Jacobs: 1412 books
by Anna Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Happy and content with a beautiful wife and thriving family, successful trader Bram is determined to help his two friends Mitchell and Dougal find wives.
In England, Eleanor Prescott has not forgotten the ship's captain who was a true friend to her. Dougal McBride told her to come to him when...
by Anna Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Armistice Day, 1918. Fiercely independent Georgie is tired of being told what’s best for her by men. When she defies her father’s wishes by attending the peace festivities, she tries to help a woman being attacked and there she encounters Patrick, a gallant wounded ex-soldier looking for a new...
by Joseph Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2013
European Folk and Fairy Tales (also known as Europa's Fairy Book) is a collection of Folk and Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, first published in 1916, including :
The Cinder-Maid The King of the Fishes Beauty and the Beast Reynard and Bruin The Dancing Water, The Singing Apple, and the Speaking...
by W. W. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Lady of the Barge' is a collection of short stories that contains many of his most popular tales. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the civil service before...
Ridge Hill
Book Three in the beautifully heartwarming Gibson Family Saga
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 1996
**The third book in the stunning Gibson Family series**, perfect for fans of 'Call the Midwife', Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson********
Lancashire, 1848. Preparations are under way for Annie Gibson's wedding to Bilsden's wealthy mill owner, Frederick Hallam. But not everyone is as pleased...
by Angelina Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2015
What You Will Find In This Book?One of nature’s many gifts can easily and readily be accessible through aromatherapy. It is not a practice for hippies and new agers. Anyone can try out the many benefits of this practice with Aromatherapy for Beginners.Aromatherapy makes use of precious...
Who Governs?
Presidents, Public Opinion, and Manipulation
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
America’s model of representational government rests on the premise that elected officials respond to the opinions of citizens. This is a myth, however, not a reality, according to James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs. In Who Governs?, Druckman and Jacobs combine existing research with novel...
Stateville
The Penitentiary in Mass Society
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Stateville penitentiary in Illinois has housed some of Chicago's most infamous criminals and was proclaimed to be "the world's toughest prison" by Joseph Ragen, Stateville's powerful warden from 1936 to 1961. It shares with Attica, San Quentin, and Jackson the notoriety of being one of the...
Secret Life
Firsthand, Documented Accounts of Ufo Abductions
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 1993
In Secret Life, Professor David M. Jacobs of Temple University takes us into the private world of those abducted by aliens, letting them describe in their own words what it is like to be abducted. Based on interviews with sixty individuals and more than 300 independently corroborated accounts, Secret...
Francis Parkman, Historian as Hero
The Formative Years
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2010
A historian who lived the kind of history he wrote, Francis Parkman is a major—and controversial—figure in American historiography. His narrative style, while popular with readers wanting a "good story," has raised many questions with professional historians. Was Parkman writing history...
by Matthew Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
In this unique and clever book, first-time author Matthew Jacobs explores the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's point of view. Using textual analysis, rabbinic commentary, and a healthy dose of imagination, Jacobs shows that Cain's story is full of richness and complexity.
Builders of Empire
Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
They built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers. The empire's most powerful proconsuls sought entrance into their lodges. Their public rituals drew dense crowds from Montreal to Madras. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were quintessential builders of empire, argues Jessica...
Cold War Mandarin
Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America's War in Vietnam, 1950–1963
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2006
For almost a decade, the tyrannical Ngo Dinh Diem governed South Vietnam as a one-party police state while the U.S. financed his tyranny. In this new book, Seth Jacobs traces the history of American support for Diem from his first appearance in Washington as a penniless expatriate in 1950 to his murder...
by Andrew Jacobs, Jeff Montgomery, Peter Malone
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
The stories seem more prevalent today than ever: coaches, and parents pushing kids to the point of "burnout" before high school, parents fighting with referees and umpires, coaches berating kids in front of teammates and parents, and even kids using performance-enhancing drugs. Renowned...