By: Troy Rappold on November 17, 2022
After twelve years of working on the manuscript, Jordan Peterson’s, “Maps of Meaning” was first published in 1999. The book does not fall neatly into any one single category. The book crosses many categories—which is part of its appeal—but we can begin with psychology, then philosophy, mythology, spirituality and even the self-help genre should be…
By: Kristy Newport on November 17, 2022
“We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!” This has been ringing in my head as my husband and I went to this play over the weekend at a nearby college. The college students who put on the play did a fantastic job! I wondered how many times the boisterous song rang…
By: Roy Gruber on November 17, 2022
In Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson offers a complex theory of why people believe what they believe. His premise is to show how people construct meaning and why meaning is essential to people’s existence, not just things,. He also unpacks the vital psychological functions that beliefs perform. A…
By: Kristy Newport on November 17, 2022
Eva Poole, in Leadersmithing Revealing the Trade Secrets of Leadership provides a “go to” manual that any leader would benefit from having handy in their library. Poole separates her book into Theory and Practice and uses the metaphor of a deck of cards which describes the various skill sets any leader must have.[1] As I…
By: Michael Simmons on November 16, 2022
Jordan B. Peterson’s book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, is an in-depth look at the backdrop and intricacies of mythology, Jung’s complex theory, archetypes of the collective unconscious, and how they affect belief and behavior. Peterson writes, “Myth is not primitive proto-science. It is a qualitatively different phenomenon […] The mythic universe is…
By: Andy Hale on November 16, 2022
The concept of reading many of the Biblical passages with a literal interpretation is quite a novel concept. Take, for example, Genesis 1-11 being a literal retelling of how the earth was formed, the first humans, the great flood, and the Tower of Babble would have been anathema to the Hebrew writers, let alone most…
By: David Beavis on November 16, 2022
“Wax on. Wax off.” The famous training method of Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. This training involved the young Daniel learning from the seasoned, experienced master through seemingly senseless, menial tasks. But, unbeknownst to Daniel, he was, through relationship and menial drills, becoming a master of martial arts himself. Eve Poole, in her…
By: Eric Basye on November 15, 2022
Dr. Jordon B. Peterson was a late bloomer. After completing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from McGill University, he researched and taught at Harvard. Yet, he returned to his homeland of Canada in 1998 and joined the faculty at the University of Toronto. One year later, he wrote a very dense book that could not…
By: Becca Hald on November 15, 2022
I joined the Color Guard my freshman year in high school. I learned how to spin a flag and toss a rifle. To this day, I still feel the urge to do drop spins or double-time any time I am holding an object that remotely resembles a flag. Brooms, tubes of wrapping paper, golf clubs,…
By: Sara Taylor Lattimore on November 13, 2022
In the midst of the game of life it seems as though everything is out to get us. New studies telling us that what we thought was safe is actually no longer safe, we are constantly on our own to make the best decisions with the information at hand only to learn that we were…
By: Tonette Kellett on November 13, 2022
All Things Dolly Since childhood, I have loved all things Dolly Parton, and that includes her premiere vacation destination for tourists in East Tennessee – Dollywood. For those who have not been, it is a theme park set in the late 1800’s. There are rides (of course), delicious food to be tasted, and Dolly memorabilia…
By: Laura Fleetwood on November 13, 2022
We live and lead in an information-driven society. Data, details and diagnostics are at our fingertips 24 hours a day. There are many benefits to living in the information age, but there are also many problems. A primary issue being that all information is not created equal. Cousins and authors, Tom and David Chivers, explore…
By: Daron George on November 12, 2022
The book How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them) is an enlightening guide to the numbers we read in the news and why they are so often misleading. The author’s Tom Chivers and David Chivers make sense of dense material and offer insights into sampling…
By: Michael O'Neill on November 12, 2022
How to Read Numbers by Tom and David Shivers uncovered many statistical perspectives, and anomalies depending on the point of view. The book was insightful, and detailed, and provided a beneficial recap of many math courses from my past. I enjoyed unraveling statistical positioning however I noticed a variant in my personal synopsis almost immediately.…
By: Shonell Dillon on November 11, 2022
What year was it when this author put pen to paper? I don’t want to misinterpret but is he saying that racism is not really a problem anymore. I might not get to five hundred words on this one. So many thoughts run through my head as I agree with some of what he is…
By: Shonell Dillon on November 11, 2022
I am a music buff. I love love love music. In certain genre’s I can belt out every oh and ah that comes out of the artist mouth. I guess you can say when it comes to some music I am a lyricsmith. I am careful to sing the words at the right time and…
By: Audrey Robinson on November 11, 2022
How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them) was written as a clarion call for journalists and other professionals who regularly use numbers to report and inform the public to be more intentional in their statistical math accuracy. Tom Chivers, a science writer for UnHerd, a…
By: Mary Kamau on November 11, 2022
The whole idea of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology has caused a storm and excitement as the world embraces globalization and unprecedented freedom, away from government bureaucracy and control. Many have benefitted and made fortunes by transacting with Cryptocurrencies without paying taxes and being subjected to government bureaucracy. There is even new talk about converting national…
By: Henry Gwani on November 11, 2022
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking explores the emergence of Bitcoin as a significant cryptocurrency. Tracing the history of money from the primitive times of trade by barter and the use of monetary metals to this age of digital money, the book describes how the use of money became centralized and how…
By: Denise Johnson on November 11, 2022
“Change money? Change money? Dollar? Marks?” This phrase still haunts me when I am in certain places in Poland. These persistent pleas of individuals with hopes to unload the local currency for a more value stable one.[1] Every Westerner knew these cries, as the hard currency they had could buy their way out of any…
