Jacobs

Summary: "Jacobs was a Civil War-era slave who was brutally murdered. In the present day, the author meets Jacobs's ghost and learns the story of his life as a slave, a runaway, and a vagrant in nineteenth-century America"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Pub. Co., Inc. 2008

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Jacobs, Alan

Summary: As a celebrated cultural critic and a writer for national publications like The Atlantic and Harper's, Alan Jacobs has spent his adult life belonging to communities that often clash in America's culture wars. And in his years of confronting the big issues that divide us--political, social, religious--Jacobs has learned that many of our fiercest disputes occur not because we're doomed to be...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent Books 2017

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Jacobs, Evan

Summary: Alden Nash is a video gamer. His skills have earned him elite gamer status and wealth. Currently, he ranks in the world's top 10. Then Alden's agent gets him an amazing deal to test a virtual reality game that's in secret development.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Saddleback Educational Publishing 2018

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Jacobs, Jonnie.

Summary: Marta Crawford is away on business when she stops at the hotel bar after a particularly difficult day. There she meets the charming Todd Wilson and, much to her dismay, wakes up the next morning in his bed. Filled with remorse and regret, she tells Todd she's made a terrible mistake and puts her reckless behavior behind her. But Todd isn't willing to let go. He follows her, worms his way into...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Five Star, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2015

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Jacobs, Kate

Summary: Knit Two returns to the Manhattan knitting store Walker & Daughter five years after the death of the store's owner, Georgia Walker. Georgia's daughter Dakota runs the knitting store part-time with the help of the members of the Friday Night Knitting Club. Drawn together by their love for Dakota and the sense of family the club provides, each knitter is struggling with new challenges.

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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2008

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Jacobs, Michael

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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 2003

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Jacobs, Steve

Contents: The quiet revolution -- Your return on revolution -- Drivers of sustainable high performance -- Putting behavioral leadership into practice: seven essential steps -- Game-changing plan deployment -- Coaching for elite performance -- Changing the way organizations change -- Winning on culture -- Developing behavioral leaders -- Building enterprise advantage.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenleaf Book Group Press 2013

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Jacobs, Alan

Contents: Introduction -- 1. Worlds of reading -- Sentences -- A commonplace book -- Robert Alter's fidelity -- A religion for atheists -- Bran flakes and harmless drudges -- On the recent publication of Kahlil Gibran's Collected Works -- The poet's prose -- The brightest heaven of invention -- Opportunity costs -- The youngest brother's tale -- 2. Signs and wonders -- Reading the signs -- The secret...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. 2010

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Jacobs, Francine.

Summary: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 1992

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Jacobs, Greg

Summary: Offers information on a variety of baseball topics, including the history of the sport, notable players, the Hall of Fame, statistics and records, and scorekeeping, and provides more than 25 puzzles and activities.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2018

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Jacobs, Greg

Summary: Follows four high school poetry teams who compete in the world's largest youth poetry slam, Louder than a Bomb.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2012

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Jacobs, Henry.

Contents: Audio collage -- Loop 2-channel rhythms -- Interview with Sholem Stein -- Sonata for loudspeaker -- Interview with Shorty Petterstein -- Comments on the Indian raga with musical illustration -- Interview with Jocko -- Informal rhythm session.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Locust Music 2003

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Jacobs, Jane

Summary: The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning. ... [It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of traditional planning theory can still be read for pleasure...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2011

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Jacobs, Laura.

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009

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Jacobs, Robin

Summary: "Did you know that the flag of the USA was inspired by that of the East India Company - a private shipping company that traded in the spoils of the British Empire? Do you know what the black star on the flag of Ghana means? Or why the Russian flag looks similar to that of the Netherlands? Find the answers to these questions and more in this gorgeously presented, accessible atlas of flags....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cicada Books 2024

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Jacobs, Alan

Summary: Traces the life of the twentieth-century Christian literary master, drawing on themes from the Narnia series to offer insight into Lewis's experiences, from his work as a medieval scholar to his role as a beloved children's book author.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2005

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Jacobs, Alan

Summary: "In this book, Alan Jacobs argues that, contrary to the doomsayers, reading is alive and well in America. There are millions of devoted readers supporting hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Oprah's Book Club is hugely influential, and a recent NEA survey reveals an actual uptick in the reading of literary fiction. Jacobs's interactions with his students and the readers of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011

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Jacobs, Alan

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. 2004

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Jacobs, Anna

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Publisher / Publication Date: SEVEU 0000

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Jacobs, Bethany

Summary: "Jun Ironway--hacker, con artist, and occasional thief--has gotten her hands on a piece of contraband that could set her up for life: proof that implicates the powerful Nightfoot family in a planet-wide genocide seventy-five years ago. The Nightfoots control the precious sevite that fuels interplanetary travel through three star systems. And someone is sure to pay handsomely for anything that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2023

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Jacobs, Devra

Summary: "Moving. It's a major life change. It doesn't matter if it's across town or across the country, the event of moving creates a mixed emotional mindset. From packing up all your possessions to renting and driving a moving truck to reconnecting your services, there are so many things to take care of in a move that the whole process can be daunting. Sprinkled with first-hand experiences and tips, A...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words 2024

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Jacobs, Jonnie.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2000

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