
Jake Wood is cofounder and CEO of Team Rubicon and a former Marine sniper with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been profiled by Forbes, People, and on CNN and has been named a 2012 CNN Hero and awarded the 2011 GQ Better Men Better World Award.
by Jake Wood
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
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"The book that America needs right now."--Tom Brokaw, journalist and author of The Greatest Generation"Jake Wood offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I've ever seen."--Maria Shriver, award-winning journalist and author of I've Been ThinkingFrom Marine sniper Jake Wood, a riveting memoir of leading over 100,000 veterans to a life of renewed service, volunteering to battle, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, pandemics, and civil wars, and inspiring onlookers as their unique military training saved lives and rebuilt our country.When Jake Wood arrived in the States after two grueling tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he watched his unit lose more men to suicide than to enemy hands overseas. Reeling, Jake looked for a way to direct their restlessness towards a new mission--and put their formidable skills to good use. When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Jake had his answer. He convinced several fellow veterans to join him on a ragtag mission to provide desperately needed aid. Despite the high stakes, they were able to untangle complex problems quickly and keep calm under pressure.In this raw, adrenaline-filled narrative, Jake recounts, how, over the past 10 years, he's built the disaster response organization Team Rubicon, and seen the work provide a lifeline back to purpose for the heroes among us. Not only do these intrepid volunteers race against the clock to aid communities after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, COVID-19, and hundreds of other disasters; they also fight for something just as important--each other.Once a Warrior provides a soaring look at what our veterans are capable of--and what might become of America's next greatest generation.
The gripping real-life story of a soldier serving on the front line in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an unforgettable, unflinching account of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder Jake Wood lives parallel encased in the glass tower of an international investment bank by day, he is also a dedicated UK Territorial Army soldier who serves on the front line during the invasion of Iraq, later returning to the war zone to conduct surveillance on insurgents. Disillusioned with the dullness and amorality of the banking world, he escapes back to the army for a third tour of duty. But in Afghanistan he discovers the savage, dehumanizing effects that war has on both the body and the mind. Diagnosed with chronic PTSD on his return, he must now fight the last enemy—himself—in order to exorcise the ghosts of his past. Brutally honest and beautifully written, this memoir brings home the harsh reality of frontline combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the courage of the troops who risk their lives for their country, as well as revealing the devastating aftereffects of service.
by Jake Wood
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
In this groundbreaking book on high-stakes leadership, Co-founder and CEO of Team Rubicon and former Marine Sniper Jake Wood, shows how to apply hard-learned lessons in leadership and teamwork from the battlefield and disaster zone to your professional life.What do elite members of the military, first responders in the disaster zone, and high-performing leaders in fast-paced, high-pressure, modern day organizations have in common? The ability to have clarity of mind and purpose when surrounded by chaos. To operate at peak performance under risk. To be able to see clearly when others are blinded by fear, and act when others are paralyzed. To craft plans even with incomplete information, then execute those plans decisively--while still being nimble and adaptable enough to iterate as the terrain changes. To deliver in the clutch. To build teams with high impact, and then inspire those teams to follow you into the fire.While most of our jobs don’t involve leading a tour of Marines through an ambush, or rushing into a relief zone just decimated by a hurricane, in today's fast-paced, hyper-competitive business environment, we are all on the front lines. And in an entrepreneurially-minded world where technology is constantly reinventing how we work, global competition is fierce, and industries are being disrupted overnight, success requires a new kind of leadership. This book is about how to become the kind of leader who gets results when the stakes are at their highest—how to Take Command.
by Jake Wood
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
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by Jake Wood
Rating: 5.0 ⭐
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Written by Jake Wood, drummer and percussionist for An American Musical. An Intelligent Person's Guide to Beginning Drum Set is an all-inclusive humorous approach to drumming that caters to the instant gratification mindset of today's video-gamer kids and covers all the bases for a solid drumming background. Along with free audio downloads, the book now has a companion play-along app for iOS! Download Oscillator Drum Jams at the App Store.Oscillator was born from the frustrations of teaching hundreds of students with out-of-touch warhorses like Syncopation and Stick Control. Unlike these antiquated texts, Oscillator prepares drummers with the practical skills needed by today's contemporary drum set player.This is more than just a book for students. This is a book for the teachers. For instance, the "rights" and "lefts" are already written in, the spine is coil bound so it sits happily on a music stand, and while there's enough text to get a beginner going, it leaves a fairly blank canvas for the teacher's interpretation.How to play the drums.Beginning drums.Drums for beginnersIdiot's guide to drumming.Author Jake Wood is San Francisco’s premier first-call drum teacher, and has taught over 500 students. He's played both the drum set and percussion chair for the smash broadway hit An American Musical (national tour), and he's toured extensively with international acts Diego’s Umbrella, March Fourth Marching Band, and Super Adventure Club. When not behind a kit, Wood writes columns for DRUM! Magazine, including recording tips, product reviews, and most recently the tell-all Touror Stories.
by Jake Wood
Rating: 5.0 ⭐
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Flux is the latest drum book by San Francisco-based drummer Jake Wood. It is a study in linear drumming, particularly focusing on linear fills and solos. Navigating through uncharted waters, Flux teaches drummers how improvise in a linear fashion by giving them a vocabulary of phrases. By relying on the muscle memory of well-known patterns, Flux bends, twists, and mutates these patterns into entirely new sounding fills. If you've been frustrated by slow hands, this book is for you. If you've been frustrated by the lack of instruction in how gospel chops work, this book is for you. If you just want to explore the next level of linear freedom, this book is for you. If Stick Control went on a blind date with Elon Musk and it was chaperoned by Jackson Pollock, you'd get Flux, provided neither of them swiped left.
by Jake Wood
Rating: 5.0 ⭐
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Time Benders - An Exploration of Tuplets for Drum Set is a method book unlike any other. Written by Jake Wood, Time Benders takes drummers on a voyage to other rhythmic lands. It heavily focuses on grooves using quintuplets, quintuplet swing, and septuplets, while also setting drummers up to master the art of effortlessly jumping from any subdivision to another. All exercises throughout the entire book feature a prominent backbeat, unlike the headier world of odd-time signatures. The book was originally inspired by the classical Indian approach of the Adi Tala, the buttery goodness of J.Dilla's samples, and the drunken swinging of D'Angelo's Voodoo. If you've ever wondered what the Purdie shuffle might sound like with quintuplets (haven't we all?!?!) then this book is for you. If you've ever wanted to drop in a septuplet fill, this book is for you. If you've ever wanted to surf over a groove, twisting through each subdivision like you were carving out a rhythm from the future, then this book is for you. Drumming is headed into a new frontier with odd tuplets and this wild-west of drumming now comes with a guide book! Get your copy of Time Benders today and join the Time Bending Guild™!
by Jake Wood
"The Abduction" is the first in the series of ten books about cats with the mental intelligence of humans that go out on a hunt for Jim McCarthy, all-to-well-known kidnapper and murderer.
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Do your customers ever wonder why they are not able to do simple things with wood? Are they confused after buying some basic woodworking tools? Do you want to make sure that by buying just one book they will come back to buy again and again? Then, You Need This Book in Your Library and... Your Customers Will Never Stop to Use and Gift It! Since the start of time, man resorted to making stuff out of wood to make spears for hunting or making a grass bed for a comfortable sleep. Now we have progressed, and so has this discipline. From hunting to making furniture to creating majestic wooden art, this craft has come a long way. From the history of woodworking to some indoor and outdoor projects, as well as some great tips for woodworking, this book covers all. In this book you will Dear readers, buckle up for a fun ride through the woodworking universe! Buy it NOW and let Your Customers get addicted to this amazing book
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Do your customers ever wonder why they are not able to do simple things with wood? Are they confused after buying some basic woodworking tools? Do you want to make sure that by buying just one book they will come back to buy again and again? Then, You Need This Book in Your Library and... Your Customers Will Never Stop to Use and Gift It! As anyone who has recently become involved in woodworking, you can develop a basic understanding of the hobby so that you can completely immerse yourself in it. Woodworking is an art that asks just a few things to those who choose to learn To begin, one must be creative. This is a quality that everybody possesses, but a woodworker must cultivate a genuine passion to build with wood in order to truly enjoy this art. Second, to maintain the consistency of their work, craftsmen take diligence and consideration. This attention to detail provides high-quality woodwork and aids in the development and improvement of ability. Finally, the tools of the craftsman. A woodworker will be helpless without his most simple tools, which usually include a handsaw, pocketknife, and an oil stone for sharpening blades. A limited collection of wood scraps reserved to supplement the project you're working on may also be useful. This isn't the whole collection of simple tools that a woodworker requires, but it is the set that he must-have in every case. In this book, you will be able to learn the And much, much, more...This Bundle 2 Books in 1 can teach them all a novice needs to know, including how to set up a workshop, inspect wood, follow simple safety standards, and bring everything they've learned into effect. Buy it NOW and let Your Customers get addicted to this amazing book