Biography & Autobiography - Educators

Raised in a chaotic household during the Depression and World War II in a small Indiana town, Dr. John Brighton felt trapped from the first day of school. Because of undiagnosed hearing damage and ADHD, he was labeled as "slow." It wasn't until he...

The Awesome Miss Seeds is the story of a child with disabilities whose courage, determination, and vision enabled her to become a remarkable teacher and leader in education. It is the story of Corinne A. Seeds's personal challenges and eventual successes, a dramatic and...

Against all odds Art J. McCoy, Ph.D., became Missouri's youngest certified teacher at age nineteen and the youngest and first African-American superintendent of schools in Ferguson, Missouri, at age thirty-three. His father was born during the lowest point of The Great Depression and had...

On a warm September day in 1957, author John Allen Resko walked through the gates of Saint Charles into a world he was ill prepared to confront. He had no clear plan for the future and didn't possess the financial means to follow another...

This book chronicles my 15-year sojourning at one of America's historic institutions - Shaw University, founded in 1865 and located in North Carolina, United States of America. It focuses attention in two major areas - academic advising and multicultural education because of the influence...

Over the span of forty years, Professor Raphael Dorman O'Leary passionately imparted to his students his love of writing and English literature at the University of Kansas. When he died after a short illness in 1936, his personal effects were passed to several relatives...

The series of recollections in this book reflect many episodes from throughout my life and career. When I initially began teaching in schools in England, in English and Theology, I had no particular expectations of where my teaching experiences would lead me. As my...

Author: Barbara Katz-BrownISBN-10: 1483693473ISBN-13: 9781483693477Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2013Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d

Author: Jeanne E. ISBN-10: 1468501011ISBN-13: 9781468501018Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/13/2012Pages: 148Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: Stephen BrennanISBN-10: 146700040XISBN-13: 9781467000406Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2012Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d

This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known. The inclusion of both popular as well as overlooked pieces is pivotal to providing a broad and representative collection of classic works.Author: Booker T. WashingtonISBN-10: 1461036461ISBN-13:...

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...

When Duane Acker assumed the presidency of Kansas State University on July 1, 1975, he inherited both the management team of his 25-year predecessor and their operating traditions. Though universities were past the student unrest days of the Viet Nam era, the average tenure...

"A Life for Liberty - Anti-Slavery and Other Letters" is an 1899 collection of letters written by Sallie Holley to her friends and acquaintances regarding abolitionism and her experiences as an anti-slavery activist. Sarah (Sallie) Holley (1818-1893) was an American educator and abolitionist. An...

"The fictional diary of a first-year English teacher at Pico-Union High School, one of America's worst performing schools in one of Los Angeles' most dangerous neighborhoods ... Weapons, drugs, failing grades, brawls, and graffiti are the norm; homework, reading, and safety are fantasy. Enter...

Growing up in a Roman Catholic household and working at a Protestant school can be incongruous. "You're working for the enemy," insisted author Fran Finn's father. In this memoir, Finn recalls not only this dissonance, but provides the captivating story of many of his...

A Dominie's Log is a unique memoir written by Alexander Sutherland Neill, a Scottish educator who founded the progressive Summerhill School in England. The book is a collection of Neill's diary entries from his time as a schoolmaster in Scotland, and it provides a...

Over the past few years, students have had a hard road to travel. With the pandemic, virtual learning, and civil unrest, this generation has been through more than most of the generations before them. The resilience, the positivity, and the drive is what keeps...

Booker T. Washington is a biography written by Elbert Hubbard that tells the story of the life and achievements of Booker T. Washington. Washington was a prominent African-American educator, author, and leader who rose from slavery to become one of the most influential figures...

Journal entries vividly portray the travels and activities of a Latter Day Saint missionary as he ministers to the needs of Maoris in rural New Zealand nearly one hundred years ago.Author: Mark F. HarrisISBN-10: 1412085403ISBN-13: 9781412085403Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/08/2006Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h...

Author: A. Quinn Sr. JonesISBN-10: 1410797767ISBN-13: 9781410797766Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2003Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.14w x 0.46d

Maria Sirdar-Nickel is the first educator in Canada to coordinate an experiment designed by school children to go to the International Space Station. This exciting adventure is one of many Maria has accepted as an educator. Read about her trips to Johnson Space Center...

A WHITE LIBERAL COLLEGE PRESIDENT IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH is a historical narrative that explores the inner turmoil of a college president who positioned himself between two opposing political ideologies. The Young Women's Christian Association represented one side and governors, state board members,...

The autobiographical memoirs of Zeng Baosun, an extraordinary Chinese woman who was a pioneer in promoting education for girls & Christian values, are expertly translated & adapted by Thomas Kennedy. The commentary recounts Zeng Baosun's life & education, from her studies abroad, to her...

Peder Sather was a scribe before he emigrated from Norway to New York in 1832. There, he worked as a servant and a clerk at a lottery office before opening an exchange brokerage. During the gold rush, he moved to San Francisco to help...

What happens when a teacher's dream collides with the harsh realities of the classroom and the world beyond?Just days before the school year begins, Tarique Connelly is catapulted into a full-time teaching role at a Philadelphia public school. Inside the classroom, he struggles to...

The autobiography is of the celebrated medical scholar Professor Allen Bankole Oladunmoye Olukayode, who was Vice Chancellor at The University of Ibadan from 1991 to 1995. Studying Medicine first at at Guy's Hospital Medical School, London he went on to higher degrees at Edinburgh...

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, and after working at several menial jobs in West Virginia, earned his way through an education at Hampton Institute and...

Sarah and Alice: A Marvelous Friendship is a story of two friends and the power of poetry and letter writing during Sarah's treatment for cancer. Pursuing mid-life second careers, Sarah and Alice were hired by Seattle Public Schools at Asa Mercer Middle School. With...

Dot "follows" her experiences, feelings, observations through the past (like following the "dots"), searching for why her mother never loved her. A former teacher, mother of four, active volunteer, she remembers personal, sometimes sad times, highlighting people from her past who inspired, guided, and...

Dot "follows" her experiences, feelings, observations through the past (like following the "dots"), searching for why her mother never loved her. A former teacher, mother of four, active volunteer, she remembers personal, sometimes sad times, highlighting people from her past who inspired, guided, and...

Author: Eric HallISBN-10: 1968761144ISBN-13: 9781968761141Publisher: Mission Point PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/09/2026Pages: 136Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

"Guides, Philosophers and Friends: Studies of College Men" offers a profound exploration into the lives and characters of the men who shaped the landscape of higher education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Written by the distinguished educator Charles Franklin Thwing, this...

Am I The Problem Here? is a leadership reckoning told from inside the discipline office, where "fairness" is often measured in spreadsheets and silence. Dr. Dwight David Reynolds II writes as a practitioner, not a theorist. He has been the teacher, the dean, the...

An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America's towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberation When Mary McLeod Bethune died, tributes...

Michael H. Prosser, one of the founders of the academic field of intercultural communication, in his autobiography shares insights and experiences from fourty years of intercultural studies and teaching, including travels to 69 countries. His special interests include youth, peace, social justice, human rights...

Arthur Roberts was a schoolmaster in country NSW (1861 to 1894) and it was education and the changing educational system that shaped his life. Born in the hop-growing region of Kent, England, his life and prospects were transformed by a wave of educational reform...

Hank Nelson was an academic, film-maker, teacher, graduate supervisor and university administrator. His career at The Australian National University (ANU) spanned almost 40 years of notable accomplishment in expanding and deepening our understanding of the history and politics of Papua New Guinea, the experience...

Embark on a journey of resilience and hope with Grief and Growth: Navigating the Rough Waters of Life by Australian author Richard Light. This poignant memoir is a powerful exploration of the human experience, capturing the raw emotions of loss, and the inspiring capacity...

The third of six children born to struggling parents in Sierra Leone in the 1940s, Femi Iris Hamilton did not set out to become a leader. She had no big dreams of conquering the world, amassing wealth and adulation along the way. Raised in...

This second book in the Akimbo series recounts the remarkable life of Kim Parrish, a retired Canadian teacher looking back on his life through snippets of poetry and salutes to his travels, taking him to the far corners of the world.A hockey and football...

Sidelines Activist: Charles S. Johnson and the Struggle for Civil Rights by Richard Robbins This is the first full-length biography of Charles S. Johnson (1893-1956). Although he called himself a "sidelines activist," his advocacy for racial equality was never watered down or half-hearted. His...

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire...

A record of the addresses made at the memorial meeting, held at the University of Pennsylvania on 7 May 1935, together with letters and resolutions on the death of Herman Vandenburg Ames (1865-1935), Professor of American Constitutional History and Dean of the Graduate School...

Memoirs of Dr. Andrew M. Khan: Journey of an Educator, compiled and published by Author Brenda Mohammed, is an inspiring and motivational story.The Foreword was written by a former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir Isaac Hyatali, Q.C who stated. "He was one...

Author: Elizabeth H. BrettISBN-10: 1483629597ISBN-13: 9781483629599Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2013Pages: 68Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

It's Not Forsythia It's for Me: My Years Teaching Young Children is a book for anyone involved in the lives of young children. Dr. Gloria Needlman, a 34 year, award winning nursery-kindergarten teacher, from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, shares insightful, innovative experiences...

During the fifteen years of Herman L. Donovan's presidency (1941-56), the University of Kentucky entered a new era of maturity as an educational institution. The period was characterized by many administrative crises, such as those arising from the flood of veteran students following World...

Author: Herbert S. ParnesISBN-10: 0595176720ISBN-13: 9780595176724Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2001Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.47d

Intimate in voice and sweeping in historical reach, Was It Just a Matter of Luck? bears witness to the endurance of memory and the moral force of survival. Through the voice of his mother, Ray Kaner - a fiercely intelligent young woman who endured...