Richard Olson: 14 books
by Richard Olson
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2018
Find an interdiscliplinary view of sustainable agriculture that emphasizes the potential contributions of ecology to agricultural sustainability in this groundbreaking book. Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, and Environmental Policy explores how ecological knowledge, applied as part of...
Better Weird
A Tribute to David B. Silva
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Better weird than plastic…
For a generation of horror fans, those four words signaled a momentous occasion: the arrival of a new issue of David B. Silva's seminal publication, The Horror Show. For nine years in the 1980s, Dave and his magazine published some of the biggest names in the genre...
by David R. Olson, Professor Richard Bailey
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
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...
Laughter in a Time of Turmoil
Humor as Spiritual Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
Here's a different angle on humor--it can be a spiritual practice, an expression of a theology of joy, hope, and grace. Humor is so valuable, for it offers self-care, healing, and renewal, precious gifts in times of pressure and tension. Olson begins by telling of three unforgettable friends who lived...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Enduring Issues and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...
Ask Anything
A Pastoral Theology of Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Know how to answer those most-asked questions-by using a scriptural perspective
The search for answers remains a valuable catalyst for the growth of personal faith. Ask Anything: A Pastoral Theology of Inquiry provides a fresh approach to answering questions of personal growth, facing problems,...
by Wenche Dramstad, James D. Olson, Richard T.T. Forman
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
Landscape ecology has emerged in the past decade as an important and useful tool for land-use planners and landscape architects. While professionals and scholars have begun to incorporate aspects of this new field into their work, there remains a need for a summary of key principles and how they might...
by Richard P. Olson, Joe H. Leonard Jr., Co-chair
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
Families are both a great resource to the church's ministry and in great need of the church's ministry. There are tremendous stresses and changes in families. Business as usual simply will not do. This book sketches a road map that will take American families into a new day in family ministry while grappling with day-to-day challenges.
Reaching a Generation for Christ
A Comprehensive Guide to Youth Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 1997
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...
Scientism and Technocracy in the Twentieth Century
The Legacy of Scientific Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Scientism, or the application of methods, attitudes, and concepts drawn from the natural sciences to human activities and social policy formation, is a pervasive feature of modern life, and it is one which has immense impact upon virtually all aspects of our private and public lives. This work explores...
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...
Love Letter to a Conflicted Church
Promise in Our Anger and Disagreements
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The book is organized into three divisions, and as the title implies, there is a brief letter in the form of a New Testament epistle to the contemporary church, a portion of which begins each chapter. The first division reexamines the gifts and redemptive possibilities of anger and conflict. The barriers...
A Guide to Ministry Self-Care
Negotiating Today's Challenges with Resilience and Grace
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Ministry has never been an easy path, and the challenges of today’s changing church landscape only heighten the stress and burn-out of congregational leaders. A Guide to Ministry Self-Care offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of both the causes of stress and strategies for effective self-care....
by Kent R. Olson, Ilene B. Anderson, Neal L. Benowitz
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
The instant-answer guide clinicians turn to first for on-the-spot treatment of poisoning and drug overdose emergencies
A Doody’s Core Title for 2019!
“…a great addition to any emergency department library when rapid reference is needed to treat and diagnose the poisoned patient.”
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