Educators

With just the right mix of humor and wisdom, Done reveals the enduring promise of elementary school as a powerful antidote to the cynicism of our times. C...

When Thomas Edison began wiring New York City with a direct current electricity distribution system in the 1880s, he gave humankind the magic of electric l...

francis Crick, Who Died At The Age Of Eighty-eight In 2004, Will Be Bracketed With Galileo, Darwin, And Einstein As One Of The Great Scientists Of All Tim...

Rogers (1928-2003) Was An Enormously Influential Figure In The History Of Television And In The Lives Of Tens Of Millions Of Children. This Engaging, Heartf...

we Cannot Change The Cards We Are Dealt, Just How We Play The Hand.--randy Pausch a Lot Of Professors Give Talks Titled The Last Lecture. Professors Are As...

Warning!* This book contains the following: Unsafe use of powerful firearms in combination with explosives Cultivation of illegal crops Impressionable...

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you...

In the spring of 2000, Heather Ingram, a 30-year-old high school teacher in a small town on the coast of British Columbia, was convicted of the sexual explo...

Here is the autobiography of a remarkable man. Yukichi Fukuzawa's life covered the 66 years between 1835 and 1901, a period which comprised greater and mor...

Gervase Phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in The Other Side of the Dale. As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North...

In Her Memoir, Power Offers An Urgent Response To The Question What Can One Person Do?--and A Call For A Clearer Eye, A Kinder Heart, And A More Open And Ci...

New York, des années 1960 aux années 1990. Après avoir exercé différents métiers, F. McCourt se décide à utiliser son diplôme d'enseignant. Premier...

Have you ever thought about how your seemingly insignificant life events have formed who you are? How intriguing it is to look back and discover how your cu...

A special 20th anniversary edition of the beloved international bestseller that changed millions of livesMaybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a col...

I have traveled far and wide, far beyond the simple parish I envisioned as a young man. My obligation of service has led me into diverse yet interrelated ro...

Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound hum...

Explores The Life, Career, And Influence Of Levittown, Pa., High School Teacher And Theater Director Lou Volpe, Focusing On His Last School Years And Follow...

Mit Psychologist And Bestselling Author Of Reclaiming Conversation And Alone Together, Sherry Turkle's Intimate Memoir Of Love And Work In This Vivid And Po...

Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage Shakespeare so p...

One Man's Campaign To Build Schools In The Most Dangerous, Remote, And Anti-american Reaches Of Asia: In 1993 Greg Mortenson Was An American Mountain-climbi...

sometimes It's Worth The Wait. Having Waited 40 Years To Tell His Story, Frank Mccourt Doesn't Pull Any Punches In His Story Of Growing Up Dirt Poor In Lim...

Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound hum...

A Children's Book Author Relates How A Workshop For A Group Of Third Graders Grew Into A Three-year Relationship With The Class Of Mostly New Americans As H...

As An Idealistic Twenty-three-year-old English Teacher At Wilson High School In Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell Confronted A Room Of Unteachable, At-ri...

In This Tribute To Teachers Everywhere. Mccourt Records The Trials, Triumphs And Surprises He Faces In Public High Schools Around New York City. His Methods...

sometimes It's Worth The Wait. Having Waited 40 Years To Tell His Story, Frank Mccourt Doesn't Pull Any Punches In His Story Of Growing Up Dirt Poor In Lim...

Hilarious, cringe-inducing stories about teachers, students and parents, from CBC star of Mr. D, one of Canada's hottest comedic talents. Gerry Dee is a ris...

frank Mccourt's Glorious Childhood Memoir, angela's Ashes, Has Been Loved And Celebrated By Readers Everywhere For Its Spirit, Its Wit And Its Profound Hum...

A Sharp, Funny, And Honest Collection Of Real-life Stories From Kelly Ripa, Showing The Many Dimensions And Crackling Wit Of The Beloved Daytime Talk Show H...

This book continues the narrative of Ginzburg's nightmarish eighteen-year survival of Soviet prisons and labor camps, following the Stalinist purges of 1937...

Maybe It Was A Grandparent, Or A Teacher. Someone Older Who Understood You When You Were Young And Searching, Who Helped You See The World As A More Profoun...