Out of Left Field: American slang meaning odd, unexpected, or strangeAuthor and columnist Scott Johnson presents a wholesomely hilarious collection of essays out of left field. Read reflections on life through the lens of a middle-aged, Midwestern Dad who talks about sports too much.Johnson has been sharing his observational humor, dry wit, and occasionally uplifting commentary with readers via his "Out of Left Field" column in Vital by PO...

THERE IS A LOT WRONG WITH THE CHURCH. FROM CRUSADES TO HYPOCRISY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHURCH? MAYBE YOUR PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE WITH THE CHURCH BUT WITH SOME OF THE FLAWED IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE CHURCH. THE CHURCH IS THE HOPE OF THE WORLD BECUASE IT IS GOD'S PLAN AND IT WILL WORK. SO MAYBE WHAT WE NEED IS A REVIVAL? AN O'L CHURCH REVIVAL.

You did everything the story asked of you. The work, the titles, the proof. And underneath it, a static that never quite goes away.Ascendant begins where most self-help ends: at the moment the strategies stop working. Stephen Scott Johnson's life came apart slowly, not in one catastrophe but in a series of small unravelings, until he had run out of versions of himself to perform. What arrived in that silence became this book.This is not a guide to becoming a better version ...

This is the story of what happens when a football club changes overnight and fans are left to deal with the fallout. It is the real story of what happened from the beginning to the end of an unwanted rebrand of a proud football club. For some, it was tolerable, for most a step too far. Cardiff City: Rebranded tells how the club's change from blue, a color the club had worn for more than a century, to red in the summer of 2012 caused absolute and unnecessary turmoil. Flamboyant own...

Power to rule nations and wealth beyond any currency, have been inherited by the first born male heir for generations. In the public’s eye, it’s a position brought by money. In reality, it’s a status brought by blood, paid to the dark lords of the center of the Earth. When a young prince takes power, he discovers that the assignment from his puppet masters, would lead to the enslavement of those in his region, and eventually the whole world. He can tell no one of this hidden agenda, not ev...

Generations of women inherit special gifts from their ancestors. Now Charlotte has the opportunity to educate the women in her family that the gift they possess is not a curse by the example of her life. Charlotte McCray - Fontenot is a educator, mother, and grandmother inherits a gift that all the women did from her maternal side of the family from the African woman Sarah. Charlotte handles life challenges, but once her divorce is final things change. Charlotte starts educating the women ...

While out walking his dog one evening during a terrible storm, Robert Harris finds a half-drowned figure lying at the edge of the sea. The strangely dressed man has no recollection of who he is, or how he came to be there.When Robert's ward, Mary, takes him to the nearby town, it soon becomes clear that others know of the man's identity and they will stop at nothing to find him. As the details of the man's past are slowly discovered, he becomes embroiled in a battle of politics and...

Coffee in the Gourd gathers vernacular lore, local history, song, anecdote, and regional observation into a richly textured portrait of Texas and the wider Southwest. Its range—from scholarly folkloric inquiry to vivid recollection and narrative sketch—preserves the idioms, customs, occupational knowledge, and social memory that formal histories often overlook. The volume belongs to the early twentieth-century movement to record living traditions before modernization altered or erased them...

Repeating Revolutions examines how activists, intellectuals, social scientists, and historians looked to France’s Revolutionary past to negotiate Algeria’s struggle for decolonization from the 1930s to the 1960s.The French Empire justified their claims over Algeria in part through messages of universal progress marked by the political visions tied to the French Revolution. Supporters of Algerian independence confronted those historical claims by identifying the Algerian ca...

In Win at Wealth, author Scott Johnson unveils a practical roadmap for working toward financial freedom. Drawing on over 28 years of experience as a financial planner, Johnson provides actionable strategies and insightful advice for individuals who are looking to create a comprehensive written plan for their most important financial goals.Through a clear and actionable process, Win at Wealth guides readers through topics such as designing a plan around their most ...

In Win at Wealth, author Scott Johnson unveils a practical roadmap for working toward financial freedom. Drawing on over 28 years of experience as a financial planner, Johnson provides actionable strategies and insightful advice for individuals who are looking to create a comprehensive written plan for their most important financial goals.Through a clear and actionable process, Win at Wealth guides readers through topics such as designing a plan around their most ...

Do you feel trapped in a toxic job? Exhausted by manipulative coworkers or narcissistic bosses? Navigating narcissism is your essential guide to surviving—and thriving—despite a corrosive workplace culture. Drawing on proven strategies for managing toxic coworkers, setting professional boundaries, and maintaining mental health in toxic jobs, this book empowers you to reclaim your confidence and career. In this book, you will find: •How to recognize the toxic traits of narcissistic parents ...