Biography & Autobiography - Educators

Swope's marvelous, moving book revives the teaching memoir . . . And takes it to new realms of tenderness, insight and humanity. -Phillip Lopate In 1995, writer Sam Swope gave a workshop to a third-grade class in a Queens school bursting at the seams...

This book has a dual purpose. The first is to present a biography of Yamato Ichihashi, a Stanford University professor who was one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States. The second purpose is to present, through Ichihashi's wartime writings,...

Maxine Greene is the most important philosopher of education in the United States today. The author of Teacher as Stranger (1973), Landscapes of Learning (1978), Dialectic of Freedom (1988), and Releasing the Imagination (1995), Greene has influenced tens of thousands of teachers in North...

Author: Dennis CourneyaISBN-10: 0738819921ISBN-13: 9780738819921Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2000Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d

In One Hundred Semesters, William Chace mixes incisive analysis with memoir to create an illuminating picture of the evolution of American higher education over the past half century. Chace follows his own journey from undergraduate education at Haverford College to teaching at Stillman, a...

Few books have so firmly established their place in American literature as The Education of Henry Adams. When it was first published in 1918, it became an instant bestseller and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. More than eighty years later, in an...

From snowstorms to thunderstorms to beautiful blue skies, author Craig Edwards has been fascinated by the weather from an early age; so fascinated that his four brothers nicknamed him "weather boy." In this memoir, Edwards recounts his life growing up in the Midwest, his...

Author: James SchiavoneISBN-10: 0595091563ISBN-13: 9780595091560Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2000Pages: 412Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.06h x 6.05w x 1.20d

In this life of Ezra Stiles, president of Yale University from 1778 to 1795, the noted historian Edmund S. Morgan portrays a man who reflects the thought and temper of an age in New England and the middle colonies.Author: Edmund S. MorganISBN-10: 0393301265ISBN-13: 9780393301267Publisher:...

Before Woodrow Wilson became president of the United States, he spent 25 years at Princeton University, first as an undergraduate, then professor, and finally as president. His experiences at the helm of Princeton-where he enjoyed four productive years followed by four years of wrangling...

Few men have had as much cultural and educational influence on their own countries as the philosopher and educator Antonio Caso (1883-1946). He was above all a patriot of his beloved Mexico, and he sought to deliver his humanitarian message to his countrymen. In...

This long-awaited, last installment of Reverend Edward A. Malloy's three-volume memoir examines his eighteen years as president of the University of Notre Dame from 1987 to 2005. In this candid and lively account, Malloy, or "Monk" to all who know him, shares his reflections...

The Triumph of Wounded Souls vividly recounts the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame many obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors. As Jews trapped in Nazi-occupied Europe from 1939 to 1945, these remarkable individuals witnessed and endured terror...

Richard Hofstadter (1916-70) was America's most distinguished historian of the twentieth century. The author of several groundbreaking books, including The American Political Tradition, he was a vigorous champion of the liberal politics that emerged from the New Deal. During his nearly thirty-year career, Hofstadter...

One day, Hugh Greer crunched the numbers and came to a startling realization: to date, he had spent over 11,000 days of his life in a school.From kindergarten in the 1950s to high school vice-principal, this memoir recounts Hugh Greer's career of comical, teachable,...

More than five decades ago, Northeast-native Martin Lehfeldt was so captivated by the South that he made it his home. Reflecting on his experiences in the aptly titled You're Not from Around Here, Are, You?, Lehfeldt has assembled a uniquely diverse collection of impressions...

This is an extensively illustrated memoir of John Silber, who entirely transformed Boston University as its president and was a controversial, yet intellectually formidable, candidate for governor of Massachusetts. Here, Rachel Devlin looks at her family and her father's trajectory from Texas to Boston...

Heart of the Circus is an unusual story of courage, resilience and forgiveness by Manna. Through her travels across the US on a train, her home for almost 8 years, Manna takes us on this magical adventure, one which is rare for an Indian...

In a lifetime of diverse careers, Canadian Fred Madryga has worked as a logger, in an abattoir, as a roofing kettle, tin basher, a university lecturer and a psychologist in private psychological practice with sexual offenders. His literary essays demonstrate a keen eye for...

Tales from the Ivory Tower recalls moving or amusing incidents from a career in healthcare and academia, and often makes a serious point without belaboring it. The tales include accounts of a terrifying car journey through the Kuwaiti night desert; helping a bishop at...

"Whether you love sports or not, do yourself a favor and read this book." - Evelyn Van Pelt, Managing Editor/Publisher, The Rebel Walk magazine and website The Chief: Carl Madison's Life in Football pays tribute to a man who defied humble beginnings to become...

Why are so many teachers leaving the profession? They're burned out; they feel disrespected, and unsupported. After teaching remotely during a pandemic, they're returning to classrooms with under-socialized and sometimes out-of-control kids. What to do? Teaching with Heart chronicles the journey of a journalist-turned-teacher...

Craig Kridel is E. S. Gambrell Professor Emeritus of Educational Studies and Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina. His many books include Stories of the Eight-Year Study: Reexamining Secondary Education in America (with Robert V. Bullough Jr.),...

How does a graduate student acquire the skills necessary to define a clear research agenda and write meaningful contributions to the scholarship in his or her field? Can the requirements of professional advancement in the ivory tower be reconciled with making a difference in...

A Son of Two Countries is a story of struggle for education. Born in 1946 in Rwanda under Belgian colonial rule, the author recounts his early education in Rwanda and later as a refugee in Tanzania. He was naturalized as a Tanzanian citizen in...

They were outcasts, the forgotten boys of Trinidad and Tobago imprisoned for violent crimes including armed robbery and murder. They had nothing left but a wish for a better life, the feeling that they would need an education to achieve their goals, and a...

Margaret Sanger - An Autobiography is a memoir written by famous American birth control activist with a goal to promote her main cause - the fight for birth control. Sanger speaks of her experiences in New York and all around the world seeing the...

The most difficult time that I can recall was during the school year 1966-1967. I was returning to work after having ended a maternity leave. The school board in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, asked me to become the first of its Black crossover teachers. I...

BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPI A memoir of racial inequality and missed beads  Sandi and Denny Baron both were delighted they landed their first job with ease. Joy turns to surprise when they drive across the nation to find themselves the only White teachers in an...

Author: Howard ZinnISBN-10: 8200001660ISBN-13: 9798200001668Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2017Format: CDWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d

From Protest to President describes an inspirational odyssey of a young, Black activist coming of age in Mississippi and Chicago in the tumultuous 1960s and '70s, culminating in a notable thirty-five-year presidency at Thomas Edison State University. From barbershop encounters with Malcolm X to...

This is a genial memoir of a Luxembourger's student days in New York during the turbulent nineteen-seventies. The narrative describes the author's diverse adventures encountered during daily life and discovery of America, and his experiences as a graduate student at an 駘ite American University...

A dichotomy. That explains this story. When we are younger, we wonder what we will do in the future. What path will we take? I found a path that I had no idea existed. Deafness? Signing? Interpreting? What did I know about that? I...

A dichotomy. That explains this story. When we are younger, we wonder what we will do in the future. What path will we take? I found a path that I had no idea existed. Deafness? Signing? Interpreting? What did I know about that? I...

Pennsbury Forever is a nostalgic look back at a high school in Bucks County, Pennsylvania that grew exponentially in the 1950s as the Baby Boomer generation advanced from kindergarten through graduation. The rapidly growing suburban communities forced parents, school administrators, and school board members...

Mary Beard's by now famous blog A Don's Life has been running on the TLS website for nearly three years. In it she has made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live. Her central themes are the...

A Broken Hallelujah traces a young man's path through the Christian Brothers' regime from Juniorate through the Leaving Certificate year to Teacher Training, and from there to work "on the mission." The author describes in intimate detail the experiences and challenges he faces on...

When Judith Tannenbaum last met with her poetry writing class at San Quentin prison, one of the students commented, "Now I'm going to give you an assignment: write about these past four years from your point of view; tell your story; let us know...

These are collected tales that my Grandfather told me about our family and their experiences, in the hours I would spend listening to him at the dining room table rolling cigarettes or just sitting their and listening to him talk.Author: Bryce Spangler-ProvanceISBN-10: 1387759914ISBN-13: 9781387759910Publisher:...

The Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori (1870-1952) is best known for the teaching method that bears her name. She was also a lifelong pacifist, although historians tend to consider her writings on this topic as secondary to her pedagogy. In The Best Weapon...

It's been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now-twelve million copies later-in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie's life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions...

Born in Scotland, the first sound Morag was aware of was "the river's roar and rumble - a constant source" that held her to "this place, this time, this moment". Her path as an artist, designer and in education takes many twists and turns....

Hopeful, hilarious musings and serious advice for new teachers from the formerly anonymous blogger behind Love, Teach. Every teacher will tell you the first years are the hardest, and even the most confident of the pack sometimes ask themselves, Am I cut out for...

From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. He is one of more than 20 children taken...

Alcoholics, drug addicts, perverts, misogynists, bullies, bible thumpers, narcissists, racists, thieves, gangsters, murder. Junior High. Junior Hell. Eye-popping behavior occurred on campus during my three decades teaching at a highly-rated junior high school in Southern California. Whether or not you're in the education arena,...

"... A palpable and invigorating book, mapping one woman's lifelong efforts to discover her own sexual identity through Christianity and friendship." Kirkus Review "Sandra Worsham's humor, clear-eyed honesty stitch this amazing quilt of meaning and experience together in a wonderful way." Jill McCorkle, author...

In this thought-provoking first book, noted clinical psychologist Sandra Shaw Dawood, Ph.D., shares her heartfelt and playful communication with God through the symbols He has provided her. Through wordplay, poetry, and autobiographical excerpts, Dr. Dawood lets the reader experience her struggle to turn negative...

Everyone wants to escape their boring, stagnant lives full of inertia and regret. But so few people actually have the bravery to run - run away from everything and selflessly seek out personal fulfillment on the other side of the world where they don't...

In 1972 Elizabeth Deeks returned to Nigeria to teach at the Vining Christian Leadership Centre in Akure where men trained as catechists. Elizabeth was the Women's Warden and she taught a course for their wives designed to help these men in their future work....

In 1972 Elizabeth Deeks returned to Nigeria to teach at the Vining Christian Leadership Centre in Akure where men trained as catechists. Elizabeth was the Women's Warden and she taught a course for their wives designed to help these men in their future work....