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  • Financialization of the US Nursing Home Industry

    Profiteering and Patient Neglect

    by Laura Katz Olson, Michael K. Gusmano ...
    How financial profiteering has reshaped long-term care and jeopardized the well-being of nursing home residents.Nursing homes care for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. They are also increasingly controlled by financial actors whose priorities lie far from the bedside. In Financialization of the US Nursing Home Industry, Laura Katz Olson and Michael K. Gusmano examine how for-profit ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

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  • Jewish Holiday Rapper

    by Laura Olson ...
    A fun and delightful rapper book on the Jewish holidays for children and adults. ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Performing Russia

    Folk Revival and Russian Identity

    by Laura Olson ...
    Series series BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
    This book examines folk music and dance revival movements in Russia, exploring why this folk culture has come to represent Russia, how it has been approached and produced, and why memory and tradition, in these particular forms, have taken on particular significance in different periods. Above all it shows how folk "tradition" in Russia is an artificial cultural construct, which is periodically ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

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    Wrinkled Rebels

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Narrated by Alix Olson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Now 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have crushed the spirit of six committed college radicals of the 1960s, who together had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having pursued separate careers and engaging in only periodic communication with each other over the decades, they suddenly receive an invitation to gather for an extended weekend at a country cabin. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Christian Clergy in American Politics

    Edited by Sue E. S. Crawford, Laura R. Olson ...

    $31.19 USD

  • Ethically Challenged

    Private Equity Storms US Health Care

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Revealing the dark truth about the impact of predatory private equity firms on American health care.Won Gold from the Axiom Book Award in the Category of Business Ethics, the Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the North American Book Award in the Catergory of Business Finance, Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Wrinkled Rebels

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    "Poignant" Jo Freeman, civil rights activist, a founding member of the feminist movement, author"Badass" Bill Ayers, political organizer, anti-war activist, authorNow 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have dissipated the spirit of six college radicals of the 1960s, who jointly had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having engaged in only periodic communication ... Read more

    $5.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Handbook of Long-Term Care Administration and Policy

    Edited by Cynthia Massie Mara, Laura Olson ...
    Series series Public Administration and Public Policy
    Attitudes toward long-term care contain a strong residue of negativity in today‘s society and current problems with the system augment such perceptions. Unless dealt with now, this will only get worse, as the 85-and-older crowd is the fastest growing part of the population, and the first wave of Baby Boomers is approaching 60. Exploring and delinea ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Elder Care Journey

    A View from the Front Lines

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Series series SUNY series in New Political Science
    Combining expert knowledge and first-hand experience, a noted elder care researcher confronts the long-distance care of her own mother.Winner of a Gold Medal, 2017 Living Now Book Award in the Caregiving categoryShortlisted for the 2016 Sarton Women's Book Awards in the Memoir category presented by the Story Circle NetworkFor millions of Americans caregiving is the "new normal." For Laura Katz ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Using Industrial-Organizational Psychology for the Greater Good

    Helping Those Who Help Others

    Edited by Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, Laura L. Koppes Bryan, Lori Foster Thompson ...
    Series series SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series
    This SIOP Organizational Frontiers volume will be one of the first to show how the field of Industrial Organizational psychology can help address societal concerns, and help focus research on the greater good of society. Contributions from worldwide experts showcase the power the IO community has to foster, promote and encourage pro social efforts. Also included will be commentary from an eminent ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The Politics of Medicaid

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    In 1965, the United States government enacted legislation to provide low-income individuals with quality health care and related services. Initially viewed as the friendless stepchild of Medicare, Medicaid has grown exponentially since its inception, becoming a formidable force of its own. Funded jointly by the national government and each of the fifty states, the program is now the fourth most ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Harlequin Western Romance April 2018 Box Set

    by Cathy Gillen Thacker, Laura Marie Altom, Christine Wenger, Ali Olson ...
    Romance—the Western way! Harlequin Western Romance brings you a collection of four new heartwarming contemporary romances of everyday women finding love. Available now!This box set includes:THE TEXAS COWBOY’S BABY RESCUETexas Legends: The McCabesby Cathy Gillen ThackerWhen nurse Bridgett Monroe finds an abandoned newborn baby, everyone thinks Cullen Reid McCabe is the father. But this honest ... Read more

    $12.99 USD