Download or read book They Call Me Jake written by Jakob Smith and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this captivating memoir, Jakob, a Welsh-born Australian, takes readers on a remarkable journey that begins with a troubled youth and a life-changing decision. After running into legal trouble as a teenager, his family sends him off to sea on Scandinavian ships, where Jakob finds himself working out of Brooklyn, New York, joining ships engaged in global trade. It’s the era of rock and roll, with an atmosphere of freedom, free-spiritedness, and indulgence. However, tired of the endless partying and constant financial struggle, Jakob sets his sights on a new path. He travels to England, enrolls in a navigational school, and earns his license as a ship’s deck officer. But his thirst for adventure and reinvention leads him to an unexpected destination - Israel. Jakob’s love for the kibbutz lifestyle and a young woman on the kibbutz captures his heart. However, as war disrupts the region, their relationship crumbles, and Jakob finds solace in a hippie commune on the sunny shores of Eilat. Through ups and downs, Jakob’s journey takes him across continents, from the Canadian Arctic to Thailand and beyond. His tale is one of resilience, self-discovery, and the pursuit of a meaningful life amidst the challenges and uncertainties of a rapidly changing world.
Download or read book They Call Me Jake written by David W. Krieger and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After going through some life-changing circumstances and witnessing how the color or one’s skin (or fur) can affect how he or she is treated, David W. Krieger felt that telling this story through the eyes of his rescue dog was a perfect way to address the obvious racist ways people today still perceive others and act towards them. This story is intended to indirectly address issues of racism, unfair treatment, and bullying in our society today. About the Author David W. Krieger grew up in the small town of Boston, New York, a suburb of Buffalo where he enjoyed playing baseball and football throughout high school, and at Canisius College in Buffalo, where he earned a degree in Physical Education. While at Canisius, Krieger also served in the Navy reserves as a heavy equipment operator in the Seabees. After transferring to the Army reserve, he received an Army ROTC commission and served on active duty in the Medical Service Corps, earning a master’s degree in health services management from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor while at Fort Hood, Texas.
Download or read book The Haberdasher written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jake s Preacher Gig written by Jack Teeter and published by Jack Teeter. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jake's Preacher Gig" is a two-part story that focuses on characters from three separate families, tracking the daily life of the principle character, Reverend Jake Millsaps. The story takes place at picturesque but fictitious Hyacinth College in Plant City, in East Tennessee. The time period is the 1989-1990 school year. One of Jake's primary duties is to develop a drug intervention program to combat the college's flagging enrollment. The point of view of this tale is unique: we see all action though the eyes of a group of stumbling demons. Our demons do not dispense curses, nor do they commit any physical mayhem. They exist only in the spiritual dimension and use their powers of suggestion to try to influence events in Jake's day-to-day life. Their purpose is to encourage chaos to undermine Jake's effectiveness as campus pastor.
Download or read book The Summer of Jake written by Rachel Bailey and published by Entangled: Embrace. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falling in love wasn't part of the plan... Life is just dandy for aspiring fashion designer Annalise Farley. She has a great job—or she will once her designs are discovered—parents who only slightly disapprove, a cat that thinks she’s a dog, and a best friend...even if she hasn’t seen her in a while. But then Jake Maxwell saunters back into her life. Jake, the love god. Jake, her best friend's older brother. Jake, who broke her heart at sixteen without realizing it, then left to become a pro surfer. Now he’s back, having taken the surfing and business worlds by storm, and he’s ready for a new challenge—catching the eye of another girl. And he wants Annalise’s help. Helping Jake land his next girlfriend is too fraught with emotional danger for her liking, but then Jake offers to put her designs in his shops. Is that the sound of her life splitting at the seams? It’s hard to tell with Jake smiling at her like she's the only thing that makes him happy...
Download or read book The Jake Tanner Terror Thriller Series Boxset 1 written by Jack Probyn and published by Cliff Edge Press. This book was released on with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Books 1 - 2 of the pulsating Jake Tanner terror thriller series: Standstill and Floor 68.
BOOK 1: STANDSTILL
In the oppressive London summer heat, two brothers orchestrate the deadliest terror attack the city has ever seen. Three airport-bound trains are brought to a standstill with thousands held hostage. And when the dust settles, the Metropolitan Police are left scrambling for solutions.
The terrorists promise to let hostages go, but first Detective Jake Tanner must play his part in their twisted games. The rules are simple--follow them, and no one gets hurt. Break them, and the consequences will be fatal. But when he discovers the identity of one of the passengers, Jake realises this isn’t just about saving hostages.
Battling a faceless figure who’s appointed himself God, Jake must save the passengers before the city descends into utter mayhem.
But how far will he go? Will he save everyone in time? And will he like the chilling truth he learns along the way?
BOOK 2: FLOOR 68
Jake Tanner is tormented by memories of the people he’s failed to save. Hoping to give his spinning mind a break, the detective treats his wife and kids to a fancy meal in London’s tallest building. He never expected that his family time would be cut short by a biological terrorist…
Cut off from outside help and struggling with his PTSD, Jake may be the only man who can save the hostages and thwart the horrific attack. As a deadly game of cat-and-mouse begins, the detective must conquer his own demons to outwit a deranged mastermind. If he fails, the airborne pathogen's devious purpose will decimate humanity's future.
Can Jake defeat a savage psychopath before the bomb annihilates humankind?
If you like edge-of-your-seat action, honourable heroes, and explosive terrorist plots, then you’ll love Jack Probyn’s gripping novels.
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Download or read book American Baby Boomer written by Lucas Carter and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story about one individual who was born and grew up as a baby boomer in the United States. It begins by introducing his parents, who are Norwegian and grew up in Canada. They move to the United States, and soon after, Michael Larsen is born in California. The book begins by following Michael’s life from birth through high school and speaks to situations and events that happened in his personal life during that period. It also addresses actual world and national events as they happened in real time. The story progresses through his life as a soldier in the army and being sent to Vietnam. Once home from the war, he goes to college at Fresno State, meeting new friends, falling in love, and marrying. Family situations, jobs, social status, and political views continue to change as Michael ages and steps into changing technology, ever-increasing unrest throughout the world, and the new age of terrorism. The book ends with Michael retiring and reflecting on his life’s accomplishments and regrets as he enters the winter of his life. This book chronicles one person’s story of growing up in the generation known as baby boomers. There are seventy-five million other stories still untold; this is just one.
Download or read book Silent Mysteries written by Leanne Smith and published by The Quiet Corner. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grown Ups written by Jules Feiffer and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1982 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comedy about a Jewish middle-aged journalist (Jake) and how he, his parents, his wife, and his sister communicate with each other.
Download or read book Unplugged 15th Anniversary Edition written by Paul McComas and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. And recently, Amy Winehouse. Each died at 27 as a result of drug abuse, despair, or both. Back when Kurt Cobain took his own life at that age, his mother lamented, €œI told him not to join that stupid club.€ Unplugged imagines a talented and tormented woman whose membership in the club is denied€”barely. Up-and-coming rocker Dayna Clay struggles to make it through the final night of a wildly successful concert tour. Tormented by an ever-deepening depression, the 27-year-old hands her guitar to a fan and beats a hasty retreat. She flies home to Chicago and attempts suicide €¦ but nature seemingly steps in to spare her. Still unsure whether her life is worth living, she forfeits her career and disappears, setting out incognito for parts unknown. Dayna winds up, quite by accident, in the South Dakota Badlands, whose inhabitants€”human and otherwise€”challenge and change her in striking ways. She develops a profound affinity for the jagged, dramatic, semi-stable Badlands formations, which she takes strength from climbing. She forms a bond with the bighorn sheep she finds living on this seemingly unlivable land. And she befriends Drake, a €œwise-acre€ but wise rancher and retired stuntman who himself has struggled with depression, and his mischievous daughter, Kayla€”with whom Dayna begins to fall in love. All the while, Dayna€TMs mysterious disappearance and continuing absence only serve to boost public interest in her€”and to fuel her now-skyrocketing record sales. Laboring to choose between her musical ambitions and the new life she has made, Dayna finds herself stranded, alone, in a far-flung corner of the wilderness she has come to know and love. Saved from suicide earlier by nature, she now may perish by the very same hand €¦. This expanded 15th-anniversary edition of the critically acclaimed novel contains sheet music for the dozen "Dayna Clay" songs that the author composed€”six of them in collaboration with creative partner Maya Kuper, who plays "Dayna" in their adapted live show "Unplugged: A Survivor's Story in Scenes & Songs."
Download or read book Kimberly Miller written by Antoinette Marie Freeman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimberly Miller wants a million dollars for her birthday, but what she really wants is for her family to be saved by God. Yet this dream for her familys salvation may turn out to be a nightmareher family is cursed by the devil, and it is up to her to complete a mission for God and rid herself and her family of this generational curse. Kimberly Miller is the story of this courageous womans journey to overcome fear and supernatural threats by the devil. As the devil works to take over the world by turning humans into minions of vampires, Kimberly must ward off the devil and the vampire spirits in order to protect her family, her sister, and her sisters new baby. Join Kimberly as she engages in spiritual warfare and confronts the real assaults of the devil and his vampires. But even though the devils forces are strong, God will use Kimberly to make sure that the devils takeover is never going to happen.
Download or read book Unforeseen Fears written by HW Gruchow and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They played games with murders; harmless games, it seemed, piecing together details from news reports; imagining theories about how and why; and wagering each other on the outcomes. The Dunwright murders were tragic: Dillon and Martha were killed, and Brianne was missing. Still, like the others, this game wasnt supposed to be serious. But was it an execution or a kidnapping? And why was so little progress being made toward solving the case? Their curiosities fired up, Armis and Jake broke the rules and did their own sleuthing. If the investigation was being subverted, who was doing it, and why? The mystery deepened when nine-year-old Briannes dismembered remains were discovered weeks later and miles awayand Armis quest for her killer became an obsession. Yet, through encounters with corrupt lawmen, malevolent executives, and reticent family members, Armis was unable to find the answers he needed; until he met the mysterious Malwina. She insidiously drew him into her plan of personal vengeance, and closer to learning the reasons Brianne had to die. But as they intruded into a world where the bad guys seldom lose, the game turned dangerous...and deadly.
Download or read book Jake s Girls written by Jay Barrett and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story starts with Jake Pardee in Crayville, Colorado, where he works as a cowhand on the Circle C Ranch for the owner, Dan Christopher. On one of his rare trips to town, he sees Jenny and is instantly attracted to her. Jenny is the daughter of the owner of the general store. They meet, and their lives together begin.
Download or read book The Deputy at Large written by Judge Rodriguez and published by Landrun Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marshal of Denver, Indian Territory, John Cardwell is burdened by the ghosts of his past and mistakes of his present as he is confronted by surprise, sorrow, anger, and evil on a scale he has rarely seen before. Can he put it all aside to defeat the forces of evil that are threatening to destroy the peace that has been hard-won in the Unassigned Lands thus far? Deputy US Marshal Jake Isaacson can't believe the amount of trouble that is coming his way. And he never expected to see his old friend, John, again. Is his faith strong enough to see him through the unknown? Can John and Jake work through everything and come out of this adventure as a team? Or will past secrets and new resentments keep them from saving their friendship?
Download or read book Almost Heaven written by Judith McNaught and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1991-06 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Cameron, Countess of Havenhurst, falls for the darkly mysterious Ian Thornton.
Download or read book The Affairs of Rabbi Flowers written by Ted Pailet and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently discharged from active military service, a young, inexperienced rabbi named Conrad Flowers seeks a position of service. Its the mid-1970s, a time when people write letters to communicate and hesitate to make long-distance callstoo expensive. The rabbis main source of information is his seminarys newsletter, and he scours the want ads. After several rejections, he applies for the position of rabbi at a temple in Central-Bella. The congregation is hesitant. Flowers is young and arguably unconventional. Even so, they decide to give him a chance, despite varied opinions in regard to his modern ways. Once on the job, Rabbi Flowers realizes military service was easy; his time at war barely compares with the ins and outs of a Jewish congregation, torn between past and present policies. Even within the temple environment, people are still just people. There are arguments, affairs, and scandals, even within the guidance of Gods law. The rabbis values are put to the test as he fights to keep Central-Bella from falling apart. Even he is still just a man, but with the aid of the Lord, he might have a fighting chance to bring peace to the temple and to his own questioning mind.
Download or read book The Helsing Hunter written by Joseph Loscalzo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illusion rules our reality. Behind that illusion, unprecedented evil lurks in the darkness. A chosen few have been targeted by a vicious vampire intent on becoming the antichrist. Their deaths mean the advent of the apocalypse. In the small town of West Harbor, New York, Sheriff Jake Petrillo must overcome his doubts, regain a lost faith, and accept the truth of his heritage. He is from a long line of hunters blessed with special powers to preserve the balance of good and evil. Only in accepting his heritage can the targeted be saved, and the apocalypse avoided.
