David Olson: 42 books

This book offers an overview of knowledge management. It starts with an introduction to the subject, placing descriptive models in the context of the overall field as well as within the more specific field of data mining analysis. Chapter 2 covers data visualization, including directions for accessing...

This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish...

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...

Risk is inherent in business. Without risk, there would be no motivation to conduct business. But a key principle is that organizations should accept risks that they are competent enough to deal with, and “outsource” other risks to those who are more competent to deal with them (such as insurance...

Youth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers...

This book is a comprehensive guide to several aspects of risk, including information systems, disaster management, supply chain and disaster management perspectives. A major portion of this book is devoted to presenting a number of operations research models that have been (or could be) applied to...

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...

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.

Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism explores a new mode of philosophizing through a comparative study of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology and philosophies of major Buddhist thinkers such as Nagarjuna, Chinul, Dogen, Shinran, and Nishida Kitaro. Challenging the dualistic paradigm of existing philosophical...

This novel approach to tennis stroking is easy to apply to any level, but especially beginners, and gives immediate results. Bad habits are automatically corrected by the influence of the other hand upon your hitting arm. It works for both sides, forehand and backhand and volleys too. After reading...

1 Facility Location Problems The location problem has been with humans for all of their history. In the past, many rulers had the decision of locating their capital. Reasons for selecting various locations included central location,transportation benefits to foster trade, and defensibility. The development...

Five years ago, Mona Lund faced the heart wrenching decision about having an abortion. She was young, unprepared, and frightened. Ever since, she has wrestled with the question, Did I do the right thing? Then one day she meets a little boy who looks hauntingly like her late boyfriend. But Bob couldn’t...