Biography & Autobiography - Educators

Franz Boas defined the concept of cultural relativism and reoriented the humanities and social sciences away from race science toward an antiracist and anticolonialist understanding of human biology and culture. Franz Boas: Shaping Anthropology and Fostering Social Justice is the second volume in Rosemary...

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,...

The engaging memoir of a college president and public intellectual who became one of America's leading mid-twentieth-century social and educational activists.Author: Craig KridelISBN-10: 1438490631ISBN-13: 9781438490632Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2022Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

One of the most remarkable education leaders of the late nineteenth century and the creator of the modern American research university finally gets his due.Daniel Coit Gilman, a Yale-trained geographer who first worked as librarian at his alma mater, led a truly remarkable life....

Known to millions as simply "Sister Jean," the Loyola Chicago matriarch and college basketball icon invites you into her remarkable memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond. As Sister Jean wisely says, "I've seen so many changes in...

A towering figure in the field of economics, Amartya Sen is perhaps best known for his work on poverty and famine, as inspired by events in his boyhood home of West Bengal, India. But Sen has, in fact, called many places "home," from Dhaka...

In this absorbing autobiography, Herman B Wells, the legendary former president of Indiana University, recalls his small-town boyhood, the strong influence of his parents, his pioneering work with Indiana banks during the Great Depression, and his connection with IU, which began as a student...

Elevators: A Memoir: In this memoir, Jodi Fernandez takes you with her on her journey through the darkness that enveloped the better part of her childhood beginning in Edenwald projects at the height of the Crack epidemic to the power of her infinite light...

From humble beginnings in Nashville, Tennessee, formally known as the Country Music Capital of the World and having a population of 170,000, to thriving as an Aristocrat of Bands member and influencing generations through music, Stanley D. Stewart shares his unique story of perseverance,...

This collection of essays is a tribute to the lifetime achievements of the erudite Muslim scholar-activist, Osman Bakar. Recognized as among the world's most influential Muslims, Osman is author and editor of close to three dozen books and hundreds of articles, many of which...

Wisdom can be gained from farming the land or working in a factory. It can be gained from rearing children or learning recipes from our elders. Above all, wisdom can be acquired from truly listening to one another and learning from collective experiences. --Dr....

A giftable collection of essays from celebrity contributors celebrating the great work of teachers or a teacher they admire, curated by ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts. Contributors include Oprah Winfrey, Jenna Bush Hager, Robin Roberts, Brooke Shields, Octavia Spencer, Rachael Ray, Misty Copeland, and...

This book was written to help you get a net worth with which you can be happy. It was written for the person just starting out, who is just beginning to make money and who wants to use that money wisely. It assumes that...

This collection of essays is a tribute to the lifetime achievements of the erudite Muslim scholar-activist, Osman Bakar. Recognized as among the world's most influential Muslims, Osman is author and editor of close to three dozen books and hundreds of articles, many of which...

Ezra F. Vogel (July 11, 1930-December 20, 2020) was one of America's foremost experts on Asia, mastering the Japanese and Chinese languages and contributing important scholarly works on both countries, and on their relationships with each other and with the world. Starting from modest...

Practical Social Justice brings together the mentorship experiences of a diverse group of leaders across business, academia, and the public sector. They relay the lessons they learned from Dr. Joseph L. White through personal narratives, providing a critical analysis of their experience, and share...

NEW!! Teacher Swear Word Coloring Book!Sweary Teacher Coloring Book for Adults!...This irreverent and sweary coloring book features laugh-out-loud funny and original designs that are perfect for taking the stress out of being a teacher... This adult coloring book contains a wide variety of designs,...

The legendary test The Knowledge of London is one of the hardest tests in the world London's black taxi drivers have to pass. Memorising around 30,000 street names, thousands of buildings and thousands of routes it's not for the faint hearted. With a dropout...

"Has the page-turning quality of a thriller." --NPR "Strange and wonderful...A book for our times." --The New York Times Book Review "Propulsive...mesmerizing...breathtaking." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) This unforgettable memoir traces the ramifications of a series of lies that threaten to derail the author's life--exploring...

An essential guide for teachers and parents that's destined to become a classic, The Art of Teaching Children is one of those rare and masterful books that not only defines a craft but offers a magical reading experience. After more than thirty years in...

Don Paterson is one of our most acclaimed contemporary poets, possessed of "an infinite sensitivity to the world" (Zadie Smith). But his current standing gives few hints of his hilariously misspent youth. An indifferent student prone to obsessions (with girls at school and ....

The core hypothesis of this book is that laughing is intertwined with letting go in an existential sense. We laugh more when we let go because our souls are less burdened. We let go more easily when we laugh because our souls are lighter....

Are you raising entrepreneurial kids?Every parent wants their child to have a happy and prosperous future. The trouble is, they aren't sure how to prepare children for this rapidly altering environment.Life used to be simple. Go to school, pass your exams, find a solid...

MAKING A DIFFERENCE People have always told me, "Judy, your life is a journey and it has been a remarkable one. You should write a book!" Honestly, I have been too busy dedicating myself to helping as many students as I can to get...

'Born into a once indentured or girmit ('agreement') Indian family in Fiji, and having studied in India and the UK and taught in India and Fiji, Satendra Nandan lays claim to 'a fortunate life'. It has also been an exemplary life to those of...

Book 1 of the Mark and Sue Neumann Story shows the importance of faith, family and love of country. Author: Mark Neumann, Sue NeumannISBN-10: 1595988505ISBN-13: 9781595988508Publisher: Henschelhaus Publishing, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2021Pages: 222Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

When Evan Pugh became the first president of Pennsylvania's Farmers' High School--later to be known as The Pennsylvania State University--the small campus was in disrepair and in dire need of leadership. Pugh was young, barely into his 30s, but he was energetic, educated, and...

From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and beautiful twin babies to complete...

'An Accidental Headship' is a warts and all account of a life spent in education, both as a pupil and a leader. From a lively three-year-old with an eye for adventure to a battle weary fifty-plus-year-old looking for new purpose, these memoirs chart the...

At the beginning of World War II, professor Lauren Post, San Diego State College, asked his students entering military service to write to him. Thousands of letters arrived from places like Pearl Harbor, North Africa, and Normandy, beginning with the salutation, "Dear Doc," and...

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...

Learning Life: A Memoir is the first volume of an unconventional memoir from the highly original educator and writer, Sylvia Baer. Through essays, photographs, and poems-many of which were online sensations during the pandemic, shared worldwide on social media-Baer tells the stories of five...

Ronald Reagan was one of the most influential presidents in United States history. This biography tells Reagan's story like never before, from his early years to his time as president. It is full of interesting facts and anecdotes about one of America's most beloved...

Career geographer and educator, Kit Salter, has revealed his "true innovator" in getting the most from life with his anecdotal accounts of his adventures in Episodes in a Life. From tandem biking in Taiwan, to hitchhiking across the U.S., to van-camping with his kids...

Career geographer and educator, Kit Salter, has revealed his "true innovator" in getting the most from life with his anecdotal accounts of his adventures in Episodes in a Life. From tandem biking in Taiwan, to hitchhiking across the U.S., to van-camping with his kids...

An eloquently vibrant account of life in the first half of the twentieth century, and a true love story.Henry Freeman grew up in the seedy tenements of New York City in the 1910s and '20s. His father, a trumpeter who had played for John...

I am a first and one-time author with a special purpose: self-understanding and personal growth through my memoirs. After six years of digging through life's events, tapping into my eidetic memory for the pointed details of the good and bad days of my soul,...

I'm surprised I became a high school teacher. I both loathe and love school, for what it is and what it could be. My feelings about education are complex. The book tells the schizophrenic, often humorous story of my teaching career-a career in which...

THE CHANGING ACADEMIC MARKET is the inside story and scholarly analysis of a leading sociology department's search, during the mid-1970s, to fill several faculty positions. This was attempted in the middle of the fundamental changes to the U.S. university and college market that began...

Originally written for close friends and family The Education of Henry Adams was released to the public only after the death of its author, American historian HENRY BROOKS ADAMS (1838-1918), a member of the Adams political family, Harvard professor of medieval history, and a...

Published to great acclaim in hardcover, Martin Duberman's Howard Zinn was described by Michael Kammen in the Los Angeles Review of Books as "biography at its best, written by a master of the craft and a man who has lived the activist life and...

Author: Gerald F. CarlsonISBN-10: 1587216809ISBN-13: 9781587216800Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/20/2000Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.06h x 5.04w x 0.55d

At a time when Booker T. Washington is being rediscovered by African Americans today, the author offers a compelling look at the man and the qualities of leadership he embodied in his life and work. The result is a timeless message of hope, empowerment,...

Arthur Carmazzi & Qaiser Abbas SpecialAuthor: Qaiser Mukhtar RajputISBN-10: 1522991085ISBN-13: 9781522991083Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2015Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.14d

The Art of War is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. Known and revered throughout East Asia for over 2,500 years. Over the last century, it has slowly gained recognition and the respect of many great men and women...

The biography of Bob Sykes, professor of meteorology at the State University College at Oswego, New York from 1961-1983. Sykes was instrumental in our current understanding of the weather phenomenon known as lake-effect snow, as well as playing an important role in forecasting the...

An adventurous American academic travels to North Cyprus to teach at a new university. He has no idea what it will be like living and working in a country which has no official international recognition except by Turkey. All mail must be addressed to...

Moon Sauce is the autobiographical journey of a girl who grew up on a farm in Minnesota. Stories of the author's childhood depict real events of an imaginative child in a cruelly realistic world of hard work, an abusive mother, and a loving but...

Written by a successful venture capitalist (and university dropout), this book is part memoir, part guide for the next generation of innovators who seek an alternative to the traditional path in higher education. "Part adventure tale, part manifesto, Paper Belt on Fire is a...

This book is a culmination of life, in prose, in America as a professional black woman. Unabridged in its recounts of racism, culture, and bigotry in education, society and opportunity. It is a timely reminder of what happens when race relations go unattended and...