The Underdog Paradox

The Underdog Paradox
Author: Jamie Russo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2021-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781636766614

Marcus Bullock was sixteen years old when he was sentenced to eight years in an adult maximum security prison. Today, he's the founder and CEO of Flikshop, the mobile application keeping families connected to incarcerated loved ones. The most incredible stories are often the ones that don't make the biggest headlines. The Underdog Paradox: Secrets to Battling Adversity and Stories of Real Life Superheroes chronicles the journeys of five entrepreneurs who defy the odds en route to building a brighter future. This book shows that anyone can go from ordinary to extraordinary by channeling an underdog mindset. No matter who you are, where you're from, or what you want to be, you have the power to make a difference.

Upperdogs

Upperdogs
Author: Heather Hughes
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490874445

In every moment, every situation, every relationship, every idea, or possibility, Christians have the upper hand. We are the ones who know the truth. We are the ones for whom death has lost its sting, rendering all threats empty. We are the ones with the ear of Him who holds all resource, all potential, all power, and authority, and who has seen the story to its end and called it “good.” We have all that every human being needs. We cannot truly be deceived, stolen from, humiliated, or killed. We are the upper dogs in the great story of the universe. Our God invites us to actively reign with him, to be powerful ambassadors and productive partners, but we’ve been confused about the mechanisms of partnership with him. We’ve underestimated our role in the story. What does it look like on a Tuesday morning to be an ambassador of the living God? What is happening when we pray? How does creation itself speak to the issue of faith and its development? Upper Dogs takes a convicting and inspiring ride through these questions. You will come away walking a little bit taller, and you will never pray the same way again.

A Problematic Paradox

A Problematic Paradox
Author: Eliot Sappingfield
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524738476

Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in this wild, warm-hearted, and hilarious sci-fi adventure about a brainy young girl who is recruited for a very special boarding school. Nikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with her classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in. But when her life is axially inverted by a gang of extraterrestrials who kidnap her dad and attempt to recruit her into their service, she discovers he's been keeping a world of secrets from her--including the school for geniuses where she's sent for refuge, a place where classes like Practical Quantum Mechanics are the norm and where students use wormholes to commute to class. For Nikola, the hard part isn't school; it's making friends, especially when the student body isn't (entirely) human. But the most puzzling paradox of all is Nikola herself, who has certain abilities that no one understands--abilities that put her whole school in greater danger than she could have imagined.

Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity

Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity
Author: Leigh H. Edwards
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2009-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253220610

Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted—and has depicted himself—as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allure of this paradoxical image and its cultural significance. She argues that Cash embodies irresolvable contradictions of American identity that reflect foundational issues in the American experience, such as the tensions between freedom and patriotism, individual rights and nationalism, the sacred and the profane. She illustrates how this model of ambivalence is a vital paradigm for American popular music, and for American identity in general. Making use of sources such as Cash's autobiographies, lyrics, music, liner notes, and interviews, Edwards pays equal attention to depictions of Cash by others, such as Vivian Cash's publication of his letters to her, documentaries and music journalism about him, Walk the Line, and fan club materials found in the archives at the Country Music Foundation in Nashville, to create a full portrait of Cash and his significance as a cultural icon.

Postcolonial Constructivism

Postcolonial Constructivism
Author: Seifudein Adem
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2021-01-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030605817

This book introduces Ali Mazrui’s delightfully stimulating scholarship about intercultural relations, calling it Postcolonial Constructivism, and shares elements of his intellectual vitality in an original way. It begins with a chronicle of Mazrui’s eventful, sixty-year journey as a scholar of International Relations. It then proceeds to present some of the most remarkable yet least remarked up on features of his intellectualism, including his paradoxes, his perceptive typologies, his neologisms as well as his interactions with historical figures. The book draws on materials which were either unavailable until now or were found scattered in time and space. Designed as an invitation to a wider audience to the supermarket of Mazrui’s ideas, this book also seeks to underscore the timeliness and possible durability of many of his observations about intercultural relations.Thorough, comprehensive and up-to-date, this book is a concise account of the core of Mazrui’s vast body of work.

Victory in Every Fall

Victory in Every Fall
Author: Kurt Warner
Publisher: Kallisti Publishing
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2024-10-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

What if your greatest challenges could become your greatest strengths? Life has a way of knocking us down — sometimes lightly, sometimes with a force so brutal we wonder if we’ll ever rise again. But what if the very falls that leave us broken also contain the seeds of our greatest transformation? In Victory in Every Fall, Kurt Warner, LMSW, draws inspiration from the Greek myth of Antaeus — a giant who gained strength each time he touched the earth. Like Antaeus, Warner shows us that every time life knocks us down, we have the opportunity to rise even stronger. Through five deeply personal and life-altering experiences — a traumatic brain injury, severe OCD, bipolar disorder, profound grief, and chronic back pain — Warner reveals how each “fall” was not an end, but the beginning of something powerful. With raw honesty and vivid storytelling, Warner demonstrates how adversity can become the source of unforeseen strength. He shares how, by embracing the struggles that seemed to overwhelm him, he found resilience, empowerment, and ultimately, triumph. His story is a testament to the Antaeus approach: when we hit rock bottom, we can find new strength by grounding ourselves in the struggle and using it as a foundation for growth. This is more than a memoir of survival — it’s a guide to overcoming even the most overwhelming obstacles. Whether you're battling illness, mental health challenges, or personal loss, Victory in Every Fall offers more than hope — it offers a roadmap for transforming pain into power and weakness into wisdom. Falling is inevitable. But what comes after is up to you. Will you stay down? Or will you rise, like Antaeus, stronger than ever before?

Leadership Paradoxes

Leadership Paradoxes
Author: Richard Bolden
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2016-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317614690

Leadership Paradoxes was shortlisted for the 2017 Management Book of the Year, an industry book award organised by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library. ******************************************** Leadership remains one of the most sought-after qualities in contemporary society, yet after centuries of research, education and debate it remains just as elusive as ever. Leadership Paradoxes: Rethinking Leadership for an Uncertain World argues that the key to understanding and enhancing leadership education, theory and practice lies in the recognition of its paradoxical tendencies. Drawing on the expertise of an international team of leadership scholars and practitioners, this book examines common leadership paradoxes and challenges faced by leaders — and shows how they can be reconceived as opportunities to be embraced, rather than problems to be solved. Readers will benefit from reflective questions at the end of each chapter, plus a companion website at www.leadershipparadoxes.com offering further material and a forum for discussion. Leadership Paradoxes will be valuable supplementary reading for students of leadership at advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, and post-experience level, as well as professionals seeking to improve their practice.

The Underdog in American Politics

The Underdog in American Politics
Author: K. Trautman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2010-06-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230107702

One major party in American politics, the Democrats, has consciously identified itself with underdogs. This book analyzes the relationship between the party and the main political ideology of its base: liberalism.

Out of My League (The Underdog series #1)

Out of My League (The Underdog series #1)
Author: Brea Brown
Publisher: Wayzgoose Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2019-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Maura Richards’ plan for her life is simply to not have a plan. From watching the clock at her temp job to ending relationships before they get serious, Maura can only commit to being noncommittal. Enter Jet Knox, the starting quarterback of her beloved hometown pro football team. Maura dismisses their first encounter as merely a thrilling brush with celebrity, but Jet has other ideas. He’s made a living setting—and scoring—goals. Wooing Maura is his latest objective. Everyone in Maura’s life seems to have an opinion about her relationship with Jet, but with so many ideas, rumors, and doubts, Maura must rely on the judgment of the last person she feels she can trust: herself. search terms: free first in series, romantic comedy, rom com, humorous, chick lit, sports, strong female heroine