Your Own Worst Enemy

Your Own Worst Enemy
Author: Gordon Jack
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062399446

For fans of Andrew Smith and Frank Portman and the movies Election and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off comes a hilarious and satirical novel about the highs and (very low) lows of the electoral process, proving that the popular vote is the one that matters most. Stacey Wynn was the clear front-runner for Lincoln High student council president. But then French-Canadian transfer student Julia Romero entered the race…and put the moves on Stacey’s best friend/campaign adviser, Brian. Stacey also didn’t count on Tony Guo, resident stoner, whose sole focus is on removing the school’s ban of his favorite chocolate milk, becoming the voice of the little guy, thanks to a freshman political “mastermind” with a blue Mohawk. Three candidates, three platforms, and a whirlwind of social media, gaffes, high school drama, and protests make for a ridiculously hilarious political circus that just may hold some poignant truth somewhere in the mix.

The Boomerang Effect

The Boomerang Effect
Author: Gordon Jack
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062399411

A hilariously subversive YA debut that explores the meaning of friendship and loyalty, and also why you should avoid being trapped in a small space with an angry chicken. Perfect for fans of Andrew Smith’s Winger and Frank Portman’s King Dork. It all started with a harmless prank. But now high school junior Lawrence Barry is one step away from reform school unless he participates in a mentorship program. His mentee? Spencer Knudsen, a Norwegian exchange student with Spock-like intelligence but the social skills of the periodic table. Then disaster strikes. Homecoming Week. When someone dressed as the school Viking mascot starts destroying the fairytale-inspired floats, all suspicion falls on Lawrence. Add to the mix a demon Goth girl, a Renaissance LARPing group, an overzealous yearbook editor, and three vindictive chickens, and Lawrence soon realizes that his situation may be a little out of control. But Spencer seems to have some answers. In fact, Spencer may be the one friend Lawrence never knew he needed.

Fifties Jazz Talk

Fifties Jazz Talk
Author: Gordon Jack
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780810849976

More than 25 muscians who first came to prominence during the 1950s are the subject of this collection of interviews. The author's purpose has been to help preserve the oral history of a great American artform, and this book reveals that jazz musicians who can 'tell a story' with their horn when improvising can be just as articulate in conversation.

Get Fit For Life

Get Fit For Life
Author: Jack Lowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2020-12-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9783952534106

Thanks to advances in medical science, we are living longer than ever before. But how much thought and effort do we put into preparing for these extra years of life? This book makes a strong case for the virtues of physical activity to maintain health and mobility in old age. From mindset and exercise to diet and sleep, each chapter summarizes the scientific evidence and offers advice and encouragement on how to change your everyday habits - starting right now. Interwoven with anecdotes from the author's adventurous life, this is a passionate, highly personal manifesto for embracing later life with humor, resilience, and optimism.A successful entrepreneur and all-round athlete, Jack Lowe has climbed the highest peaks on three continents and travelled 22 countries by bike. At the age of 78, he championed the creation of the Fit for Life Foundation to promote life-long fitness and independent mobility of older people worldwide.All proceeds from the sale of this book are donated to the Fit for Life Foundation, www.fitforlife.foundation

Jet

Jet
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1989-09-25
Genre:
ISBN:

The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Trials & Errors

Trials & Errors
Author: John D. Montgomery
Publisher: Watson and Dwyer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN: 9781896239767

In 1989, former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Brian Jack stood accused of murdering his wife Christine. Leading the prosecution team, John D. Montgomery won a conviction against him, but after three trials, numerous appeals and two appearances before the Supreme Court of Canada, that court entered a judicial stay of proceedings. Brian Jack is a free man even though he was convicted of manslaughter at his third trial. Now retired, Montgomery reminds us that all the evidence pointed clearly to Brian Jack's guilt and takes some of Canada's senior jurists to task over what he believes was a colossal miscarriage of justice. "What happened to Christine Jack? One day, she vanished off the face of the earth. In this provocative account, prosecutor John Montgomery makes it plain what he thinks happened to Christine Jack. She was murdered, although her body was never found. In a stunning condemnation of Canada's justice system, Mr. Montgomery points the finger at the judges who let Christine Jack down and he levels a direct challenge to the man he says is responsible for Christine Jack's disappearance. The book is a gripping and provocative true-crime yarn, told only the way an insider could tell it."

The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Communication Skill-Building Tools

The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Communication Skill-Building Tools
Author: Jack Gordon
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780470181805

The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Interpersonal Communication Tools is organized into three sections: Presentations and Discussions (articles); Experiential Learning Activities; and Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys. These selections represent the all-time best the Pfeiffer Annuals and Handbooks have to offer on the topic. The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Interpersonal Communication Tools · Provides articles that offer quick, solid, and insightful grounding in a classic theme of communication-skills training · Contains complete, ready-made training exercises designed to meet a variety of needs for different audiences · Offers inventories that include questionnaires and instruments that help trainees understand their own communication habits, measure the health of actual relationships, and shed light on communication practices within the organization