Biography & Autobiography - Educators

What does it actually mean to lead? Not in theory - in practice, in the hallways of a school, in a disciplinary meeting, in the last minutes of a losing game. Dr. Tom Farrell spent fifty years answering that question as a teacher, coach,...

"An Educational Ambassador To the Near East" provides a compelling account of the life and legacy of Mary Mills Patrick and her transformative work at the American College for Girls in Constantinople. Written by Hester Donaldson Jenkins, this biographical work explores the profound impact...

Was Covid a massive life transformative event for you?Did you find yourself in a reality that was far from the one you had initially believed?Are you now faced with a different reality and discovering things about the World that no longer resonate with you?Have...

We Are All Connected: The How and The Why is a wide-ranging exploration of what a mysterious midnight message-"We Are All Connected"-really means when you follow it all the way from the cosmos to the human heart. Blending an analytical mind with a mystic's...

"Harvard Memories" is a reflective and insightful collection of addresses by Charles William Eliot, one of the most influential figures in the history of American higher education. Drawing from his long and distinguished tenure as president of Harvard University, Eliot provides a firsthand account...

Across the African continent, leadership carries the immense responsibility of guiding nations through change, development, and transformation. Yet beyond political power and public office lies a deeper principle that sustains leadership itself: the principle of honour.Monarch of Honour Africa tells the story of a...

"George C. Chase a Biography" provides a detailed and respectful account of the life of George Colby Chase, the second president of Bates College. This biographical work explores the character, convictions, and career of a man who dedicated his life to the advancement of...

Leading LightThis book is shaped by three powerful motivations: - to serve as a legacy, honouring a lifetime of meaningful contribution; - to share a memoir of triumphs, challenges, and lessons learned; - and to offer a school leaders' survival guide, reigniting wisdom and...

In the shadowed corridors of American universities, where progressive ideals once reigned unchallenged, a lone figure emerged as the unyielding champion of conservative defiance. Campus Rebel chronicles the electrifying rise of a young firebrand who transformed college campuses into battlegrounds for free speech, traditional...

A life time drive to improve outcomes for children and young people, took the Author from classroom teacher to one of the first Directors of Children's Services in the country, leading major multi agency change to the way services were organised and delivered. This...

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...

A single-lane, dirt road, 18 miles long, leads to a secondary school in the deep bush of Southern Tanzania. Jim French and his wife Marlyn, CUSO volunteers, journeyed to the end of this road in 1967 for two years of teaching and unexpected adventure....

The book discusses the pioneering contributions of Ralph Turner to the field of forensic science. He was a founder of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the leading professional organization in the field. His work in developing standards for driving and alcohol was also...

Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a biographical book written by Clara M. Parker. The book tells the story of Annie Webb Blanton, who was a pioneering educator and the founder of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society, an international organization...

This book was written as a form of therapy. To vomit out the pain that was inside me, to the outside. I put it up and then was about to take it back down when two people messaged me, very emotional, telling me how...

Discrete Groups: New York University, 1952 is a book written by Wilhelm Magnus that delves into the study of discrete groups. The book is a compilation of lectures given by the author at New York University in 1952. It covers various topics related to...

This is the first biography in English of an uncommon American, Dr. David Murray, a professor of mathematics at Rutgers College, who was appointed by the Japanese government as Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan in 1873. The founding of the Gakusei--the...

Anthropological Lives introduces readers to what it is like to be a professional anthropologist. It focuses on the work anthropologists do, the passions they have, the way that being an anthropologist affects the kind of life they lead. The book draws heavily on the...

I qualified as a teacher in 2004, the days of the numeracy and literacy hour. I have 20 successful years in education and have been fortunate to work in around 10 different schools.However, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, my world turned upside down....

Author: Yoni AdonyiISBN-10: 1706524137ISBN-13: 9781706524137Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2019Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d

Author: L. C. S.ISBN-13: 9798902518105Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2026Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.12d

Author: William J. PalmerISBN-10: 1919059695ISBN-13: 9781919059693Publisher: William J. PalmerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2026Pages: 474Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Author: Wenjin DaiISBN-13: 9798996809202Publisher: Kerosene PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/24/2026Pages: 118Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Looking back, my life at school wasn't quite easy for me. Sometimes I hated school, but I was so determined to wrestle at the division I level, that I worked as hard as I could in order to accomplish that goal. I hardly ever...

"She retired from the classroom, but her greatest lessons were just beginning. Discover how one grandmother transformed decades of family wisdom, cherished recipes, and everyday traditions into a global legacy that touched millions of lives."What happens when a lifetime of teaching, family memories, and...

The words we now use for love - attachment, the secure base, the safe haven - came out of his research unit. Not all of them were his.John Bowlby (1907-1990) changed how we understand the tie between a child and the people who care...

What happens when the music stops, but the memories remain?For over forty-five years, Beth Armstrong stood before students, community choruses, and concert halls, discovering that choral directing isn't just about perfect pitch or precise tempo-it's profoundly a "people business."In Notes from the Podium, Armstrong...

There's a look every teacher has. A look that stops chaos. A look that softens hearts. A look that says everything... without saying a word. The Look is a laugh-out-loud, deeply relatable, and beautifully poetic tribute to the silent language of educators. Through 34...

This work chronicles the lives and legacies of Chicana and Chicano scholars whose formative experiences in the Chicano Movement shaped the development of Chicano studies and transformed higher education. Originating from the Reuniónes de Colegas--gatherings of veteran scholars reflecting on their shared histories--the volume...

History remembers augusta ada lovelace as the prim, aristocratic pioneer of the digital age-the "enchantress of number" who wrote the world's first computer program a full century before the invention of the microchip. But the true story of ada lovelace is far darker, far...

What happens when the life you've planned never arrives?Fresh from graduate school abroad, Aaron P. Kohrs returned to his hometown of Hickory, North Carolina, expecting it to be a brief stop before launching a big-city career in politics and public affairs. Instead, unexpected circumstances...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! Teachers deserve recognition every day, especially on National Teacher's Day! This Teacher Appreciation Week and end of school year, express your gratitude with these heroic stories from the classroom trenches from the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson. Teachers...

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...

Toufiq A. Siddiqi was born in Hyderabad, India, and studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge University, England. He received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany. In 1967 he and his wife Ulrike emigrated to the United States...

Phillip Done fixes staplers that won't staple, zippers that won't zip, and pokes pins in the caps of glue bottles that will not pour. He has sung "Happy Birthday" 657 times. A witness to the joys of discovery, Done inspires listeners with the everyday...

Linda Lou Sanders Linda Lou Sanders, widow of Columbine High School teacher and coach Dave Sanders, is a native of Colorado. She and Dave had three daughters, Cindy, Coni and Angela and twelve grandchildren. Linda is the daughter of Burt and Dorothy Skiff and...

Shortlisted for the International Rubery Book Award: "An articulate and illuminating memoir exploring the issue of bullying through the lens of literature and critical theory ... Often very funny and ... relatable ... This is a very well-researched, readable, and edifying book, worth reading...

Accidental Lessons is a remarkable memoir by successful Chicago journalist David W. Berner. Berner takes the reader inside his own personal journey; a heart-wrenching and inspirational account of self-discovery.Berner had it all-a very successful career as a broadcast journalist and a wonderful family life....

In Our Bones is a poignant and heartfelt tribute to the enduring bond between mother and daughter, woven through their shared passion for teaching. Through an evocative tapestry of photographs, drawings, letters, and poems, Shantih Clemans invites readers into a richly layered exploration of...

"Vagabonda lands in the Fourth Grade." After traveling footloose around the country for a year in a 1978 Volkswagen pop-top camper, Ash returns to California, jobless and ready to accept whatever offer comes her way. Even if the offer is the least desirable of...

Taking up the Torch is an unusual, autobiographical narrative that successfully combines subjectivity (how an English person was led by a sequence of educational developments, personal encounters, and historical constraints to become the founder of the German-Jewish Center at the University of Sussex) and...

The Side Gate Advantage is a compelling blend of cultural memoir and professional development that explores how a twenty-eight-year-old American linguistics student built an unlikely network of influence inside one of France's most storied military institutions. While teaching at the Prytanée National Militaire, the...

Physical Therapy: Voices of Women is a work that gives voice to women who found in physical therapy much more than a profession, they found a calling. Through accounts marked by overcoming, sensitivity, faith, courage, and purpose, the book brings together female journeys that...

When life hits hard, the real power comes from learning to plant your feet, lift your head, and stand steady right in the centre of the storm.In Steady in the Storms, Beatrice Hofmann delivers a raw, uplifting, and practical guide for anyone walking through...

From Fear To Formula: An Extraordinary Journey from Self-Doubt to Strength It is a heartfelt memoir of transformation, resilience, and the power of believing in oneself. As a young girl, Padmavathi Chilamakuri feared Mathematics. Numbers seemed intimidating, formulas appeared confusing, and self-doubt often overshadowed...

In Memory of Bertha Jarvis Ocaña tells the moving story of a Cuban woman whose passion for teaching and love of languages became both her strength and her solace.A French teacher in Havana, Bertha devoted her life to sharing knowledge and beauty in a...

What happens when a physician begins diagnosing the systems within her own life?During her training in emergency medicine, Dr. Ahmed practiced in environments of crisis, pathology, resuscitation, and the fragile systems required to sustain human life. Yet while caring for critically ill patients, she...

"Ellen Smith: Registrar of the University of Nebraska 1877-1902" is a biographical tribute and historical account dedicated to one of the pioneering figures in the development of higher education in Nebraska. Serving as the University's registrar for twenty-five years, Ellen Smith was a foundational...

"The Story of a Great Schoolmaster" is a compelling biographical portrait of Frederick William Sanderson, the visionary headmaster of Oundle School. Written by the renowned author H. G. Wells, this work explores the life and revolutionary educational theories of a man who sought to...

"The cold teaches what warmth cannot: the irrelevance of comfort as an operational category." In the high-stakes world of international security and private operations, a mistake isn't just a setback-it's a fault-state that can be fatal. Refined at sixty-nine degrees north in the brutal...