Christopher Jordan

Photography and meditation are known to facilitate reflection and introspection. They teach us to see both the outer world and the mysterious landscape within. In Nowhere in Place, photographer Christopher Jordan explores the meeting place between meditation and photography and how this mirroring of outer and inner worlds plays upon both the surface of his consciousness and the sensor of his digital camera. Before Jordan ventures outside to make pictures, he spends time in quiet meditation. This is an important process of switching gears from the everyday noise of the cluttered mind to a more serene state of awareness. This reset allows Jordan to see the world in fresh ways, appreciating overlooked details that might escape a mind preoccupied with business-as-usual. The book starts in Tuscaloosa, where Jordan lives. For many, T-town is a place of Southern charms and Alabama football, but, for Jordan, it becomes a visual play of textures, colors, and abstract planes with nary a person in sight. The pictures reveal a placeless solitude within the frame of his camera. The book moves west to Boulder, another college town, where his contemplative eye continues to fix upon unusual shapes, colors, and textures while intersecting with an occasional figure. The book reaches full bloom in India, where the interplay between inner and outer landscapes knows no bounds, as his camera reveals a kaleidoscopic interplay of people, places, and things. Within each locale, Jordan photographed “nowhere” in particular, because, for him, the photograph becomes a place of its own being: a sanctuary for meditation, a record of what is seen and heard and felt, an opportunity to see a place and an image right now. For Jordan, the photograph is a medium of meditation and transcendence, providing a point of intersection where one recognizes our shared, common humanity.

Heart On My Sleeve is an alternative spin on a chapbook, told through the eyes of a conflicted and wandering teenager. The protagonist attempts to find himself while harboring a range of emotions as he tries to change his life in thirty days.

Mystery of the Old Shack continues the adventures of the Choctaw Creek Kids who were introduced in Mystery of the Old Skull, the first in the R. E. A. L Book (Read. Enjoy. And. Learn) series. Twins Jenny and Mac Joulian and their cousin Louie Morales find themselves in serious danger when they decide to explore the old abandoned shack where Louie was imprisoned in Mystery of the Old Skull. This time it is Mac who pays the price for the teen's curiosity. Who left the box of drugs in the old shack? Is the owner dead or alive? Is Louie's math teacher somehow involved? Will Mac's injury prevent him from playing football? Who can they trust to help them? Along the way, an oncoming freight train threatens the life of a classmate, Jenny finds love from two unexpected directions and a young woman with a troubled past finds family and starts a new life. Dr. Jordan's Science Notes explain the real medical and scientific facts behind the teens' ill-considered adventures. Words in bold type within the story lead to this important information. The R. E. A. L. Book (Read. Enjoy. And. Learn) series is a new concept in Young Adult fiction that pairs the exciting adventures of modern-day teens with how-to instruction and information to deal with real-life emergencies. A R. E. A. L. book promises to keep readers entertained while learning important life lessons at the same time.

Memoir of the Ultimate Latchkey is a story of a kid who faces incredible hardships and uses those struggles as motivation to change his circumstances. The protagonist swiftly graduates from a naive child into a seductive life of crime and countless trysts. This story centers on his love for women and how they shape his view of the world. Along the way, he learns life lessons through the drug trade of Manhattan and he meets pivotal people during the journey that help him find himself. Christopher blurs the lines of right and wrong to create a grey hue of reality that governs his moves.

Der Betriebsbegriff ist neben dem Begriff des Arbeitnehmers die zweite begriffliche Saule, auf dem das Arbeitsrecht steht. In ihm bundelt sich wie im Arbeitnehmerbegriff die spezifische Problemhinsicht des Arbeitsrechts. Fur kein arbeitsrechtliches Gesetz ist der Betriebsbegriff von derart zentraler Bedeutung wie fur das Betriebsverfassungsgesetz. Nicht an den Unternehmenstrager, sondern an den "Betrieb" knupft die betriebliche Mitbestimmung an, das heisst, uber den Betriebsbegriff wird die Zahl und der "Ort" der betrieblichen Interessenvertretung innerhalb eines Unternehmens gesteuert.

"Christopher Jordan and Ron Leonetti have done a remarkable job of depicting the amazing natural beauty of Indiana. Their stunningly beautiful photographs capture the true essence of the natural world of the state. Take a close look at their images and allow yourself to be drawn into the beauty that is found in every corner of Indiana. Expect the unexpected. Delight in the truth." —from the Introduction by Mary McConnell, Indiana Nature Conservancy Unexpected Indiana reveals the beauty and power of the natural world in Indiana. Ron Leonetti and Christopher Jordan have covered the entire state, photographing the parks and preserves in all four seasons. From the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in the north to the cypress sloughs in the south, the full breadth of Indiana's diversity is represented, revealing a hidden splendor. Nothing manmade intrudes upon these striking photos, which range from close-ups to sweeping landscapes of forests, rivers, prairies, dunes, and swamps. Unexpected Indiana represents a unique collaboration between two photographers. Jordan and Leonetti share a deep love of nature and a fascination with the hidden gems that can be found within the state. Working in traditional medium and large film formats, the photographers have produced a spectacular body of work that captures the essence of Indiana's natural beauty.