Unknown Life Change is about how our lives can change with every decision that is made. Natalie Parker and Levi Kurtz love each other from a young age after knowing each other for most of their childhood. But with one being Amish and the other one being English, is it possible for them to end up together? Follow along as they struggle with betrayal, trust issues, family, and many more stumps along their paths. Will they end up together? Was it just a childhood crush that wasn't meant to be?

The Unknown Cultural Revolution challenges the established narrative of China’s Cultural Revolution, which assumes that this period of great social upheaval led to economic disaster, the persecution of intellectuals, and senseless violence. Dongping Han offers a powerful account of the dramatic improvements in the living conditions, infrastructure, and agricultural practices of China’s rural population that emerged in this period. Drawing on extensive local interviews and records in rural Jimo County, in Shandong Province, Han shows that the Cultural Revolution helped overthrow local hierarchies, establish participatory democracy and economic planning in the communes, and expand education and public services, especially for the elderly. Han lucidly illustrates how these changes fostered dramatic economic development in rural China. The Unknown Revolution documents a neglected side of China’s Cultural Revolution, demonstrating the potential of mass education and empowerment for radical political and economic transformation. It is a bold and provocative work, which demands the attention not only of students of contemporary Chinese history but of all who are concerned with poverty and inequality in the world today.

In middle school, life changes FAST.From new schools to new friends, middle schoolers can feel like they are constantly walking into the unknown. In fact, that's the purpose of this journal--to give middle schoolers a place to think, pray, and process when life is changing around them.As they do, we hope they'll discover a few things that never change in the unknown: God is with them, God is bigger than what they're facing, and God can use even their biggest unknowns to make them stronger.In this journal, middle schoolers will find?4 weeks of devotionals7 days of interactive, directly applicable content for each weekAn engaging intro for each week, designed to pull readers in immediately and help them self-evaluateWhether you're a parent, a small group leader, or a youth pastor, Into the Unknown makes a great gift for the middle schoolers you love as they navigate a season of change like no other. Into the Unknown can be used any time, by any church or middle schooler, and pairs well with the high school edition of this journal, called Even If.

This book takes you very close to the ever existing notion that says: Mind and Heart- Twain shall never meet! And if that be the case, how does a man get rid of this restless feeling of being torn between the mind and the heart. Author has extended an invitation through this book to come close to the beautiful heart of yours and see how enchanting it is to live by it. His words, poetic in nature, will take you to the peace that one craves for all the time. The Beautiful Heart, a paragon, will introduce you to an extremely different way of living, not professed by many before; a way that is far away from calculations and manipulations and cautious, fearful steps that is conditioned into us since childhood. Living by the Heart is a harmonious way of living.

A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.

"China's official history maintains that the radical egalitarianism of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) led to economic disaster. And when many people think of the Cultural Revolution (GPCR) they think of destruction and violence, red guard hooliganism, economic disruption, factional wars, violent army repression, closed schools, persecution of intellectuals, and ideological rigidity attacking people, buildings, and artwork. The Unknown Cultural Revolution (based on the author's doctoral dissertation) challenges that view and shows the other side of the GPCR. Drawing on local interviews and records in rural Jimo County, Shandong Province, this study contends that the GPCR caused the overthrow of the local hierarchy, the establishment of participatory democracy and economic planning in the communes, and a large expansion of public services (including social security for the aged) implemented by the newly empowered people of this county. The author documents substantial and rapid economic development resulting from these changes as well as from the consequences of expanding education. The author's village experience shows the potential of mass education and political empowerment of the masses to facilitate equitable rural development, and requires attention as testimony of the neglected, positive side of the Cultural Revolution." --back cover.

A BuzzFeed "Best Book of June 2021" From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it. Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of a year in Dara’s Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning in spring?when “the sparrows dig the moss from the guttering and the air is as puffed out as the robin’s chest?these diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are vivid, evocative, and moving. As well as Dara’s intense connection to the natural world, Diary of a Young Naturalist captures his perspective as a teenager juggling exams, friendships, and a life of campaigning. We see his close-knit family, the disruptions of moving and changing schools, and the complexities of living with autism. “In writing this book,” writes Dara, “I have experienced challenges but also felt incredible joy, wonder, curiosity and excitement. In sharing this journey my hope is that people of all generations will not only understand autism a little more but also appreciate a child’s eye view on our delicate and changing biosphere.” Winner of the Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing and already sold into more than a dozen territories, Diary of a Young Naturalist is a triumphant debut from an important new voice.

We all face seasonal changes. The passing years take us on journeys of change—whether we want it or not. In Courage for the Unknown Season, Jan Silvious acts as a wise guide for those who find themselves in new seasons of life, offering perspective and practical insights to encourage the soul and offer hope. Anyone facing an unexpected change in life or relationship will be drawn to this book as a guide for walking through the shifting seasons. They can make it through this time with courage, strength, and yes, even joy! “Life is too long to keep doing the things we need to stop and too short to miss the things we want to begin.”

This national bestseller from celebrated novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro is an intimate and eloquent companion to living a creative life. Through a blend of memoir, meditation on the artistic process, and advice on craft, Shapiro offers her gift to writers everywhere: a guide of hard-won wisdom and advice for staying the course. In the ten years since the first edition, Still Writing has become a mainstay of creative writing classes as well as a lodestar for writers just starting out, and above all, an indispensable almanac for modern writers.