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  • Tailwind

    A Compass for Turning Your Setback Story into Your Comeback Legacy

    by James T. Olson ...
    Brace for impact. Your comeback starts now.We all will face a monster storm at some point in our lives. In 2024, Jim Olson's beautiful life and high-flying career rolled into a perilous nosedive with a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis and the loss of his sight. Jim was terrified his life was over.Then he recalled the Aviate-Navigate-Communicate protocol Captain Sully Sullenberger followed to safely land ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Using Our Whole Brain

    by James Olson ...
    Narrated by Michael Toms ...

    Unabridged

    57 min

    The two sides of the brain have different perspectives of the world and they lead us to make very different choices. Olson’s research shows that we need to blend these two for three-dimensional thinking. He discusses how we can tell when we are functioning from our right brain or our left brain. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future

    Why Left Hemisphere Dominance Has Brought Humanity to the Brink of Disaster and How We Can Think Our Way to Peace and Healing

    by James Olson ...
    When facing a tough dilemma, the wise person tackles the whole problem. They don’t just focus on one part and ignore the rest. That’s a matter of common sense, but such holistic thinking rarely occurs in our most consequential organizations. Although women are catching up in the corridors of power, most people in charge today are highly specialized males whose perception is too often myopic. For ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • A Line in the Sand

    The Alamo in Blood and Memory

    by Randy Roberts, James S. Olson ...
    Acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and James Olson use a wealth of archival sources—including the diary of José Enrique de la Peña—to retell the story of the Alamo for a new generation of Americans.In late February and early March of 1836, the Mexican Army—commanded by General Antonio López de Santa Anna—besieged a small force of Anglo and Tejano rebels at a mission known as the Alamo. The ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Bathsheba's Breast

    Women, Cancer, and History

    by James S. Olson ...
    An absorbing and unsettling history of breast cancer told through the stories of women who have confronted it from ancient times to the present.A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearIn 1967, an Italian surgeon touring Amsterdam's Rijks museum stopped in front of Rembrandt's Bathsheba at Her Bath and noticed an asymmetry to Bathsheba's left breast; it seemed distended, swollen near the armpit, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 1950s

    Key Themes and Documents

    by James S. Olson, Mariah Gumpert ...
    Series series Unlocking American History
    This volume serves as an invaluable guide to key political, social, and cultural concepts of the 1950s.This volume covers the entire decade of the 1950s, from the uneasy peace following World War II to the beginnings of cultural discontent that would explode in the 1960s. It highlights key historical, social, and cultural elements of the period, including the Cold War and perceived communist ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

    Enduring Issues and Challenges

    by Matthew M. Aid, Christopher M. Andrew, Michael R. Bromwich, James B. Bruce, Charles G. Cogan, Jack Davis, Yahya A. Dehqanzada, Michael B. Donley, Ann M. Florini, Randall M. Fort, Richard S. Friedman, John C. Gannon, Michael I. Handel, James W. Harris, Norman B. Imler, Loch K. Johnson, Garrett Jones, Larry C. Kindsvater, Andrew Koch, Mark M. Lowenthal, John D. Macartney, Carmen A. Medina, John Montgomery, Cornelius O'Leary, James M. Olson, Martin Petersen, Reed R. Probst, Harvey Rishikof, Victor M. Rosello, Richard L. Russell, Thomas W. Shreeve, L Brit Snider, Michael Warner, Anthony R. Williams, Amy B. Zegart, Marvin C.Ott, Glenn W. Goodman Jr., James J. Wirtz ...
    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, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • John Wayne: American

    American

    by James S. Olson, Randy Roberts ...
    Based on over five years of interview and archival research, John Wayne: American explains the appeal of Wayne's abiding "Americanness" and how he became such a revered icon.**No American has been more identified with his country than John Wayne. For millions of people from the heartland to the furthest corners of the earth, he simply is America. Wayne virtually defined the role of the cowboy and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

    by James M. Olson ...
    Series Book 55 - Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
    Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 55, the latest release in this highly cited series in the field contains contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest that represent the best and brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology. This serial is part of the Social Sciences package on ScienceDirect, and is available online beginning with volume 32 ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

    by James M. Olson ...
    Series Book 56 - Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
    Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 56, the latest release in this highly cited series, contains contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest that represent the best and brightest in new research, theory and practice in social psychology. New chapters in this updated release include The Functional Theory of Counterfactual Thinking: New Evidence, New Challenges, New ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • American Economic History

    A Dictionary and Chronology

    by James S. Olson, Abraham O. Mendoza ...
    Covering figures, events, policies, and organizations, this comprehensive reference tool enhances readers' appreciation of the role economics has played in U.S. history since 1776.A study of the U.S. economy is important to understanding U.S. politics, society, and culture. To make that study easier, this dictionary offers concise essays on more than 1,200 economics-related topics. Entries cover a ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Industrial Revolution

    Key Themes and Documents

    by James S. Olson, Shannon L. Kenny ...
    Series series Unlocking American History
    This concise guide zooms in on the period of American history known as the Industrial Revolution, from its earliest beginnings in the mid-18th century to just after the First World War.This book is a concise reference source on the era in American history known as the Industrial Revolution—a period characterized by urbanization, mass immigration, organization of labor, and an immense gap between ... Read more

    $46.99 USD