The gold standard of texts on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict

Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict provides a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible narrative of a complex historical topic. The narrative is supported by more than 40 primary documents that highlight perspectives from all sides of the struggle. Throughout the book, the author examines how underlying issues, group motives, religious and cross-cultural clashes, diplomacy and imperialism, and the arrival of the modern...

An accessible research based text for today’s students

Belsky draws from a variety of cultures around the world to tell the story of human development, communicating the scientific understanding and human impact of developmental psychology in the highly conversational style of a great teacher. The new edition features significant research breakthroughs, effective pedagogy, and captivating examples drawn from throughout the world—and still is just the right length and level for a single-te...

Innovative engagement. Enduring retention. The most effective way to explore psychological science.

Exploring Psychology offers creative ways to help students retain psychology’s key principles, and do better in all their classes, not just psychology. The authors combine market-leading currency, fresh teaching ideas, fascinating applications, effective new study tools and technologies, with a compassionate and compelling storytelling voice. The result is a text which not only supports stud...

Combined with new coverage on mental health, resilience, and mindset, Your College Experience speaks to the real needs of today's students, helping them overcome their barriers to success and become successful students in academic communities they can call their own.

Kathleen Berger's acclaimed introduction to childhood and adolescence development weaves together classic and cutting-edge research, contemporary topics (especially neuroscience and culture), and relatable real stories and personal experiences.

Meaningful practice matters.

Peter Atkins is one of the most well-known and highly respected chemists, authors, and educators in the field. The new edition of this venerable text includes two new coauthors, and a host of new media resources. This integrated experience includes a fully-interactive e-book, including embedded media throughout, as well as a complete student solutions manual for no additional cost. Carefully curated Achieve homework problems provide a more enriched learning exper...

Contemporary and compelling: connecting developmental psychology to students own lives

Kathleen Berger's signature narrative voice, wide-ranging cultural perspective, and focus on universal themes captivates students from the outset. Including exceptionally fast moving areas such as brain development and psychopathology (incorporating DSM-5 updates) this edition remains relevant. This engaging title helps students to grasp the important theoretical and scientific work driving the field of dev...

While there are many great research articles, good books, and provocative policy analyses related to the economics of education, these materials are often written to influence the policy process and not necessarily for students with limited knowledge of the underlying policies and the economic framework. This textbook is intended to serve as a foundation for a broad-based course on the economics of education. Its goal is to provide an overview of economics of education research: to lay out th...

How psychological science can be used to promote justice

Mark Costanzo and Daniel Krauss’s text show students how psychological science can be used to reduce crime, improve legal decision making, and promote justice. Fully integrated discussions of real cases and trials, along with other examples of the legal system in action, show how research and theory can deepen our understanding of suspects, criminals, police, victims, lawyers, witnesses, judges, and jurors. Using a highly accessible a...

Life is engaging, active, and focused on skills.

The digital update to the 12th edition of Life: The Science of Biology features fully updated text content that works in conjunction with a powerful online suite of materials in Achieve to support the mission of Life by teaching students the skills and understanding of experimentation and data they need to succeed in introductory biology and ultimately in their future science careers. By engaging students with active discovery, a sharp focus on...