ALASKA BEARS: Shaken and Stirred is a collection of 24 stories describing Jake's personal experience hunting and guiding for all the species of bears in Alaska. Bear biology, hunting techniques, cabin depredations and avoidance thereof, and other aspects of bear pursuits are detailed. These are true stories except for the names of some of the hunting guests from Jake's fifty years of living and hunting in Alaska.
A collection of 38 stories and 110 photos recounting some of Jake's experiences hunting Kodiak's Sitka Blacktail deer for more than fifty years.A collection of 38 stories and 110 photos recounting some of Jake's experiences hunting Kodiak's Sitka Blacktail deer for more than fifty years.
Alaska Northwest Arctic Hunts is a collection of 20 stories of hunting activities during the past few years. These are true stories. However, the names of some participants have been changed to preserve their privacy.
The Ambassador Art Heist was the near perfect crime just outside Paris, France. Nobody was ever charged and the only witnesses left alive seemingly vanished. Then a marque painting turns up in Miami 25 years later and the prime suspect lends no clues. Sinjin Jones is the newest CIA asset who has been assigned to work with the FBI taskforce investigating this international conflict. Fresh out of Special Forces he is eager to show his worth. Around every corner is an investigation sabotaged while the bodies stack up. The situation becomes even more difficult thanks to a mystery woman that he can't get out of his head. Politicians and Miami socialites help force Jones off the investigation. His boss turns on him but that can't diminish his resolve to finish what he started despite an assassin on his tail. Sinjin Jones makes his way back to the vineyards of France to solve the Sullivan Secret right where it all began.
I am writing this book to open a conversation of faith. It is my hope to not only offer an introduction to scripture that is practical and functional for daily life but also to provide an arena where questions of faith can be openly explored. This is not an answer book but an invitation to a conversation. Harold "Jake' Jacobson is an ordained Lutheran pastor who has served for the past 35 years at Grace Lutheran Church in Clarion, PA. For the past 10 years he has also served as Assistant to the Bishop of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod and as Director of Evangelical Mission for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Pastor Jacobson holds degrees from Jamestown Community College, Gettysburg College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He is also a certified Spiritual Director. Jake also is a professional wood carver. He is the owner of Tre Kronor Studio and together with his son they carry out a variety of artistic offerings in various media.
Dr. Jacobs book provides a series of methods by which to objectively approach difficult Biblical topics. Additionally, it offers readers a perspective view held by many non-Christians so that appropriate apologetic stances can be developed.
Dr. Jacobs book is a guide for how to understand various Bible based thematic works. The book does not suggest why or what to think, but focuses on how to think.It also provides various methods by which to glean value from perspectives that differ or disagree with traditionally high views of scripture. Artistic cover by Summer Jacobs.
Organizational change doesn't have to be so difficult. Leading change expert Jake Jacobs shares eight fail-safe ways to make any change initiative at any organization easier, faster, and more effective. In a recent Fast Company article, nine CEOs said the biggest challenges their companies face are all related to change. Change is a constant need and a constant challenge for every organization--large or small, for-profit, nonprofit, or governmental. Is there a way to make it easier? If you're trying to lift something heavy, it helps to have a lever. In this book, Jake Jacobs provides eight levers that can transform the typical change process into something far smoother and more efficient--he calls the new process Leverage Change. Jacobs offers proven advice and real-life examples that will accelerate every step of the change process, including designing your own customized change process, figuring out where the real energy for change is in your organization, striking the right balance between explicit direction and creative collaboration, making change work as part of people's regular routines, and more. Archimedes said with the right lever, he could move the world--with Jacobs' eight levers, you can change your world.
A top business consultant presents an eye-opening guide to fast, effective corporate change, based on successful experiences of organizations such as Marriott Hotel and Seattle Metro. ""This approach made a real difference when we needed to move fast.""--Donald Petersen, retired CEO, Ford Motor Company.
Designing courses to deliver effective teaching and significant learning is the best way to set students up for success, and this book guides readers through the process. The authors have worked with faculty world-wide, and share the stories of how faculty have transformed courses from theory to practice. They start with Dee Fink’s foundation of integrating course design. Then they provide additional design concepts to expand the course blueprint to implement plans for communication, accessibility, technology integration, as well as the assessment of course design as it fits into the assessment of programs and institutions, and how faculty can use what they learn to meet their professional goals.
Designing courses to deliver effective teaching and significant learning is the best way to set students up for success, and this book guides readers through the process. The authors have worked with faculty world-wide, and share the stories of how faculty have transformed courses from theory to practice. They start with Dee Fink’s foundation of integrating course design. Then they provide additional design concepts to expand the course blueprint to implement plans for communication, accessibility, technology integration, as well as the assessment of course design as it fits into the assessment of programs and institutions, and how faculty can use what they learn to meet their professional goals.
Approximately 76% of Americans do not know they suffer from financial cancer. Living paycheck to paycheck is a sickness a CANCER, that can no longer be the norm of our society. Our priorities in life seem to be all jacked up, we are so consumed in the now that we don't realize that we are jeopardizing our future. Stress reigns in the top 3 reasons for death threatening illnesses, stress weakens our bodies, tiring out our immune system leaving our bodies defenseless to the everyday sicknesses that we encounter. But, lets dig a little deeper, whats the number one cause of stress? ... Finances What's the number one cause to divorces? Lack of Finances... What's typically the first thing we think of when we wake up in the mornings? How can I pay my next bill. These are worries we have normalized in our society, which is the most sicking thought. How can we be in the wealthiest country in the world and live a life full of worry, stress and sickness? I'll tell you how, lack of financial education, bad habits passed down from generation to generation and tv shows, commercials and social media outlets polluting our minds with the notion that we have to live a glamorous, out of our pay grade, borrowed lifestyle just to be considered successful in this society. Which ultimately leads to what I have diagnosed as Financial Cancer. The same way there are 4 stages of cancer, I have identified that there are 4 stages of financial cancer and if caught early enough can save your family, finances and even and some cases your actual life. However, if you reach stage four much life physical cancer that could be the end of your financial life, separation and loss of family and in extreme cases your life.This book will not only help you identify the stage you are currently in but if used properly it will save your life. Find out what stage you're in then use this book as a guideline to help maneuver your way from cancer to cure. Become Cancer Free. About Author: Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs is a visionary entrepreneur and business strategist who has made a significant impact in the insurance, coaching, and technology industries. He is widely recognized for his exceptional ability to take businesses from good to great and help them position themselves for a proper exit.Dr. Jacobs built a multi-million dollar boutique insurance agency from scratch, which became Ameritas insurance company's #3 independent agency in the country. He then went on to create a successful coaching program that helped over 10,000 small business founders and entrepreneurs in over 22 different countries on the concept of private banking, marketing, business development, and technology.Realizing the importance of technology integration to help smaller businesses compete with larger ones, Dr. Jacobs began acquiring enterprise software companies, from business automation SaaS to his newest development, an accounting and bookkeeping software for small cap businesses.After completing a full buy, build, and sell of one of his technology platforms, Dr. Jacobs recognized the need for businesses to position themselves for a proper exit. He and his team turned their company's focus completely on taking businesses from good to great and potentially becoming attractive enough to sell.Dr. Jacobs has been a Forbes Business Council member for three years and has been featured in numerous publications such as Yahoo Finance, Disrupt Magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Bloomberg, Voyage Dallas, and more. He was also named Entrepreneur of the Year for the Greater Southwest Black Chamber of Commerce and is a TEDx speaker.Dr. Jacobs is one of the best business developers of his generation, and his expertise is unparalleled. If he touches your business, you can be assured that you will see a noticeable difference in its success.
The sports landscape changed in the spring of 1994 when the Cleveland Indians moved into their new stadium at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. No longer the joke of the league, The Jake made them the jewel of baseball and helped revitalize a city and a fan base. For the first time ever, these interviews and stories from the players, managers and front office personnel give the inside scoop on what happened on the field, in the dugout and behind the scenes of this exciting time in Cleveland sports history. Get the best seat in the house for the most recent addition to the Tribe's celebrated legacy.
The Rock & Roll Adventures of Mickey Jake are about sex and drugs and rock & roll In Twilight Time, Mickey Jake and his band have finally landed a real gig. They have become the back-up band for a legendary vocal group. They enjoy the travel and the perks, the beautiful women, and the rock & roll life style. But soon things turn on there head, murder and mayhem soon invade the scene. People are turning up dead and Mickey Jake is the only thing connecting it all, but is Mickey Jake a suspect or a victim?
