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  • A Teacher's Life by Talisse, Robert B.
    Robert B. Talisse

    A Teacher's Life

    Steven M. Cahn belongs to that exclusive class of professors who have not only contributed influentially to the leading debates of their discipline, but have also written insightfully about the academic vocation itself. This volume comprises thirteen essays, authored by Cahn's colleagues and former...
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  • Tai Solarin: Africa's Greatest Educationist and Humanist by Babalola, Dele
    Dele Babalola

    Tai Solarin: Africa's Greatest Educationist and Humanist

    An inside account of the life story of Tai Solarin, the late headmaster of the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Nigeria. It is a truly moving story written by an old student of Mayflower in the days of Tai Solarin as principal, depicting the communal...
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  • George's Rendezvous with Destiny by Vakey, George H.
    George H. Vakey

    George's Rendezvous with Destiny

    In his ninety-plus years, George Vakey has experienced a life that most people can't even imagine. George was motivated to share his story when a writer researching World War II interviewed him. He studied agriculture at Texas A&M until the attack on Pearl Harbor....
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  • Cherished Memories: Snapshots of Life and Lessons from a 1950s New Orleans Creole Village by Anderson, Beverly Jacques
    Beverly Jacques Anderson

    Cherished Memories: Snapshots of Life and Lessons from a 1950s New Orleans Creole Village

    CHERISHED MEMORIES takes a memorable journey back to New Orleans of the 1950s. Professor Beverly Jacques Anderson shares stories from her childhood and from her elementary school classmates, providing a fascinating look at the experience of growing up in the Creole culture of the...
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  • To Create the World That Ought to Be: Memoirs of a Radical Educator by Langberg, Arnie
    Arnie Langberg

    To Create the World That Ought to Be: Memoirs of a Radical Educator

    To Create the World That Ought to Be explores enticing possibilities and proven solutions for transforming our society and ourselves, as viewed through the lens of the life and work of a celebrated visionary educator. The book gathers insight distilled from the author's 50-year...
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  • The Life of Henry Fowle Durant Founder of Wellesley College by Kingsley, Florence Morse
    Florence Morse Kingsley

    The Life of Henry Fowle Durant Founder of Wellesley College

    The Life of Henry Fowle Durant Founder of Wellesley College is a biographical book written by Florence Morse Kingsley. The book tells the story of Henry Fowle Durant, the founder of Wellesley College, a prestigious women's college in Massachusetts. The book explores Durant's life,...
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  • A Canadian Mystic: Mother Catherine Aurelia of the Precious Blood: Her Work, Her Virtues by A. Religious of the Precious Blood
    A. Religious of the Precious Blood

    A Canadian Mystic: Mother Catherine Aurelia Of The Precious Blood: Her Work, Her Virtues

    A Canadian Mystic: Mother Catherine Aurelia Of The Precious Blood: Her Work, Her Virtues is a book written by a religious of the Precious Blood that provides a complete description of the life and work of Mother Catherine Aurelia, a Canadian mystic. The book...
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  • American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden by Rogers, Katie
    Katie Rogers

    American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden

    The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, painting a comprehensive portrait of Jill Biden--from a White House correspondent for The New York Times "A fascinating and deeply researched exploration into the most public facing and least understood role...
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  • The Life of Horace Mann: Educational Statesman by Williams, E. I. F.
    E. I. F. Williams

    The Life Of Horace Mann: Educational Statesman

    The Life of Horace Mann: Educational Statesman is a biography written by E.I.F. Williams about the life and work of Horace Mann, a prominent figure in the field of education in the United States in the 19th century. The book covers Mann's upbringing, education,...
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  • Louis Agassiz as a Teacher by Cooper, Lane
    Lane Cooper

    Louis Agassiz As A Teacher

    Louis Agassiz As A Teacher is a book written by Lane Cooper that explores the life and teachings of Louis Agassiz, a renowned Swiss-American biologist and geologist who lived in the 19th century. The book is a comprehensive study of Agassiz's teaching methods, his...
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  • What Makes a Master? by McCollum, Harriet Luella
    Harriet Luella McCollum

    What Makes a Master?

    What Makes a Master? by Harriet Luella McCollum is a book that explores the qualities and characteristics that make a person a master in their chosen field. The author draws on her own experiences as a teacher and coach to provide insights into the...
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  • Thank Goliath: A Memoir About an Italian Mother, a Rebel Son, and Life's Noble Teacher by Aversa, Domenic
    Domenic Aversa

    Thank Goliath: A Memoir About an Italian Mother, a Rebel Son, and Life's Noble Teacher

    "Fun and tragic, emotional and entertaining. With cutting intelligence and the wisdom acquired with age, Aversa sews together memories and experiences about the power of forgiveness, love and adversity." - Self Publishing Review"Fast-paced, intense, and colorful. Readers will find this story compelling and instructive...
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  • Women in Japanese Studies: Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation by
    Alisa Freedman

    Women in Japanese Studies: Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation

    Women in Japanese Studies: Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation brings together trailblazing women scholars from diverse disciplines in Japanese Studies to reflect on their careers and offer advice to colleagues. Most books present research and pedagogies. We do something different: We share lives--personal stories...
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  • Born to Rebel: An Autobiography by Mays, Benjamin E.
    Benjamin E. Mays

    Born to Rebel: An Autobiography

    Born the son of a sharecropper in 1894 near Ninety Six, South Carolina, Benjamin E. Mays went on to serve as president of Morehouse College for twenty-seven years and as the first president of the Atlanta School Board. His earliest memory, of a lynching...
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  • Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society by Parker, Clara M.
    Clara M. Parker

    Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society

    Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a biography written by Clara M. Parker that tells the story of Annie Webb Blanton, who was a pioneering educator and the founder of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society. The book explores Blanton's life...
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  • William Belcher Seeley: Founder and First Principal of the San Antonio Academy by Cox, Isaac Joslin
    Isaac Joslin Cox

    William Belcher Seeley: Founder And First Principal Of The San Antonio Academy

    The book ""William Belcher Seeley: Founder And First Principal Of The San Antonio Academy"" by Isaac Joslin Cox is a biography of the life and career of William Belcher Seeley. Seeley was the founder and first principal of the San Antonio Academy, a prestigious...
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  • Thank Goliath: A Memoir About an Italian Mother, a Rebel Son, and Life's Noble Teacher by Aversa, Domenic
    Domenic Aversa

    Thank Goliath: A Memoir About an Italian Mother, a Rebel Son, and Life's Noble Teacher

    "Fun and tragic, emotional and entertaining. With cutting intelligence and the wisdom acquired with age, Aversa sews together memories and experiences about the power of forgiveness, love and adversity." - Self Publishing Review"Fast-paced, intense, and colorful. Readers will find this story compelling and instructive...
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  • Will You Happen, Past the Silence, Through the Dark?: Remembering Leonard Ralph Casper by Casper, Linda Ty
    Linda Ty Casper

    Will You Happen, Past the Silence, Through the Dark?: Remembering Leonard Ralph Casper

    Award-winning Filipino novelist, Linda-Ty-Casper -- the author of this biography says this book is the Memoir that her husband Leonard Ralph Casper did not get to write. Born in Fond du Lac Wisconsin in 1923, Leonard Casper had a full life as a writer,...
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  • Confessions of a Murphy's Law Child: Surviving Child Abuse, Racism, Poverty, and Trick-Ask Ideology by Thompson, Franklin Titus
    Franklin Titus Thompson

    Confessions of a Murphy's Law Child: Surviving Child Abuse, Racism, Poverty, and Trick-Ask Ideology

    Murphy's Kids. What a strange moniker. It corresponds with the so-called Murphy's Law that states if a series of things can potentially go wrong, they will. As incredible as it sounds, there are some kids who, from the day they are born until they...
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  • Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by King, Maxwell
    Maxwell King

    The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

    New York Times bestseller! "King is a skilled storyteller. . . . In today's ugly climate, full of bitterness and rage on all sides, Rogers's example feels more necessary than ever." --Washington Post Here is the definitive biography of Fred Rogers, children's television pioneer...
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  • One American and His Attempt at Education by Hunt, Frazier
    Frazier Hunt

    One American and His Attempt at Education

    One American And His Attempt At Education is a memoir written by Frazier Hunt, an American journalist and author. The book details Hunt's personal journey towards obtaining an education, despite the many obstacles he faced throughout his life. Born into poverty in the early...
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  • You Can't Build A Chimney From The Top: The South Through The Life Of A Negro Educator by Holley, Joseph Winthrop
    Joseph Winthrop Holley

    You Can't Build A Chimney From The Top: The South Through The Life Of A Negro Educator

    ""You Can't Build A Chimney From The Top: The South Through The Life Of A Negro Educator"" by Joseph Winthrop Holley is a memoir that tells the story of the author's life as a Black educator in the American South during the early 20th...
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  • History Of The Class Of 1903, Yale College (1906) by Sargent, Ziegler
    Ziegler Sargent

    History Of The Class Of 1903, Yale College (1906)

    ""History Of The Class Of 1903, Yale College"" is a book written by Sargent and Ziegler in 1906. The book chronicles the history and experiences of the Yale College Class of 1903, including their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and social lives. It provides a...
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  • Brief Sketch Of The History Of Leicester Academy, Part 1 (1855) by Washburn, Emory
    Emory Washburn

    Brief Sketch Of The History Of Leicester Academy, Part 1 (1855)

    Brief Sketch of the History of Leicester Academy, Part 1 is a book written by Emory Washburn in 1855. The book provides a detailed account of the history of Leicester Academy, which was established in 1784 in Leicester, Massachusetts. The author explores the origins...
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  • Pestalozzi: His Life, Work and Influence by Krusi, Hermann
    Hermann Krusi

    Pestalozzi: His Life, Work And Influence

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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  • Ten Years' Work for Indians at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia: 1878-1888 (1888) by Ludlow, Helen Wilhelmina
    Helen Wilhelmina Ludlow

    Ten Years' Work For Indians At The Hampton Normal And Agricultural Institute, At Hampton, Virginia: 1878-1888 (1888)

    Ten Years' Work for Indians at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia: 1878-1888 is a historical account of the educational and vocational training provided to Native American students at the Hampton Institute during the late 19th century. Written by Helen Wilhelmina...
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  • Lucille Mathurin Mair by Shepherd, Verene
    Verene A. Shepherd

    Lucille Mathurin Mair

    Lucille Mathurin Mair (n馥 Walrond) made a mammoth contribution to women in Jamaica and across the world. In this biography, Verene Shepherd traces Mair's evolving ideology through her roles as professional historian, wife, mother, mentor, diplomat, national and international civil servant, legislator, and women's...
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  • Sparrows of Senegambia: A Memoir by Sampson, Charles
    Charles Sampson

    Sparrows of Senegambia: A Memoir

    This memoir connects my birthplace, life, work, education, and travels to more than a dozen African countries on the Continent; places in South America and 48 states in the South, Mid-West, as well as travels to Europe, Southeast Asia, including Thailand, the Cambodian and...
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  • Learning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect Life by Simmons, Philip
    Philip Simmons

    Learning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect Life

    Now I find myself in late August, with the nights cool and the crickets thick in the fields. Already the first blighted leaves glow scarlet on the red maples. It's a season of fullness and sweet longings made sweeter now by the fact that...
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  • Candle By Night: The Story Of The Life And Times Of Kezia Payne De Pelchin, Texas Pioneer Teacher, Social Worker And Nurse by Matthews, Harold J.
    Harold J. Matthews

    Candle By Night: The Story Of The Life And Times Of Kezia Payne De Pelchin, Texas Pioneer Teacher, Social Worker And Nurse

    Candle By Night is a biographical book that tells the story of Kezia Payne De Pelchin, a pioneering educator, social worker, and nurse from Texas. The book is written by Harold J. Matthews, who provides a comprehensive account of De Pelchin's life and times.The...
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  • All in a Lifetime by Westheimer, Ruth
    Ruth Westheimer

    All in a Lifetime: An Autobiography

    Dr. Ruth Westheimer is everyone's favourite sex therapist. All in a Lifetime is the memoir of her journey from the horrors of war to the fulfillment of the American dream. The book is as warm, humorous, and candid as Dr Ruth herself.Author: Ruth Westheimer,...
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  • My Larger Education by Washington, Booker T.
    Booker T. Washington

    My Larger Education

    Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator and author who was considered the most influential figure in the African-American community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Washington, who was born into slavery, promoted peaceful protest. Washington wrote extensively on his life and...
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  • History Of Texas Christian University: A College Of The Cattle Frontier by Hall, Colby Dixon
    Colby Dixon Hall

    History Of Texas Christian University: A College Of The Cattle Frontier

    ""History of Texas Christian University: A College of the Cattle Frontier"" is a comprehensive account of the founding and development of Texas Christian University (TCU), located in Fort Worth, Texas. Written by Colby Dixon Hall, a former TCU professor and historian, the book traces...
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  • Silver Linings: My Life Before and After Challenger 7 by Rodgers, June Scobee
    June Scobee Rodgers

    Silver Linings: My Life Before and After Challenger 7

    Twenty-five years after the very public tragedy of the space shuttle Challenger, June Scobee Rodgers has written her private story-her winding path through childhood poverty, homelessness, and family dysfunction to her teenage marriage and twenty-six years of love and life with Dick Scobee. This...
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  • Always an Adventure: An Autobiography by Dempsey, Hugh A.
    Hugh A. Dempsey

    Always an Adventure: An Autobiography

    Hugh Dempsey has for decades been one of Alberta's most prolific and influential public historians. Author of more than twenty books, he has also been "in on the ground floor" of the development of many key Alberta institutions, including the Indian Association of Alberta,...
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  • Richard Mulcaster And His Elementarie (1893) by Watson, Foster
    Foster Watson

    Richard Mulcaster And His Elementarie (1893)

    Richard Mulcaster and His Elementarie is a book written by Watson Foster and published in 1893. The book is a biography of Richard Mulcaster, an English educator, who is best known for his work titled ""The Elementarie"" which was published in 1582. The book...
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  • Pestalozzi: An Account of His Life and Work (1908) by Holman, Henry
    Henry Holman

    Pestalozzi: An Account Of His Life And Work (1908)

    Pestalozzi: An Account Of His Life And Work is a book written by Henry Holman in the year 1908. The book is a detailed biography of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, a Swiss educator and social reformer who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. The...
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  • William Rainey Harper: First President of the University of Chicago by Goodspeed, Thomas Wakefield
    Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed

    William Rainey Harper: First President Of The University Of Chicago

    The book ""William Rainey Harper: First President Of The University Of Chicago"" by Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed is a detailed biography of the life and achievements of William Rainey Harper, who was the first president of the University of Chicago. The book begins by tracing...
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  • Geography Inside Out by Symanski, Richard
    Richard Symanski

    Geography Inside Out

    Taking sharp aim at complacent geography scholars, this irreverent book turns the world of academic geography upside down. The author, a foremost figure in the field, joins forces with his alter ego, the incorrigible Korski, to draw fire from his own personal and professional...
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  • Traveling Apple: My 81 Years on Planet Earth by Mathers, Alfred M.
    Alfred M. Mathers

    Traveling Apple: My 81 Years on Planet Earth

    Join us as the author recounts his 81 years of travelling around the world, from tramping through the bogs of Newfoundland and galloping through the streets of Taipei, to serving as a teacher in war-torn Croatia and Bosnia. Through loss and gain, acceptance and...
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  • Banana Man: My Adventurous Life by Hilst, Rusty
    Rusty Hilst

    Banana Man: My Adventurous Life

    Who is Banana Man, and what is his superpower? And why should you care?Banana Man is real-life Rusty Hilst, a quirky adventurer and extraordinary human being, and this is his story.Rusty defies the odds: Recovery from rheumatic fever led him to take up golf-now...
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  • With Hope in My Heart: Musings of a Spirited Psychiatrist by Mai, Francois
    Francois Mai

    With Hope in My Heart: Musings of a Spirited Psychiatrist

    Rarely do we see inside the life and mind of a psychiatrist, but that's exactly what we get in With Hope in My Heart: Musings of a Spirited Psychiatrist. With candor and openness, author Fran輟is Mai shares how and why he ventured into psychiatry,...
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  • Founded Upon A Rock by Young, Dale E.
    Dale E. Young

    Founded Upon A Rock

    Henry Oliver (1903-1991) was a minister, educator, author, dog lover, and singer. His character was shaped in his early years in Stewart County, TN. He turned down an appointment at West Point because that was not God's calling on his life. Thirty-five years in...
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  • Turned On!: A Young Professor's 1960s Memoir by Perone, S. P.
    S. P. Perone

    Turned On!: A Young Professor's 1960s Memoir

    No decade before or since witnessed cultural, technical, and social changes as dramatic as the 1960s. Pop culture reflected a transition from the rigid 1950s to the permissive 1970s. The Vietnam War spawned student protests, draft card burning, and a hippie counter-culture. Caught up...
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  • Mules And Wildcat Heads by Bowling, Dean
    Dean Bowling

    Mules And Wildcat Heads

    Author: Dean BowlingISBN-10: 1441541160ISBN-13: 9781441541161Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2009Pages: 152Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
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  • Memoir Of Richard Busby, 1606-1695: With Some Account Of Westminster School In The Seventeenth Century (1895) by Barker, George Fisher Russell
    George Fisher Russell Barker

    Memoir Of Richard Busby, 1606-1695: With Some Account Of Westminster School In The Seventeenth Century (1895)

    Memoir of Richard Busby, 1606-1695: With Some Account of Westminster School in the Seventeenth Century is a historical book written by George Fisher Russell Barker in 1895. The book is a memoir of Richard Busby, who was a renowned English scholar and headmaster of...
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  • The Fear Talking: The True Story of a Young Man and Anxiety by Westoby, Chris
    Chris Westoby

    The Fear Talking: The True Story of a Young Man and Anxiety

    "Chris Westoby's THE FEAR TALKING is truly important, beautifully written, and urgently needed. This book will save lives-especially the lives of young people, one of our most vulnerable and underserved populations when it comes to mental and behavioral health. Please give it to some...
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  • Rescued from Isis Terror: How a University Professor Organized a Commando Mission to Rescue Her Doctoral Student from Isis-Controlled Iraq by Jumaah, Firas
    Firas Jumaah

    Rescued from Isis Terror: How a University Professor Organized a Commando Mission to Rescue Her Doctoral Student from Isis-Controlled Iraq

    In the summer of 2014, Firas Jumaah was working diligently to complete his doctorate in chemistry at Lund University in Sweden when he suddenly received news that an ISIS advance in northern Iraq threatened the lives of his wife and children who had returned...
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  • Bungalows in Heaven: The Story of Pandita Ramabai by Mair, Jessie H.
    Jessie H. Mair

    Bungalows in Heaven: The Story of Pandita Ramabai

    This is the story of a woman chosen by God to work for reforms for the most oppressed of all the women of India. Pandita Ramabai, herself a Brahmin widow, found salvation through Jesus Christ and became His earnest disciple. With a clear vision...
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  • Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons by Anderson, Bret Allan
    Bret Allan Anderson

    Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons

    There will always be a need for excellent school leaders. Bret Allan Anderson is one of these, as his career shows. Unlock the secrets to transformative leadership with Bret Allan Anderson's Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons. This riveting journey of insights and strategies will inspire...
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