Jake: 853 books
Makeup Man
From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artists
In Hollywood’s heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren’t shaping the visages of stardom. For their century-long...
The Invisible Sex
Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Shaped by cartoons and museum dioramas, our vision of Paleolithic times tends to feature fur-clad male hunters fearlessly attacking mammoths while timid women hover fearfully behind a boulder. Recent archaeological research has shown that this vision bears little relation to reality. J. M. Adovasio...
by Jake Lyron
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Lyron extends his 'spirituality of reality' with notes on how this way of life is lived in practical terms. He offers a new philosophy which is simultaneously illuminating, inspiring and practical. A must-read for people wishing to push the limits of their experience of life in this miraculous universe.
The Schenley Experiment
A Social History of Pittsburgh’s First Public High School
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
The Schenley Experiment is the story of Pittsburgh’s first public high school, a social incubator in a largely segregated city that was highly—even improbably—successful throughout its 156-year existence.
Established in 1855 as Central High School and reorganized in 1916, Schenley High...
by Jake Peroni
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
He enters in a slow stride, as if seven doves flutter past his head through the entrance of the lowly neighborhood watering hole at 4:36 pm on a Tuesday.
Payday.
Looks around to see if he recognizes anyone, all familiar faces, but no names. Gentle nods disguised as a pop in his step,...
by Jake Cusack, Matt Tilleard
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
The report from the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development outlines a new tool for policymakers to encourage private-sector development in developing nations. Specifically, it argues that in fragile states there is an intermediation gap between sources of capital and entrepreneurs seeking investment....
Sprint
O método usado no Google para testar e aplicar novas ideias em apenas cinco dias
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Como inovar? Por onde começar? Como formar uma boa equipe? Que forma terá uma ideia quando for colocada em prática? São muitas as perguntas que martelam na cabeça de quem precisa tirar ideias do papel, mas já existe um caminho infalível para responder a todas elas rapidamente: o sprint.Método...
by Jake Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Jim and Karey, who had been married for 4 years, since the year 2000, and needed a vacation in a way they had never felt before.Jim was working a new Job for the county, and Karey was 7 months pregnant with their first child. The pregnancy was something unexpected, but the thought of having...
by Jake Silverstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
“The road novel—or the road half-novel—has rarely been funnier or more appealing.”—Benjamin Moser, Harper’s
In the great American tradition of funny road narratives— from Mark Twain to Hunter S. Thompson—a young journalist searches for his first big break down the lonesome highways...
by Jake Magnum
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
For those who have never played a single hand of cribbage or for those who have some experience playing the game, but who have limited knowledge of its strategic concepts, "Cribbage: A Strategy Guide for Beginners" is a perfect first cribbage book to read. This guide fully explains the rules...
Braving Home
Dispatches from the Underwater Town, the Lava-Side Inn, and Other Extreme Locales
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Funny, moving, and utterly unique, Braving Home introduces us to five unforgettable modern American pioneers. When Jake Halpern was a cub reporter, he became obsessed with stories about "some outlandish and often hellish place inhabited by a handful of stalwarts who refused to leave." His...
And so I'll Walk
And Other Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Jake Rawkin presents to you this book full of situations we all must face and few of us escape all the experiences dived into throughout this book.
Your Untold Story
Tales of a Child of God
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
• Popular author and HuffPost blogger • Good for use by individuals or groups Whether we realize it or not, how we respond to life’s opportunities and challenges, to other people, and to ourselves depends upon the stories we tell about ourselves. Too often, we tell distorted stories drawn from...
My Way Back To Me
The Decision
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Three part trilogy following the life of a man losing himself in alcohol addiction. He realises part of his life are suffering and breaking down, effecting his confidence, self belief, his family and future. Can he battle his demons and overcome temptation?