New Books

Human Resource Management
by Gary Dessler

This highly-readable, #1 best-selling HRM book on the market, provides a comprehensive review of personnel management concepts and practices. It focuses on the high-performance organization—building better, faster, more competitive organizations through HR; while continuing to offer practical applications that help all managers deal with their personnel-related responsibilities. A six-part presentation covers the strategic role of human resources, recruitment and placement, training and development, compensation, labor relations and employee security, and international HRM. For human resource personnel—especially managers.
 

Introduction to Botany

by Murray W. Nabors, Pearson

Introduction to Botany's comprehensive coverage captures readers' attention by showing them why plants are a fascinating and essential part of their everyday lives. The clear, concise text focuses on four major themes -plants and people, conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnology - and gives readers practical and relevant information about the world of botany. Thematic boxes throughout each chapter further highlight the relationship between plants and readers' lives. Nabors' clear and engaging writing style keeps students interested in the science without ever becoming encyclopedic. Plants & people, conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnology. For college instructors, students, and anyone interested in plant biology or botany. (From the publisher)
 

Targeting Pronunciation: Communicating Clearly in English

by Sue F. Miller

Targeting Pronunciation provides intermediate and advanced ESL students with a comprehensive program and the tools they need to communicate affectively in English. It makes pronunciation easy to teach and fun to learn through engaging activities and a communicative, interactive approach. Students build independence by refining their listening and self-monitoring skills. They gain confidence as they watch their progress and target the improvement of their suprasegmentals - stress, intonation, and speech rhythm - as well as their segmental sounds - consonants and vowels.  (From publisher)

Book of the Month

Harvard Business Review on Business and the Environment
by Amory Lovins, Paul Hawken, Robert Shapiro, Joan Magretta, L. Hunter Lovins

With concern for environmental issues growing, defining the controversial relationship between business and the environment has become even more essential. This comprehensive resource brings together the latest management thinking on the role of the environment in business, and offers a general management perspective that will help outline the critical environmental issues your organization may face.  (From the Publisher)