Olsen: 448 books

Book cover of Frenemy of the People
by Nora Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014

Clarissa and Lexie couldn’t be more different. Clarissa is a chirpy, optimistic do-gooder and a top rider on the school’s equestrian team. Lexie is an angry, punk rock activist and the only out lesbian at their school. When Clarissa declares she’s bi and starts a Gay-Straight Alliance,...
Book cover of Catching Spring
by Sylvia Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004

The year is 1957, and Bobby lives on the Tsartlip First Nation reserve on Vancouver Island where his family has lived for generations and generations. He loves his weekend job at the nearby marina. He loves to play marbles with his friends. And he loves being able to give half his weekly earnings...
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Myth Performance in the African Diasporas

Ritual, Theatre, and Dance

by Dannabang Kuwabong, Benita Brown, Christopher Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013

Diaspora studies continue to expand in range and scope and remain fertile terrain for investigating multiple techniques of myth creation in dance performance, history as performance, dramatic narrative, and staged rituals in the field. Similarly, research in postcoloniality, gender/sexuality, intercultural,...
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Smart Person Should Know How to Use

by David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2011

Have you struggled for just the right phrase when grappling with a class assignment? Crafting an office memo, do you want greater clarity and concision? Pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, haven't you ever thought, There has to be a better word for this? Now there is. Under the time-tested...
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The Big Book of Words You Should Know

Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a few that you probably shouldn't)

by David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2008

Do you know what "quatrefoil" and "impolitic" mean? What about "halcyon" or "narcolepsy"? This book is a handy, easy-to-read reference guide to the proper parlance for any situation. In this book you will find: Words You Absolutely Should Know (covert, exonerate, perimeter); Words You Should...
Book cover of Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers

Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers

Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know

by David Olsen, Michelle Bevilaqua, Justin Cord Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013

The ultimate tool for writers! Whether you're crafting the next great American novel or pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, there will come a time in the process when you struggle to find just the perfect word or phrase. Under the time-tested banner of Roget's Thesaurus, this collection will...
Book cover of Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students

Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students

Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every High School and College Student Should Know How to Use

by David Olsen, Michelle Bevilaqua, Justin Cord Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014

The ultimate tool for students! Tired of using the same few phrases in all your presentations? Can't find the right expression to begin your college admissions essay? Stuck with a drab, uninspiring conclusion at the end of your research paper? Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students...
Book cover of Shadows of Death (True Crime Box Set)
by Gregg Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015

With photos! Welcome to the newest box set (three books rolled in to one set) of the New York Times bestselling series, Notorious USA. In Shadows of Death, acclaimed Wall Street Journal bestselling author Katherine Ramsland take crime readers on a tour of New Jersey, New York and Delaware....
Book cover of Daily Life in 18th-Century England, 2nd Edition
by Kirstin Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017

When did Western life begin to strongly resemble our modern world? Despite the tremendous evolution of society and technology in the last 50 years, surprisingly, many aspects of life in the 21st century in the United States directly date back to the 18th century across the Atlantic. Daily Life in...
Book cover of 801 Things You Should Know

801 Things You Should Know

From Greek Philosophy to Today's Technology, Theories, Events, Discoveries, Trends, and Movements That Matter

by David Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013

Discover how the world's biggest ideas, inventions, and actions changed the course of history! What would life be like if the Age of Reason never challenged others to think differently, if the Industrial Revolution never happened, or if the New York Stock Exchange never came into existence? 801...
Book cover of La casa del alfabeto
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 30, 2017

Invierno de 1944. Bryan Underwood y James Young, dos jóvenes pilotos de la RAF destacados en Alemania, son abatidos durante una misión de reconocimiento. Tras un aterrizaje forzoso, y solos en pleno territorio hostil, no les queda más remedio que ponerse a andar en medio de una nevada para llegar...
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Paziente 64

Il quarto caso della Sezione Q

by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 28, 2014

Il quarto caso della Sezione Q Una piccola isola remota dove un tempo non molto lontano venivano relegate donne «disadattate», o semplicemente sfortunate, maltrattate in nome del mantenimento di un ordine folle. Nete Hermansen era riuscita a scappare - o almeno è quello che credeva. Il giorno in...
Book cover of My Sudden Heart Attack: How I Recovered and Restored My Health Through Weight Loss and Excercise
by Edward Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015

Becoming overweight, abandoning aerobic exercise, allowing type two diabetes onset and living an unhealthy lifestyle when passing middle age can put you at great risk for a heart attack, even if you are an active person. I had one that came out of the blue. You don’t need an artery clogging disease...
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Proximal to Murder

A Steve Raymond D.D.S. Mystery

by Eric B. Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018

Rinse, Spit . . . and Die Steve Raymond never wanted to be a cop. He never wanted to be a private eye. He was, in fact, a member of the nice, quiet profession of dentistry. So the one thing Steve Raymond, DDS, never figured on was having to solve a murder. Then one night, in a local Seattle tavern,...
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