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When Jim Gold published "Dancing Through Covid," millions of people had already died of the pandemic, his folk-dance tours had ground to a halt, and no one knew when-or if-life would get back to normal. This book shows how Jim's career survived, and how, during those dark months, he emerged as a more complete human being than ever. It's a deeply inspiring tale of renewal and growth.
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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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Bryan "Griz" Feisel is passionate about the outdoors. Bryan takes you on a journey of not only bowhunting for white-tailed deer but several species including turkey, predators, and small game. Bryan has developed unique methods of harvesting and processing these animals. Please take this journey with Bryan and us.
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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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A person's life is composed of many ordinary days with a few significant and monumental moments mixed in. This book is about the separate monumental moments that I have experienced. One of these was "flying" out a nine foot window when I was only eight years old. I attended a one room grade school and was disciplined by being made to chew tobacco. I am the 11th of 12 children and was told by an older brother that I would never amount to anything when...
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Winner, NSW Carer of the Year 2013!
Winner, Certificate of Commendation, NSW Mental Health Awards 2013!
Art from Adversity shines the spotlight on mental illness, in particular, bipolar disorder. It provides an insight into what it is like to become mentally ill, to ascend into mania, free fall into depression, and finally emerge profoundly changed by the experience.
Art from Adversity: A Life with Bipolar is Anne Therese Naylor's memoir...
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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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You won't find his portrait on our currency anymore and his signature isn't penned on the Constitution, but former statesman Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) contributed immeasurably to the formation of America. Gallatin was the first president of the council of New York University and his name lives on at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, so it is with pride that New York University Press and the Swiss Confederation publish this new biography...
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"Los Demonios de Mercury: El Trágico Final de una Estrella de Rock" es el título de un libro ficticio que se podría utilizar para contar una historia basada en la vida y la carrera de Freddie Mercury, el legendario vocalista de la banda Queen.Freddie Mercury, cuyo nombre real era Farrokh Bulsara, nació el 5 de septiembre de 1946 en Zanzíbar, Tanzania. Fue conocido por su increíble rango vocal, su carismática presencia en el escenario y su habilidad...
11) A Ray of Vishnu
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AN EMPOWERED SOUL
A ray of Vishnu, a saktyavesa avatara, His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura fought against the darkness of casteism, atheism, British cultural chauvinism, sensualism in the name of spirituality, and all kinds of false doctrines which had a stranglehold on India in the 1920's and 1930's. Triumphant in his attempts, he ignited a spark which created a spiritual conflagration which is still burning brightly throughout...
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Nota del editor: Este libro es un estudio y recopilación de enseñanzas de maestros espirituales de acceso público. La propiedad intelectual, pertenece a los autores citados y/o a los realizadores de sus entrevistas, se mencionan las fuentes. Nombro algunos de los maestros que se incluyen en este libro (todos despiertos, iluminados): Adyashanti, Douglas Harding, Jean Klein, Ken Wilber, Sesha, Tony Parsons U.G. Krishnamurti. Muchos de los textos...
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¿Qué buscamos en la vida? Ser felices, por supuesto. Nadie quiere problemas, pero los hay. Nos esforzamos por tener recursos y una buena vida, así y todo, cosas desagradables ocurren.
Por suerte hay maestros espirituales que saben lo que nos pasa, te nombro los que se incluyen en este libro (todos despiertos, iluminados): Byron Katie, David Hawkins, Dora Gil, Fidel Delgado, Francis Lucille, Gangaji, Gian Girardi, Jeff Foster, Lisa Cairns, Nathan...
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Although much less well known than some other nineteenth century female campaigners, such as Florence Nightingale or Emmeline Pankhurst, Dorothea Beale is nonetheless deserving of wide recognition for her pioneering, and at times radical, ideas. Dorothea's work for the education of girls made just as significant an impact on the liberation of women as did that of Florence Nightingale in ennobling the nursing profession or Emmeline Pankhurst in drawing...
15) Taught a Lesson
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Michael Stivers was a kindergarten teacher in a school of children with very few behavior problems. Then he lost most of the use of his left arm. He could not drive to his school without fear of an accident, so he searched for a neighboring school.
The school he found was close to his home. The number of challenging students was much greater. To meet those challenges, Michael would have to draw on his decades of teaching elementary, preschool,...
16) Classroom Confidential: How I Survived 33 Years in a Public School Classroom . . . And You Can Too!
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An experienced teacher shares her secrets on everything from dealing with parents to navigating the staff lounge.
Classroom Confidential is filled with insights from Victoria Lucido's thirty-three years of experience as a teacher. Within its pages, she tells it like it is with wit and heart, covering issues that arise both in and out of the classroom to offer support to her fellow educators and help them not just survive but thrive.
Classroom Confidential...
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Timeless words of wisdom from the eighteenth-century teacher who transformed the world of education with his groundbreaking ideas.
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi rose to prominence during the Age of Enlightenment, bringing the spirit of equal opportunity and respect for human personality into the classroom, just as Thomas Jefferson imbued such virtues into the Declaration of Independence. The foundation of Pestalozzi's educational philosophy rested on...
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This manual is for survival in a general sence and combat survival as not all aspects can be covered its only a basic view. This manual is syructured in a logical sequence based on the numerous considerations for preparing for and succedding in variuos survival scenarios
19) Fritz
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Fritz Perls described himself as a "mediocre psychoanalyst" who became "the possible creator of a 'new' method of treatment"-Gestalt Therapy. His wife described him as half prophet, half bum. Dave Rybeck, reviewing FRITZ in Psychology Today, said that "Martin Shepard has done an excellent job of getting into, on top of, and under the Fritz Perls mystique. He spent two years learning all he could about Perls's life and has produced a masterful yet...
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What happens when an idealist volunteers to introduce Shakespeare to a group of unruly kids? Bedlam. Tears. And, hard lessons learned.
Convinced that children can relate to Shakespeare's themes- power, revenge, love- Mel Ryane launches The Shakespeare Club at a Los Angeles public school. Teaching Will is a riotous cautionary tale of high hopes and goodwill crashing into the realities of classroom chaos. Every week, Mel encounters unexpected comedy...
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