{"product_id":"the-year-of-living-virtuously-weekends-off-paperback","title":"The Year of Living Virtuously: Weekends Off - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeresa Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Franklin was in his early twenties when he embarked on a \"bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection,\" intending to master the virtues of temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. He soon gave up on perfection but continued to believe that these virtues, coupled with a generous heart and a bemused acceptance of human frailty, laid the foundation for not only a good life but also a workable society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriter and visual artist Teresa Jordan wondered if Franklin's perhaps antiquated notions of virtue might offer guidance to a nation increasingly divided by angry righteousness. She decided to try to live his list for a year, focusing on each virtue for a week at a time and taking weekends off to attend to the seven deadly sins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe journal she kept became this collection of beautifully illustrated essays, weaving personal anecdotes with the views of theologians, philosophers, ethicists, evolutionary biologists, and a whole range of scholars and scientists within the emerging field of consciousness studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeresa Jordan offers a wry and intimate journey into a year in midlife devoted to the challenge of trying to live authentically.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and author who grew up in a house full of books on an isolated ranch in Wyoming where the love of learning she acquired in the local one-room school carried her to Yale and into a lifetime of inquiry. Her books include the memoir \u003ci\u003eRiding the White Horse Home\u003c\/i\u003e and two illustrated journals, \u003ci\u003eField Notes from Yosemite: Apprentice to Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eField Notes from the Grand Canyon: Raging River, Quiet Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eCowgirls: Women of the American West\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of the earliest books to give voice to contemporary women working on the land. With her husband, Hal Cannon, she created the series \"The Open Road\" about the outback American West for public radio's The Savvy Traveler. She now lives in southern Utah near Zion National Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52701978788147,"sku":"9781619025882","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DIi3-DmxqP9781619025882.webp?v=1763286933","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-year-of-living-virtuously-weekends-off-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}