Olson: 602 books
Life and Death Decisions
The Quest for Morality and Justice in Human Societies
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Issues of Life and Death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author’s award-winning and hugely...
Justice Under Pressure
A Comparison of Recidivism Patterns Among Four Successive Parolee Cohorts
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Justice Under Pressure analyzes the effects of prison crowding on the justice system. The authors focus on dramatic changes in the administration of criminal justice in Texas during the 1980s and the influence of those changes on the three-year survival rates among parolees released between 1984 and...
Science and Sociology
Predictive Power is the Name of the Game
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come...
Politics of Possibility
Encountering the Radical Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
In the probing interviews in this vibrant new book, eminent scholars struggle with some of the most crucial issues facing contemporary intellectuals. Poststructuralist philosopher Judith Butler discusses the pain of rigorous intellectual work, saying that it is necessarily extremely hard labor, as...
Possessed Women, Haunted States
Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Since the release of The Exorcist in 1973, there has been a surge of movies depicting young women becoming possessed by a demonic force that only male religious figures can exorcise, thereby saving the women from eventual damnation. This book considers this history of exorcism cinema by analyzing...
Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between
Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children's Entertainment Media
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently...
Indigenous Knowledge and Development
Livelihoods, Health Experiences, and Medicinal Plant Knowledge in a Mexican Biosphere Reserve
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2014
Indigenous Knowledge and Development: Livelihoods, Health Experiences, and Medicinal Plant Knowledge in a Mexican Biosphere Reserve provides an ethnographic account of a group of indigenous people living in a natural resource protected area in west central Mexico. The political, economic, and social...
In Shambles
A Scarlett Nightmare, #1
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2014
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...
by Loren Olson
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
The prospect of growing your own vegetable garden can be daunting for many novice gardeners. However, it is surprisingly easy to successfully grow organic produce from your own back garden. The key to success is a simple understanding of gardening basics such as soil types, complementary crops and crop...
by Thoms Olson
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Twelve Steps to a Spiritual Awakening is a practical, step by step action plan to move beyond our limited self into our whole, connected Self. It utilizes the same method millions have used to escape the pits of addiction by achieving a personal relationship with God. If you want to witness real results...
by Thomas Olson
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
How to Know God - Twelve Steps to a Spiritual Awakening is a practical, step by step, action plan to move beyond our limited self into our whole, connected Self. It utilizes the same method millions have used to escape the pits of addiction by achieving a personal relationship with God. If you want...
by Brian Olson
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
There is a lot to learn when it comes to Management, and the more you know the better you will do. If you are looking for a top management position with a high earning potential then I would make sure you read this ebook because the more you know, the better to beat your competition!
by Loreen N. Olson, Elizabeth A. Baiocchi-Wagner, Jessica M. Wilson-Kratzer
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
This text provides for the first time in book form an exploration of the communicative aspects of the darker side of family life, ranging from, for example, severe acts of violence to more subtle forms of conflict. In addition to offering a working definition of the concept of the "dark side"...
Democratic Legislative Institutions: A Comparative View
A Comparative View
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
This text summarizes the research on, and experiences of, democratic legislatures around the world. It focuses on what legislatures are and what they do - as both consequence of and contributor to democratic self-government.