Jacque: 23 books

In 1962, the Frazar brothers purchased 1,648 acres of land, which included a 40-acre lake, in San Diego�s North County with the goal of building a lakeside community of homes and two golf courses. By 1964, the lake was enlarged to 80 acres and the land was reshaped to accommodate 1,500 homes (eventually...

From avalanches to volcanoes, and from the Gulf Oil Spill to bridge collapses, author Alvin JacQues explores the fascinating world of disastersboth manmade and natural. Inspired by his survival of Hurricane Katrina, chronicled in his first book Catastrophic Gumbo, JacQues delivers a compilation of...

40 cool tricks you can teach your pet! Ever wonder how you can train your dog and other pets to perform amazing tricks like the ones you see on TV? Now you too can impress family and friends with 40 cool tricks that are a cinch to master with your four-legged companions. You'll learn how to...

He picked up the phone and heard the words, “Louis, your biopsy is malignant.” These words from the dermatologist changed the complexion of the day and set the couple on a road they never expected to take. This began a journey that revealed new facets of God’s grace as their faith was...

This book analyzes in depth all major derivatives debacles of the last half century including the multi-billion losses and/or bankruptcy of Metallgesellschaft (1994), Barings Bank (1995), Long Term Capital Management (1998), Amaranth (2006), Société Générale (2008) and AIG (2008). It unlocks the...

Lets take a fun trip to England with two sets of sisters ages sixty-two to seventy years. The actions of these four feisty ladies, from London to the village of Lower Slaughter, provide the arm chair traveler with a cozy reading adventure. This story not only delivers humor, warmth and conflict but...

This book analyzes in depth all major derivatives debacles of the last half century including the multi-billion losses and/or bankruptcy of Metallgesellschaft (1994), Barings Bank (1995), Long Term Capital Management (1998), Amaranth (2006), Société Générale (2008) , AIG (2008) and JP Morgan-Chase...

"Adventures of Mother of the Bride: How to Keep the Bluebird of Happiness Flying" is a series of columns, hilarious, poignant and loving, about a mother's experience with her daughter's journey to the perfect wedding. MOB knows what to do when the bridegroom snores and when the budget has been left in...

BOOK DESCRIPTION A handsome young school teacher from Chicago time-travels to Ancient Rome, Antebellum New Orleans, and 1940s Arabia to learn first hand what its really like in a slave society - and he turns out to be the slave! His handsome good looks and winsome personality find him first...