Looking For Jake

Author : Richard Wagamese
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385693257

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Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese Pdf

When Garnet Raven was three years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes. Having reached his mid-teens, he escapes at the first available opportunity, only to find himself cast adrift on the streets of the big city. Having skirted the urban underbelly once too often by age 20, he finds himself thrown in jail. While there, he gets a surprise letter from his long-forgotten native family. The sudden communication from his past spurs him to return to the reserve following his release from jail. Deciding to stay awhile, his life is changed completely as he comes to discover his sense of place, and of self. While on the reserve, Garnet is initiated into the ways of the Ojibway--both ancient and modern--by Keeper, a friend of his grandfather, and last fount of history about his people's ways. By turns funny, poignant and mystical, Keeper'n Me reflects a positive view of Native life and philosophy--as well as casting fresh light on the redemptive power of one's community and traditions.

Author : China Miéville
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330528368

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Looking for Jake and Other Stories by China Miéville Pdf

Step into a London ravaged by unearthly creatures at once utterly alien and chillingly familiar. In China Miéville's award-winning novella 'The Tain', we learn the reason for the invaders' terrible revenge. One survivor must trek through the ruins of the city with a desperate plan to stand against their assault. In addition to 'The Tain', this superb collection contains thirteen short stories, of visionary cityscapes and urban paranoia, ghosts, monsters and impossible diseases. Several of the stories are published here for the first time: these include one set in New Crobuzon, the location of the award-winning series of novels that began with Perdido Street Station; and one in comic-strip form, illustrated by top graphic artist Liam Sharp. Looking for Jake and Other Stories displays the sheer imaginative scope of China Miéville's work.

Author : China Miéville
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345486103

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Looking for Jake by China Miéville Pdf

“Miéville moves effortlessly into the first division of those who use the tools and weapons of the fantastic to define and create the fiction of the coming century.”—Neil Gaiman What William Gibson did for science fiction, China Miéville has done for fantasy, shattering old paradigms with fiercely imaginative works of startling, often shocking, intensity. Now from this brilliant young writer comes a groundbreaking collection of stories, many of them previously unavailable in the United States, including four never-before-published tales—one set in Miéville’s signature fantasy world of New Crobuzon. Among the fourteen superb fictions are: “Jack”—Following the events of his acclaimed novel Perdido Street Station, this tale of twisted attachment and horrific revenge traces the rise and fall of the Remade Robin Hood known as Jack Half-a-Prayer. “Familiar”—Spurned by its creator, a sorceress’s familiar embarks on a strange and unsettling odyssey of self-discovery in a coming-of-age story like no other. “Reports of Certain Events in London”—In which a writer named China Miéville receives a package containing clues to a vast and ongoing—yet utterly secret—war . . . a war about to turn a most unexpected corner. “The Tain”—In this major story, winner of the Locus Award for Best Novella, a postapocalyptic London is overrun by vampires and monsters, alien yet weirdly familiar—and one man holds the future of humanity in his hands. Plus ten other tales—including “On the Way to the Front,” a graphic short story illustrated by Eisner Award–nominated Liam Sharp BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from China Miéville’s Embassytown.

Author : Jake Fior
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527256901

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Through A Looking Glass Darkly by Jake Fior Pdf

Author : L.M. Rostedt
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781643504285

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Looking for Jake by L.M. Rostedt Pdf

Reeling from a personal tragedy, science engineer Derek Hexum relocates his work from Southern to North Central California at a laboratory and military complex. Soon after his arrival, while hiking in the nearby woods one day, he stumbles into a brief encounter with a juvenile bigfoot. From that unexpected encounter between human and animal, an uneasy friendship begins to evolve. Already caught up in a murder investigation downstate in the LA area, Hexum becomes a further person of interest after an act of terrorism rips across the military base. Then a series of horrific killings begin to occur, first with livestock and later against area residents. The scientist is certain the gentle creature he's befriended isn't responsible. But if it isn't, what is? Local police are investigating the murders. The FBI is doggedly pursuing the specters of both domestic and foreign terrorists. Certain elements in the military are attempting to shelter base black ops programs from the general population. And the scientist is trying to protect his newly found "friend" from a Special Forces unit hunting down a shadowy assassin moving through the surrounding forests. Through it all, a titantic battle between Science and Nature begins to emerge. Which one wins may determine the safety of the local area and the invulnerability of the nation's defenses. It's a breathless race to the end, where any possibility may become the reality.

Author : China Miéville
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0330434187

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Looking for Jake and Other Stories by China Miéville Pdf

This collection contains 13 short stories, of visionary cityscapes and urban paranoia, ghosts, monsters and impossible diseases.

Author : China Mieville
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1417697474

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Looking for Jake by China Mieville Pdf

A collection of short fiction features ten previously published works, as well as four original tales and another told in graphic novel format featuring artwork by Lian Sharp.

Author : China Miéville
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1405052325

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Looking for Jake and Other Stories by China Miéville Pdf

A novella and thirteen short stories of brilliant diversity, from a master of literary fantasy.

Author : Jack Teeter
Publisher : Jack Teeter
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481082532

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Jake's Preacher Gig by Jack Teeter Pdf

"Jake's Preacher Gig" is a two-part story that focuses on characters from three separate families, tracking the daily life of the principle character, Reverend Jake Millsaps. The story takes place at picturesque but fictitious Hyacinth College in Plant City, in East Tennessee. The time period is the 1989-1990 school year. One of Jake's primary duties is to develop a drug intervention program to combat the college's flagging enrollment. The point of view of this tale is unique: we see all action though the eyes of a group of stumbling demons. Our demons do not dispense curses, nor do they commit any physical mayhem. They exist only in the spiritual dimension and use their powers of suggestion to try to influence events in Jake's day-to-day life. Their purpose is to encourage chaos to undermine Jake's effectiveness as campus pastor.

Author : Linda Hunt
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728385976

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Jake’s Fantastic Journey by Linda Hunt Pdf

Jake’s Fantastic Journey is a fantasy novel about a young boy’s adventures, which start when he goes exploring another part of the garden. He comes across a gate with a strange stone head over it. Once he goes through that gate, his journey begins. On this journey, he meets many strange beings—some human, some fantastical, and many alien beings. He eventually meets up with an alien being—Lok—who is of a similar age from a far-off planet, and their journey together begins. Along the way, he loses his sister, Molly, when he visits his friend’s planet.

Author : Glen Daniels
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781639615001

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Jake's Country Pride by Glen Daniels Pdf

This story is the continuation of the life and times of Jake and Lydia that began in Jake's America, their battles within themselves, their struggles with the dos and don'ts of public service, and the sacrifices it entails.

Author : Boo Riley
Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781522300151

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Me and Jake by Boo Riley Pdf

Ty told his twin brother, Cameron, that he felt like something was going to happen to change their lives. Little did he know how prophetic that statement would be, or how soon it would come to pass. What seems like a series of coincidences are anything but, and what’s more amazing, Ty’s coon dog, Jake, might not be a dog at all.

Author : W. R. Shinn
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781449716561

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Jake’S Final Days by W. R. Shinn Pdf

Thankfully, we all have the opportunity to peer into and imagine the future. As this world, at this point in time, seems to be spinning out of control, the realities of worldwide hunger, disease, inclement weather patterns, along with all of the wars, are concerns for anyone looking forward. The economic chaos makes it hard to plan, and for most of us, it makes it hard to picture what life will actually be like in ten or fifteen years. It is a huge question mark. Jakes Final Days presents an interesting and realistic view of how one couple decides to handle the possibilities of how our lives could end up. With dramatic and faithful romance, Jakes final days are packed full of surprises that will create in you both laughter and tears, along with exceedingly deep feelings of joy and pain, for your reading pleasure. When things get a bit too crazy for Jake and his wife Rebekah, they plan and prepare to escape to a cabin located on top of a mountain in Tennessee. Although well-planned and well-stocked with provisions, Jake and his wife experience unforeseen injuries and hardships. With the Middle East in desolation, Europe, having communists fighting Muslims, and the United States overrun by drug lords the Third World War is on Jake and Rebekahs doorstep. Only their faith, their will, and their unbreakable bond of love could possibly pull them through. Does it? And to what? Pastor Troy Lanham, Edgewater Christian Fellowship Church, Biloxi, Mississippi

Author : Jay Barrett
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781642996852

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Jake's Girls by Jay Barrett Pdf

The story starts with Jake Pardee in Crayville, Colorado, where he works as a cowhand on the Circle C Ranch for the owner, Dan Christopher. On one of his rare trips to town, he sees Jenny and is instantly attracted to her. Jenny is the daughter of the owner of the general store. They meet, and their lives together begin.

Author : Glen Daniels
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644924389

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Jake's America by Glen Daniels Pdf

This is the story of Jake, a disgruntled Vietnam vet who isn't happy with the course the nation is taking, so he decides to give up his lavish lifestyle and escape to a simpler life. The question is, can he do it? Then, there is Lydia, a widowed mother of two who is running from a life of pain and remorse toward a life she doesn't even know exists. The two collide in remote Montana. Differences aside, are they good for each other?