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The classic account of moving from slavery to freedom, by the celebrated African-American educator and university founder.
Booker T. Washington believed that every man and woman deserved a chance, regardless of their skin color. This classic work of literature, originally published in 1901, relays the story of a man born into slavery who, once freed, pursued education and racial equality. This new edition of Booker T. Washington's autobiography features...
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In Pennsylvania's Amish country, Daisy Swanson finds herself going back to school expecting to serve tea--only to get a crash course in criminal justice . . .
The faculty of Willow Creek High School are having a get-together after the spring concert with refreshments provided, courtesy of Daisy's Tea Garden. Oolong tea and chocolate biscuits are just what the staff needs to help them unwind from Althea Higgins' demanding curriculum. Her lessons...
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More than personal memoir, Donald Kennedy's story is not only a chronicle of watershed years in the history of Stanford University, but also a reflection on academia's perennial concerns. The story builds from his childhood and family in New England through mentors at Harvard to reflections on his early years at Stanford. What is the scope of a teacher's responsibilities? What is the proper balance between research and teaching? How far can a professor...
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Simon & Schuster
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2020.
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Nineteenth-century scientist David Starr Jordan built one of the most important fish specimen collections ever seen, until the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shattered his life's work.
David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. But the more of the hidden blueprint of life he uncovered, the harder...
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One of the most important patriots in post-Revolutionary times. Most readers know Noah Webster for his dictionary masterpieces and his promotion of a living "American Language" that embraces words and idioms from all its immigrant peoples. But he was also the driving force behind universal education for all citizens, including slaves, females, and adult learners. Speaker of twenty languages, he developed the new country's curriculum, writing and publishing...
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“Harold Taylor and Sarah Lawrence College” is the posthumous memoir of Harold Taylor (1914—1993) told through thoughtful and entertaining accounts of his many interactions with leading cultural and political figures of his time. Taylor distinguished himself as a spokesperson for progressive education and educational experimentation during the 1950s and would emerge in the 1960s as one of the country's leading public intellectuals and campus...
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Bob Patton grew up with little hope or opportunity, living in near poverty. With dreams, determination and faith, he became successful in many areas of life. His progression from earning first a high school diploma led to obtaining a doctoral degree. A job in a Detroit steel mill led the way to becoming a university professor. Motivation and a strong work ethic forged every step along his life path.
This memoir explores life lived over a sixty-year...
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Energetic, shrewd, and charming, Herman B Wells was the driving force behind the transformation of Indiana University-which became a model for American public higher education in the 20th century. A person of unusual sensitivity and a skilled and empathetic communicator, his character and vision shaped the structure, ethos, and spirit of the institution in countless ways. Wells articulated a persuasive vision of the place of the university in the...
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In this book, I share some of the strategies and approaches I have used to train the more challenging horses I have known. The parallels between human and horse gave me tremendous insight to the cause of many of their behaviors, as well as creating a career path I believe to be my life's purpose.
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"Landing On My Feet, Teaching and Learning During a Career in Education" is a memoir written by James Kleiner, a career educator in the Connecticut public schools for 33 years. The book chronicles his own education and pays tribute to the teachers who mentored and inspired him. His story takes him through the challenges he was faced with and, ultimately, overcame through the years. In every case, he learns from these experiences and continues in the...
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Howard Zinn was perhaps the best-known and most widely celebrated popular interpreter of American history in the twentieth century, renowned as a bestselling author, a political activist, a lecturer, and one of America's most recognizable and admired progressive voices. His rich, complicated, and fascinating life placed Zinn at the heart of the signal events of modern American history-from the battlefields of World War II to the McCarthy era, the...
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To those who loved him, like Teddy Roosevelt, he was "Nicholas Miraculous," the fabled educator who had a hand in everything; to those who did not, like novelist Upton Sinclair, he was "the intellectual leader of the American plutocracy," a champion of "false and cruel ideals." Ezra Pound branded him "one of the more loathsome figures" of the age. Whether celebrated or despised, Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) was an irresistible force who helped...
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Hi, I'm the author of the new thriller biography, Coping with Schizophrenia. This is my story of dealing with a mental disorder, and it initially takes place in my grandmother's apartment. I'm a college student and woke up one morning hearing virulent voices in my head. I struggle from that point on to cope with these voices which are venomous. The story of how the turpitude voices made me feel reclusive, paranoid, and formidable. The narrative on...
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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 teaching career unfolded, it gradually became apparent to me that, regardless of the subject matter ostensibly under review, it was the communication of that subject matter that was of...
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Do we really invent ourselves? Can't we just blame others? Or luck? Or fate? Does it really matter how we got here? Probably not. Nevertheless, the question intrigues. Others produce biographies of most famous people, often centuries after they have passed on. What a shame, for the subject misses the opportunity to examine the many "whys." This personal assessment is the challenge I have accepted. Stop for a minute and consider the speed at which...
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When a respected scholar with a career at three major American universities moves to a position as principal of an important institution in UK, there is likely to be considerable interest in what he has to say not only to his students, but to many others as well. The two most important formats for such communication were the sermon and the academic lecture. Historically, the sermon has been an extremely important form of communication, first as verbal...
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This book is about the life and times of Dr. Becky Rouse-Curry as an educator in the Twiggs County school system. She faced many trials and tribulations; however, her faith in God brought her through all her situations. She is retired now, but she appreciates each challenge because it made her stronger in the Lord.
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As a therapy dog for my new mom, I made sure she got out of bed every day, whether she was up for it or not.
I also demanded that she take me outside, so I could do my business. Slowly, my mom started to enjoy taking me outside. She started to feel safe and actually enjoyed getting to know her neighbors and their dogs. She took me on errands, to visit my great grandpa and to the park to play with other dogs. I got to meet all kinds of people in our...
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