readers how to tackle dozens of Excel 2003 tasks, including new features like the Research pane, side-by-side comparisons, list functionality, and information protection. The book features full color step-by-step instructions with practical examples and advice to guide users through the world's most widely used spreadsheet application. This book demonstrates important tasks readers need to know to organize, present, analyze, and chart data on a network or over the Web. With four-color illustrations on every page, high-resolution graphics, the clearest screen shots in the industry, and top-quality paper. (From the publisher)

Everyday Writer

by Andrea A. Lunsford

The Everyday Writer remains a truly practical and accessible tabbed reference handbook. Informed by Andrea Lunsford’s research and written in clear, straightforward language that students can understand, the third edition gives quick and simple advice for reading images and writing texts — every day. (From publisher)
 

Macroeconomics

by Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

The course book in macroeconomics is designed to give you a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. The book places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price determination, and also develops your familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics.

The chapters are built through real life examples, real-world data that illustrates concepts, pedagogical features that reinforce learning. It is aim to prepare students for further coursework .

Book of the Month

Putting Students First
How Colleges Develop Students Purposefully.
by Larry A. Braskamp, Lois Calian Trautvetter, Kelly Ward

Society is calling for higher education to take more responsibility for helping students find purpose and meaning in life. In this book, the authors argue that colleges should purposefully invest in students in ways that will foster their holistic development by recognizing and building on students' purpose in life, intellectually, spiritually, and morally. By using the "4C framework"— culture, curriculum, cocurriculum, and community— faculty, student affairs staff, and academic administrators will be able to discuss, plan, and create a college environment that effectively supports the learning and development of students. The book contains a set of themes and calls for consideration and action based on the findings of site visits at 10 colleges and a set of questions to help readers think about and plan how to develop students holistically on their own campuses.