{"product_id":"making-luck-yvonne-kjorlien-9781069437525","title":"Making Luck: A True Story About Quitting School and Getting a Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the system you devoted your life to - school, work, being a \"good person\" - was never built for you in the first place?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Yvonne followed the rules. She got the degrees, landed the jobs, racked up the student loans, and chased the ever-receding promise that if she just worked harder, she'd finally arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she arrived at burnout. Bankruptcy. And a nervous system stuck in permanent \"danger\" mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this true story, Yvonne shares what happens when doing everything \"right\" still gets you nowhere - and how, piece by stubborn piece, she started crafting a life that actually fits. From examining dead things in the field to coming alive in her own story, this is a memoir of unlearning, unbecoming, and finally coming home to the self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith dark humour, bite, and hard-won insight, Yvonne invites us into the trenches of trauma, the mess of midlife reinvention, and the surprising magic that comes when you stop waiting for permission - and start making your own luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor every exhausted overachiever, every first-gen student, and every woman who wonders if it's too late to choose herself - this one's for you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yvonne Kjorlien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1069437522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069437525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yvonne Kjorlien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Yvonne Kjorlien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148652224767,"sku":"9781069437525","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-luck-yvonne-kjorlien-9781069437525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}