J R Olson: 15 books
Rules of Engagement
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
"In Rules of Engagement, David Bruns and J. R. Olson deliver a captivating and utterly authentic portrayal of modern day combat that compares with the best of the timeless classics by Tom Clancy, Dale Brown, and Stephen Coonts. This one must not be missed!" —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times...
Weapons of Mass Deception
A National Security Thriller
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
The greatest intelligence failure of our modern era…or the greatest deception?
Written by two US Navy veterans, Weapons of Mass Deception weaves historical fact with realistic fiction to create a riveting national security thriller equal to the threats of the 21st century.
In 2003,...
Jihadi Apprentice
A National Security Thriller
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
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...
Death of a Pawn
A Short Story
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
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...
Battle Djinni
A Short Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
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...
by Katharina Gerlach, Ava Fairhall, K.V. Moffet
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Solve a mermaid's problem…
Step off the edge of a roof…
Dig up a grave at midnight…
Take advice from a fortune cookie…
Visit the last library…
Meet a bridge troll…
And more…
In one instant, like a bolt of lightning, a single impossible event changes a person's life. And like the...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Political Campaign Communication
Theory, Method, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Political Campaign Communication: Theory, Method, and Practice brings a diversity of issues, topics, and events on political campaign communication around the concepts of theory, method and practice. The volume contains studies of political campaign communication utilizing a wide range of empirical,...
National Service and Volunteerism
Achieving Impact in Our Communities
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national...
by Ali R. Abootalebi, Carlson Anyangwe, Alireza Asgharzadeh
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
This book highlights the complexities of nationalism and the struggles of different groups left unaddressed within the nation-states of a postcolonial world. The central question is what happened to the worldly and radical visions of freedom, liberty, and equality that animated intellectual activists...
by A. Drengson, C. Watson, A. Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969). Each chapter contributes to a piece of the aikido puzzle by providing historical details, insightful technical drills (bare handed and with...
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