Jake's Choice

Jake's Choice
Author: Jim Britts
Publisher: Outreach Publishing
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781935541158

Jake Taylor is at college thousands of miles apart from his girlfriend Amy. Separated by thousands of miles, they find their lives moving in very different directions. Befriending a young girl with a traumatic history leads Amy back to the father who abandoned her. Jake's position on the Louisville basketball team lands him in the midst of parties, beautiful women ... and one decision that will shake him to the core. When everything Jake believes is challenged, will he go with the flow or stand alone for what is right? One choice will change everything ...

The Choices I've Made

The Choices I've Made
Author: J.L. Berg
Publisher: J.L. Berg
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0998391239

High school sweethearts reunite in this heartfelt second chance romance. Twelve years ago, he drove away with my heart in his hands. I’ve moved on since then. Or so I thought. Growing up in a small town, there weren’t many options when it came to friends. But, even in a sea of a million, I’d always choose Jake Jameson. He made me feel safe - safe with my secrets, dreams, and eventually – my heart. I believed we would have forever together. That was a long time ago. I thought I’d forgotten those piercing blue eyes and the sound of his laugh. I tried to obliterate the memory of his touch from my mind. Yet, one single glance as he stands at my door twelve years later, and I'm instantly transported back to a simpler time when love was effortless and my heart was whole. The problem? I’m marrying his best friend.

The Wealth Choice

The Wealth Choice
Author: Dennis Kimbro
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2013-02-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137324139

It's no secret that these hard times have been even harder for the Black community. Approximately 35 percent of African Americans had no measurable assets in 2009, and 24 percent of these same households had only a motor vehicle. Dennis Kimbro, observing how the weight of the continuing housing and credit crises disproportionately impacts the African-American community, takes a sharp look at a carefully cultivated group of individuals who've scaled the heights of success and how others can emulate them. Based on a seven year study of 1,000 of the wealthiest African Americans, The Wealth Choice offers a trove of sound and surprising advice about climbing the economic ladder, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Readers will learn about how business leaders, entrepreneurs, and celebrities like Bob Johnson, Spike Lee, L. A. Reid, Herman Cain, T. D. Jakes and Tyrese Gibson found their paths to wealth; what they did or didn't learn about money early on; what they had to sacrifice to get to the top; and the role of discipline in managing their success. Through these stories, which include men and women at every stage of life and in every industry, Dennis Kimbro shows readers how to: · Develop a wealth-generating mindset and habits · Commit to lifelong learning · Craft goals that match your passion · Make short-term sacrifices for long-term gain · Take calculated risks when opportunity presents itself

To Save a Life

To Save a Life
Author: Jim Britts
Publisher: Outreach Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Christian fiction
ISBN: 9780982374467

Book only - based on the screenplay of the theatrical movie. Includes additional scenes not shown in the film. Addresses real-life challenges of teens and their choices.Communicates the concept that we are never more like Jesus than when we are reaching out to the lonely and hurting. Powerful novel that makes a heart impact.

Jake's Orphan

Jake's Orphan
Author: Margaret Brooke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780743427036

When taken from an orphanage to work on a farm in North Dakota in 1926, twelve-year-old Tree searches for a home not only for himself but also for his irrepressible younger brother.

Driftmetal III

Driftmetal III
Author: J.C. Staudt
Publisher: J.C. Staudt
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2015-07-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Muller Jakes is the most wanted man in the stream, much to his pride and annoyance. When he stumbles upon an army of mechanical soldiers and finds himself tempted by the promise of toppling the Regency for good and all, he’ll make a choice that forever changes the lives of everyone he’s come to hold dear. But Muller will soon discover that no choice this pivotal comes without a price…

The Power of Choice

The Power of Choice
Author: Belu Mabandla
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2013-03-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 143491268X

In this world, success is often measured by the wealth and prestige that one acquires. So anyone who does not possess these things is considered a failure. However, for Belu Mabandla, her financial stability and her social status do not matter at all if she cannot ¿sow the seeds that benefit others.¿ With this in mind, she wrote The Power of Choice, a journal about her personal journey as a successful mother and career woman who was able to weather the storms of her life through her undying trust in God. The book also tells about the experiences of other people that can be a source of inspiration and valuable lessons

Jake, Reinvented

Jake, Reinvented
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 142314113X

There is a mysterious new student at Fitzgerald High, Jake Garret. He seems to have it all figured out. He looks like he just stepped off the cover of the J. Crew catalog, he is the best kicker the football team has ever had, and best of all, he hosts the party to go to every Friday night. All the guys want to be like him and all the girls want to date him, but Jake only has eyes for Didi, the girlfriend of alpha male and quarterback, Todd Buckley . As Jake's friend Rick gets to know him, he at first admires him, then starts to like him, but soon grows to fear for him as he learns Jake's dangerous secret. From beloved young adult author Gordon Korman, comes a new look at age-old themes about popularity, acceptance, and human nature.

Rhetorical Healing

Rhetorical Healing
Author: Tamika L. Carey
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1438462441

Since the Black women's literary renaissance ended nearly three decades ago, a profitable and expansive market of self-help books, inspirational literature, family-friendly plays, and films marketed to Black women has emerged. Through messages of hope and responsibility, the writers of these texts develop templates that tap into legacies of literacy as activism, preaching techniques, and narrative formulas to teach strategies for overcoming personal traumas or dilemmas and resuming one's quality of life Drawing upon Black vernacular culture as well as scholarship in rhetorical theory, literacy studies, Black feminism, literary theory, and cultural studies, Tamika L. Carey deftly traces discourses on healing within the writings and teachings of such figures as Oprah Winfrey, Iyanla Vanzant, T. D. Jakes, and Tyler Perry, revealing the arguments and curricula they rely on to engage Black women and guide them to an idealized conception of wellness. As Carey demonstrates, Black women's wellness campaigns indicate how African Americans use rhetorical education to solve social problems within their communities and the complex gender politics that are mass-produced when these efforts are commercialized.

Yours the Power

Yours the Power
Author: Katie Day
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004246002

Despite shifts in the religious landscape in North America--reflected in the significant increase in those with no religious affiliation and emptier pews across the religious spectrum--there has also been a rise in participation in faith-based grassroots organizations. People of faith are increasingly joining broad-based organizing efforts to seek social change in their communities, regions and country. This unique volume brings together the most current thinking on faith-based organizing from the perspective of theologians, social researchers and practitioners. The current state of faith based organizing is critically presented, as it has evolved from its roots in the mid-twentieth century into a context which raises new questions for its philosophical assumptions, methodology, and very future. This volume serves as a timely resource for those inside the academy as well as religious and organizational leaders wanting to understand and promote faith-based organizing in North America and beyond. Originally published as issue 4 of Volume 6 (2012) of Brill's "International Journal of Public Theology."