Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

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About John Soares

John Soares, author of Writing College Textbook Supplements

John Soares left college teaching in 1994 to engage in the lucrative career of supplement writing. Since then he has written over 200 supplements (also called ancillaries and instructional materials) for college textbooks. His major clients have included Pearson Education (Prentice Hall, Benjamin Cummings, Allyn & Bacon), Cengage Learning (Wadsworth, Houghton Mifflin, Brooks-Cole), HarperCollins, and McGraw-Hill.

John taught American government, international relations, and politics of developing nations at Butte College and Shasta College from 1990 to 1994. His professional work for college textbook publishers includes creating test banks, instructor’s manuals, student study guides, student companion sites, lecture outlines, educational booklets, PowerPoint ™ presentations, Internet exercises, article exercises, transparencies, video scripts, portions of textbooks, copyediting, proofreading, copywriting for publisher websites, and much more.

John is also a prolific outdoors writer. He's written two hiking guides covering trails in Northern California, in addition to writing over 100 newspaper and magazine articles.

John holds a B. S. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis (highest honors) and he earned a M. A. degree in political science from UC Davis. He has also taken coursework in history, geography, and earth sciences.

John lives near Mount Shasta in northern California.

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"Dear John,  Thank You!  Your book opened my eyes to a whole new revenue stream for me as a college instructor.  Simple, direct and extremely clear, I learned everything you promised on your website PLUS more.  I feel inspired and empowered after reading the book.  I know that what I gained will help my teaching style and allow me to write supplements in my field which will address what students, instructors and editors want.  I have a whole new way to make more money thanks to you.  I recommend this book to any college instructor who wants to grow and offer their gifts to a wider audience."

--Joy von Skepsgardh
Business Instructor
College of the Siskiyous, California

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TIP #1

What to send to editors:

  1. résumé
  2. list of skills and accommplishments
  3. written samples--test questions, lecture outlines, in-class exercises

Details in Chapter 3, Getting the Assignment

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Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

Click here for all the details of John’s e-book Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market.

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TIP #2

Match an Editor's Communication Style

Some editors like to make personal connections with the people they work with; it makes them more comfortable.

For several years my best source of income was an editor that I got to know quite well. Whenever there was a new project we would discuss it on the phone, but before we actually got down to business we would get caught up on each other’s lives. So be ready to talk about anything but business if this is what the editor wants.

Other editors are all business. They want to quickly and efficiently deal with the issue so they can move on to the other items on their to-do lists. Recognize these people and give them exactly what they want: focused discussion on the project.

From Chapter 3, Getting the Assignment

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“John Soares has written an excellent guide to the art of textbook supplement writing. He thoroughly covers everything you need to know to get projects from editors, and he explains the process of preparing a textbook supplement step by step. If you have ever considered authoring a textbook supplement, I cannot think of anyone more qualified to show you the way than John Soares.”

--Sharon Adams Poore
Senior Development Editor
Cengage Learning

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TIP #3

Getting More Work

Here's how to win more assignments from an editor:

  1. Be reliable
  2. Do a great job
  3. Ask for more work on a regular basis
  4. Understand the cycles of the textbook publishing industry

See Chapter 7, Getting More Work

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TIP #4

Important aspects of good multiple-choice questions:

  1. Make the incorrect answers sound as plausible as possible.

  2. Avoid using absolute words—always, never, all, none—in an option. This is a clue to test-smart students that this option is likely not correct.

  3. Have only one correct or obviously best answer.

  4. Be especially careful with numbers and percentages as options. If you are not careful, more than one option will be correct.

  5. Place answer options in logical order from smallest to largest, earliest to latest, etc. This makes the question as clear as possible.

Find 12 more tips in Chapter 10, Creating Test Banks

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"Writing College Textbook Supplements offers a seasoned insider's perspective on the step-by-step process to achieving success as a supplements writer. You will feel as if Soares is your personal mentor with his comprehensive yet easy-to-read guide to marketing your services and to creating high quality supplements."

-- Valerie Smith, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Department of Communication
California State University, East Bay

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Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

Click here for all the details of John’s e-book Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market.

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Questions? Contact John at:

johnsoares99@yahoo.com

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Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

Click here for all the details of John’s e-book Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market.

---------------------------

Download the Detailed Table of Contents and first two chapters for free!

---------------------------

Visit the Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog

---------------------------

About John Soares

John Soares, author of Writing College Textbook Supplements

John Soares left college teaching in 1994 to engage in the lucrative career of supplement writing. Since then he has written over 200 supplements (also called ancillaries and instructional materials) for college textbooks. His major clients have included Pearson Education (Prentice Hall, Benjamin Cummings, Allyn & Bacon), Cengage Learning (Wadsworth, Houghton Mifflin, Brooks-Cole), HarperCollins, and McGraw-Hill.

John taught American government, international relations, and politics of developing nations at Butte College and Shasta College from 1990 to 1994. His professional work for college textbook publishers includes creating test banks, instructor’s manuals, student study guides, student companion sites, lecture outlines, educational booklets, PowerPoint ™ presentations, Internet exercises, article exercises, transparencies, video scripts, portions of textbooks, copyediting, proofreading, copywriting for publisher websites, and much more.

John is also a prolific outdoors writer. He's written two hiking guides covering trails in Northern California, in addition to writing over 100 newspaper and magazine articles.

John holds a B. S. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis (highest honors) and he earned a M. A. degree in political science from UC Davis. He has also taken coursework in history, geography, and earth sciences.

John lives near Mount Shasta in northern California.

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Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

Click here for all the details of John’s e-book Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market.

---------------------------

Download the Detailed Table of Contents and first two chapters for free!

---------------------------

Visit the Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog

---------------------------

About John Soares

John Soares, author of Writing College Textbook Supplements

John Soares left college teaching in 1994 to engage in the lucrative career of supplement writing. Since then he has written over 200 supplements (also called ancillaries and instructional materials) for college textbooks. His major clients have included Pearson Education (Prentice Hall, Benjamin Cummings, Allyn & Bacon), Cengage Learning (Wadsworth, Houghton Mifflin, Brooks-Cole), HarperCollins, and McGraw-Hill.

John taught American government, international relations, and politics of developing nations at Butte College and Shasta College from 1990 to 1994. His professional work for college textbook publishers includes creating test banks, instructor’s manuals, student study guides, student companion sites, lecture outlines, educational booklets, PowerPoint ™ presentations, Internet exercises, article exercises, transparencies, video scripts, portions of textbooks, copyediting, proofreading, copywriting for publisher websites, and much more.

John is also a prolific outdoors writer. He's written two hiking guides covering trails in Northern California, in addition to writing over 100 newspaper and magazine articles.

John holds a B. S. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis (highest honors) and he earned a M. A. degree in political science from UC Davis. He has also taken coursework in history, geography, and earth sciences.

John lives near Mount Shasta in northern California.

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Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

Click here for all the details of John’s e-book Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market.

---------------------------

Download the Detailed Table of Contents and first two chapters for free!

---------------------------

Visit the Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog

---------------------------

About John Soares

John Soares, author of Writing College Textbook Supplements

John Soares left college teaching in 1994 to engage in the lucrative career of supplement writing. Since then he has written over 200 supplements (also called ancillaries and instructional materials) for college textbooks. His major clients have included Pearson Education (Prentice Hall, Benjamin Cummings, Allyn & Bacon), Cengage Learning (Wadsworth, Houghton Mifflin, Brooks-Cole), HarperCollins, and McGraw-Hill.

John taught American government, international relations, and politics of developing nations at Butte College and Shasta College from 1990 to 1994. His professional work for college textbook publishers includes creating test banks, instructor’s manuals, student study guides, student companion sites, lecture outlines, educational booklets, PowerPoint ™ presentations, Internet exercises, article exercises, transparencies, video scripts, portions of textbooks, copyediting, proofreading, copywriting for publisher websites, and much more.

John is also a prolific outdoors writer. He's written two hiking guides covering trails in Northern California, in addition to writing over 100 newspaper and magazine articles.

John holds a B. S. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis (highest honors) and he earned a M. A. degree in political science from UC Davis. He has also taken coursework in history, geography, and earth sciences.

John lives near Mount Shasta in northern California.

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Writing College Textbooks ebook by John Soares

Click here for all the details of John’s e-book Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market.

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JOHN SOARES
PO Box 1600
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
johnsoares99@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Political Science, University of California, Davis, June 1989. Fields: U.S. Government, International Relations, Comparative Politics, European History. 3.91 GPA.

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, June 1982.
Highest Honors. 3.81 GPA.

Associate of Arts, Engineering, Shasta College, Redding, CA, June 1980. 3.62 GPA.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

College Instructor: U.S. Government, International Relations, Third World Politics. Butte College, Chico, CA, and Shasta College, Redding, CA, 8/90-7/94. Average evaluation from students: 3.6 out of 4.0.

High School Math Instructor: Basic Math. Shasta High School, Redding, CA, Summer 1990.

College Tutor: chemistry, physics, astronomy, calculus, algebra. Shasta College and UC Davis, Redding, CA, 8/78-6/82.

HISTORY SUPPLEMENTS/ANCILLARIES

Companion website for Western Civilization, seventh edition, Jackson Spielvogel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning, 2009.

Companion Website for Essential World History, third edition, William Duiker and Jackson Spielvogel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning, 2008.

Historical Documents Questions for Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning American History Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning, 2007.

Historical Documents Questions for Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning Western Civilization Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning, 2007.

Historical Documents Questions for Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning World History Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning, 2007.

InfoTrac Reader for American History. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2005.

InfoTrac Reader for Western Civilization. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2005.

InfoTrac Reader for World History. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2005.

Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for A Brief History of the Western World, ninth edition, Greer and Lewis. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2005.

Student Companion Website for A Brief History of the Western World, ninth edition, Greer and Lewis. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2005.

Student Companion Website for Twentieth Century World History, third edition, William Duiker. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2005.

Student Companion Website for Essential World History, second edition, William Duiker and Jackson Spielvogel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2004.

Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for Hause and Maltby’s Western Civilization, Volume I, second edition. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2004.

Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for Hause and Maltby’s Western Civilization, Volume II, second edition. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2004.

Companion website for Western Civilization: A Brief History, third edition, Jackson Spielvogel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2004.

Study Guide to Accompany American History, Irwin Unger. Prentice Hall/Pearson Education: Upper Saddle River, NJ: 2003.

Map Captions for Western Civilization, fifth edition, Jackson Spielvogel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Website Exercises for Western Civilization, fifth edition, Jackson Spielvogel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Historical Document Exercises for We The People: A Brief American History, Peter Carroll. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2002.

Instructor's Manual, Test Bank and Multimedia Guide for World History, fourth edition, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2002.

Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for Hause and Maltby’s Western Civilization, Volume I. Boston: Wadsworth, 2000.

Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for Hause and Maltby’s Western Civilization, Volume II. Boston: Wadsworth, 2000.

Study Guide for Hause and Maltby’s Western Civilization, Volume I. Boston: Wadsworth, 2000.

Study Guide to Accompany These United States, Irwin Unger. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1999.

Web Site to Accompany The American Journey, David Goldfield et al. http://www.prenhall.com/goldfield. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1998.

Test Item File for The World’s History, Howard Spodek. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1998.

Internet Guide to History. Boston: Wadsworth, 1998.

Instructor’s Manual for The Western World: Prehistory to the Present, Anthony Esler, second edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997.

Test-Item File for The Western World: Prehistory to the Present, Anthony Esler, second edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997.

POLITICAL SCIENCE SUPPLEMENTS/ANCILLARIES

Telecourse Study Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2007-2008 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning: 2007.

Telecourse Instructor's Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2007-2008 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning: 2007.

Student Companion Site quiz questions for American Government and Politics Today, 2007-2008 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning: 2007.

Pre- and Post-Test Questions for American Government and Politics Today, 2007-2008 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Cengage Learning: 2007.

PowerPoint Presentations for Web of Democracy, second edition, Michael Gizzi et al. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2007.

Quiz Questions for Web of Democracy, second edition, Michael Gizzi et al. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2007.

Interactive Map Exercises for World Politics: Trends and Transformation, eleventh edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2006.

Internet Exercises and InfoTrac Exercises for World Politics: Trends and Transformation, eleventh edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2006.

Interactive Map Exercises for World Politics: Trends and Transformation, tenth edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2006.

Internet Exercises for World Politics: Trends and Transformation, tenth edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2006.

InfoTrac Exercises for World Politics: Trends and Transformation, tenth edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2006.

Internet Exercises and Article Exercises for Political Change and Development, third edition, Calvin Jillson. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2006.

InfoTrac Reader for the American Government Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2005.

InfoTrac Article Exercises for the American Government Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2005.

PowerPoint Lecture Presentations for The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics, Charles Kegley and Gregory Raymond. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2005.

Student Web Quizzes for The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics, Charles Kegley and Gregory Raymond. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2005.

Telecourse Study Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2005-2006 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2005.

Telecourse Instructor's Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2005-2006 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2005.

Internet Activities, InfoTrac Article Exercises, and Web Links for the Comparative Politics Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2004.

Telecourse Study Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2003-2004 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Telecourse Instructor's Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2003-2004 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Internet Activities for the American Government Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Map Exercises for the International Relations Interactive CD-ROM. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Internet Exercises for the International Relations Interactive CD-ROM. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Internet Activities for World Politics in a New Era, third edition, Steven Spiegel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

InfoTrac Exercises for World Politics in a New Era, third edition, Steven Spiegel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Lecture Outlines for World Politics in a New Era, third edition, Steven Spiegel. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Test Bank to Accompany American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Study Guide  to Accompany American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

InfoTrac Exercises for American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Internet Exercises for American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

You Are There Exercises for American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Practice Test Booklet for American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Lecture Outlines for American Government, ninth edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Lecture Outlines for Understanding American Government, seventh edition, Welch, Gruhl, Comer, and Rigdon. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Participation Activities for America at Odds, third edition, Sidlow and Henschen. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Comparative Politics Activities for America at Odds, third edition, Sidlow and Henschen. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Internet Exercises and InfoTrac Exercises for World Politics, ninth edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Study Guide to Accompany Democracy Under Pressure, 2002 Update, Milton Cummings and David Wise. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Test Bank to Accompany Democracy Under Pressure, 2002 Update, Milton Cummings and David Wise. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Instructor's Manual  to Accompany Democracy Under Pressure, 2002 Update, Milton Cummings and David Wise. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

InfoTrac Articles for Accompany Democracy Under Pressure, 2002 Update, Milton Cummings and David Wise. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Where on the Worldwide Web exercises for World Politics: Trends and Transformation, ninth edition, Charles Kegley. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Instructor's Manual and Test Banks to Accompany The Web of Democracy, Michael Gizzi, Tracy Gladstone-Sovell, and William Wilkerson. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

Lecture Outlines for The Web of Democracy, Michael Gizzi, Tracy Gladstone-Sovell, and William Wilkerson. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2003.

InfoTrac International Relations Reader. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2002.

InfoTrac American Government Reader. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2002.

Participation Exercises for the American Government Resource Center. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2002.

Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to Accompany International Relations in the 21st Century, William Nester. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2001.

Study Guide Online for International Relations in the 21st Century, William Nester. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2001.

Telecourse Study Guide for American Government and Politics Today, 2001-2002 edition, Steffen W. Schmidt. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing/Thomson Learning: 2001.

Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank to Accompany The American Political System, Joseph Melusky. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Website for The American Political System, Joseph Melusky. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally. Boston: Wadsworth, 1999.

Global Politics, Dean A. Minix and Sandra M. Hawley. Boston: Wadsworth, 1998.

American Government InfoTrac Resource Guide. Boston: Wadsworth, 1998.

Instructor’s Manual for O’Connor and Sabato American Government: Continuity and Change, brief edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1998.

Student Study Guide for The Drama of Democracy, third edition, George McKenna. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Teaching and Testing from The Drama of Democracy, third edition, George McKenna. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Supershell (computerized student study-guide with questions) for Government in America, eighth edition, Edwards, et al.New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Instructor’s Manual for O’Connor and Sabato American Government: Continuity and Change, third edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.

Test Bank to Accompany Global Challenge: Change and Continuity in World Politics, Lloyd Jensen and Lynn H. Miller. Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Instructor’s Manual With Test Bank to Accompany Harrigan Politics and the American Future, fourth edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

Test Item File for American Government in Action: Principle, Process, Politics, Ryan J. Barilleaux. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Edwards, Wattenberg, Lineberry Government in America, seventh edition.New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Supershell (computerized student study-guide with questions) for Government in America, seventh edition, Edwards, et al.New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Test Bank and Instructor’s Manual to Accompany International Conflict and Cooperation, Mark Amstutz. Dubuque: Brown and Benchmark Publishers, 1997.

Test Bank to Accompany American Government, Brief Edition, Stephenson, et al. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

GEOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENTS/ANCILLARIES

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, seventh edition, Robert Christopherson. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization, third edition, Slocum et al. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development, fourth edition, Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Classroom Response System questions in PowerPoint for The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, ninth edition, James Rubenstein. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments, third edition, Marston/Knox/Liverman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World, second edition, Rowntree/Lewis/Price/Wyckoff. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, ninth edition, Mcknight/Hess. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment, fourth edition, Bergman/Renwick. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography, Knox/Marston. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center for Elemental Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, fifth edition, Robert Christopherson. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center for World Regional Geography, ninth edition, Clawson/Johnson/Haarman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center for The World Economy: Resources, Location, Trade and Development, fifth edition, Frederick Stutz and Barney Warf. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development, fourth edition, Rowntree, et al. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, sixth edition, Robert Christopherson. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, eighth edition, Mcknight/Hess. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments, second edition, Marston/Knox/Liverman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for An Introduction to Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape, eighth edition, James Rubenstein. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for Introduction to Geoography: People, Places, and Environment, third edition, Bergman/Renwick. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Images of Earth Photo Gallery, Martin Miller. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for World Regional Geography, eighth edition, Clawson/Johnson/Haarman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Regional Geography of the United States and Canada, fourth edition, Tom McKnight. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Elemental Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, fourth edition, Robert Christopherson. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Human Geography, third edition, Knox and Marston. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, fifth edition, Robert Christopherson. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

Instructor's Resource Center for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development, second edition, Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

DIGIT for World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments, first edition, Marston/Knox/Liverman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

DIGIT for Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment, second edition, Bergman/Renwick. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

Test Item File to accompany Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment, second edition, Bergman/Renwick. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SUPPLEMENTS/ANCILLARIES

What Can You Do? Booklet with ideas for college students to help the environment. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole—Cengage Learning: 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, third edition, Withgott and Brennan. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, third edition, Withgott and Brennan. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Environmental Science, ninth edition, Richard Wright. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

DIGIT  for Environmental Science, eighth edition, Richard Wright. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

EARTH SCIENCE SUPPLEMENTS/ANCILLARIES

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for How Does Earth Work? second edition. Gary Smith and Aurora Pun. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Atmosphere, eleventh edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center for Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters and Catastrophes, second edition, Keller and Blodgett. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, eighth edition, AGI/NAGT. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Earth Science, twelfth edition, Frederick Tarbuck and Edward Lutgens. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Essentials of Geology, tenth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Introduction to Environmental Geology, fourth edition, Edward Keller. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2009.

Instructor's Resource Center on DVD for Foundations of Earth Science, fifth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, ninth edition, Frederick Tarbuck and Edward Lutgens. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2008.

Instructor's Resource Center for Atmosphere, eleventh edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center for Essentials of Oceanography, ninth edition, Trujillo and Thurman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center for How Does Earth Work? Gary Smith and Aurora Pun. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2007.

Instructor's Resource Center for Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters and Catastrophes, Keller and Blodgett. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Essentials of Geology, ninth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Understanding Weather and Climate, fourth edition, Aguado/Burt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Atmosphere, tenth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Earth Science, eleventh edition, Frederick Tarbuck and Edward Lutgens. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, third edition, AGI/NAGT. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2006.

Instructor's Resource Center for Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, eighth edition, Frederick Tarbuck and Edward Lutgens. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for Essentials of Oceanography, eighth edition, Trujillo and Thurman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for Introduction to Environmental Geology, third edition, Edward Keller. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for Foundations of Earth Science, fourth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for Introductory Oceanography, tenth edition, Harold Thurman and Alan Trujillo. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Atmosphere, ninth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Earth's Dynamic Systems, tenth edition, Kenneth Hamblin and Eric Christiansen. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Earth Science Lab Manual Database work. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

DIGIT for Understanding Weather and Climate, third edition, Aguado/Burt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

DIGIT for The Earth System, second edition, Kump, Kasting, and Crane. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

DIGIT for Earth Science, tenth edition, Frederick Tarbuck and Edward Lutgens. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

DIGIT for Essentials of Geology, eighth edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

DIGIT for Our Changing Planet, third edition, MacKenzie. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

Lecture Outlines for Essentials of Meteorology, third edition, Donald Ahrens. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing: 2002.

DIGIT for Foundations of Earth Science, third edition, Edward Lutgens and Frederick Tarbuck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

DIGIT for Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, seventh edition, Frederick Tarbuck and Edward Lutgens. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2001.

BIOLOGY SUPPLEMENTS/ANCILLARIES

Instructor's Resource Center for Biology of Humans, Goodenough/McGuire/Wallace. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2005.

Instructor's Resource Center for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, third edition, David Krogh. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Instructor's Resource Center for Essentials of Genetics, fifth edition, William Klug and Michael Cummings. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2004.

Image Bank for Life on Earth, third edition, Audesirk, Audesirk, and Byers. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2003.

Image Bank for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, second edition, David Krogh. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

Image Gallery for Ecology: Theories and Applications, fourth edition, Peter Stiling. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

Instructor's Resource CD-ROM to accompany Biology: Asking About Life, sixth edition, Audesirk, Audesirk, and Byers. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2002.

OUTDOORS PUBLICATIONS

100 Classic Hikes in Northern California, John Soares and Marc Soares, third edition. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2008.

75 Hikes in Northern California’s  Mount Shasta and Lassen Volcanic National Park Regions, revised edition. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2006.

Best Short Hikes in and around the North Sacramento Valley. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 1992.

“Tickling the Sleeping Volcanoes.” Motorland, September October, 1996

“By the Banks of the Sacramento.” Sunset, February 1996.

“On Foot in the Sacramento Valley.” Motorland, May/June 1995.

“Whitewater Rafting in Northern California.” News & Review, June, 1994.

BIOCHEMISTRY RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Steven Simasko, John Soares, and Greg Weiland. “Two Components of Carbamylcholine-Induced Loss of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in the Neuronal Cell Line PC12.” Molecular Pharmacology: Vol. 30, pp. 6-12, 1986.

Steven Simasko, John Soares, and Greg Weiland. “Structure-Activity Relationship of Substance P Inhibition of Carbamylcholine Stimulated 22-Na+ Flux in Neuronal (PC12) and Non-Neuronal (BC3H1) Cell Lines.” J. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics: Vol. 235, No. 3, pp. 601-605, 1985.

Carl Borrebaeck, John Soares, and Bo Mattiasson. “Fractionation of Glycoproteins According to Lectin Affinity and Molecular Size Using a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography System with Sequentially Coupled Columns.” J. Chromatography: Vol. 284, pp. 187-192, 1984.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Associate: Political Science Department, University of California, Davis, Summer 1988. Investigated why people choose revolution as a method of political change.

Research Associate: Department of Pharmacology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY,
9/83-3/85. Analyzed mechanisms of hormone release from cloned cells.

Guest Researcher: Biochemistry Department, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 9/82-6/83. Developed a new method of protein purification.

Laboratory Technician: Biochemistry Department, University of California, Davis, Summer 1981, 1982. Discovered and characterized a new plant protein.

HONORS/AWARDS

University of California Regents Fellowship, 9/87-6/89.

Distinguished Scholar Research Award, UC Davis, 1988.

Division of Biological Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, UC Davis, 1982.

California Foundation for Biochemical Research Fellowship, 1981.

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981.

Scored 750 out of 800 on the GRE Chemistry Test.