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Michael Palmer

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Michael Palmer is an American writer living in Chongqing, China.

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, he has spent the past sixteen years in China documenting expatriate life, ambition, isolation, and reinvention during a period of extraordinary social and economic change.

His first book, LBH — Loser Back Home, chronicles the uncertainty and strange freedom of building a life far from home.

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Michael Palmer rated a book it was ok It's About Time: Understanding Einstein's Relativity (Princeton Science Library, 115) by N. David Mermin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Perhaps I expected too much. I thought a simple explanation of relativity was a big promise, and I grew frustrated when the author just swapped equations for notes, referring to Note 4.3 or 4.2 or 4.5 multiple times in the same paragraph. The first 3 ...more
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Michael Palmer rated a book really liked it Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) by Terry Pratchett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Highly entertaining and endearing! It would have overtaken Equal Rites as my new number 1, but I felt the ending was a bit too rushed. Maybe that’s just me not wanting the story to end though…
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Michael Palmer rated a book really liked it Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was a good read! Obviously not as extensive as 50 Inventions, but the author writes with infectious enthusiasm. The style was also easy to handle and quite narrative in some parts. I would recommend this to anyone with even an inkling of interes ...more
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Michael Palmer made a comment on Spirited Everlution’s status in Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage " I love this book. Easily makes my top 100 of all time "
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Michael Palmer wants to read Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Palmer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book Assigned to Incorrect Author Profile – Request for Author Separation topic " Hello Goodreads Librarians, I am the author of the book Loser Back Home (ISBN: 978-988-76974-1-1). The book is currently assigned to a different author ...more "
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Michael Palmer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Loser Back Home topic " Title: Loser Back Home Author(s) name(s): Michael Palmer ISBN (or ASIN): 978-988-76974-1-1 Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date Year: 2025 Publicatio ...more "
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Michael Palmer rated a book liked it Time and Again (Time, #1) by Jack Finney	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Overall, I thought the premise of this book was very original though a bit of a stretch, spreads the end of the novel. The pacing for the most part was good, though I felt some of the longer descriptions such as walking along Women’s street were more ...more
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