Richard G Olsen

Log Houses of the World

Management of Service Operations: Text, Cases, and Readings

The Textile Industry: An Industry Analysis Approach to Operations Management

Psychopharmacology and Biochemistry of Neurotransmitter Receptors: Proceedings of an International Conference Held on April 11-13, 1980, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

Benzodiazepine/Gaba Receptors and Chloride Channels: Structural and Functional Properties

Comparative Invertebrate Neurochemistry

Jasper's Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies

Gaba in the Nervous System: The View at Fifty Years

A Golden Age: Surfing's Revolutionary 1960s and '70s

Surfing’s formative period from 1965 to 1978, as shown through the most complete book of the iconic images of photographer John Witzig. Chronicling the great creative years in the evolution of surfing, the late 1960s and early ’70s, this engaging volume documents the revolutionary changes of the era...

Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth-Friendly Home Design

Showcasing one hundred years of innovation and environmental sensitivity, Handmade Houses celebrates some of the world’s most idiosyncratic homes from Big Sur to Sardinia. Author Richard Olsen unveils the components used for their construction, including driftwood, boulders, and even old wine vats.T...

We Never Left You

After unspeakable tragedy, one couple must forge their own path to healing in the bittersweet true story, We Never Left You. One moment, Beth and Rick Olsen were enjoying an ordinary life filled with all the joys and frustrations of raising their two children, Jessica and Joshua. The next moment, a ...

The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader with Free Philosophy PowerWeb

This is a true cross-cultural anthology which presents philosophers from different cultures in dialogue with one another. The text includes selections from both traditional and contemporary Western and non-Western philosophy: African American, Latin American, and feminist philosophers as well as Asi...

Jasper's Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies (Contemporary Neurology Series)

H.H. Jasper, A.A. Ward, A. Pope and H.H. Merritt, chair of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on the Epilepsies, National Institutes of Health, published the first volume on Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies (BME) in 1969. Their ultimate goal was to search for a "better understanding of t...

The Abrams Guide to American House Styles (Abrams Book)

What are the unique characteristics that make a house Colonial or Craftsman, Modern or Deco, or any of the other approximately 20 styles of domestic architecture common in the United States? At a time of near-obsessive attention to home design and renovation, this compact, easily accessible guide-th...

Log Houses of the World

Long considered the apotheosis of rustic kitsch, the log house actually has a rich architectural pedigree. Since the late 19th century, a surprising number of architects, along with their artisan-builder counterparts, have transformed the simple pioneer log cabin into a supremely crafted work of hig...

Malibu: A Century of Living by the Sea

Malibu has long been recognized for both its associations with movie stars, musicians, and other celebrities as well as its twenty-one miles of strikingly beautiful coastline which is saturated with world-class residential architecture. They include multiple Richard Meiers, Frank Gehrys, Charles Gwa...