Biography & Autobiography - Educators

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...

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

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...

Lyman Pierson Powell: Pathfinder In Education And Religion is a biographical book written by Charles S. Macfarland. The book tells the story of Lyman Pierson Powell, a prominent figure in the fields of education and religion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....

The Life of Charles W. Eliot is a biography written by Edward H. Cotton that chronicles the life of Charles W. Eliot, an influential American educator and president of Harvard University from 1869 to 1909. The book traces Eliot's early life and education, his...

""Leonard and Gertrude"" is a novel written by Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi that tells the story of a couple who live in a small village and work hard to improve the lives of their fellow villagers. The novel explores themes of social justice, community building,...

""The Life of Horace Mann: Educational Statesman"" is a biography written by E.I.F. Williams that chronicles the life and career of Horace Mann, a prominent American educator, politician, and reformer. The book covers Mann's early life, his education, and his rise to prominence in...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Written by a Princeton professor in 1942, this book profiles eighteen prominent alumni of the university, including Woodrow Wilson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John Foster Dulles. Thorp explores the various paths these individuals took in life, highlighting the impact of their Princeton education. This...

Hermon Carey Bumpus, Yankee Naturalist was first published in 1947. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. In this small volume, Dr. Bumpus' son has outlined...

The twists and turns and influences of life that helped shape the career of this award-winning school administrator form a story worth telling and sharing with anyone who works or aspires to a career in education. The book is a revealing look at the...

Diary of a Dean is a memoir of Herbert London's years at New York University. It follows his personal path from professor and ombudsman to dean of a new "experimental" college. The period in question parallels a tumultuous era in higher education. London's experiences...

Imagine a world where the greatest minds in history get the stadium-sized roar they deserve. In this visually dynamic book, history's most original thinkers are taken out of the dusty pages of textbooks and onto the pitch, re-imagined as World Cup footballers competing in...

The name Wang Gungwu is iconic. He is one of the most eminent scholars and historians in Asia today and is renowned for his scholarship on the history of the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, and the history and civilisation of China and Southeast...

This memoir presents a special look into Professor Cheng-Few Lee's formative childhood years, his distinguished career as a respected scholar and conference organizer, and his substantial experience in the fields of education and policy-making. It shares the innovative methods and forward-looking educational philosophy that...

This book is an effort at creating a collaborative platform for experts and key stakeholders to share their expertise and experiences with successful practices at creating inclusive environments. The objective is to give the readers multiple blueprints of success providing a varied range of...

This commemorative volume discusses aspects of the life and work of the internationally famous scholar Professor W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006). His writings on Islam and on Muslim-Christian relations gained him great prestige and respect, not only in the West but also - and perhaps...

Author: Scott OberISBN-10: 143638429XISBN-13: 9781436384292Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2009Pages: 112Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

The name Albert Kirwan is inextricably bound with the University of Kentucky-in sports, scholarship, and administration. His skills and interests were so many and varied that his accomplishments in one area could not long satisfy his restless nature; he captained and later coached the...

The life story of the father of the most powerful elected leader in the world is an epic tale, one as daring as it was improbable.The father of the U.S. president, the first Barack Hussein Obama, was born in rural poverty in Kenya. His...

Initially immersing readers in the life of a closeknit, largely Italian family in an ethnic neighborhood in the cultural and historical milieu of the city of Providence in the 1960s, Providential becomes the story of an intellectual, vocational, and spiritual journey, and of an...

Think being a principal is about clipboards, meetings, and shiny red apples. Think again. From breaking up hallway fights to chasing down stolen cars, calming parents ready to throw hands with fourteen-year-olds, and even getting asked to find a student's missing weed-Principal Mrs. Thomas...

Author: Anne Ghory-GoodmanISBN-10: 1939125812ISBN-13: 9781939125811Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2021Pages: 132Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 8.00h x 8.20w x 0.80d

John Ford Sr. returns to the outdoors of Maine with This Cider Still Tastes Funny! Further Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine, his follow-up to the highly popular and critically acclaimed Suddenly, the Cider Didn't Taste So Good. Ford is a retired Maine...

The World Book of Greatness is the first ever and only book that documents great people in the world. This book, which is like the "Guinness World Records" Book of Greatness, was invented in 2020 by Professor Patrick Businge: the Founding Chancellor of Greatness...

This sensitive and compelling biography of Patrick van Rensburg does justice to a giant of a man, controversial throughout his life but undeniably a heroBorn in KwaZulu-Natal into what he described as 'a very ordinary South African family that believed in the virtue of...

Large classic notebook with 120 ruled pages (front and back) for notes, lists, musings, and more. Archival-quality pages made from acid-free paper-resists damage from light and air. Cardboard bound cover with rounded corners for a finished look Integrated bookmark; elastic closure helps keep notebook...

Your personal growth is essential for your longevity. What you do during your life will not only impact you, but also your friends, family, and future generations. There are more things we all must learn as we mature, therefore, we should never become complacent....

An insightful, entertaining read! These wonderful, heart-warming, true stories from substitute teachers will inspire teachers, parents, and the general public alike. Have you ever wondered what life is like for a substitute teacher? Everyone has had a substitute teacher in their experience as a...

A study of the 50-year career of Edward Charles Elliott is a study of the development of American education. Elliott had experience as a high school and college teacher, school system superintendent, state college system chancellor, and president of a Big Ten university, all...

A Life Renewed, 1983-1998 continues the personal story begun in Roderick Stackelberg's earlier autobiographical volumes, Out of Hitler's Shadow and Memory and History. The basic themes stressed in the prefaces to the first two volumes of his autobiography-the desire to honestly share his experiences...

Before the late 1950s and the early 1960s, teachers in Illinois and the rest of the country generally did not participate in a formal process to establish their salaries and working conditions or to influence policies that affected the nature and quality of their...

Values in Conflict: Reflections of an Animal Advocate offers an account of changing and conflicting social values regarding man's role in the natural world. Author Georges Dupras compels us to think about man's role in animal suffering and leads us to the inescapable conclusion...

Humorous and witty recollections of the author's journey from insecure graduate student to noted activist/scholar.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...

Memorials of John Pitkin Norton is a book written by Noah Porter in 1853. The book is a tribute to John Pitkin Norton, who was a professor of analytical and agricultural chemistry at Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut. The book provides a detailed...

Megan Jackson Hall has struggled with her mental health for decades. Faith, Romance, and Creations through Psychosis is her powerful memoir that delves into a range of personal topics, including the author's continued distrust of her ex-husband and her belief in his connections to...

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...

In the cold gleam of the operating room, before the scalpel's first whisper against skin, Claudio Salvatore Cinà is still a man - a father, a Sicilian, a seeker shaped by volcanic dust and his Carabiniere father's unyielding discipline. Then the blade descends, and...

A 70-Year Odyssey of Faith, Identity, and the Courage to Rebuild.What happens when the path laid out for you, by your family, your church, and your country; no longer leads to the truth of who you are?Born in the shadow of the Spanish Civil...

From Wheeler Avenue to World StagesAt eleven years old in the Bronx, Billy Fajardo learned that survival required more than strength-it required rhythm. From his grandmother's stories of Puerto Rican revolutionaries to the dangerous streets of 1227 Wheeler Avenue, Billy found his identity in...

Author: Oscar P. Cohen,Joseph E. Fischgrund,Harry G. LangISBN-10: 1933360267ISBN-13: 9781933360263Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2008Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.94h x 6.16w x 0.63d

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,...

Author: Tanya Y. MitchellISBN-13: 9798218795580Publisher: Minoafb PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2026Pages: 420Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d

Standing at the podium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club, Becca Moore is about to address a group of predominantly male football fans who know her only as the wife of the coach of the most famous high school football team...