Educators
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Tis: A Memoir
$19.99 Add to cartA #1 New York Times bestseller and the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela’s Ashes, this masterpiece from Frank McCourt tells of his American journey from impoverished immi… [more below]
- Series: Frank McCourt Memoirs
- Author: McCourt, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 29 2000
- ISBN10: 0684865742
- Language: English
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They Called Me Mr. Scales
$15.99 Add to cartThe story is about a young Black kid who had a dream of becoming a professional orchestra conductor. I grew up in a low-income area of Pittsburgh where three steel mills were within a mile radius of m… [more below]
- Author: Scales, Phil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218249977
- Language: English
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Miseducated: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartAn inspiring memoir of one man’s transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate–all by the age of twenty-seven.
Brandon P. F- Author: Fleming, Brandon P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 0306925141
- Language: English
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Men As Friends: From Cicero to Svevo to Cataldo
$18.95 Add to cartNeither a cautionary tale nor a polemic, Men as Friends is about a variety of male friendships and a variety of men. A “coming-of-old-age story,” it speaks to an audience of men who love or have loved
- Author: Epstein, Irwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: May 26 2023
- ISBN10: 164663991X
- Language: English
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God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. Hesburgh
$25.00 Add to cartI 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 roles: college teacher, theologian, president … [more below]
- Author: Hesburgh, Theodore M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: February 28 2018
- ISBN10: 0268088039
- Language: English
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May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future
$26.99 Read moreAn author and educator’s pioneering approach to helping autistic students find their voices through poetry–a powerful and uplifting story that shows us how to better communicate with people on the sp
- Author: Martin, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 0063020157
- Language: English
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Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Add to cartFred Rogers’s gentle spirit and passion for children’s television takes center stage in this collection of interviews spanning his nearly forty-year career
Nearly twenty years after his death, Fred Ro- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Rogers, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1612198953
- Language: English
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Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University
$33.99 Add to cartWritten by a successful venture capitalist (and university dropout), this book is part memoir, part guide for the next generation of innovators who seek an alternative to the traditional path in highe
- Author: Gibson, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 164177245X
- Language: English
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Thread That Runs So True
$18.99 Add to cartFirst published in 1949, Jesse Stuart’s now classic personal account of his twenty years of teaching in the mountain region of Kentucky has enchanted and inspired generations of students and teachers.… [more below]
- Author: Stuart, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 1950
- ISBN10: 0684719045
- Language: English
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Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness
$9.99 Add to cartThe beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved.
“From the time I’d been a girl, I’d been thrilled with the idea of living on a fronti- Author: Specht, Robert
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: July 01 1984
- ISBN10: 0553265962
- Language: English
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The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom
$19.99 Add to cartAn essential guide for teachers and parents that’s destined to become a classic, The Art of Teaching Children is one of those rare and masterful books that not only defines a craft but offers a magica… [more below]
- Author: Done, Phillip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1982165677
- Language: English
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An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education
$18.00 Read moreThe story of American higher education, written with insight and humor, by an acclaimed educator.
“There’s no more important story to be told at this moment in America then why higher education matte- Author: Gittleman, Sol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1959000047
- Language: English
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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
$19.99 Add to cartNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL!
A moving and enlightening look at the unbelievable true story of how gifted prodigy Ramanujan stunned the scholars of Cambridge Universi- Author: Kanigel, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: April 26 2016
- ISBN10: 1476763496
- Language: English
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A Personal Odyssey
$21.95 Add to cartThis is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teach… [more below]
- Author: Sowell, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0684864657
- Language: English
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Go See the Principal: True Tales from the School Trenches
$18.99 Add to cartFrom an elementary school principal and popular YouTube personality, inspiration and humor for educators to tackle the challenges they face day-in and day-out
Gerry Brooks is an elementary school pri- Author: Brooks, Gerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 0738285064
- Language: English
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The Water Is Wide: A Memoir
$27.99 Read more“A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail.” —Charleston News and Courier
Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separate
- Author: Conroy, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0063347873
- Language: English
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The Claims of Life: A Memoir
$34.95 Read moreThe engaging memoir of a legendary president of Wellesley College known for authentic and open-hearted leadership, who drove innovation with power and love.
The Claims of Life traces the emergence of- Author: Walsh, Diana Chapman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048493
- Language: English
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The Last Lecture
$39.00 Add to cartAfter being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he’s learned–about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have–in this life-ch… [more below]
- Author: Pausch, Randy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 13 2014
- ISBN10: 0316335614
- Language: English
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Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan
$14.99 Add to cartLearning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. With warmth and candor, Bruce Feiler
- Author: Feiler, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 11 2004
- ISBN10: 0060577207
- Language: English
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New Beginnings: From Behind the Iron Curtain to America
$21.95 Add to cartBurning with desire to share the value of freedom, Antonina takes you from her plight in communist Bulgaria to the free shores of America. Following unfortunate events of life in a totalitarian regime
- Author: Duridanova, Antonina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: May 17, 2021
- ISBN10: 164952109X
- Language: English
