Jordan Life

Eli Todd is a tall, handsome captain of a wagon train bound for Oregon. Life has taught him if he allows people into his heart, he ends up losing them. Amelia Cruthers is a pretty, young woman with a limp. She’s a hard worker who starts out the trip to Oregon with her parents, until they try to leave her behind. In shock, she watches them cross a river by ferry without her. Thankfully, the kind, strong Eli Todd takes her with him.

The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, yet our nation remains fiercely divided over its enduring legacies. In A Thousand May Fall, Pulitzer Prize finalist Brian Matthew Jordan returns us to the war itself. Creating an intimate, absorbing chronicle from the ordinary soldier's perspective, he allows us to see the Civil War anew - and through unexpected eyes.

Într-o epocă în care voința umană se înstăpânește peste fiecare domeniu al vieții—de la structurile noastre sociale la stările noastre afective—, Peterson avertizează că prea multă siguranță este periculoasă. În plus, el prezintă strategiile care ne vor ajuta să facem față forțelor culturale, științifice și psihice care ne împing înspre tiranie și ne mai învață că ne putem încrede în propriul instinct atunci când căutăm un sens, o finalitate în viață, chiar și în acele momente (sau mai ales atunci) în care ne simțim neputincioși.

You've heard about Dr. Jordan Peterson. You know people who hate him. Others, though, seem to be using his ideas to make life changes. Maybe, you are wondering how to think about this psychologist and his ideas. Author and therapist Annette Poizner, a clinical social worker, has prepared a series of articles for those contemplating a deeper look at this opus of work.

Ten principles to help you build well-being from within and permanently change your life for the better. Do you often feel anxious, overwhelmed, or angry? Do you frequently feel stuck and that you are living a life that doesn’t mean enough to you? Are you more attached to behaviors and substances than you know is really good for you? Taking you gently on an expansive journey, starting with where it all begins - yourself - through to relationships with others, this practical guide introduces 10 key principles intended to cultivate more contentment, purpose, and even joy, in your life.

Polly McClusky ist elf und eigentlich zu alt für den Teddybären, den sie überallhin mitnimmt, als überraschend ihr Vater vor ihr steht. Nate ist aus dem Gefängnis ausgebrochen, um Polly das Leben zu retten. Denn auf Polly ist ein Kopfgeld ausgesetzt. Nate hat sich im Knast einen mächtigen Feind gemacht: die Gang Aryan Steel hat ihn und seine Familie zu Freiwild erklärt. Nates Exfrau wurde bereits getötet, Polly ist die nächste auf der Liste.

In this audiobook, Karen shares the encouragements, miracles, and revelations God poured out to her, believing that they will speak to you and reassure you in your own hard time.

Oh no, it’s happened again. You just spoke your mind, acted like yourself, and the other person either looks at you strangely or they awkwardly turn the other way. You try to dispel the awkwardness by making sure the next thing you say or do is something they find acceptable, but nothing comes. Don’t worry. We’ve all been there.

As a child in racially turbulent Detroit, Mort Meisner witnessed an attack on a Black boy as White parents shouted the n-word and threw rocks to protest bussing to integrate his elementary school in 1960. This - and the vicious beatings that his father inflicted on Mort inside their run-down home - instilled in him a deep disdain for hatred, violence, and discrimination. Enough to Be Dangerous chronicles Mort's against-the-odds success and his courageous quest to call out sexism and racism in newsrooms in St. Louis, Chicago, and Detroit throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

Beyond Symptoms explores the very nature of our health crisis. This audiobook guides us on a journey toward a life of quality and purpose and allows us to discover how to take personal responsibility of our greatest asset - our health. This audiobook will inspire you to take your health into your own hands, empower you with the wisdom to change your lifestyle, and ultimately lead you to the healthy, amazing life you’ve always dreamed possible.

Six-year-old Jack is counting the days to Christmas. But his grandmother is just counting the days until it’s over. For Jill, the holiday comes with painful memories, and she wants only to escape the recent past and its tragedies. She’s moved and started a new life running a food truck in Widmore Bay, a quaint seaside town, in order to flee her agonising history. It’s only for little Jack’s sake that Jill tolerates the tree and decorations. She just wants to spend Christmas with the curtains drawn, reading a book and drinking coffee.

As the eldest child in a single-parent family, Kylie's always had more important things on her mind than smiling for random strangers. Controlling her job, her home, her romantic life and - most importantly - her family takes all her concentration. She's always succeeded, though, because that's just who Kylie is. When her fiercely independent mother breaks an ankle and needs help, it's up to Kylie, as usual, to fix things. She reluctantly packs her bags and moves in, but back in her childhood home, things start to unravel.

Si crees que los monstruos no existen, tienes que hablar con Theodora Hendrix. La primera regla de la Montruosa Liga de los Monstruos es: mantén a los monstruos escondidos de los humanos. Pero cuando el zombie Georgie y Bandido, su inseparable gato, encuentran a un bebé abandonado, no pueden dejarlo a su suerte ya que sería devorado por los trasgos. Así que se llevan a la pequeña a casa, donde rápidamente se vuelve parte de la familia.

Jordan Lee Dooley sabe exactamente cómo se siente. Su lema “Tu quebranto es bienvenido aquí” se ha convertido en una fuente de inspiración y referencia para otras mujeres. En Cada día es tuyo, Jordan relata las invaluables lecciones que ha aprendido en su camino sobre cómo vivir una vida con propósito.

Imagine you’re out at sea...completely lost. You’re starving, thirsty, and the hot sun is burning your neck. The little boat you’re on works just fine. The engine is running, the tiller is functioning and you know you’re somewhere close to land. But you’re just too scared to go the wrong direction. All of a sudden, a map drops out of the sky. You thank the Universe because this map gives you context, understanding, and a way to solve your current problems. Now, think of the boat with the perfectly fine engine and tiller as your body, and the map as a mental model.

When Keziah’s grandmother, Oma, is diagnosed with dementia, Keziah faces two choices: Leave her family and move to New Winchester to care for Oma, or stay in New York City and allow her grandmother to live in a nursing home miles away. The dementia causes Oma to be rude and paranoid, nothing like the woman Keziah remembers. Each day becomes a greater weight and love a harsher burden. Keziah must keep Oma from wandering off or falling, and try to convince her grandmother to see a doctor as her eyesight and hearing fail, but Oma refuses to believe anything is wrong.

At nine years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie made wide scientific contributions that led to her being nicknamed Shark Lady.

Do you want to step out of the boundaries set by society and live your life the way you want? Do you feel that you are burdened by expectations? Do those expectations stop you from pursuing what you love? Expectations are detrimental. But if you are successful in reframing your mindset, you can easily turn the situation to your advantage. Understanding the fact that we are the only ones controlling our lives and not others takes a lot of time. Similarly, you also need to understand that people’s expectations have nothing to do with you - it is theirs.

When eighth-grader San Lee moves to a new town and a new school for the umpteenth time, he doesn't try to make new friends or be a loner or play cool. Instead he sits back and devises a plan to be totally different. When he accidentally answers too many questions in World History on Zen (only because he just had Ancient Religions two schools ago) all heads turn and San has his answer: he's a Zen Master.

It starts with an idea, creating it, executing it, and leveraging it. Creativity in business is not about applying any and every idea for the sake of being creative; it's applying the right ideas and strategies that align with the company's vision. Creativity in education is not about letting students become crude rebels with no respect. It's allowing them to think beyond what is socially expected. Creativity in ministry is not about being seen or recognized for that creative distinction. That creativity (and all of it) is bestowed and entrusted to you by the Creator himself.