David R Olson: 14 books

When this book was first published, David Olson was examining the developing representation and use of diagonals in the context of much larger questions, questions also explored by Vygotsky, Cassirer, Gombrich, and Bruner. These include such issues as conceptual development, conceptual change, and...

Julia, jeune paysanne en mal d'aventure, abandonne les siens pour tenter sa chance à Paris. Son physique plantureux et son insouciance juvénile n'y passent pas inaperçus : la jeune femme tombe entre les mains du Major, homme aussi richissime que pervers, et de sa compagne Barbara, sorte de maquerelle...

Jerome Bruner is the vanguard of "the cognitive revolution†? in psychology and the predominant spokesman for the role of culture and education in the making of the modern mind. In this text Olson encourages the reader to think about children as Bruner did, not as bundles of traits and dispositions...

Although the importance of literacy is widely acknowledged in society and remains at the top of the political agenda, writing has been slow to establish a place in the cognitive sciences. Olson argues that to understand the cognitive implications of literacy, it is necessary to see reading and writing...

"In Rules of Engagement, David Bruns and J. R. Olson deliver a captivating and utterly authentic portrayal of modern day combat that compares with the best of the timeless classics by Tom Clancy, Dale Brown, and Stephen Coonts. This one must not be missed!" —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times...

The greatest intelligence failure of our modern era…or the greatest deception? Written by two US Navy veterans, Weapons of Mass Deception weaves historical fact with realistic fiction to create a riveting national security thriller equal to the threats of the 21st century. In 2003,...

A “ripped from the headlines” thriller about one of the most complex – and personal – national security issues of our modern world. When FBI Special Agent Liz Soroush leads a raid on a local Minneapolis night club to capture a suspected terrorist recruiter, she ends up with a dead suspect...

Suicide? Murder? Or political cover up? From the military veteran writing team that brought you Weapons of Mass Deception, facts and fiction merge into a story about the global chess match of international espionage. Sunday, January 18, 2015: Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman is found...

Meet the most important Iranian intelligence agent you’ve never heard of. July 13, 1982: Iran launches Operation Ramadan, the largest land battle since WWII. For Iranian Army Captain Reza Sanjabi, survivor of five battles, all signs point to a bloodbath. Thousands of frenzied civilians ready...

Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism compares and contrasts four distinct positions on the current fundamentalist-evangelical spectrum in light of the history of American fundamentalism and evangelicalism. The contributors each state their case for one of four views on the spectrum of evangelicalism:...

Things have changed. The Truth has not. The 1950's are gone forever. The days of the Sunday school attendance award and the much-loved Sunday school picnic have faded into oblivion. Yet some youth ministries still operate as if today's kids are living in a vacuum, unaffected by the changing morals...

In Shambles … that was my life. I sat in a cell all day wondering what could have been. Thinking about it only made me feel worse. I was lost until someone left me this book about people just like me. People that made mistakes … people that tried to redeem themselves … people that failed. It...

Political Campaign Communication: Theory, Method, and Practice brings a diversity of issues, topics, and events on political campaign communication around the concepts of theory, method and practice. The volume contains studies of political campaign communication utilizing a wide range of empirical,...

Since the 1970s, the corrections system has experienced exponential growth. Over the past four decades, the number of inmates held in US prisons and jails has quadrupled. This massive growth is associated with a number of different issues and challenges within prisons and jails, including overcrowding;...