Steven J Olson

How I Feel: A Book About Diabetes

When Michael Olson’s seven-year-old brother Steven came down with juvenile diabetes, Michael and his family was shocked to find out how little information was available to help explain the disease to a child. Michael, who was in third grade at the time, resolved to learn as much as he could about th...

Ten Values-Secrets for Building Institutional and Global Harmony: Confidential findings from Cold-War, win-the-people programs in Italy, Turkey, Greece, Korea, Okinawa, Thailand, Canada, and the U.S.

Robert L. Humphrey's final speech given at The Conference on Values in Higher Education University of Tennessee at Knoxville on April 10-12, 1997

The Oregon Trail: A Primary Source History of the Route to the American West (Primary Sources in American History)

Some Gave All: A History of Baltimore Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty, 1808-2007

From Baltimore's earliest days as mobtown to current drug and gang violence, this memorial volume, written by two veteran officers presents brief biographies of the 124 men and women of the Baltimore Police Department who lost their lives serving their city, with emphasis on the circumstances surrou...

The Prospective Guide to Commercial Fishing in Alaska (Prospective Guides Book 1)

This Prospective Guide offers a practical approach to getting your foot in the door of this lucrative industry. At about 8,000 words, it's not stuffed with fluff and useless info, just what you need to know to get on the path north. Included are detailed tables of fishing seasons and regional money ...

Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers:: Summary of a Workshop

Minority groups are severely underrepresented in the scientific workforce. To encourage minorities to pursue careers in research, a variety of "intervention programs" have been created at the pre-college, college, and graduate school levels. While there is a belief that these programs often achieve ...

Grow to Greatness: How to build a world-class franchise system faster.

The #1 industry best-seller on franchise development, and an Amazon #1 best seller, Grow to Greatness, has instantly become the must-read, essential guide on how to build a world-class franchise system--faster! This book contains advice and proven, step-by-step systems and processes for emerging and...

Ajax on Java

This practical guide shows you how to make your Java web applications more responsive and dynamic by incorporating new Ajaxian features, including suggestion lists, drag-and-drop, and more. Java developers can choose between many different ways of incorporating Ajax, from building JavaScript into yo...