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A Primer on Sustainable Business
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Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment
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American Government and Politics in the Information Age
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An Introductory Course in Elementary Number Theory, by Wissam Raji
PDF | DOC | ePub | TEX/LaTeX
The Basics of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry
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Biology (via OpenStax College)
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Building Strategy and Performance
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Business Communication for Success
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Business English for Success
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The Business Ethics Workshop
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Business Information Systems: Design an App for That
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Business Law and the Legal Environment
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals (via Lyryx Learning)
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College Physics (via OpenStax College)
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College Success
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Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies
PDF | DOCx | HTML (external site; different title, same content)
Computer Networking: Principles, Protocols, and Practice, by Olivier Bonaventure
PDF | EPUB | iBooks
Contemporary Calculus, by Dale Hoffman
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Corporate Governance
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Criminal Law
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Developing New Products and Services
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Economics: Theory Through Applications
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Elementary Algebra
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Elementary Linear Algebra, by Kenneth Kuttler
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eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing
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Essentials of Geographic Information Systems
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Exploring Business
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Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Anaylsis
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Financial Accounting
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Focusing on Organizational Change
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Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment
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Fundamentals of Global Strategy
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General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications
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Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business
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Growth and Competitive Strategy in 3 Circles
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How to Read Like a Writer, by Mike Bunn
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How to Use Microsoft Excel
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Handbook for Writers
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Human Relations
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Human Resource Management
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Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology
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Information Systems for Business and Beyond, by David T. Bourgeois, Ph.D.
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Intermediate Algebra
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International Business
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International Economics: Theory and Policy
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International Finance: Theory and Policy
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International Political Economy: An Introduction to Approaches, Regimes, and Issues, by Timothy C. Lim, Ph.D.
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International Trade: Theory and Policy
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Introduction to Contracts, Sales, and Product Liability
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Introduction to Economic Analysis
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Introduction to Financial Accounting (via Lyryx Learning)
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Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance
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Introduction to Psychology
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Introduction to Sociology (via OpenStax College)
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Introductory Chemistry
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Introductory Financial Accounting – Second Edition by David Annand, Athabasca University , Henry Dauderis
HTML, PDF, Print
Introductory Statistics
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Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time
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Law for Entrepreneurs
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Law of Commercial Transactions
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Leading with Cultural Intelligence
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The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
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Legal Aspects of Corporate Management and Finance
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Legal Aspects of Marketing and Sales
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Linear Algebra: Theory and Applications, by Kenneth Kuttler
PDF | iBooks | Also: Lyryx Learning (PDF)
Macroeconomics: Theory Through Applications
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Macroeconomics: Theory, Markets, and Policy (via Lyryx Learning)
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Managerial Accounting
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Mastering Public Relations
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Mastering Strategic Management
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Mathematical Analysis I, by Elias Zakon
PDF | iBooks | HTML
Microeconomics (via OpenStax College)
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Microeconomics: Theory Through Applications
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Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and Models (via Lyryx Learning)
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Money and Banking, v. 1.0
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Money and Banking, v. 2.0
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Oral Literature In Africa
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Organizational Behavior
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Personal Finance
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The Power of Selling
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Principles of Economics
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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Principles of Management
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Principles of Managerial Economics
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Principles of Marketing
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Principles of Microeconomics
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Principles of Social Psychology
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Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
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Project Management from Simple to Complex
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Project Management for Instructional Designers
(Note: This text is a remix of Project Management from Simple to Complex, and was contributed by David Wiley.)
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Research Methods in Psychology
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Risk Management for Enterprises and Individuals
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Six Steps to Job Search Success
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Small Business Management in the 21st Century
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Social Problems: Continuity and Change
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Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
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Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking
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Statistics Flexbook
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Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
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The Sustainable Business Case Book
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Topics in Applied Mathematics, by Charles Chui
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Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication
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World Regional Geography: People, Places, and Globalization
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Writing for Success
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