Parkhurst Brothers Inc : 67 books
Living in Harmony
A Legacy of Love
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Sue Cato Gennings’ first novel traces two young immigrant brothers from early adulthood in Tidewater Virginia to successful entrepreneurship in northern Georgia during the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. Penniless but energetic, the brothers struggle to refine and realize their...
The New Book of Plots
Constructing Engaging Narratives for Oral and Written Storytelling
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
In the space of the thirty-some years I have called myself a storyteller, the balance of what I tell has shifted from children’s stories and traditional folk and fairy tales told in schools, churches, and community centers to stories drawn directly from my own experiences. But I also understand...
Simple Not Easy
Reflections on community social responsibility and tolerance
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
HE MADE HISTORY. HE TELLS THE TRUTHS HE KNOWS.
LEAD TITLE/Our National Conversation Series
"Terrence Roberts is in the truest sense an upstander - an individual whose voice and actions compel us to explore difficult topics and challenge us to face our shared history, honestly....
Character Disturbance
the phenomenon of our age
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Modern permissiveness and the new culture of entitlement allows disturbed people to reach adulthood without proper socialization. In a book meant both for the general public and for professionals, bestselling author and psychologist George Simon explains in plain English:
•How most disturbed...
Affrilachian Tales
Folktales from the African-American Appalachian Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Folktales from the African American Appalachian tradition. Told by Lyn Ford, one of America’s busiest touring storytellers. The power of Lyn's storytelling comes straight out of her family heritage, which is the content of this, her first book. Here she tells how she learned stories from her father and grandfather—and she includes many of the stories they told her.
Every Day A Holiday
A storyteller's memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2014
“Elizabeth Ellis’s words jump off the page and into the secret part of your heart where you keep treasured memories and sacred feelings. She sings to you of her life and the lives of others with whom she intersects. Compassionate and thought provoking, an Appalachian/Texan with a whole-world...
In Sheep's Clothing
Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Dr. George Simon knows how people push your buttons. Your children--especially teens--are expert at it, as is your mate. A co-worker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative people have two goals: to win and to look good...
Betting the Earth
How We Can Still Win the Biggest Gamble of all Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
"Betting the Earth explores the uneasy parallels between our contemporary environmental challenges and our national fascination with gambling. How much should we bet on preserving biodiversity? Should we bet more on responding to climate change? where should we place each bet: on federal or state...
55 Steps to Outrageous Service
Outrageous Service Principles to Better Serve Your Customers
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Handbook for managers and leaders in business and orginazations who seek to enhance customer or client experience.
You're On!
101 Tips to improve your public speaking skills
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
A useful guide for pastors, group leaders, coaches, & storytellers, Ruth Stotter’s little guide will boost your confidence if you are new to public speaking, and it will remind experienced speakers of the basics that insure success in front of large audiences and small. The author’s experience...
by Eric Mantle
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear and concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting students. His book features diagrams that illustrate every concept. Students will see the complexities of color theory and understand how to create the illusion of volume and...
Comfort
A Novel of the Reverse Underground Railroad
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
The year 1816 in Delaware and surrounding states was known as “the year without a summer” due to debris from the eruption of Mt. Tambora that tainted most of the Northern hemisphere with chill and darkness. This time of chill and darkness provides the setting for this ambitious tale of people...
by Elizabeth Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
**“a masterful book by a master storyteller. ** To think that Elizabeth Ellis' voice could be even more powerful in print than in performance is unimaginable, but here she is in this inspiring and insightful book. She teaches us with humor and generosity, asking that we dig deeper – layer after...
Pressing Freedom
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
An investigative reporter for a statewide newspaper connects the dots on an interstate jewel fencing scheme which leads to the capitol city mayor’s door, and implicates a would-be governor. The reporter, a Vietnam vet whose keeps his black ops background under wraps, is attacked by rogue cops, who...