Books with author Jay Paris

With highlights Shohei Ohtani’s best games on the mound and at bat for the Los Angeles Angels from each month of his rookie season—as well as anecdotes of his life in America—this is one book that every fan of Major League Baseball will want.Rarely does anyone use the term “two-way” in regard to a baseball player. Yet the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, at the young age of twenty-three, has become the epitome of the term, drawing comparisons to Babe Ruth by baseball pundits everywhere.After being drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League with the number-one pick in 2012, the eighteen-year-old Ohtani struggled with the bat during his rookie season. However, he had a breakout year in 2014, posting a 2.61 ERA in 24 starts and 179 strikeouts (as well as 10 home runs). By 2017, all thirty Major League Baseball teams had heard about the Japanese phenom and expressed interest in signing him. Ultimately, the Angels offered him the opportunity to compete as a two-way player and the chance to accomplish his professional goals.After a quiet spring training, Ohtani broke out in the first two weeks of the 2018 regular season, becoming just the 14th pitcher in major-league history to strike out 12 batters in one of his first two starts. He also homered in three consecutive games during that stretch. Shohei Ohtani: The Amazing Story of Baseball’s Two-Way Japanese Superstar tells the story of the player from rural Japan who became a two-way star not seen in America since Babe Ruth.

From the author of the international bestseller The Last Station, a superb historical novel of the Apostle Paul, whose tireless and epic preaching of the message of Jesus brought Christianity into existence and changed human history forever.In the years after Christ's crucifixion, Paul of Tarsus, a prosperous tentmaker and Jewish scholar, took it upon himself to persecute the small groups of his followers that sprung up. But on the road to Damascus, he had some sort of blinding vision, a profound conversion experience that transformed Paul into the most effective and influential messenger Christianity has ever had. In The Damascus Road novelist Jay Parini brings this fascinating and ever-controversial figure to full human life, capturing his visionary passions and vast contradictions. In relating Paul's epic journeys, both geographical and spiritual, he unfolds a vivid panorama of the ancient world on the verge of epochal change. And in the alternating voice of the Gospel writer Luke, Paul's travel companion, scribe, and ghostwriter, a cooler perspective on his actions and beliefs emerges -- ironic but still filled with wonder at Paul's unshakable commitment to the Christ and his divinity.

Rarely does anyone use the term “two-way” in regard to a baseball player. Yet the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, at the young age of twenty-three, has become the epitome of the term, drawing comparisons to Babe Ruth by baseball pundits everywhere. After being drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League with the number-one pick in 2012, the eighteen-year-old Ohtani struggled with the bat during his rookie season. However, he had a breakout year in 2014, posting a 2.61 ERA in 24 starts and 179 strikeouts (as well as 10 home runs). By 2017, all thirty Major League Baseball teams had heard about the Japanese phenom and expressed interest in signing him. Ultimately, the Angels offered him the opportunity to compete as a two-way player and the chance to accomplish his professional goals. After a quiet spring training, Ohtani broke out in the first two weeks of the 2018 regular season, becoming just the 14th pitcher in major-league history to strike out 12 batters in one of his first two starts. He also homered in three consecutive games during that stretch. Shohei Ohtani: The Amazing Story of Baseball’s Two-Way Japanese Superstar tells the story of the player from rural Japan who became a two-way star not seen in America since Babe Ruth. With highlights of his best games on the mound and at bat from each month of his rookie season and anecdotes of his life in America, this is the one book that every fan will want.

A SUMMARY OF THE 12 PROPHETSMinor Prophets Bible Study Guide 12 Book BundleThis is the full 12 Bible Study guide books in the 'Spotlight On The Minor Prophets' series; Jonah, Obadiah, Joel, Micah, Amos, Hosea, Nahum,Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.Taken from a Christian stand point, this is an introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, known commonly as the 'Minor Prophets'. This title in no way implies that they are inferior in any way to the giants amongst the prophets such as Isaiah or Ezekiel; but rather the word 'minor' merely applies to the brevity of the writings of these Old Testament prophets.Bible Study Guide for Group or Individual use These are not intended to be in-depth bible studies as such; but instead an introduction or summary of the Prophets, their times and influences both then and today. This short bible series on the Old Testament Prophets looked at from a New Testament Christian point ofview, is intended for individual or group use, and I have found them useful for encouraging debate and conversation, on all the topics that affected the peoples at that time; and now affect ourselves in today'sworld. Studying the minor prophets reveals pearls of wisdom! Job states that "As sure as sparks fly upwards, Man is born to trouble".The social and economic troubles that the ancients faced are the same ones as we face now. It has been said that "if we do not learn from our mistakes, then we are doomed to repeat them". Perhaps it's time to listen to their problems and see what The Lord had to say through his spokesmen - whom we know as the 'Minor Prophets'.There is no doubt that the guidance offered by these Old Testament characters, can for the most part be profitably applied by the New Testament Christian when looked upon in the light of the New Covenant that Christianity has to offer.

From the author of the international bestseller The Last Station, a superb historical novel of the Apostle Paul, whose tireless and epic preaching of the message of Jesus brought Christianity into existence and changed human history forever.In the years after Christ's crucifixion, Paul of Tarsus, a prosperous tentmaker and Jewish scholar, took it upon himself to persecute the small groups of his followers that sprung up. But on the road to Damascus, he had some sort of blinding vision, a profound conversion experience that transformed Paul into the most effective and influential messenger Christianity has ever had. In The Damascus Road novelist Jay Parini brings this fascinating and ever-controversial figure to full human life, capturing his visionary passions and vast contradictions. In relating Paul's epic journeys, both geographical and spiritual, he unfolds a vivid panorama of the ancient world on the verge of epochal change. And in the alternating voice of the Gospel writer Luke, Paul's travel companion, scribe, and ghostwriter, a cooler perspective on his actions and beliefs emerges -- ironic but still filled with wonder at Paul's unshakable commitment to the Christ and his divinity.

<<< HOW TO GROW FRUIT BERRIES >>>Introduction To Growing BerriesGrowing delicious Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and a selection of currant bushes including blackcurrants, white currants andredcurrants, to add life a flavour to your garden and food larder iswhat this introduction to berry growing is all about.By usingfully organic methods that do not involve the use of chemicals orpesticides, you can easily grow your own fruit berries as a valuableaddition to your vegetable patch or raised bed garden.No longer will you have to subject yourself or your family, to thedubious provenance of berries bought from large impersonal food halls;instead you can serve up your own fresh-grown fruit in the formof delicious jams, chutneys, pies or smoothies and much more - knowinghow they were made and the ingredients included.What You Will Discover In This Book:1. How to grow your own Berry bushes, including which varieties to choose from. 2. How to care for your plants in order to get the best results, including pruning and feeding.3. Making a good organic compost that will assure you of the best crop of Berries possible.4. How to control insect and disease using organic insecticides and Companion Planting methods.5. Simple steps to protect your Berries from birds and flying insects.6. Harvesting and preserving your fruits for later consumption.7. Some tasty recipes for Jams, Jellies and ChutneysGrowing your own fruit and vegetables is no longer the sole domain of the'Green Fingered!' With the help of this book you can easily begin tomaster one of the fundamentals of self-sufficiency - growing your ownfood.Click on the Amazon 'Look Inside' for more FREE info on this bookscontents.

This Bible Summary Book, The Bible Brief; is a summary of all the 66 books that make up the Bible as we know it today. Written as an aid to Bible study, or a handy 'bite sized' reference book; this Bible summary book gives an overall view listing the main points of the individual books involved. Ideal as a quick guidebook for use by groups or individuals, The Bible Brief is laid out in the following format that allows for easy access to all the information contained within. WHEN:The date of the book was written or the time period covered.WHO: The author or presumed author of the book.PEOPLE & PLACES: The 'main players' & places involved or referred to.SOUND-BITES: Memorable quotes, sayings or verses from the book.THE MESSIANIC LINK: The coming Messiah is mentioned throughout - and ties together - the 66 books. These are just some of the scriptures that allude to or name the Messiah directly.THE BOOK: An outline of the book or letter. NOTES & QUOTES: General thoughts & comments on the preceding book.

<<< HOW TO GROW FRUIT BERRIES >>>Introduction To Growing BerriesGrowing delicious Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and a selection of currant bushes including blackcurrants, white currants and redcurrants, to add life a flavour to your garden and food larder is what this introduction to berry growing is all about.By using fully organic methods that do not involve the use of chemicals or pesticides, you can easily grow your own fruit berries as a valuable addition to your vegetable patch or raised bed garden.No longer will you have to subject yourself or your family, to the dubious provenance of berries bought from large impersonal food halls; instead you can serve up your own fresh-grown fruit in the form of delicious jams, chutneys, pies or smoothies and much more - knowing how they were made and the ingredients included.What You Will Discover In This Book:1. How to grow your own Berry bushes, including which varieties to choose from. 2. How to care for your plants in order to get the best results, including pruning and feeding.3. Making a good organic compost that will assure you of the best crop of Berries possible.4. How to control insect and disease using organic insecticides and Companion Planting methods.5. Simple steps to protect your Berries from birds and flying insects.6. Harvesting and preserving your fruits for later consumption.7. Some tasty recipes for Jams, Jellies and ChutneysGrowing your own fruit and vegetables is no longer the sole domain of the 'Green Fingered!' With the help of this book you can easily begin to master one of the fundamentals of self-sufficiency - growing your own food.Click on the Amazon 'Look Inside' for more FREE info on this books contents.

This Bible Summary Book, The Bible Brief; is a summary of all the 66 books that make up the Bible as we know it today. Written as an aidto Bible study, or a handy 'bite sized' reference book; this Biblesummary book gives an overall view listing the main points of theindividual books involved. Ideal as a quick guidebook for use by groupsor individuals, The Bible Brief is laid out in the following format that allows for easy access to all the information contained within. WHEN:The date of the book was written or the time period covered.WHO: The author or presumed author of the book.PEOPLE & PLACES: The 'main players' & places involved or referred to.SOUND-BITES: Memorable quotes, sayings or verses from the book.THE MESSIANIC LINK: The coming Messiah is mentioned throughout - and ties together - the 66 books. These are just some of the scriptures that allude to or name the Messiah directly.THE BOOK: An outline of the book or letter. NOTES & QUOTES: General thoughts & comments on the preceding book.

HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES IN SMALL SPACES USING ORGANIC MIRO-GARDENING TECHNIQUESGrowing Vegetables using micro-gardening techniques, means that it is possible to grow your own food in a way that guarantees best quality produce even if you only have a small area to grow.This introduction to 8 micro-gardening ideas, means that the reader is well informed of the choices available, and the school teacher able to teach systems that will expand and inform the minds of gardening students eager to learn outdoor self-sufficiency skills..Here are just some of the things you will learn about in this book...Raised Bed Gardening: Possibly one of the best known and written about gardening systems.Easy and productive - an absolute must for anyone wanting to expand their food production.Foot Square Gardening: An exceptional vegetable growing system that offers the user highly productive vegetable growing from equal areas of only 1 foot square.Keyhole Gardening: A little-known but productive system used with great success in the African continent and promoted widely by the UK charity sendacow.org.Lasagna Gardening: This system using an inventive way to grow vegetables in a growing compound made from layered organic waste and cardboard. No need for artificial fertilizers - this system feeds itself!Hot Bed Gardening: Excellent for increasing the growing window as it heats the soil naturally, meaning you can plant earlier and grow excellent vegetables.Hugelkultur Gardens: How to build your own drought-resistant garden from a pile of old sticks!This growing medium feeds and waters itself - check it out...All this and much more besides in this introduction to micro-gardening for the urban or school garden.

In this bible study with a difference, Bestselling author James Paris provides a fascinating alternative solution to the question of unanswered prayer.Not content to believe that the ‘problem’ is a simple matter of little faith or inherent sin, or ‘God’s timing,’ Or any one of a million excuses, James reveals a solution and an intriguing concept that you may never have thought of before, even though it has been staring us all in the face for the last couple of decades!Outrageous as it may seem, is the creator actually giving us a clue via our computers? Could it be that the answer is much simpler than we thought and that we have been our own worst enemy regarding unanswered prayer?These are the questions, and the answers are definitely something to think about!Like any study of the bible, or even church sermon; the rules are simple – it should make you mad, glad, or sad – but it should make you something!James invites you to comment via Amazon or his own blog page at www.thebiblebrief.com/miracles-happen

HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES IN SMALL SPACES USING ORGANIC MIRO-GARDENING TECHNIQUES*LARGE PRINT - LARGE SIZE EDITION PAPERBACK (11" X 8.5")Growing Vegetables using micro-gardening techniques, means that it is possible to grow your own food in a way that guarantees best quality produce even if you only have a small area to grow.This introduction to 8 micro-gardening ideas, means that the reader is well informed of the choices available, and the school teacher able to teach systems that will expand and inform the minds of gardening students eager to learn outdoor self-sufficiency skills..Here are just some of the things you will learn about in this book...Raised Bed Gardening: Possibly one of the best known and written about gardening systems.Easy and productive - an absolute must for anyone wanting to expand their food production.Foot Square Gardening: An exceptional vegetable growing system that offers the user highly productive vegetable growing from equal areas of only 1 foot square.Keyhole Gardening: A little-known but productive system used with great success in the African continent and promoted widely by the UK charity sendacow.org.Lasagna Gardening: This system using an inventive way to grow vegetables in a growing compound made from layered organic waste and cardboard. No need for artificial fertilizers - this system feeds itself!Hot Bed Gardening: Excellent for increasing the growing window as it heats the soil naturally, meaning you can plant earlier and grow excellent vegetables.Hugelkultur Gardens: How to build your own drought-resistant garden from a pile of old sticks!This growing medium feeds and waters itself - check it out...All this and much more besides in this introduction to micro-gardening for the urban or school garden.