Download or read book Crazy Jacob written by Jim Ware and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew just wants his father back, but Jacob has been acting strange and violent. Will the Rabbi Jesus be able to cure him? Ages 8-12. Focus on the Family�

Download or read book Jacob written by Mark D. Campbell and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the outside world, author Jacob Matheson appears to have it made. With numerous bestsellers under his belt, a lavish house, and a sizable bank account, he lives a lifestyle that most could only dream about. Yet despite outwardly appearances, Jacob is a troubled soul whose only glimmer of happiness sits at the bottom of a glass. Then, after a night of lavish celebration, Jacob wakes up to discover that he can’t remember the events from the night before. Soon his seemingly perfect life starts to unravel as fast as his fragile sanity. Haunted and tormented nightly by two ghostly and demonic entities, the lines between reality and fantasy blur. Surrounded by people who don’t believe his claims, Jacob remains determined to get to the bottom of what is happening. But as the psychological anguish and physical attacks become more and more horrific and gruesome, can he still trust himself when he starts to question his own sanity?

Download or read book Heads in Beds written by Jacob Tomsky and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry. “Highly amusing."—New York Times Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate, armed only with a philosophy degree and a singular lack of career direction, he became a valet parker for a large luxury hotel in New Orleans. Yet, rising fast through the ranks, he ended up working in “hospitality” for more than a decade, doing everything from supervising the housekeeping department to manning the front desk at an upscale Manhattan hotel. He’s checked you in, checked you out, separated your white panties from the white bed sheets, parked your car, tasted your room-service meals, cleaned your toilet, denied you a late checkout, given you a wake-up call, eaten M&Ms out of your minibar, laughed at your jokes, and taken your money. In Heads in Beds he pulls back the curtain to expose the crazy and compelling reality of a multi-billion-dollar industry we think we know. Heads in Beds is a funny, authentic, and irreverent chronicle of the highs and lows of hotel life, told by a keenly observant insider who’s seen it all. Prepare to be amused, shocked, and amazed as he spills the unwritten code of the bellhops, the antics that go on in the valet parking garage, the housekeeping department’s dirty little secrets—not to mention the shameless activities of the guests, who are rarely on their best behavior. Prepare to be moved, too, by his candor about what it’s like to toil in a highly demanding service industry at the luxury level, where people expect to get what they pay for (and often a whole lot more). Employees are poorly paid and frequently abused by coworkers and guests alike, and maintaining a semblance of sanity is a daily challenge. Along his journey Tomsky also reveals the secrets of the industry, offering easy ways to get what you need from your hotel without any hassle. This book (and a timely proffered twenty-dollar bill) will help you score late checkouts and upgrades, get free stuff galore, and make that pay-per-view charge magically disappear. Thanks to him you’ll know how to get the very best service from any business that makes its money from putting heads in beds. Or, at the very least, you will keep the bellmen from taking your luggage into the camera-free back office and bashing it against the wall repeatedly.

Download or read book Blessed Are the Weird written by Jacob Nordby and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for everyone who wants to lead a deep, true, and passionate life and leave the world better for having passed this way.

Download or read book Jacob s Cane written by Elisa New and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn to an image of her great-grandfather's ornately carved cane, scholar Elisa New embarked on a journey to discover the origins of her precious family heirloom. Treading back across the paths of her ancestors, she travels from Baltimore to the Baltic to London in order to find and understand an immigrant world profoundly affected by modern German culture, from the Enlightenment through the Holocaust. Deeply ambitious in its narrative sweep, Jacob's Cane captures the rich texture of life on several continents as New's family searches to establish itself in the tobacco trade. A fascinating history of one family's story of progress, innovation, and struggle, Jacob's Cane will change the way we think about the Jewish American experience.

Download or read book The Big No a Novel written by Graeme Daniels and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill Evans is a thirty-seven-year-old woman returning home to live with Mother, with her tail between her legs. After a tumultuous relationship breakup and an unwelcome job transfer, life seems to have ground to an unsatisfying halt. She begins work as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital while experiencing recurrent dreams that stalk her consciousness. The Big No concerns childlike regression, foreboding unlikely reunions, watershed life decisions, and horror. Written as a first person narrative, the novel offers a voice to five different characters, delivering a comic allegory about social activism.

Download or read book Letters written by Marrissa R. Dick and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-06-19 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irene and Shelly are sisters. Irene watches helplessly as her sister continues to live in an abusive relationship with a wealthy orthodontist. Irene thinks her sister could use a pen pal to brighten her day, but Shelly is against it. She's too frightened that Kenneth, her husband, will find out. Irene decides to pursue the pen pal herself, but what she uncovers while they correspond will change her life forever.

Download or read book Defending Jacob written by William Landay and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A legal thriller that’s comparable to classics such as Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking.”—Associated Press NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • Boston Globe • Kansas City Star Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney for two decades. He is respected. Admired in the courtroom. Happy at home with the loves of his life: his wife, Laurie, and their teenage son, Jacob. Then Andy’s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park. And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy’s own son—shy, awkward, mysterious Jacob. Andy believes in Jacob’s innocence. Any parent would. But the pressure mounts. Damning evidence. Doubt. A faltering marriage. The neighbors’ contempt. A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andy’s family. It is the ultimate test for any parent: How far would you go to protect your child? It is a test of devotion. A test of how well a parent can know a child. For Andy Barber, a man with an iron will and a dark secret, it is a test of guilt and innocence in the deepest sense. How far would you go? Praise for Defending Jacob “A novel like this comes along maybe once a decade . . . a tour de force, a full-blooded legal thriller about a murder trial and the way it shatters a family. With its relentless suspense, its mesmerizing prose, and a shocking twist at the end, it’s every bit as good as Scott Turow’s great Presumed Innocent. But it’s also something more: an indelible domestic drama that calls to mind Ordinary People and We Need to Talk About Kevin. A spellbinding and unforgettable literary crime novel.”—Joseph Finder “Defending Jacob is smart, sophisticated, and suspenseful—capturing both the complexity and stunning fragility of family life.”—Lee Child “Powerful . . . leaves you gasping breathlessly at each shocking revelation.”—Lisa Gardner “Disturbing, complex, and gripping, Defending Jacob is impossible to put down. William Landay is a stunning talent.”—Carla Neggers “Riveting, suspenseful, and emotionally searing.”—Linwood Barclay

Download or read book Rise to Divinity written by Bryant Hinkle and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about a young man who takes his life because he cant handle watching the world continue in the way its going. Finding himself in the afterlife, he tries to make the most of it, only to find he actually enjoys where he is. But then a deal is made that sends him back to the realm of the living.

Download or read book The Catalyst written by Ryan F. Strong and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jacob s Oath written by Martin Fletcher and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Fletcher, who won the National Jewish Book Award for Walking Israel, proved his chops as a novelist with The List, which was selected as the One Book, One Jewish Community title for the city of Philadelphia. Now, in Jacob's Oath, Fletcher brings us another touching novel of love, loyalty, and loss, set in the aftermath of the Holocaust. As World War II winds to a close, Europe's roads are clogged with twenty million exhausted refugees walking home. Among them are Jacob and Sarah, lonely Holocaust survivors who meet in Heidelberg. But Jacob is consumed with hatred and cannot rest until he has killed his brother's murderer, a concentration camp guard nicknamed "The Rat." Now he must choose between revenge and love, between avenging the past and building a future.

Download or read book You re Not as Crazy as I Thought but You re Still Wrong written by Philip T. Neisser and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have been divided along political lines for so long that they have nearly forgotten how to talk to one another, much less how to listen. This is not likely to improve as long as differences between them continue to be cast in overly simplistic terms, such as "ignorance” vs. "enlightened awareness” or "morality” vs. "reprobate immorality.” Such dichotomies ignore the fact that many citizens who disagree politically nonetheless share a desire to work for the larger good of society. Phil Neisser, a self-described "left-wing atheist,” first met Jacob Hess, a social conservative, at the 2008 proceedings of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation. After discovering a shared commitment to cross-party dialogue, they embarked together on a yearlong attempt to practice what they preached. In this book they share the result by exploring the boundaries of core disagreements about morality, power, gender roles, sexuality, race, big government, big business, and big media. Each chapter revolves around an issue explored in depth through back-and-forth, lively question and response. This nuanced, iterative process was transformative for both authors, and could likewise serve as a valuable resource for anyone--liberal or conservative--who feels disillusioned by today’s often shallow, demagogic public discourse.

Download or read book With Eyes Open Gay Romance written by Trina Solet and published by Trina Solet. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob and his son, Toby, have just moved to a small town. Everything is going well so far, except for one thing – who is Toby talking to in the back garden? There's no one there. Ian is wondering the same thing. He's taking time off from college to be with his dad. One day he sees the little boy acting strangely, and he decides to look into it. While Ian is trying to solve the mystery of what Toby is seeing, he and Jacob grow closer. Jacob is a man Ian can trust and lean on at a difficult time. Jacob has some reservations about Ian, but his feelings are too strong to be denied. Even as unexplained events surround them, these two can't stay away from each other. Good thing because when Ian finds the answers he's looking for, he's going to need Jacob more than ever.

Download or read book The Hat written by Robert V. Jones and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: , The Hat. A wonderful tale about a grandfather and his grandson, this book goes back to the American Civil War and the Indian Wars, blending fiction with history to create an entertaining story that will appeal to readers both young and old. Tommy is having a vacation in his grandfather’s ranch. It is a tradition they do every summer. This time, his father is needed at work so it’s only him and his mother. He is glad to get away from school where the other children bully him and the unpleasant teachers giving him a hard time. He is having the time of his life, and not only because he gets to help around the farm. His grandfather is telling him stories. He found how interesting those stories are. Tommy can’t wait to hear all of them, as he is clearly fascinated by the characters and the events that unfold as his grandfather tell it to him. He learned about his family’s past, getting to know his ancestors from his great-great grandfather and onwards. Those stories talks about the war between the Yankees and the Southerners, the era of bounty hunting, the fight between the Whites and the Indians and the time when people settle down on farms and ranches where rustling is a common occurrence. Tommy wishes those stories need not end. His grandfather introduced him to the important people who made up their family tree, and he has this unquenchable thirst to know them all. Compelling and often humorous, The Hat sweeps the readers into an extraordinary story within a story, treating them with a taste of history and fiction that will surely capture their hearts and keep them asking for more.

Download or read book Fifty More Contemporary One Act Plays written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Arica s Revenge written by Angela Schmeling and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the terrible events that unfolded on the island of Sementia, the survivors attempt to get on with their lives. But unforeseen circumstances catapult them back onto the shores of the mysterious island they fled from and they soon realize that they must band together or be lost forever. Unlike anything Ive ever read before, Sementia has the mystery and intrigue to keep you up well into the night wanting more and leaving you with one theory, to expect the unexpected! Jackie Haley, author of Crystal Beach

Download or read book Women Writers of the Provincetown Players written by Judith E. Barlow and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen short plays by women that were originally produced by the Provincetown Players.