Biography & Autobiography - Educators

Special Discount Get your copy right now Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that developed in China during the Tang dynasty. Zen emphasizes a rigorous meditation practice, insight into Buddha's nature, and the personal expression of this insight in daily life, especially for...

It is a great blessing to wake up and want to go to work. It is even a greater blessing when you have a job that utilizes your God given talents daily. Jerry Toups Jr. began his teaching career in the fall of 1990,...

ONLINE DATING FRAUD IS THE LARGEST SCAM IN THE UNITED STATES. It affects men and women. The author was a victim of online dating fraud, losing thousands of dollars to one individual in less than six months. These scammers are professional in the business...

Rae O. Weimer founded the University of Florida's first school of journalism, and within one year of his arrival in Gainesville, the school received accreditation. No longer would Florida's students have to leave the state to pursue dreams of becoming journalists. Just Call Me...

Dick Fehnel worked as higher education consultant for the World Bank, Ford Foundation and the Human Sciences Research Council. He held the positions of acting representative (1998-1999) and programme officer (1993-2000) for the Ford Foundation, Southern Africa, after which he semi-retired to Portland, Oregon,...

Experience a day in the life of a special education teacher.Fresh out of graduate school, Julia Novak Smith hoped to make a difference as an elementary school special education teacher. And after thirty-five years of teaching, she is ready to reflect on her career...

Experience a day in the life of a special education teacher.Fresh out of graduate school, Julia Novak Smith hoped to make a difference as an elementary school special education teacher. And after thirty-five years of teaching, she is ready to reflect on her career...

This book is truly Cav. Francesco Fiorentino's labor of love. It was originally written around 2010 but was abandoned when the author lost his forty-four-year-old daughter to cancer. Thanks to the insistence and inspiration of his twelve grandchildren the rewriting of the book has...

Robert Rosenstone was among the first 'postmodern' historians, and remains one of the most renowned. In this honest, revealing and often funny memoir, he shows us how he got there and why. Adventures of a Postmodern Historian chronicles Rosenstone's research journeys over half a...

A true story of love, loss, and the pioneering fight for women's education in America.Catharine (Kate) Beecher was a crusader for women's education, bestselling author, and unique feminist thinker in the nineteenth century. Yet many today have never even heard of her. Kate's fame...

In any profession, the analogy of sharks and dolphins swimming in the same waters is a metaphor to describe the challenges of leadership. K.R. Miller has served in the field of education at the secondary, middle, and elementary levels. He has been a superintendent,...

Get fantastic value for money with this huge Funny Swear Word Coloring Book These expertly illustrated funny swearing designs will provide hour upon hour of entertainment This swear word coloring book contains 40 single sided coloring pages. This allows you to remove each page...

""The Story of Marquette University"" is a comprehensive historical account of the prestigious Jesuit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Written by Raphael N. Hamilton, the book traces the university's origins from its founding in 1881 as a small Catholic college to its current status...

This book narrates and analyzes the southern tours that Booker T. Washington and his associates undertook in 1908-1912, relating them to Washington's racial philosophy and its impact on the various parts of black society.Author: D. JacksonISBN-10: 0230606520ISBN-13: 9780230606524Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2009Pages: 260Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Author: R. Lee WilsonISBN-13: 9798991451512Publisher: Glanderston HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 12/10/2024

How far would you go to avoid being forced to kill? 90 is the number that, on a cold December night, hijacks a young man's future.The year is 1969; Bruce is 20, and 90 is his draft lottery number. The number that guarantees he'll...

Compositions, A Life: An Autoethnography is the story of Judith Summerfield's life, within the varied worlds in which she has lived. Told by a master storyteller who is also a scholar of narrative and a compelling teacher of writing and literature, the book embraces...

This book is to honor John Wilcox. When you talk to students from Canandaigua Academy you hear word like great, awesome, amazing, the best, respected, down to earth, wonderful, fantastic, great. But, I think the best words that he would like to be used...

An Unexpected Story of Hope and Perseverance... As a young child, it was obvious something was wrong with Michael. He lacked basic motor skills and was unable to follow simple instructions or answer questions. Testing revealed a diagnosis of autism with a low IQ....

"Gitenstein's journey as a stunningly successful pioneer in higher education should give us all great hope." -Freeman A. Hrabowski III, UMBC president emeritus; co-author, The Resilient University and The Empowered UniversityAs public opinion began to sour on higher education, Barbara Gitenstein became president of...

Author: Marysia Tarnopolska WeissISBN-13: 9798990876415Publisher: Marysia WeissLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/24/2024Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d

I was born in Harbin, Manchuria, (later China), in 1938. At the outbreak of the Second World War my mother, sister and I, along with other non-combatants of the Allied countries, were taken by the Japanese to an internment camp in Tokyo where we...

When Augustus De Morgan died in 1871, he was described as 'one of the profoundest mathematicians in the United Kingdom' and even as 'the greatest of our mathematicians'. But he was far more than just a mathematician. Because much of his voluminous written output...

In 2000, the American Mathematical Society published a biography of Professor Stephen Smale, who had recently retired from a prestigious career at the University of California, Berkeley. But in retirement, Professor Smale has continued his academic pursuits through the present day, resulting in numerous...

The third volume of Vincent Lenti's history of the Eastman School of Music Nurturing the Love of Music is the third volume of Vincent Lenti's history of the Eastman School of Music, being preceded by For the Enrichment of Community Life: George Eastman and...

The author calls this "a true romance," saying, it's the part of her personal history she, being superstitious, was almost afraid to write. She'd grown up accustomed to bad luck, but had - by accident or miracle - survived her own circumstances: being orphaned,...

This volume highlights the career of Historian Thomas G. Alexander. Four essayists honor his work and contribution to the field of Western History. These essays were first presented at a Western Historical Society annual meeting.Author: Jay H. BuckleyISBN-10: 0998696056ISBN-13: 9780998696058Publisher: Brigham Young University Charles...

Travel with veteran teacher Susan Smith as she acquires and develops leadership skills while working in a wide range of situations and cultures. Starting as an introverted child in a White suburban Pittsburgh neighborhood, she grew to love languages and exploring diverse lifestyles through...

In his interdisciplinary memoir, Gerald Gutek applies history and philosophy of education to educational biography. The author was guided by his focusing goals of exploring his path to becoming an educational biographer and working generalizations with his colleagues in the field. Gutek's narrative begins...

Thought-provoking, witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing issues of our times, this sharp analysis of racism in education is also a vision for how to do better by all our students.Author: Jeffrey BoakyeISBN-10: 1529063752ISBN-13: 9781529063752Publisher: Picador USALanguage: EnglishPublished:...

With Amber's Mom: Lessons Learned, Susan Bobbitt-Voth candidly shares her own story as the parent of a child with a disability as well as a professional in the field of special education. Each chapter begins with vignettes from that year of Amber's life, followed...

Reveals a deeper understanding of one of the world's most beloved spiritual teachers.Author: Michael O'LaughlinISBN-10: 1570755612ISBN-13: 9781570755613Publisher: Orbis BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2004Pages: 197Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.28h x 5.40w x 0.56dReview Citation(s): Commonweal 06/03/2005 pg. 31Publishers Weekly 08/30/2004 pg. 51

I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is television, screen and stage star Tony Danza's absorbing account of a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High -- Philadelphia's largest high school with 3600 students. Entering Northeast's crowded halls in September...

Bruce Benson was a man in a hurry. Born on the Fourth of July, he drew on a fierce work ethic learned on a World War II-era farm outside Chicago to propel him through his eventful and remarkable life. He overcame an early family...

The Blackness Continues: One Man's Ongoing Mission for Equitable Education is a thought-provoking continuation of Peter E. Carter's journey through the triumphs and trials of a Black man dedicated to educational equity. Following his retirement in 2004, Carter remained a powerful advocate, serving as...

Horatio Alger wrote in the nineteenth century about impoverished boys rising from humble backgrounds to lives of achievement through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Alger should have met John Volken. He would have loved him, as many of us do.John's story begins as...

This book was written as a diary to describe many of the experiences Henson had as a teacher for over 35 years in Baltimore public schools. The stories range from the humorous to the tragic.Author: Madora Louise HensonISBN-10: 1588205479ISBN-13: 9781588205476Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Are you a resilient dreamer, too? In this gripping memoir of resilience and roots, Hofstra University's first female chair of its math department, Marysia Tarnopolska Weiss, tells the inspiring story of her migration to America following post-World War II, communist-ruled Poland and Stalin's era.Author:...

Author: Emma Violand-S?nchezISBN-13: 9798888246467Publisher: Koehler BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/2025Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Hilarious, cringe-inducing stories about teachers, students and parents, from CBC star of Mr. D, one of Canada's hottest comedic talents. Gerry Dee is a rising comic star whose humour has been compared to Bill Cosby's. He spent ten years working as a teacher and...

For fans of Natasha Trethewey and Maggie Smith, a mother-daughter story of multigenerational trauma, grief, discovery, and love, with the backdrops of an historic American tragedy and an iconic family business, written in lyrical, fragmented form. In 1960, six years before Marty Ross-Dolen was...

Write to learn, read to evolve. Born into a clan of transitional characters, dyed-in-the-wool interculturalist Johannes Chudoba invites readers to recognize the life lessons of the pre- and postwar generations. Following a frenzy of high-intensity challenges in conflict and transition countries for three decades,...

Discover the extraordinary journey of Rev. Dr. Alvin Larke Jr. in his compelling memoir, If I Can Help Somebody. This captivating book delves into the life of a man dedicated to making a difference, offering a rare glimpse into his personal and professional triumphs...

Teacher By Teacher reflects the transformative power of public education. Both of Secretary King's parents were career public school educators - his dad was a teacher and administrator and his mother was a teacher and school counselor. King's mother passed away suddenly from a...

Oxford University is probably the best-known university on the planet. It is certainly the oldest in the English speaking world. Even though the United Kingdom is no longer the major power it once was, the University of Oxford remains in the top group of...

This is the story of a young man's journey from Nazareth to Los Angeles, his struggles in a new country, and his passion for learning. It is also the story of growing up in a land that is rich in family but torn apart...

This is the story of a young man's journey from Nazareth to Los Angeles, his struggles in a new country, and his passion for learning. It is also the story of growing up in a land that is rich in family but torn apart...

My Ailing Champion is a book for those on the right and those on the left. It notes the harsh environment of the Nazi occupation in Greece and the many obstacles the author faced to get an education in the post-WW II years. Family...

Karl Marx is a groundbreaking German philosopher and revolutionary known for pioneering the Marxist school of thought. His most famous works include The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, which have influenced generations of intellectuals, labor unions, activists, artists, and political parties all over the...

Step into the classroom with Mike Rodgers, an educator whose three-decade journey brings together the funny, the heartfelt, and the timeless moments that define a life in teaching. From the final bell's satisfying ring to the laughter that fills hallways, Mike's stories capture the...