Richard Palmer: 23 books

A new edition of a highly successful study skills books. The style and approach is particularly suited to current student needs as the author stresses the importance of adopting a positive response to study. The lively and enthusiastic tone, and the practical advice on everything from planning revision to designing CVs gives this book enormous appeal to all, from A-level to mature students.

Do you have a weak subject you just have to pass? Ideal for students of any subject, this highly accessible and practical study guide gives you quick and easy strategies to help you make decisive progress in the subjects you find difficult or uninteresting, leaving you free to concentrate on...

Does grammar bother you? Does it first inspire boredom, then fear? Since the virtual removal of formal grammar teaching from our schools' standard curriculum forty years ago, such negative responses have increasingly characterised students and professionals alike. As this lively and user-friendly...

This lively and stimulating book offers an enlightening new approach to effective study. Without minimising the importance of good organisation and hard work, the author stresses throughout that study must and can be fun. Delivered with characteristic humour and wisdom, Richard Palmer updates...

From 1775 through 1777, George Washington and Benedict Arnold were America's two most celebrated warriors. Their earlier lives had surprisingly parallel paths. They were strong leaders in combat, they admired and respected each other, and they even shared common enemies. Yet one became our greatest...

Confronting the critics who say George Washington's victories were due to luck, not skill, Palmer proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's pre-eminent military strategist.

Central to the Analytical Psychology of Dr. Carl Gustav Jung is the concept of individuation, the journey to an integrated and whole self whose prime task is the integration of the Unconscious Psyche. The poems in The Traveler represent such a journey, and span a rich and diverse human experience....

A Return to the Dark Ages tells a tale of a young man that is wandering through a strange, post-apocalyptic wasteland thousands of years in the future.  Set in a post-technological future, society has been reset and left with nothing. While some artifacts from the world’s past have survived,...

Packed full of invaluable and practical advice, tips, quizzes and self-assessment exercises for fifteen to eighteen year olds, this guide, written with the keenest and most ambitious students in mind, will help you to maximise your academic potenitial and achieve the results you need. Written by...

DayZ: Surviving the Apocalypse is an eerie tale about the end of times. The world is in shambles and the dead have begun to rise. All that is left is a barren wasteland a few survivors that cling on to one hope, to find salvation and survive. This story follows a young girl who will do anything to...

A beautiful spring day turns into a nightmare for residents of a small town. The walking dead have filled the streets and one man must take action if he wants to save his life and his family. After convincing himself that he really did see a horde of zombies, he makes an abrupt trip to his family...

Write in Style is aimed at all for whom clarity and accuracy of expression are important skills. All the main styles and grammaticalrules are covered, their sense axplained and vivid examples given of how not to write. Plenty of sound and meticulous advice is offered in a friendly and enthusiastic...

In the future, Earth has been caught in a web of twisted morality and confusion. If you could live forever, what would you do? Search for wealth, power, happiness, or maybe even death? These are some of the choices people had to make in this dystopian society. In particular, one man struggles with his immortality and watches as everything crumbles around him. 

In a world almost destroyed by a cataclysmic natural disaster, a young man and metal worker leaves his own home to seek out a new path and discover his true place in the world. A Night Without Stars is a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel that takes place shortly after the “Dark Time” event...