Palmer: 1916 books
Rethinking Ethos
A Feminist Ecological Approach to Rhetoric
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Labels traditionally ascribed to women—mother, angel of the house, whore, or bitch—suggest character traits that do not encompass the complexities of women’s identities or empower women’s public speaking. Rethinking Ethos: A Feminist Ecological Approach to Rhetoric redefines the concept of...
by Frederick Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
In "The Last Shot," which appeared only a few months before the Great War began, drawing from my experience in many wars, I attempted to describe the character of a conflict between two great European land-powers, such as France and Germany. "You were wrong in some ways," a friend writes to me, "but...
Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker
A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2015
Paul Blaisdell was the man behind the monsters in such movies as The She Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Not of This Earth, It! Terror from Beyond Space and many others. Working in primarily low-budget films, Blaisdell was forced to rely on greasepaint, guts and, most importantly, an unbounded...
Now What, Grad?
Your Path to Success After College
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2018
Many soon-to-be graduates are worried about their future. They stress about whether they’ll find a job, if it will be fulfilling, whether they will earn enough to pay off their student loans, and whether they will fail and disappoint their families. Young people need to learn many things that colleges...
Raise Your Kids to Succeed
What Every Parent Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017
Raising Your Kids to Succeed: What Every Parent Should Know describes what parents can do to be effective and help their children succeed, both in school and in life. Part I opens with some big, foundational questions, including the need for parents to realize their own importance. It goes on to discuss...
The Pastoral Epistles
A Course Study in Practical Theology
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
An essential course of study for church leaders and candidates for Christian ministry
*‘*Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching’ (1 Tim. 4:16)
This course is a study of the three New Testament Epistles traditionally attributed to the apostle Paul - The ‘Pastoral Epistles’...
College Teaching at Its Best
Inspiring Students to Be Enthusiastic, Lifelong Learners
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
This book is a practical guide for professors who are interested in being more effective teachers. It encompasses all the things a professor must do to prepare to teach; to stimulate learning and love of learning; to understand and engage all students; and to help them find direction, purpose, and...
The Burro Ranch
A Professor's Fantasy of a Burro Ranch Withers in the Desert Sun of New Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
A retired professor of Spanish attempts to convert his fantasy of a Burro Ranch into a reality among the descendants of the original Mexican settlers near the pueblo of Bosque, New Mexico. Living in an adobe house on a ranch of about three acres, the professor sets out with the intention of restoring...
by Fiona Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Jonelle Baxter is a young woman in a man's world - a tough, hardworking motor mechanic from an idyllic country family. But lately things in her perfect life have been changing, and her workshop isn't the only local business that's struggling.
Daniel Tyler is new in town, posted from the city...
by Aka Black Palmer, William Senior
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
On Course to Desert Storm
The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Contributions to Naval History No. 5..
Traces the history of the United States Navy and the Persian Gulf from 1800 to the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1988.
Power, Institutions, and Leadership in War and Peace
Lessons from Peru and Ecuador, 1995–1998
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
In January 1995, fighting broke out between Ecuadorian and Peruvian military forces in a remote section of the Amazon. It took more than three years and the interplay of multiple actors and factors to achieve a definitive peace agreement, thus ending what had been the region's oldest unresolved border...
by J. Palmer Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
The secular education system, from elementary school through college, has created a false premise that life evolved, the universe was created by a big bang, and that the Bible is nothing more than a myth. Anyone not accepting this false premise is portrayed as foolish or non-thinking. Why We Believe...
Child of the Great Depression
Growing up Poor but Proud on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
In this book CHILD OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, I try to recapture and revive the lore of the enduring legacy of Powellville. My, but there are so many things to remember: riding atop a load of tomatoes and throwing a tomato at every mailbox along the way, shooting marbles in the alley by the general...