New Books

Becoming a Strategic Thinker

by W. James Potter

This book addresses the biggest issues facing those readers who are in a learning environment today: dealing with the flood of information in all courses and in the culture in general, and learning the most important information to do well in their endeavors. It shows readers how to become strategic thinkers, thereby enhancing efficiency in decision-making about accessing and processing information. The goal of this book is to help you understand how you can think better, and the topics covered will help you reach that goal. It covers the eight skills necessary to become a strategic thinker: analysis, evaluation, induction, deduction, grouping, synthesis, abstracting, and persuasive expression. A book for anyone who wants to learn to better organize their thoughts and develop more efficient problem-solving techniques. (From the Publisher)

Guide to Medical Billing and Coding: An Honors Certification Course

by Inc ICDC Publishing, Publishing Inc ICDC, -. ICDC Publishing Inc

This book includes not only insurance billing and claims, but also office procedures. It provides complete understanding of all skills necessary to perform as a medical biller, including a review of medical terminology. (From publisher)

Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters

by Julia T. Wood

This is a theoretically unified and pragmatically rich introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication in a multicultural society. This text shows how interpersonal communication theory and skills pertain to students’ daily encounters with others. (From the publisher)


 

Book of the Month

Hotel du Lac

by Anita Brookner

The winner of the 1984 Booker Prize, this novel tells the story of Edith Hope, 40, unmarried and distraught over a failed love, who is persuaded by friends to go to the quiet, respectable Hotel du Lac in Switzerland. A writer of romantic fiction, Hope becomes enmeshed in the lives of the other guests. Noting that the delivery was perhaps more important than specific events, PW called Brookner ``insidiously observant, so soft of voice the reader must listen closely for the wry wit and sly humor. She is poignantly moving.'' (From Publishers Weekly)