Biography & Autobiography - Educators

Leadership in schools is demanding work. It asks for patience, a steady voice, and a clear sense of purpose. Some days bring progress that feels good. Others test every bit of strength you thought you had. This is a real story about that kind...

Leadership in schools is demanding work. It asks for patience, a steady voice, and a clear sense of purpose. Some days bring progress that feels good. Others test every bit of strength you thought you had. This is a real story about that kind...

After spending a year in Plymouth studying Teaching English as a Second Language Elizabeth returned to Vining Centre in Akure in 1981 where she was no longer the Women's Warden but taught English and later Homiletics to the men students who were training to...

Levels of Incompetence is a rollicking reminiscence through eight decades of a life well-spent. Bob Davis is a skilled raconteur whose tales are spiced by the remembered pleasures of academic life, peripatetic travels, and endearing family profiles, and his wit and lively style are...

A whimsical and honest account of a nine-month journey deep into Mexico. Novelist Georgina Young-Ellis was awarded a Fulbright grant, and randomly placed in a little, out-of-the-way agricultural community in Hidalgo, Mexico, where she taught English at the local university. Having to get around...

The beloved bestselling author of The Road from Coorain and True North continues her remarkable autobiography with an account of her decade as the first woman president of Smith College-a time when she was faced with the challenge of reinventing women's education and with...

Daisy Wu's "Multilingual Connectors" challenges the notion that language mastery is the sole key to success in a foreign land. Through her own journey from China to Australia, Wu unveils 12 transformative principles for building cross-cultural connections. This book offers a refreshing perspective, emphasizing...

It's a story of a man who was born in the Himalayan foothills, nurtured by devoted parents and tutored by many dedicated teachers. He grew up in a lower middle-class family, governed by age-old values and customs that left little freedom to the individual....

The title tells the story of this book. Suderman reflects on distinct "Encounters" that have shaped his life. These encounters are on the "Way." Life is an ongoing journey of learning. The encounters have "Nourished" his soul, imagination, and ministry. "Life" itself is the...

By the end of this light hearted, witty book "Things I Only Tell My Friends" you'll feel like you've chatted with your best friend, mentoring you through the stories she tells and the lessons she has learned. The author shares her own powerful and...

Author: Rod LandesISBN-10: 1967451494ISBN-13: 9781967451494Publisher: Performance Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/06/2025Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

Winner of the 2020 Gourmand Awards, Translation Section, USA Even the most brilliant minds have to eat. And for some scholars, food preparation is more than just a chore; it's a passion. In this unique culinary memoir and cookbook, renowned cultural critic Elisabeth Bronfen...

Many Texans will recognize schools and buildings across Texas bearing the name "Blackshear," but few know the story of the man behind the name. Author John A. Adams Jr. seeks to rectify that in the first full-length biography of Edward L. Blackshear, bringing to...

Gerry and MeBy: George E. Coon World literature is rife with tales of young lovers, but neglects mature love. Gerry and Me details a love affair between two middle-aged, married (not to one another) educators, both writers of textbooks for children. It tells of...

In a neighborhood jammed with look-alike clapboard houses in a South Carolina Cotton mill village, author William Hale grew up as an inquisitive boy who climbed trees, played sandlot baseball, and learned his greatest life lessons from unexpected places. Amid the darkness of the...

Shortly before David Lowry Swain's thirty-second birthday, the North Carolina General Assembly elected him the state's twenty-sixth governor. He remains its youngest. In the context of his time he was an activist executive, prodding the state to develop its infrastructure, thereby promoting economic development,...

Overtime, is a true story about Texas high school football, the way it is and what it should really be about-love. A story about facing one's shame and becoming a man of substance, Overtime gives you a look into the author's life and those...

John Young first left England, at 10 days old, for Sierra Leone with his missionary parents in 1934. Thus began a life of adventure, travel, and zest for new opportunities. After a childhood spent between Africa, the Yorkshire moors, and English boarding schools, he...

Sharp and witty observations of academic life that range from the local to the global, from PowerPoint to the halls of power.Is a university education still relevant? What are the forces that threaten it? Should academics ever be allowed near Twitter? In Academic Diary,...

Here is the gritty, powerful story of Thomas Sowell's life-long education in the school of hard knocks, as the journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private...

America at War Part 2 will review our country's military interventions that have occurred in the past five years, with updates taken directly from today's headlines. Be prepared to be surprised, Part 2 of America At War will not only update you on what...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Teacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education and is a deeply personal love letter to all the teachers in our lives. The story of John B. King Jr.'s inspiring path to President Obama's Cabinet begins...

From his humble beginnings to his emergence as a pivotal figure in reshaping society, The Library Man of India unveils P.N. Panicker's story against the backdrop of a changing India. Battling the oppressive caste system and advocating for education and literacy, Panicker's vision for...

The images seen in the rearview mirror are one man's stories about the reflections seen when looking back over the years and recalling many of the memorable events in his life and the lives of others important to him. It is a blend of...

Instead of presenting a "super teacher" or "super teaching strategy", The Sensitive Heart Vision: Revelation Three continues the compelling story of a fulfilling Call by God to teach, as well as a vision of how things should be...an illuminating view that casts out confusion...

What if our common understanding of happiness and success is wrong? What if living a comfortable life conforming to ideas of safety and certainty isn't the answer? What if, by exploring, we could find something more? That's exactly what Erik Seversen has done.In his...

Every teacher knows that a day in the classroom is always full of surprises, successes, failures, and inspirational moments. In the poignant memoir School House Diary, longtime educator shares anecdotes-both tragic and humorous-that detail his nearly thirty years as a social studies teacher, coach,...

Internationally renowned sociologist, Arthur J. Vidich (1922-2006), was an active researcher and teacher whose career spanned the second half of the twentieth century. With a Critical Eye: An Intellectual and His Times recounts Vidich's career in the wider cultural context of his life and...

In this raw and unflinching memoir, a son reveals the devastating cost of seeking validation from a father who offered only criticism. From childhood memories of constant belittlement to the catastrophic financial decisions of adulthood, this deeply personal account exposes how parental words shape...

Rocknocker: A Geologist's Memoir reviews the life of George Devries Klein, an immigrant who made it through the American System as a geologist. It chronicles his life from early childhood, graduate school, working as an oil company researcher, university professor, science administrator, and as...

"It was the worst horror film I had ever seen, and I was in it! It wasn't until his leg fell to the ground with a resounding thump and bounced for a few feet, did I realise that Nathaniel's leg was a prosthetic." Being...

Some people would think twice before accepting the responsibility of educating twelve- and thirteen-year-old students, but for author Tommy Jones, teaching seventh-grade students would rate as one of the most rewarding aspects of his life. In this memoir, Jones recounts a thirty-five-year career at...

The essays collected in this volume were written to mark the centenary of the birth of Sir Kenneth Dover, one of the twentieth century's most influential classical scholars. Between them, they explore the two major sides of his career: his groundbreaking scholarship on Greek...

Invoking the strong ties they sense between the courses of their lives and their careers, the sixteen historians of religion who have contributed to Autobiographical Reflections on Southern Religious History share their thoughts and motivations. In these highly personal essays, both pioneering and promising...

The Good Government Man captures the life of Albert Coates (1896-1989), the founder and first director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina, and an exciting, transformative era in the history of UNC. Inspired by visionary President Edward Kidder Graham...

My Ride Through Life traces the author's family roots and follows the winding path of his early life, transporting the reader back to the world of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 1960s and '70s, and navigating the neighborhoods of Boston in the 1980s and '90s....

The Journey to Freedom is a raw and deep story about a girl who fights day in and day out and her yearning for her parents' love. Jade finds herself alone and desperate for someone to care. As Jade continues to grow, she finds...

Publishing the book just two weeks after his ninetieth birthday, Schrader-a lifelong New Yorker- offers a vivid memoir in vignettes that captures both the arc of his own life and the portrait of a shifting 20th century New York. Schrader's autobiographical sketches reveal a...

Discover the inspiring story of the woman who revolutionized modern nursing and became a global symbol of courage and compassion. The Life of Florence Nightingale by Sarah A. Tooley is a powerful biography of one of history's most influential women. Known as the "Lady...

This book is a biography of Bishop J. Waskom Pickett and contains thorough documentation and extensive photographs. Bishop Pickett embodied the last generation of the missionaries of the great nineteenth and twentieth-century missionary movement from the West. This monumental biography highlights his conversion movement...

It is hoped that this book will contribute to greater discussions of the treatment of immigrant blacks and minorities in Britain and whether the attitudinal DNA has been retained or has grown stronger or weaker in the current population. It would convey to readers...

As one of Roosevelt's "brain trusters" and a leading spokesman for the policies of the New Deal in the 1930s, Rexford Tugwell was a major force in government in one of the most critical periods in American history. In this colorful memoir, Tugwell begins...

A non-fiction memoir of an eight-year journey teaching emotionally disturbed children. Written by their teacher, this unique account is fascinating, humorous, and conveys the inner workings of public school. These kids?Author: A. R. Magaletta McClureISBN-10: 0759692807ISBN-13: 9780759692800Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/19/2002Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight:...

An American college professor wrote this memoir, based on over fifty notebooks and diaries she wrote during the Cultural Revolution in China. J's first memory of student activism ended with the death of a teacher in 1966. Thrown out of school after the first...

Dr. Lee McMurrin's memoir discusses the rich experiences of a well-lived life, starting with his Great Depression-era youth, through his education, sports, military service, marriage and family, faith, career as an educator and school superintendent, and international travels. The book's title stems from his...

Wealthy Me Academy: Peace Education Freedom tells Minh Hien and Farshid's compelling educational journeys inspired by Baha'i writings, Buddhist writings, the Bible and philosophers' writings. This book also conveys the stories of Minh Hien and Farshid's students in rural areas of Viet Nam who...

The brutal mountain track hidden in the belly of the Owen Stanley Range taunted our embattled World War 2 Diggers over 80 years ago, and today theirs and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels' combined victory enables our trekkers the freedom to pay homage and much...

Author: Julian S. SchlusbergISBN-10: 0595182305ISBN-13: 9780595182305Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2001Pages: 452Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.59lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.10w x 1.14d

The book The Teacher from Red Oak is a prequel to my first book, The Teacher from Hell to Heaven. It's a true story about going through a divorce and moving to a new town and a new life with my dog, Lucy. It's...

Author: Morgan ScafeISBN-13: 9798987411032Publisher: Morgan ScafeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/2025Pages: 230Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d