The goal is to eventually record most books written or edited by Western Michigan University faculty, staff and students. We will start by entering the most recent publications first and work our way back to older books. There is a WMU Authors section in Waldo Library, where most of these books can be found. Most are available with another copy in the general stacks of Waldo or in the branch libraries.
With a few exceptions, we do not have the rights to put the full text of the book online, so there will be a link to a place where you can purchase the book.
If you are a WMU faculty or staff member and have a book you would like to include in this list, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu
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Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World
Anise K. Strong
Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World is the first substantial account of elite Roman concubines and courtesans. Exploring the blurred line between proper matron and wicked prostitute, it illuminates the lives of sexually promiscuous women like Messalina and Clodia, as well as prostitutes with hearts of gold who saved Rome and their lovers in times of crisis. It also offers insights into the multiple functions of erotic imagery and the circumstances in which prostitutes
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Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications
Daniel Stufflebeam and Chris L. S. Coryn
Now in its second edition, Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications is the vital text on evaluation models, perfect for classroom use as a textbook, and as a professional evaluation reference. The book begins with an overview of the evaluation field and program evaluation standards, and proceeds to cover the most widely used evaluation approaches. With new evaluation designs and the inclusion of the latest literature from the field, this Second Edition is an essential update
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Evaluation Models: New Directions for Evaluation
Daniel L. Stufflebeam
The author of this issue identifies, analyzes and judges twenty-two evaluation approaches thought to cover most program evaluation efforts, providing unique assistance to evaluators faced with choosing an appropriate and valid approach for a particular situation. He describes each approach-its orientation, purpose, typical questions being addressed and methods, and rates them in each of the four areas previously defined by the Joint Committee Program Evaluation Standards: utility, feasibility, propriety and accuracy. Controversially, he concludes that
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Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications
Daniel Stufflebeam and Anthony Shinkfield
Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications is designed for evaluators and students who need to develop a commanding knowledge of the evaluation field: its history, theory and standards, models and approaches, procedures, and inclusion of personnel as well as program evaluation. This important book shows how to choose from a growing array of program evaluation approaches.
In one comprehensive resource, the authors have compiled vital information from the evaluation literature and draw on a wide range
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A Fine Canopy
Alison Swan
Alison Swan's collection of poems, A Fine Canopy, illustrates how the natural world envelops and encloses us with so many beautiful things: crowns of leaves, the ubiquitous blue sky, our luminous moon, and snow. So much snow. An ecopoet whose writing shows her advocacy for natural resources, in this collection Swan calls the reader to witness, appreciate, and sustain this world before it becomes too late. These poems were written out of an impulse to
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Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes
Alison Swan
The women writers in this quietly elegant collection share their thoughts and feelings on the Great Lakes region, one neglected in nature writing, with sublime intelligence. Whether they are relative newcomers to the area or longtime residents, their wonder and deep appreciation for all the lakes have to offer is evident in each essay. The lakes themselves are of paramount importance to these writers, and this focus on their subject and not themselves keeps the
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Building on a Solid Foundation: A History of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University 1903-2003
Thomas Swartz
Contents of book include:
- Introduction
- Places
- People
- Programs
- CEAS Today
- Resources
- Index
- Author's Note
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UFOs and Government : a Historical Inquiry
Michael D. Swords and Robert Powell
Governments around the world have had to deal with the UFO phenomenon for a good part of a century. How and why they did so is the subject of UFOs and Government, a history that for the first time tells the story from the perspective of the governments themselves. It's a perspective that reveals a great deal about what we citizens have seen, and puzzled over, from the outside for so many years. The story,
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The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers
David B. Szabla
The key developments and advancements in organizational change over the last century are the result of the research, theories, and practices of seminal scholars in the field. While most books simply outline a theorist's model, this handbook provides invaluable insight into the contexts and motivations behind their contributions. Organized alphabetically, this handbook presents inspiring and thought-provoking profiles of prominent organizational change thinkers, capturing the professional background of each and highlighting their key insights, contributions, and
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Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change
David B. Szabla, David Coghlan, William Pasmore, and Jennifer Kim
The Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change offers innovative and practical information to aid in the successful implementation of research methodologies. Written by a collective of experienced scholars, it provides inspiration for future academics wishing to advance research into human system changes. Presenting traditional, modern and potential future research methods within the field of organizational change and development, the Handbook offers practical guidance on how to carry out a wide range of different research
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The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers
David B. Szabla, William A. Pasmore, Mary A. Barnes, and Asha N. Gipson
The key developments and advancements in organizational change over the last century are the result of the research, theories, and practices of seminal scholars in the field. While most books simply outline a theorist’s model, this handbook provides invaluable insight into the contexts and motivations behind their contributions. Organized alphabetically, this handbook presents inspiring and thought-provoking profiles of prominent organizational change thinkers, capturing the professional background of each and highlighting their key insights, contributions, and
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Intertexts: Studies in Anglo-Saxon Culture Presented to Paul E. Szarmach
Paul E. Szarmach, Virginia Blanton, and Helene Scheck
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Medieval England: An Encyclopedia
Paul E. Szarmach, M. Teresa Tavormina, and Joel T. Rosenthal
This valuable reference work offers concise, expert answers to questions on all aspects of life and culture in medieval England-art, architecture, law, literature, kings, commoners, women, music, commerce, technology, warfare, religion, and many others. It takes as its scope English social, cultural, and political life from the Anglo-Saxon invasions in the fifth century to the turn of the sixteenth century. To make it even more useful to information seekers, the Encyclopedia also traces England's ties
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Only Yesterday
Mutsuo Takahashi and Jeffrey Angles
Only Yesterday is a masterpiece by Mutsuo Takahashi, one of Japan's eminent and essential poets. In 2018, soon after Mutsuo Takahashi turned eighty, he published his magnum opus, a collection of poetry entitled Only Yesterday, a work containing 153 poems that showcase the poet's enormous erudition as he revisits the themes he has explored for the last five decades: the nature of beauty, love, homoerotic desire, art, and aging. At the same time, it also
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箱字宙を讃えて : ジョゼフ・コーネル / Hako ji chū o tataete: Joseph Cornell
Mutsuo Takahashi, Kawamura Kinen Bijutsukan, and Jeffrey Angles
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Mergers and Acquisitions in Asia: A Global Perspective
Roger Tang and Ali Metwalli
This book examines recent trends towards mergers and acquisitions in Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2004. Comparisons are made among regions and between countries of particular regions. The economic profile and investment climates of key countries is discussed and many issues will be examined from the perspectives of US-based and UK-based investors because they play significant roles in Mergers and Acquisitions activities in all regions of the world. When appropriate, the
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Current Trends and Corporate Cases in Transfer Pricing
Roger Y. Tang
Global changes in business and tax environments are having profound impact on the volume and direction of intrafirm trade and transfer pricing strategies. Tang reports on the findings of a survey of 95 Fortune 1000 companies, sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, and provides highly relevant information not easily found on how companies are reacting to this new business environment. He covers corporate financial goals and strategies and divisonal performance measurements systems, among other
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Children's and Young Adult Comics
Gwen Athene Tarbox and Derek Parker Royal
A complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Children's and Young Adult Comics helps readers explore how comics have engaged with one of their most crucial audiences.
In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as:
- The history of comics for children and young adults, from early cartoon strips to the rise of comics as mainstream children's literature
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Pediatric Psychodermatology: A Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychocutaneous Disorders
Ruqiya Shama Tareen, Donald E. Greydanus, Mohammad Jafferany, and Dilip R. Patel
Psychodermatologic disorders comprise for up to one third of dermatologic conditions in different clinical settings. By virtue of their complex nature these disorders can be very difficult to treat and adversely impact long term outcomes. This book examines the bidirectional relationship between psychiatry and dermatology in children and adolescents. The information is represented in an easy to follow format to be used as a clinical reference by physicians and paramedical staff in various fields of
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Electronic Enterprise: Strategy and Architecture
Andrew Targowski
Enterprise evolution (or electronic enterprise) is the road map to well-planned evolution of enterprise complexity with business and system strategies integration through standardized and synchronized architectures of IT components. This provides a method of how to analyze, design and manage the applications of IT in a complex, evolving enterprise. This book provides a vision for IT leaders with practical solutions for IT implementation.
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Harnessing the Power of Wisdom from Data to Wisdom
Andrew Targowski
This book is the first of its kind which defines wisdom as information and the highest level of the cognition units set, composed of data, information, concept, knowledge and wisdom. The author has founded his theory of wisdom on the following assumptions: Any sane person can make wise decisions throughout their lifetime, from childhood to old age; Wise decisions need not be expert in nature; Wisdom ought to be defined in such terms as to
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The Limits of Civilization (Focus on Civilizations and Cultures)
Andrew Targowski
Part I. Introduction to civilization -- The nature of civilization -- How civilizations perish -- The second great crisis of civilization in history -- The global civilization development and its repercussions -- Part II. Civilization in crisis -- The death triangle of civilization in the 21st century -- Capitalism and the 21st century limits of civilization -- Superconsumerism in the 21st century -- Technology and the limits of civilization in the 21st century -- Climate
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The Strategies of Informing Technology in the 21st Century
Andrew Targowski
Digital technology is ever-changing, which means that those working or planning to work in IT or apply IT systems must strategize how and what applications and technologies are ideal for sustainable civilization and human development. Developmental trends of IT and the digitalization of enterprise, agriculture, healthcare, education, and more must be explored within the boundaries of ethics and law in order to ensure that IT does not have a harmful effect on society. The Strategies
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Wisdom: HNRS 4900-Spring 2012
Andrew Targowski
Wisdom: HNRS 4900-Spring 2012 by Andrew Targowski and Students is based on a course taught by Targowski at Western Michigan University’s Lee Honors College and Haworth College of Business. It investigates the differences between knowledge and wisdom and attempts to answer the question: Is wisdom investigated enough in education and practice? And if not, what is wisdom? The work evaluates wisdom from an interdisciplinary perspective and questions the absence of courses on interdisciplinary wisdom in
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