Olson: 602 books
Chicago Renaissance
Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A fascinating history of Chicago’s innovative and invaluable contributions to American literature and art from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century This remarkable cultural history celebrates the great Midwestern city of Chicago for its centrality to the modernist movement. Author Liesl...
Those Angry Days
Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND KIRKUS REVIEWS
From the acclaimed author of Citizens of London comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash...
Fast Times in Palestine
A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
For much of her life—like many Westerners—most of what Pamela Olson knew of the Middle East was informed by headlines and stereotypes. But when she traveled to Palestine in 2003, she found herself thrown with dizzying speed into the realities of Palestinian life.
Fast Times in Palestine...
Hook 'em with Humor
The Public Speaker's Guide to Having Fun and Using Humor to Mesmerize, Fascinate, and Engage
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Ricky Olson is an award-winning humorous speaker. Although he was told all his life he was funny, no one was laughing when he gave stand-up comedy a shot. Being “naturally funny” failed him, so he was forced to figure it out or quit. After four years of intense study and after finding an amazing coach, Ricky shares what he’s learned, so you, too, can Hook ’Em with Humor.
The Journey of Modern Theology
From Reconstruction to Deconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Modernity has been an age of revolutions—political, scientific, industrial and philosophical. Consequently, it has also been an age of revolutions in theology, as Christians attempt to make sense of their faith in light of the cultural upheavals around them, what Walter Lippman once called the "acids...
by James M. Olson
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of AmericaÆs first spies, said, ôAny kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.ö A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides...
Bruchko And The Motilone Miracle
How Bruce Olson Brought a Stone Age South American Tribe into the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Bruchko and the Motilone Miracle, the powerful sequel to Bruce Olson's best-selling missionary classic, Bruchko, is a remarkable tale of adventure, tragedy, faith, and love. It shows how, despite incredible dangers and obstacles, one humble man and a tribe of primitive, violent Indians-by joining...
by Sigurd F Olson
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
The author of The Singing Wilderness and Listening Point begins this grand adventure: “There are few places left on the North American continent where men can still see the country as it was before Europeans came and know some of the challenges and freedoms of those who saw it first, but in the...
Tai Chi for Kids
Move with the Animals
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
The first tai chi book exclusively for children ages 4 to 8.
• Uses children's delight in imitating animals to teach the eight basic tai chi forms essential for health.
• Each exercise is accompanied by colorful artwork and photographs of the author's 7-year-old son demonstrating...
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leading political economist Mancur Olson offers a new and compelling theory to explain these shifts in fortune and then tests his theory against evidence from many periods of history and...
Finally Out
Letting Go of Living Straight
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Dr. Loren A. Olson has frequently been asked two questions: How could you not know that you were gay until the age of forty? Wasn't your marriage just a sham to protect yourself at your wife's expense? In Finally Out, Dr. Olson answers these questions by telling the inspiring story of his evolving...
by Sigurd F Olson
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
Of Time and Place is a legacy from one of the best-loved woodsman writers of our time. To the outdoorsmen who often canoed and portaged with him through the northern Lake country, Sigurd Olson was affectionately known as the Bourgeois—the name that voyageurs gave two hundred years ago to the trusted...
by Candice Olson
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
When you can’t move, you improve, and no one can help homeowners improve elegantly better than Candice Olson. Featuring two dozen gorgeous before-and-after room makeovers, Candice shows how to create grown-up living rooms and dining rooms that are both beautiful and practical enough for daily use....
by Greg Olson
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Although their ancestors came from the Great Lakes region and they now live in several midwestern states, the Ioway (Baxoje) people claim a rich history in Missouri dating back to the eighteenth century. Living alongside white settlers while retaining their traditional way of life, the tribe eventually...