It's been more than a century since Connecticut had big league baseball - and many fans today might be surprised to learn that the state ever did - but in the 1870s, Middletown, Hartford, and New Haven fielded pioneering professional teams that competed at the highest level.  Meer

The breakthrough selling method that converts leadsinto customers, customers into repeat customers, andrepeat customers into lifelong relationships Salespeople too often approach selling as a transaction instead of a relationship--going in with the intention to sell rather than to build a relationship.  Meer

The Divided Mind examines the debate between innovation and tradition in American culture of the early years of the twentieth century. Peter Conn discusses literature, painting, music, architecture and politics, using illustrations of the artwork, buildings and popular graphics of the period.  Meer

This book approaches David Adams Richards’ work by focusing on the evolution of the fictional world shared by his 18 novels.  Meer

Shows readers how empathy facilitates better communication. Author has years of teaching and consulting experience that has refined his approach to the subject.  Meer

Shows readers how empathy facilitates better communication. Author has years of teaching and consulting experience that has refined his approach to the subject.  Meer

How do people understand metaphorical language? Can a commonplace metaphor affect the way people think even if they don't interpret it? Why does it matter how people interpret metaphors?  Meer

Computer science majors taking a non-programming-based course like discrete mathematics might ask 'Why do I need to learn this?' Written with these students in mind, this text introduces the mathematical foundations of computer science by providing a comprehensive treatment of standard technical topics while simultaneously illustrating some of the broad-ranging applications of that material throughout the field.  Meer

Volume 3 of the official history of Australian peacekeeping, humanitarian and post-cold war operations explores Australia's involvement in six overseas missions following the end of the Gulf War: Cambodia (1991–99); Western Sahara (1991–94); the former Yugoslavia (1992–2004); Iraq (1991); Maritime Interception Force operations (1991–99); and the contribution to the inspection of weapons of mass destruction facilities in Iraq (1991–99).  Meer

This book offers a critical analysis, both theoretical and practical, of ethics education in the military.  Meer