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A hand to guide me A hand to guide me Denzel Washington,Daniel Paisner Highlighting the importance of everyday mentorship, a Hollywood star shares his personal story of mentoring and mentors who shaped his life, and introduces the life-changing stories of more than seve… OL15843157W
Deep Mentoring Deep Mentoring Randy D. Reese,Robert Loane "God is in the business of raising up leaders." — J. Robert (Bobby) Clinton. When good leaders are needed, when the work is urgent, our immediate reaction is to enlist new leaders. Instead we are cal… OL16793909W
Vanish Vanish Karen Spafford-Fitz When fourteen-year-old Simone is assigned to mentor a kindergarten student as a part of her leadership class, she finds herself enjoying the relationship, but soon begins to suspect that something is… OL17881003W
Handbook of youth mentoring Handbook of youth mentoring Michael J. Karcher "The Handbook of Youth Mentoring provides the first scholarly and comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michae… OL18460598W
Apprenticed to Venus Apprenticed to Venus Tristine Rainer "I call this book a novoir--a memoir with true characters and actual dialogue, but with the structure and stylistic elements of a novel. It is my story and that of my mentor Anaïs Nin, intertwined as… OL19710886W
Blackbird Blackbird Michael L. Fiegel Michael Fiegel's darkly compelling debut tells the story of an unusual bond between two killers and the destruction left in their wake. OL19727521W
Raise them up Raise them up Kareem Moody,Anitra Budd The dramatic, real-world experiences of hard-to-reach youth inspire these vivid and compelling essays on effectively connecting with disengaged children. Written by an ex-gang member and former unrea… OL19898542W
My mentor My mentor Alec Wilkinson "At twenty-four, Alec Wilkinson decided that he wanted to write, so his father asked for the help of his closest friend, William Maxwell, widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's great Ameri… OL2027542W
Design disaster Design disaster Margaret Gurevich After a few successful weeks of her internship with the famous fashion designer, Stefan Meyers, Chloe is asked to split her time between different departments--but her mentor in the new department is… OL23221510W
The math master The math master Andrea Almada Lately Dora feels like she has to wait for everything she wants to do. Math is too easy, and time to play soccer never comes fast enough. When Dora takes on a special task, her patience is really put… OL24285045W
Our Colors Our Colors Anne Ishii,Gengoroh Tagame Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda, a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synesthetic hues of blues and reds and is governed by the e… OL26051549W
The Failing Hours The Failing Hours Sara Ney i, 327 pages ; 22 cm OL27389691W
Make a difference Make a difference Lindsey Clifford,Joy Barnett This book offers the secret of living an ordinary life in an extraordinary way through mentoring - and reveals purpose in even the smallest and seemingly unimportant things. Mentoring is a process wh… OL27715488W
Amazing mentors Amazing mentors Karilee Halo Shames As our first daughter approached puberty, I suggested she invite a circle of women from our dance class to share their wisdom with her. The women came, and began to share their secrets. One by one, t… OL28757990W
My winning season My winning season Robert Buechner "...This movement, Champions for Urban Youth, encourages everyone to use their own gifts and resources to effect positive change right in their own neighborhoods. In this heartwarming true story read… OL29242302W
The Kindness of Strangers The Kindness of Strangers Marc Freedman The Kindness of Strangers tells the story of a group of concerned adults who mentor inner-city youth. It describes what volunteers can do to ameliorate the conditions of young people living in povert… OL3901654W
A Fine Young Man A Fine Young Man Michael Gurian From depression to dropping grades, from incidents of violence to teen suicide, today's adolescent boys are one of the largest at-risk groups in America today. In this bracing and insightful book, th… OL464098W
The psychology of coaching, mentoring, and learning The psychology of coaching, mentoring, and learning Ho Law,Sara Ireland,Zulfi Hussain The first UK book to address coaching psychology as a discipline, The Psychology of Coaching, Mentoring and Learning provides a thorough understanding of the rationale, theory and practice of coachi… OL8204341W
Creating a Mentoring Culture Creating a Mentoring Culture Lois J. Zachary In order to succeed in today's competitive environment, corporate and nonprofit institutions must create a workplace climate that encourages employees to continue to learn and grow. From the author o… OL8574456W
Mentoring children and adolescents Mentoring children and adolescents Maureen A. Buckley,Sandra Hundley Zimmermann Written in a clear, straightforward manner, this comprehensive volume offers an overview of the concept of mentoring and information on the role that caring adult-youth relationships play in fosterin… OL9247690W
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