About Jack Zimmerman, who moved to the suburbs: At the age of thirty, Zimmerman moved from Chicago to the suburbs determined to live the gamut of the suburban experience. He became a chauffeur for mouthbreathers, maintained a refrigerator full of microwavable chicken patties, taught Sunday school, and joined the Lions Club. He practiced lawn care and aluminum siding restoration. At last he knows the difference between soffit and fascia. But Zimmerman's writing transcends the suburban experience. He is a novelist in search of the novel and a middle-aged fat guy who has weathered more than one career change. He survived his son buying his first earring, job interviews in which he hears voices, and DisneyWorld. For ten years he has chronicled this life, two columns a week, in the Elmhurst Press. His writing has garnered two first place awards from the Illinois Press Association and free beers from local bartenders. But he wasn't always as you see him now. In a Lithuanian neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, he spent his early years listening to Charlie Parker, reading Down Beat, and playing trombone in his parents' basement. He heard a symphony orchestra for the first time when the Chicago Symphony came to his college in Quincy, Illinois. When the trumpet of Adolph Herseth floated above the orchestra, Zimmerman said, "Please, God, I've got to do this for a living." He's been broke ever since.

Ten Thousand Years in the Suburbs

History

Zimmerman, Jack

Americas

Univ. of Minnesota Press

About Jack Zimmerman, who moved to the suburbs: At the age of thirty, Zimmerman moved from Chicago to the suburbs determined to live the gamut of the suburban experience. 
He became a chauffeur for mouthbreathers, maintained a refrigerator full of microwavable chicken patties, taught Sunday school, and joined the Lions Club. He practiced lawn care and aluminum siding restoration. At last he knows the difference between soffit and fascia. 
But Zimmerman's writing transcends the suburban experience. He is a novelist in search of the novel and a middle-aged fat guy who has weathered more than one career change. He survived his son buying his first earring, job interviews in which he hears voices, and DisneyWorld. 
For ten years he has chronicled this life, two columns a week, in the Elmhurst Press. His writing has garnered two first place awards from the Illinois Press Association and free beers from local bartenders. 
But he wasn't always as you see him now. In a Lithuanian neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, he spent his early years listening to Charlie Parker, reading Down Beat, and playing trombone in his parents' basement. He heard a symphony orchestra for the first time when the Chicago Symphony came to his college in Quincy, Illinois. 
When the trumpet of Adolph Herseth floated above the orchestra, Zimmerman said, "Please, God, I've got to do this for a living." He's been broke ever since.

Lakeview

The author takes us back through the portals to the past, to glimpse the pioneer spirit of his grandparents who settled in Oklahoma Territory in 1893. He tells of the German/Irish influence on his family and the cultural changes over the years. He interprets his experience from a conservative perspective and encourages us to follow the Constitution. He tells of the war years in the 40’s in Oklahoma, and his teen experience in the late 50’s in Florida. He talks about his family, football, and marriage, his children and his vocation. We learn about his love for adventure, free-diving, and spearfishing in Florida and the Bahamas.\nIn the midst of material success, he recognized there was something missing in his life. During this period, he had a spiritual encounter with the Lord. He received Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior, and his life direction changed. He tells how he continued his education as he pastored churches in Texas and Florida.\nHe tells of the crisis when his wife of 20 years left the family and filed for divorce. He talks about the pain of rejection for him and his children, and the challenges of raising children in a one parent home. Nine years later, the Lord brought a wonderful, godly woman into his life. They have ministered together for over thirty years and plan to continue as God leads.\nThe author takes us on a pictorial journey that includes educational trips to the Holy Land and mission trips to South Africa. As he closes the portal, he reminds us that we are all “Sailing Toward The Son.” Our final destination, The New Jerusalem, will be ours if we place our faith in our ship’s “Captain.”

Sailing Toward the Son: OUR DESTINATION THE NEW JERUSALEM WHO'S YOUR CAPTAIN

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

WestBow Press

Five minutes is not a long time, especially if your life depends on something happening. With a tenuous grip on life, the doctor assured Jack that if he could stay awake for five more minutes, he would live. As an Army infantryman, Jack Zimmerman stepped on an IED while on patrol. He survived, but he was not the same. He went from a healthy young man with a bright future to a man with no legs and severely damaged arms.\n"Five Minutes: 300 Seconds That Changed My Life" is the account of how Jack rebuilt his life. He knew, waking up in an Army hospital in San Antonio several days later, that everything was going to be much different than what he anticipated. With a commitment to define and shape his life into the best new version possible, he built on the attitudes and actions that reveal wisdom far beyond what you would expect from such a young age.\nThe principles and truths that allowed Jack to rebuild his life are described with stunning clarity, and the good news is that they apply to everyone, not just those wounded in combat. You will appreciate the sacrifice made by this soldier. You will find yourself in his struggles. You will discover the ability within yourself to turn yourself into the best version of you possible.\nFriend and family provided one of the greatest resources for Jack. He was wounded two weeks after getting engaged, and his future wife was with him every day in the hospital, through all the rehab, and now as a supportive wife. A bonus is a chapter by Megan to provide the wife's perspective.

Five Minutes: 300 Seconds That Changed My Life

Leaders & Notable People

Austin Brothers Publishers

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Ten Thousand Years in the Suburbs

Ten Thousand Years in the Suburbs

Sailing Toward the Son: OUR DESTINATION THE NEW JERUSALEM WHO'S YOUR CAPTAIN

Five Minutes: 300 Seconds That Changed My Life