Holmes: 1214 books

The author's biography is included in this version. Mcguffey's Eclectic Primer is a part of the McGuffey Readers, a series of graded primers that were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private...

This book has everything: Ghosts, goldfish, pirates, a cat with criminal tendencies, UFOs, a burglar, an awful lot of stuff about avoiding death and the police, bats, badgers... and it’s all very, very silly. What more could you ask for in a book? But... who said YOU could read it? Eh? Hm?

TEXTILE ART IN ITS RELATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORM AND ORNAMENT. By William H. Holmes. The textile art is one of the most ancient known, dating back to the very inception of culture. In primitive times it occupied a wide field, embracing the stems of numerous branches of industry now expressed in...

Nicholas Penn is summoned to gaol by a man accused of the rape and murder of young women. Reluctantly, Nicholas answers the call. The man was found with the last victim; his situation is desperate. Nicholas soon finds out how easily he has been duped. Torn between old loyalties and the need to find...

This new text provides the most current coverage of measurement and psychometrics in a single volume. Authors W. Holmes Finch and Brian F. French first review the basics of psychometrics and measurement, before moving on to more complex topics such as equating and scaling, item response theory, standard...

How can newlyweds believe they will be together forever, while knowing that the majority of marriages end in divorce? Why do people who desperately want to be loved end up alienating those who love them? How can partners that seem like complete opposites end up blissfully happy? This volume explores...

Rhetoric, Technology, and the Virtues offers a framework for theorizing ethics in digital and networked media. While the field of rhetoric and writing studies has traditionally given attention to Plato’s Gorgias and Phaedrus dialogues, this volume updates Aristotle’s basic framework of hexis for...

We must believe that our word is formed upon and around by this creative Mind; for instance, we wish to create activity in our business; we believe that our word is law about that thing, and there is something that takes our thought and executes it for us. If we have accepted the fact that all is...

Seizure is the ongoing story of Chris, experienced academic and up and coming freelance graphic designer with Epilepsy seeking new design projects daily and ultimately his own lifestyle in York, Pennsylvania. It is the story of Michael, his former best friend, and of how both men will decide how involved...

Grand Mal is the story of Chris, a young man with Epilepsy seeking a graduate degree in Counseling at the Penn State University in State College Pennsylvania. It is the story of Michael, his best friend, and how love will impact his decisions and ultimately change everything. It is the story of Mary...

Freelance graphic designer Remi Painter is fresh off of another close brush with death. To re-focus, he enters a design contest that promises some notice and a cash award. He shows to the event, where he expects to receive the coveted honor. Remi hopes that his story of persistence in the field and...

Trigger is the continuing story of Chris, experienced academic and freelance graphic designer with Epilepsy, trying to cater to his most challenging client yet, and confidently persist, even as he acquires new injuries, new triggers, and his unconventional, seizure treatment plan proves ineffective....

What started as an emotional discussion over having a third child or not, then morphed into something altogether different (what they should give each other for Christmas), gave birth to a most magical Christmas gift from wife to husband. And, it wasn't anything at all to do with having more babies....

When there's nothing but darkness on the horizon you have one choice: fight or fall. These incredible authors delve into five all-too-possible futures. It is difficult to picture a world that's as bright and burning as our parents or theirs could--not when the world is literally burning. When...