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The Books of Jacob [a] (Polish: Księgi Jakubowe [b] [c]) is an epic historical novel [5] by Olga Tokarczuk, published by Wydawnictwo Literackie in October 2014. [6] It is Tokarczuk's ninth novel and is the product of extensive historical research, taking her seven years to write. [7] The Books of Jacob is a 912-page
George Andrew Jacob (16 December 1807 – 7 May 1896) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster and author of many books about education and Christianity. Jacob was born at Exmouth , Devon, on 16 December 1807, where his father the Reverend Stephen Long Jacob was incumbent.
Jacob's Well is a 15th-century collection of 95 sermons in Middle English.The sermons were delivered on consecutive days "in some kind of homiletic marathon" and the written form reflects the spoken word, with remarks like "the other day I told you".
Jacob offers a speech in the temple in his office of priest and teacher. He identifies three wicked practices among the Nephites: desiring polygamy, or multiple wives, searching out gold and silver, and being prideful. To combat these tendencies, Jacob counsels the people to free captive people and take care of the hungry, poor, and sick.
Louis Jacob de Saint Charles (Latin form Ludovicus Jacob; 20 August 1608 – 10 March 1670) was a French Carmelite scholar, writer and bibliographer. He published the first yearly lists of printed books.
Fundamenta nova theoriae functionum ellipticarum [1] (from Latin: New Foundations of the Theory of Elliptic Functions) is a treatise on elliptic functions by German mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi. [2] The book was first published in 1829, and has been reprinted in volume 1 of his collected works and on several later occasions.
Egharevba later translated his book into English, titling it A Short History of Benin. [5] [7] He revised and expanded the content, adding more details and sources. [9] The book was published in 1934 by the Church Mission Society Press in Lagos. [6] [10] [11] The book was the first English-language history of Benin authored by a native. [11]
Jacob's Rescue is a 1993 children's book by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin based on a true story that takes place in Warsaw, Poland during the Holocaust. [1] A poor Polish family rescues Jacob and his brothers from the tyranny of the Nazis where they face the reality of life under the harshest conditions.