Biography & Autobiography - Educators

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""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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Author: Ed D. Judy Luchey CarterISBN-13: 9798822945876Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2024Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

Author: Jon BunnISBN-13: 9798330526765Publisher: Mayhaw PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2024Pages: 328Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d

What truly determines a nation's wealth? Is it geography, culture, or something deeper? In this groundbreaking exploration, The Nobel-Winning Theories of Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson dive into the revolutionary economic research that changed how we understand prosperity and inequality. Awarded the Nobel Prize in...

A true story of the life of John Holst and his place in history. He began his life on a Missouri farm and went west to Idaho and Montana for adventrue. His daughter Barbara followed in his footsteps in 2000 to understand his quest.Author:...

An Autobiography from when my parents met in 1944 until my induction into The Hammond Sports Hall of Fame in Hammond, Indiana in 2009.Author: Gary M. RidgleyISBN-10: 1453889310ISBN-13: 9781453889312Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2010Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.60d

""Dr. Arnold of Rugby"" is a biographical book written by Whitridge Arnold, chronicling the life and legacy of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School in England from 1828 to 1841. The book delves into Arnold's educational philosophy and his efforts to reform the...

Author: Ed D. Judy Luchey CarterISBN-13: 9798822945869Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2024Pages: 190Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Back before cell phones, computers, e-mail, and even bridges in the Chitwan Valley in Nepal, Nancy Axinn and her husband worked with agricultural education programs. From the Foothills of the Himalayas is written upon reflection of the notes and letters Axinn penned from 1976...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Simmons's evocative account of her remarkable trajectory from Jim Crow Texas, where she was the youngest of twelve children in a sharecropping family, to the presidencies of Smith College and Brown University shines with tenderness and dignity."--The New York...

Statistics, often described as the science of learning from data, is a field that has profoundly shaped the modern world. From the early days of probability theory to the contemporary advances in machine learning (ML), statisticians have played a pivotal role in developing tools...

Harvard's First Black President: A Triumphant Rise, a Shocking FallIn 2023, Claudine Gay shattered glass ceilings, becoming Harvard University's first Black president. Her ascent, fueled by groundbreaking research on race and inequality, was a beacon of hope for a more equitable future. But just...

The transition from the 70's to the 80's, and the 80's to the 90's produced an extreme ideology amid my era. I went from the day to day simplicities of being an average kid growing up in West Philly, to sitting inside of a...

The botched robbery didn't do it. Neither did the three gunshots. It wasn't until he flatlined twice and was administered last rites that David Borkowski finally realized he was about to die, a thug at age fifteen. A Shot Story: From Juvie to Ph.D....

In Why Girls' Schools Matter, Whitney "Whitty" Ransome writes about her 20-year involvement with the National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS), now the International Coalition of Girls' Schools, a nonprofit that helped reverse the decline of girls' schools that began in the 1970s. Ransome...

Remember that teacher who made you see something in yourself? When Kristine Gasbarre met Mrs. Korthaus, this high school English teacher was already influential among students. For Kristine and other young girls, she was one of the few woman they'd encountered who led with...

An intimate, inspiring memoir by educator and labor union leader Karen Lewis, a formidable fighter, a staunch defender of teachers and students, and a beloved Chicagoan. In 2012, Karen Lewis led the Chicago Teachers Union to a historic strike, challenging the city's powerful mayor...

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely...