Michael Parker: 83 books

“A very funny, very moving novel about being lost and then found . . . I love this book.” —Antonya Nelson, author of Bound Two strangers meet over the hood of a used car in Texas: Marcus, who is fleeing both his financial and personal failures, and Maria, who after years of dodging her...

A guide for parents to help their children better understand the world around them by helping them think through the questions they face regarding honesty, friendship, sensitivity, fairness, dedication, individuality and 103 other character-building issues Many families and almost all schools...

"Would you rather your child was smart or good?” Talk With Your Kids: Ethics has over 100 conversational and interactive questions for parents to discuss with their children to help decipher their child’s stance on ethics, and hopefully sharpen the ‘right values’. Academic achievement...

No matter what the speaking challenge is, this inspirational, cleverly illustrated book will help readers perform with passion, power and persuasion—at the top of their game. Whether chasing a job, planning a pitch, giving a speech at a wedding, presenting to one or one thousand people, readers...

When the Wolves Come After You Hang On is about suffering and living with chronic pain and multiple health issues. It's about living with neurological, immunological problems and debilitating fatigue, to the point of being isolated and housebound at its worst. It's also about the journey we all take, sometimes alone, to find hope through the hopelessness, and enduring trials with grace.

A black tunnel began to form around me. My room started to spin. Desperately I tried to cry out but I couldn't make a sound. Then, like shattering glass, I crashed straight through the tunnel and out to the other side. Propelled out of his safe, ordinary world, Andrew is caught in the midst of a desolate...

Comedy / 4m, 5f / Interior / Senator Douglas is running for President on a "morality" platform, but when his wife Lois leaves to attend a conference in Chicago he does not hesitate to invite Veronica, his secretary and lover, over. Finding her unavailable, he has an escort agency send voluptuous...

Farce / 3m, 6f / Interior / A California billionaire has bequeathed all of his assets to his only daughter Constance - except the 22-million-dollar yacht he wanted Josephine to have, a 25 million-dollar art collection left to Rene and some priceless antique automobiles willed to Marjorie. Constance...

In the third issue of Djinn of the Pines, Mike straps a tape recorder to the Jersey Devil's chest in order to get a better understanding of how he lives his days. Everything seemed to be going well until...

A Southern family is pulled apart by a teenager’s murder in this novel by an award-winning author with “a distinctive voice” (The Boston Globe).   What would you do if you knew who killed a friend of yours, but you couldn’t come forward with the truth?   From the prize-winning author of...

Any device or system with imaging functionality requires a digital video processing solution as part of its embedded system design. Engineers need a practical guide to technology basics and design fundamentals that enables them to deliver the video component of complex projects. This book introduces...

Leverage the modern convenience and modelling power of the D programming language to develop software with native efficiency About This Book Acquire the skills to understand the fundamentals of D through its support for imperative and object-oriented programming Take advantage of D's powerful...

All wedding types will be catered for: ­ big, small, religious, second marriage, atheist, straight, same-sex, church, field... All speakers will be addressed:­ bride, groom, father, mother, best woman and literally everyone in between... All eventualities will be planned for: ­ mic...

Would you rather your child was smart or good? Academic achievement is not the only important aspect of raising children. We also need to think consciously as to how we develop the next generation to be ethical thinkers and decent members of society. Ethical thinking has brought the world many things:...