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Author: Richard Belisle Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781478184287 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 134
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Pitching for the interscholastic league championship versus the heavily favored and undefeated Keegan Raging Panthers in his first year on his middle school baseball team, seventh grader Jacob Lawson is feeling the pressure. It's the pressure that comes with an entire school bursting at the seams to win its first ever baseball championship. It's also the pressure of perceived expectations and the desire to win, not only for his dad but also for his teammates and friends and the entire school community—let alone for the girl he has liked for almost the entire school year.Looking within himself, Jacob attempts with the help of Coach Reid, his best friend Liam, and hundreds of unwavering fans to fight through the fears and anxieties that stand in the way of this determined all-star and his teammates attaining their ultimate goal—and in the process Jacob learns some valuable lessons about himself and about the real meaning of the game...win or lose...
Author: Richard Belisle Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781478184287 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 134
Book Description
Pitching for the interscholastic league championship versus the heavily favored and undefeated Keegan Raging Panthers in his first year on his middle school baseball team, seventh grader Jacob Lawson is feeling the pressure. It's the pressure that comes with an entire school bursting at the seams to win its first ever baseball championship. It's also the pressure of perceived expectations and the desire to win, not only for his dad but also for his teammates and friends and the entire school community—let alone for the girl he has liked for almost the entire school year.Looking within himself, Jacob attempts with the help of Coach Reid, his best friend Liam, and hundreds of unwavering fans to fight through the fears and anxieties that stand in the way of this determined all-star and his teammates attaining their ultimate goal—and in the process Jacob learns some valuable lessons about himself and about the real meaning of the game...win or lose...
Author: Daniel Mendelsohn Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307809870 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 221
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Hailed for its searing emotional insights, and for the astonishing originality with which it weaves together personal history, cultural essay, and readings of classical texts by Sophocles, Ovid, Euripides, and Sappho, The Elusive Embrace is a profound exploration of the mysteries of identity. It is also a meditation in which the author uses his own divided life to investigate the "rich conflictedness of things," the double lives all of us lead. Daniel Mendelsohn recalls the deceptively quiet suburb where he grew up, torn between his mathematician father's pursuit of scientific truth and the exquisite lies spun by his Orthodox Jewish grandfather; the streets of manhattan's newest "gay ghetto," where "desire for love" competes with "love of desire;" and the quiet moonlit house where a close friend's small son teaches him the meaning of fatherhood. And, finally, in a neglected Jewish cemetery, the author uncovers a family secret that reveals the universal need for storytelling, for inventing myths of the self. The book that Hilton Als calls "equal to Whitman's 'Song of Myself,'" The Elusive Embrace marks a dazzling literary debut.
Author: Sharon Kaye Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470632291 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 370
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Health Economics and Financing What are the metaphysics of time travel? How can Hurley exist in two places at the same time? What does it mean for something to be possibly true in the flash-sideways universe? Does Jack have a moral obligation to his father? What is the Tao of John Locke? Dude. So there’s, like, this island? And a bunch of us were on Oceanic flight 815 and we crashed on it. I kinda thought it was my fault, because of those numbers. I thought they were bad luck. We’ve seen the craziest things here, like a polar bear and a Smoke Monster, and we traveled through time back to the 1970s. And we met the Dharma dudes. Arzt even blew himself up. For a long time, I thought I was crazy. But now, I think it might have been destiny. The island’s made me question a lot of things. Like, why is it that Locke and Desmond have the same names as real philosophers? Why do so many of us have trouble with our dads? Did Jack have a choice in becoming our leader? And what’s up with Vincent? I mean, he’s gotta be more than just a dog, right? I dunno. We’ve all felt pretty lost. I just hope we can trust Jacob, otherwise … whoa. With its sixth-season series finale, Lost did more than end its run as one of the most talked-about TV programs of all time; it left in its wake a complex labyrinth of philosophical questions and issues to be explored. Revenge, redemption, love, loss, identity, morality—all of Lost’s key themes are examined in this fully updated guide, which reveals the deeper meaning behind every twist and turn in this historic, one-of-a-kind show.
Author: Jacob Habgood Publisher: Apress ISBN: 1430201592 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 322
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The Game Maker's Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle games--complete with professional quality sound effects and visuals. It discusses game design theory and features practical examples of how this can be applied to making games that are more fun to play. Game Maker allows games to be created using a simple drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to have any prior coding experience. It includes an optional programming language for adding advanced features to your games, when you feel ready to do so. You can obtain more information by visiting book.gamemaker.nl. The authors include the creator of the Game Maker tool and a former professional game programmer, so you'll glean understanding from their expertise.
Author: Sarah Hoffman Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN: 0807563749 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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One of 10 Best Indie Picture Books of 2014, ForeWord Reviews Runner-Up, 2014 New England Book Festival: Children's Books 2014 Distinguished List of the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California CCBC Choices 2015 An affirming story about gender nonconformity. Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by children who don't identify with traditional gender roles.
Author: Jacob Aagaard Publisher: Grandmaster Preparation ISBN: 9781907982309 Category : Chess Languages : en Pages : 0
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Have there been times during a game when you have calculated a position for half an hour, only to find out that most of what you were thinking about was of little use? If you have not, maybe the only way to improve your calculation is to upgrade your processor. But if you are human, then this book will offer you practical advice and an effective training plan to think differently and make decisions far more efficiently.In Calculation thinking methods such as Candidates, Combinations, Prophylaxis, Comparison, Elimination, Intermediate Moves, Imagination and Traps are explained to the reader, and ownership of them is offered through a carefully selected series of exercises.
Author: D.C. Charters Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 145026820X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 325
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The White Room is a breathtaking, dizzying magic carpet ride of triumph and tragedy. It is a tapestry woven out of rich, rare and engaging elements; from unique and illuminating perspectives on the world, and even the cosmos (including radical, ground breaking, new takes on astrophysics and the very purpose of life) to stunning insights into the central characters mental illness and manic depression, to the enlightening odyssey of his personal development. It is a razor wire commentary on society, both daring and irreverent, and an action story that will have you on the edge of your seat. Gut wrenching, riveting, lacerating, electrifying, and at times hilarious, this consistently powerful tale, loaded with beautiful and vivid images, moves like a poetry - it will move you - youll never be the same after The White Room.
Author: Jacob Tobia Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0735218838 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 336
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THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Sissy succeeds." --The New York Times Book Review A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above. "A beautiful book . . . honest and funny."--Trevor Noah, The Daily Show "Sensational."--Tyler Oakley "Jacob Tobia is a force." --Good Morning America "A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic." --OUT Magazine "A rallying cry for anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong." --Woman's Day As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were "a boy," they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them "a sissy" and brought social isolation. It took Jacob years to discover that being "a sissy" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in today's world, Sissy guarantees you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again.
Author: Martin Sicker Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595428908 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 236
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The biblical author had to demonstrate that the founding fathers of the model civilization-envisioned in Mosaic legislation intended as a model for emulation by other peoples and nations-were recognizably human-flawed as all humans are. One can empathize with Isaac or Jacob who are seen to be human with their faults and frailties-which one cannot do with a superhuman being. These stories illustrate dramatically there are no characters of mythic proportions, no superheroes, only normal people living in dysfunctional families, erring, doing acts that are occasionally senseless, and often embarrassing. Yet, these same people passed on an intellectual and spiritual heritage that will ultimately find full expression in the teachings found in the remaining books of the Pentateuch. The Ordeals of Isaac and Jacob focuses on what the biblical texts are telling us-explicitly and implicitly-about these men, the world in which they lived, and how they managed to preserve the covenantal heritage left to them by Abraham. Since biblical texts are not as clear as one might imagine, scholars have struggled for two millennia to comprehend what the texts are actually stating and attempting to convey to the reader. In re-examining these Texts, the author has consulted a wide range of commentaries and studies which approach the biblical narratives from a variety of perspectives, and offers some novel insights of his own.
Author: Oliver Roeder Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 1324003782 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 326
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A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai, the Master, the last Go champion of imperial Japan, defending tradition against “modern rationalism”; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the space shuttle. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul. He introduces an early philosopher of games, the aptly named Bernard Suits, and visits an Oxford cosmologist who has perfected a computer that can effectively play bridge, a game as complicated as human language itself. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games—and for us. Funny, fascinating, and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human.
Author: Richard Belisle
Author: Richard Belisle
Author: Daniel Mendelsohn
Author: Sharon Kaye
Author: Jacob Habgood
Author: Sarah Hoffman
Author: Jacob Aagaard
Author: D.C. Charters
Author: Jacob Tobia
Author: Martin Sicker
Author: Oliver Roeder