Educators
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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
$10.99 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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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
$34.00 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
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We Few, We Academic Sisters: How We Persevered and Excelled in Higher Education
$28.95 Add to cartStarting in 1967, a time when fewer than 1% of women completed advanced degrees, the Washington State University (WSU) Sociology Department hired three female faculty members who became supportive lif
- Author: Betty Houchin Winfield
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: September 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0874224241
- Language: English
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Lifeline 65: How Small Connections and Big Enthusiasm Can Change Education
$15.95 Add to cartAfter fifteen years as an award-winning educator, Ryan Stein knows this: when you make the school experience about fostering genuine human connection, students don’t just succeed–they thrive. In this
- Author: Stein, Ryan T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: August 1, 2019
- ISBN10: 1947860593
- Language: English
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Toy Fights: A Boyhood
$27.95 Add to cartDon Paterson is one of our most acclaimed contemporary poets, possessed of “an infinite sensitivity to the world” (Zadie Smith). But his current standing gives few hints of his hilariously misspent yo
- Author: Paterson, Don
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324093625
- Language: English
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Welcome to Whigville: A Memoir
$12.99 Add to cartWelcome to Whigville takes us back to postwar America, into a little Mid-Michigan village the locals called Whigville-a small settlement smackdab in the middle of the arsenals of democracy, Flint and
- Author: Burek, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 102
- Publish Date: December 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 173235796X
- Language: English
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Invisible Ink
$34.99 Add to cartThe incredible autobiography of an exiled child during WWII.
- Author: Stern, Guy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0814347592
- Language: English
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Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard
$19.00 Add to cart“The rare book that has the potential to make you smarter–and everyone around you wiser.” –Adam Grant
Two-time world champion debater and former coach of the Harvard debate team, Bo Seo tells the in- Author: Seo, Bo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0593299531
- Language: English
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life’s Greatest Lesson
$26.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss … [more below]
- Author: Albom, Mitch
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 18 1997
- ISBN10: 0385484518
- Language: English
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American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden
$30.00 Read moreThe 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
“- Author: Rogers, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 27, 2024
- ISBN10: 0593240561
- Language: English
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The Making of a Generalist: An Independent Thinker Finds Unconventional Success in an Uncertain World
$19.99 Add to cart“Frustrated with our polarized culture? Take this incredibly fun ride through the life of modern day Renaissance man Vikram Mansharamani to appreciate a simple solution-open-minded, generalist thinkin
- Author: Mansharamani, Vikram
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: January 22, 2024
- ISBN10: 9798989730414
- Language: English
