Biography & Autobiography - Educators

The early years... 1998-2009A Tip of the Hat collection - 2 volume series - excerpts from 22-years of writing, thoughts and musings from Canada's Idea Man, Bob Hooey For 22 plus years I have wracked my brain to find something informative, provocative, or at...

Now that Latinos are the most numerous ethnic minority in the United States and a growing part of the middle and professional classes, a Mexican American educator takes stock. Latinos can see that their sun is rising. Marco Portales knows; his life has been...

To survive a life-long quarrel with authority-and come out the winner-takes luck.Was it really just luck that took Irv Zuckerman from a Depression-era childhood in a Brighton Beach rooming house, through a life that should have ended at 20 in a French forest, to...

I asked my Year 1 class, 'What's the best thing that's ever happened to you?'George Pointon asks his class a lot of questions. What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you reckon your parents do while you're at school?...

A portrait of the celebrated intellectual As a historian, theologian, and mentor, Richard Lyman Bushman greatly influenced the shaping of how those inside and outside the Church perceived Latter-day Saint history. J.B. Haws's examination of Bushman's life and thought tells the story of a...

Geerhardus Vos, a pioneer in biblical theology, continues to influence Bible students today. Widely known for his scholarship on Vos, editor James T. Dennison Jr. here collects, for the first time, all of Vos's extant letters. Many of these letters were written to such...

Author: Edd Sandra Pierce MathisISBN-13: 9798295870712Publisher: Sandra Pierce Mathis, EddLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2026Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

A portrait of the celebrated intellectual As a historian, theologian, and mentor, Richard Lyman Bushman greatly influenced the shaping of how those inside and outside the Church perceived Latter-day Saint history. J.B. Haws's examination of Bushman's life and thought tells the story of a...

Harold Doerr's life was shaped by many and varied forces. In this memoir, he shares the stories and experiences that helped him become the man he is today. Using a three-part approach, in A Square of Daffodils, Capitalism, and Why Children Don't Learn, Doerr...

Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a biography written by Clara M. Parker. The book tells the story of Annie Webb Blanton, a pioneering educator and women's rights activist who founded The Delta Kappa Gamma Society, an organization that supports...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Biography of the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, written by friend and collaborator Matson. Tells how tenBroek (1911-1968), blinded at age seven, obtained a law degree and became an advocate not only for blind people but for people with disabilities, poor...

Allan Frederic Saunders came to the Islands in August 1945, on a one-year appointment to the University of Hawai'i's Government Department. He stayed to become a much-loved teacher and administrator in the University, and a pillar of the community. His impact on the territory,...

In Ed's account of 1965-1966, we have the advantage of his double vantage point, an artist's sensibilities: Ed, in that year of his letters home to his family, and Ed, reflecting and refracted as he approaches sixty years later as a Basilian and fifty...

Prince Harry's life has been extraordinary, marked by grief, service, love, and relentless public scrutiny. A Confessional Prince reveals the man behind the title this military service, the loss of his mother, and the pressures of royal life.Discover his journey with Meghan Markle, the...

The paths of Bill Shankly, Denis Law and David Kershaw crossed briefly at Huddersfield Town FC in the 1950s. David who? Kershaw would never go on to become a household name. Before leaving for Liverpool, Shankly had to tell him that he was never...

In Canadian universities in the early 1960s, no courses were offered on Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam. Only the study of Christianity was available, usually in a theology program in a church college or seminary. Today almost every university in North America has a religious...

Even a cursory glance at today's headlines reveals that higher education is in crisis. Tuition outpaces inflation, states slash budgets, graduation rates decline, and technology threatens to reshape everything. Universities continue to crank out new PhDs, but many will become poorly paid members of...

J. C. Beaglehole, best known as a historian and Cook scholar, was also a passionate writer of letters. He wrote frequently, at length, and throughout his life, to family, friends and colleagues-- wittily, affectionately, intimately, eruditely, acerbically, and always with an eye to style--and...

-Padma Shri and late Hindi author Shivani's memoirs of studying at the experimental school set up by Rabindranath Tagore. -A rare view and stories of life inside the Ashram, of how the students' intimate relationships and interactions with Tagore and other towering personalities shaped...

Every year, the United States spends roughly $60 billion-about one percent of the federal budget-on university research. Though this research has far-reaching effects and benefits the public at large, most people are unaware of the inner workings of academic research. Who bears the risk...

Every year, the United States spends roughly $60 billion-about one percent of the federal budget-on university research. Though this research has far-reaching effects and benefits the public at large, most people are unaware of the inner workings of academic research. Who bears the risk...

Emily Hipchen is a Fulbright scholar, the editor of Adoption & Culture, co-editor of the book series Formations: Adoption, Kinship, and Culture (OSUP), and an emeritus editor of a/b: Auto/Biography Studies. She is the author of a memoir, Coming Apart Together: Fragments from an...

No Borders: Journeys Across Islands and Continents is the autobiography of eminent historian Professor Wang Gungwu. Respected the world over for his interpretation of the Sinic civilisation, he delves into his own annals to tell his story. From vantage points in Malaya, London, Australia,...

A Pen Flew Across the Room and a Friendship Took FlightA single moment in a classroom-a tossed pen-sparked a lifelong friendship that neither Barbara Jeanne Fisher nor Mitchell Holland could have predicted. What began as a story of a dedicated teacher and a spirited...

An eye-opening look at life as an online teacher of English.Often funny, sometimes poignant, always real.In this book, author and long-time educator Jinny Alexander takes you on a fly-on-the-wall journey into the world of online English learning.Have you ever thought about how people around...

Rabbi Edward M. Gershfield didn't fit the cookie cutter mold of a typical rabbi or Jewish scholar.Known to some as the Freedom Writer because of his decades of experience writing Jewish divorces, he taught Talmud and Jewish Law at the Jewish Theological Seminary of...

This book relates Dr. Lancer's teaching approach with many memorable students. It is her hope that her love for her students and for teaching shines through her words. She describes the changes in education over her years in the public school system, and she...

"THE LEGEND OF INARA WALI" In the sacred annals of societal evolution, there exists a tome of profound significance-a testament to the transformative power of human endeavour and the enduring spirit of resilience and compassion. This book, a luminous beacon amidst the shadows of...

About the Book"Discover a captivating journey in 'And...I Met Myself, ' a poignant memoir reflecting on universal themes of love, family, and self-identity. From childhood crushes to the pressures of exams, the author navigates adolescence with relatable storytelling. This engaging narrative unveils transformative moments,...

"THE LEGEND OF INARA WALI" In the sacred annals of societal evolution, there exists a tome of profound significance-a testament to the transformative power of human endeavour and the enduring spirit of resilience and compassion. This book, a luminous beacon amidst the shadows of...

My Journey Through Life critically records and celebrates the life of Chief Sir Prof. Alexander D. Wozuzu Acholonu's earliest beginnings through his educational struggles accentuating challenges he has faced and how he has been able to surmount them; Professor Acholonu's career as an academician...

As my children have grown, I realize that a family's "story" is its legacy for future generations. This book retells family stories so that others may share a laugh, gain some insight, and discover that each of us, and our experiences, should be celebrated....

The collected poems of Rev. Stanley L. Benjamin, a Poet of the Northwoods, as expanded by his grandchildren Stanley G. Benjamin and Amanda J. Holmes, with the additional help of Daniel W. StewartAuthor: Stanley L. BenjaminISBN-10: 1949285065ISBN-13: 9781949285062Publisher: History by DesignLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2023Pages: 258Format:...

'This important memoir about growing up brings tears, laughter and goosebumps - sometimes all at the same time. It is utterly compelling. Johanson is a natural storyteller. With unique turns of phrase and a delicious sense of humour, his human generosity and wisdom guide...

An extraordinary account of Gemma Sisia's twenty years as the founder of St Jude's, a school that is changing the lives of some of the poorest children in Tanzania. From a country town in Australia to a small village in Tanzania, Gemma Sisia has...

Welcome to the real-life stories and empowering lessons from the author's life in two continents and his practice of servant leadership at a church, hospital, and later as a seminary dean and whole person educator at Oral Roberts University (ORU). Read it to discover...

This volume is pivotal reading for laypersons looking for an accurate understanding of the private life and public career of A.E. Housman. Furthermore, it is also essential for any reader seeking to recover a truer image of the Victorian man who, during his lifetime,...

Plain Mr. Knox is the first comprehensive biography of John A. Knox, one of the most influential educators of the early 20th century. As the longtime president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, Knox championed a revolutionary approach to liberal arts education that...

Quality of education is a topic as important to Canadians as national health care, but what happens when students start to fall between the cracks in the system? Diane Wishart interviewed many at-risk students in an urban high school, including a number of aboriginal...

In 1960s Regina, when racial discrimination often went unchallenged, and the education system needed visionary reform, Gloria Mehlmann struggled to embrace her Cree/Saulteaux identity and sustain her passion for learning and teaching. Critical but not cynical, Mehlmann's touching stories reveal the experiences and students...

Author: Kristie WolfermanISBN-10: 0826266703ISBN-13: 9780826266705Publisher: University of Missouri PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2008Pages: 176Format: Other

After Jail, Before Freedom tells the story of five men who get out of prison and try to stay out. Joined together by their experience in a writing class at the Richmond City Jail, which led to their first book, Writing Our Way Out:...

Think travel memoir meets stand-up routine, one part heart, two parts chaos, and a suitcase full of hilarious mistakes. Karen Page, a globe-trotting early childhood educator and single mom, takes you from South Africa to the steppes of Kazakhstan, through Bangkok's markets, India's spice-soaked...

In physical stature, academic achievements and leadership acumen, Prof. George Magoha is a towering figure that continues to bestride the medical profession and corporate leadership like a colossus. As is evident in this memoir, he has led many institutions, and risen through the ranks...

Stephen Mabea was born to newly converted Seventh Day Adventist (SDA parents as British missionaries made inroads into Western Kenya. With a life punctuated with challenges, Mabea's Christian upbringing, dedication to service and excellence saw him triumph at every turn. One of the first...

The Life of JAM is the story of the life of Dr. James A. Mandel PE. He was born on Christmas day in 1934 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His parents Isadore and Jennie Mandel guided his early years. He learned to swim at age 7....

'I met Marina Lutz when she came to join the Barossa Writers in 2002. With talent and enthusiasm, she entered into our writing exercises. Her wit, humanity and friendliness enchanted us all. Soon after her arrival, Marina read to us a short account of...

This book is first in its category to reflect a lived experience from a phenomenological viewpoint within the Hizmet Movement (HM). Through the author's lens, you will read about the transformation of HM along with his own over a span of three decades. Moreover,...

This book is a series of stories, poems, and essays that attempt to reveal a self-examined life lived in different places and at different times.Author: Allan WooleyISBN-10: 1491783176ISBN-13: 9781491783177Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2015Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d