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Welcome to, The Pursuit. Kelly Cates is joined by the top performers in sport to find out what drives those at the highest level. Brought to you by Audi, the official innovation partner of Sky Sports.

Applying cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology - the scientific principles taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University - Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness, and true fulfillment. He shows us the freedom derived from not trying to do it all right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us.

Discussing dating and relationships from a faith-based lens.

Join Sammy and Mara in the pursuit of life, love, and laughter through talks about personal life, relationships, true crime, humor, grief, and mental health.

A podcast about government action and individual liberty. Hosted by Tess Terrible, Landry Ayres, and Natalie Dowzicky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professional wrestling is both a cultural phenomenon and a multibillion-dollar industry that has launched some of the biggest names in entertainment. But what does it take for a wrestler to break through? In Rough House, journalist Alison Lyn Miller introduces Hunter James, an aspiring star born into a family of wrestlers in Georgia. Hunter lifts, runs, and pounds protein, sculpting himself into a human action figure with the goal of being signed by a major promotion and finishing what his father started.

In Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, you'll discover that lasting happiness is already at your fingertips - in the small, everyday moments inherently infused with purpose and meaning. The philosophy of yoga - rather than the poses and postures - boils down to one fundamental process: overcoming suffering by coming to know ourselves and aligning our actions with our own intrinsic sense of spiritual purpose. And yoga gives us the tools to address two basic existential questions: Who am I? What should I do?

Philosopher and professor Dr. Lorraine Besser reveals the missing third piece in our search for the Good Life—what she calls The Interesting—and teaches us how to cultivate it in our lives. Traditionally, philosophers and psychologists have thought of the Good Life in terms of happiness or...

The Committed Pursuit Podcast is a podcast dedicated to exploring and embracing our true identity in Christ. In a world that constantly tries to define us by status, success, and struggles, we stand firm in the truth that our identity is rooted in Jesus alone. Through honest conversations, biblical insights, and real-life testimonies, we encourage and challenge believers to walk in the fullness of who God created us to be.Our mission is to equip and inspire a generation of men and women who are unwavering in their faith, relentless in their pursuit of Christ, and committed to living with ...

This comprehensive, landmark history chronicles our ongoing battle against al-Qa’ida, the greatest threat the West has faced in the modern era. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and counterinsurgency, Seth G. Jones presents a dramatic narrative of the on-the-ground police work; the elaborate, multiyear investigations led by the CIA, FBI, and Britain’s MI5; and the shifting and deadly alliances between terrorist groups that have characterized the conflict.

Why would God create us with such strong appetites for pleasure if he didn't intend for us to indulge them? Oscar Wilde gets to ask Jesus Christ this question in Ravi Zacharias' fictional dialogue - the second book in the dramatic great conversation series.

Widely known as the "poor man's lawyer" in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. In this revealing and accessible biography, Stephen D. Engle traces Andrew's life and legacy, giving this important, but largely forgotten, figure his due.

Kenny is a professional comedian, talk radio host, and proud member of the New Right. He's also a millennial (but don't hold it against him).

Life, fitness & figuring it out ... I'm just a single mom, late diagnosed ADHD, trying to navigate this thing called life while attempting to launch my own business. Some days I need motivation (usually Monday) Some days I talk about my guilty pleasures (All Bravo Shows including the Real Housewives, The Valley Persian Style, Southern Charm, & More) Some days I talk bodybuilding, my fitness career or just extremely personal conversations about my struggle with addiction and mental health (Friday) And some days I just give the best advice I can give. Welcome to my brain & my journey!!

RELENTLESS PURSUIT follows the personal mission of a Washington, D.C., federal homicide prosecutor who dedicated himself to bringing justice and closure to the family of a brutally murdered mother and daughter, a case during which the author's own father passed away.

In a book that will shatter the complacency of establishment conservatives, David Horowitz shows how Bill Clinton's generation, having mastered the art of political war, has spent the last 10 years clobbering the conservatives in and out of government. The best-selling author of Hating Whitey and Other Progressive Causes has the strategy to fight back.

Pursuit of Truth by W. V. Quine is a classic of modern philosophy, the summation of one of the 20th century's greatest philosophers. The pursuit of truth is a quest that links observation, theory, and the world. Various faulty efforts to forge such links have led to much intellectual confusion. Quine's efforts to get beyond the confusion begin by rejecting the very idea of binding tocether word and thing, rejecting the focus on the isolated word.

How much equality does democracy need to survive? Political thinkers have wrestled with that question for millennia. Aldo Schiavone guides us through historical thickets, from the first democracy to the present day, seeking solutions to the enduring tension between democracy and inequality. Turning from antiquity to the modern world, Schiavone shows how the American and the French revolutions attempted to settle old debates, introducing a new way of thinking about equality.

In The Pursuit of Dominance, Christopher J. Fettweis examines the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status. Over the course of six cases, from Ancient Rome to the British Empire, he seeks guidance from the past for present US policymakers. Like the United States, the examples Fettweis uses were the world's strongest powers at particularly moments in time, and they were hoping to stay that way. Rather than focusing on those powers' rise or how they ruled, however, Fettweis looks at how they sought to maintain their power.

You met Michelle Lally in the hit Bravo show “The Valley.” You met her during literally the most difficult chapter in her life. Now, it’s time to meet the real Michelle—Michelle Saniei. Yes, she changed her name, and it’s all part of her journey on the "Pursuit of Sassiness.”So much has happened to Michelle before, during and after the show. Before you can really understand the 8 weeks that you saw on TV, you have to know what was going on from the beginning.You have to understand her story… and Michelle is going to share all of it on her new podcast, “Pursuit of Sassiness.” ...