Books written by William J. Palmer

  • The Films of the Eighties: A Social History
    The Films of the Eighties: A Social History

    It must be tough playin ' second fiddle to a one - eyed cripple , " Mo taunts Richard Bone early in the film . " He's not your ordinary one - eyed cripple , " Bone answers , and indeed , Cutter certainly is not .

  • Systems Dynamics

    -- The Akst/Bragg series' success is built around clear and concise writing, a side-by-side "teach by example" approach, and integrated applications throughout that help students achieve a conceptual understanding.

  • Construction Insurance, Bonding, and Risk Management
    Construction Insurance, Bonding, and Risk Management

    11 ) is executive president and managing director of Willis Corroon Construction , leading the firm's global initiative in the architect / engineer , design / build , and construction management industry sector .

  • The Wabash Trilogy
    The Wabash Trilogy

    THE WABASH TRILOGY includes three new novels by William J. Palmer: THE WABASH BASEBALL BLUES, THE REDNECK MAFIA, and CIVIC THEATER.

  • Dickens and New Historicism
    Dickens and New Historicism

    In Dickens and New Historicism, William J. Palmer takes as his point of departure the New Historicist critical theories articulated by Michel Foucault, Mikhail Bakhtin, Hayden White, Dominick LaCapra and others, and offers a critical ...

  • The Dons and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Case of the Oxford Christmas Plot
    The Dons and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Case of the Oxford Christmas Plot

    The Dons and Mr. Dickens tells a fascinating story of political intrigue and a secret society at one of England's most distinguished institutions, Oxford University.

  • Construction Accounting and Financial Management
    Construction Accounting and Financial Management

    An essential tool for contractors, construction managers, and accountants, the new edition of this popular reference details the special accounting and financial problems faced by the construction industry, and provides clear solutions to ...

  • Two Cities
    Two Cities

    When that march careens out of control and into tragedy, the brothers must deal with a kidnapping, a daring rescue attempt, and an inspired act of brotherly heroism right out of the Dickensian precursor that this novel channels.About ...

  • The Wabash Trilogy: The Wabash Baseball Blues, The Redneck Mafia, Civic Theater
    The Wabash Trilogy: The Wabash Baseball Blues, The Redneck Mafia, Civic Theater

    Palmer is also the author of the "Mr. Dickens" series of Victorian murder mysteries which have been selections of The Literary Guild, The Book of the Month Club, The Mystery Guild and The Doubleday Book Club.

  • Hi, My Name Is Molly...
    Hi, My Name Is Molly...

    Hi, My Name Is Molly . . . is a work of creative nonfiction chronicling the life of Molly, a sufferer of DOOSE syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that took Molly's life at age 16.

  • Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor

    Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor

  • The Uses of Money
    The Uses of Money

    The Uses of Money is his eighth novel. The four novels in his "Mr. Dickens" series of Victorian murder mysteries have been chosen as selections by numerous national book clubs, and have been translated into Spanish and Japanese.

  • Eidetic Transubstantiation
    Eidetic Transubstantiation

    Eidetic Transubstantiation is certainly a historical novel, frequently an existential novel, often a romantic novel, but finally its decade-morphing narrator makes it a self-conscious metafiction.

  • The Highwayman and Mr. Dickens: An Account of the Strange Events of the Medusa Murders
    The Highwayman and Mr. Dickens: An Account of the Strange Events of the Medusa Murders

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes in this eerie Dickensian romp, with the canonical author investigating a crime that will take him into the cells of Newgate Prison and places even darker and more terrifying.

  • Instructors Manual to Accompany Control Systems en Gineering

    Instructors Manual to Accompany Control Systems en Gineering

  • The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom
    The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom

    The murder brings the burgeoning feminist movement under scrutiny. Inspector William Field of the Metropolitan Protectives begins his investigation, aided by the eager amateur detective Dickens and his apprentice Wilkie Collins.

  • Excel for Economics

    Prepared by Dr. Thomas Palm, Emeritus, Portland State University New to this edition is an interactive software program that accompanies the text.

  • El Bandido y Charles Dickens

    El Bandido y Charles Dickens

  • El Detectiveo y Charles Dickens

    El Detectiveo y Charles Dickens

  • The Films of the Eighties: A Social History
    The Films of the Eighties: A Social History

    The term spectaculars and the Jenkins and Joyal quotes are from “ Terrorism , ” Gannett News Service , 1 January 1989 . 10. Joan Borsten , “ Debate Rages in Israel over ' Drummer Girl ' Filming , " Los Angeles Times , 6 November 1983 .