Cool Water is the 1st of two books. (Jack 1: Jack 2) A novel, based on real places, real people and real life events, Synopsis Jack 1. Describes the lifestyle of four Yorkshire teenage miners, in the late 1950s. Of their sexual frustrations, struggles and successes, as they grow into maturity. How the mother of one of them has a very serious problem, and the fours reaction to it, culminating in a murder. A mining disaster entombs the main character, Jack.
Cool Water Jack Gale A novel, based on real places, real people and real life events, set in two parts. (Jack 1: Jack 2) Synopsis Jack 1. Describes the lifestyle of four Yorkshire teenage miners in the mid1950s; of their sexual frustrations, struggles and successes, as they grow into maturity. How the mother of one of them has a very serious problem, and the fours reaction to it, culminating in a murder. A mining disaster entombs the main character, Jack. He is rescued but vows never to go down a coal mine again. Jack 2. After Jack's long absence in the Army, a reunion now finds the four of them in middle age. One has a teenage daughter who dies in a very mysterious circumstance. The four friends set about righting a terrible wrong.
Cool Water Jack 2. A novel, based on real places, real people and real life events, Synopsis After Jack's long absence in the Army, a reunion now finds the four of them in middle age. One has a teenage daughter who dies in a very mysterious circumstance. The four friends set about righting a terrible wrong
Eating is more than just feeding the body. The time for a meal is the time to unite the community around a table and share. The taste of food can evoke feelings and memories such as longing, joy and contemplation. Knowing this, writers have always used food as a subject in their works, to metaphorize feelings and thoughts. The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories by great authors who mixed literature and cuisine. Enjoy! - A Piece of Steak by Jack London - Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov - A Dinner by Alexander Kielland - The New Food by Stephen Leacock - White Bread by Zona Gale - Witches' Loaves by O. Henry - Tea by Saki For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!
Leave with Me is a timeless but simple tale for young children. Set in the warmth and innocence of the English countryside.Beautifully illustrated throughout by James Weston Lewis. Leave with Me is a children’s story about leaving the safety of home and discovering the great world outside. Meet a Leaf named Lila, her family of leaves, and her worldly-wise friend Swithin the Swift, who encourages Lila to turn her fear of the unknown into confidence and excitement about the future. In their first collaboration, Jack Terry’s tender adaptation of 9-year-old Madeleine Gale’s gentle parable about growing up, bathes in a modern tableaux of beautifully illustrated nature scenes, hand-drawn by emerging art talent James Weston Lewis. This book seeks to reunite readers with the beauty, mystery and possibility of the great English rural tradition, and will be a pleasure for picture-book lovers of all ages.
Claire Synopsis A teenage girl's life drastically changes when she realises that she has an unknown past. She decides to go and search for it with dire consequences Although based on true times and places, this work is one of complete fiction. Words 22,078 Jack Gale April 2013
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Who needs a friend like Brian? Synopsis. Three bored Teenage friends decide to commit a minor burglary but things do not go according to plan with a resulting death. In an attempt to conceal their involvement a further death occurs. Imprisonments in a Young Offenders Institution teach each teenagers a different lesson. After Y.O.I. they go their own separate ways but fate brings them back together later, resulting in further gangland deaths and more. Words 103,600
Just how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Master storyteller Jack London considers the answer in "The Human Drift". Tracing humankind’s journey over the centuries, he examines the many forces that have helped shaped our story, from hunger to war. It’s a sharp-eyed essay that reflects his lifelong interest in evolutionary theory and socialism. In addition to "The Human Drift", this collection contains personal travelogues, a book review, and two one-act plays. London’s talent across form and genre is on full display. An essential for completists. Jack London (1876–1916) was one of the first American writers to achieve worldwide celebrity. He did so with rugged adventure stories set in forbidding landscapes. And heroes who survive by embracing their most primal instincts. His breakthrough best seller was "The Call of the Wild". Inspired by his time in the Klondike Gold Rush, this hard-hitting novel is told from the perspective of a sled dog named Buck. It’s inspired many adaptations, including a big-budget movie starring Harrison Ford. Among London’s other notable works are "White Fang", also featuring a canine protagonist, as well as "The Sea-Wolf", "Martin Eden" and "The Iron Heel".
Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. Partially based on the author's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912, "The Mutiny of the Elsinore" tells the story of Mr. Pathurst who books passage on a cargo vessel sailing from Baltimore to Seattle. To his surprise, the hero becomes a witness of a mutiny that starts with the sudden death of the captain.
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Jack London's Tales of Cannibals and Headhunters" is set in the romantic and dangerous South Seas and illustrated with the original artwork and several maps.
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