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A schoolteacher in old Alaska A schoolteacher in old Alaska Hannah Breece As an American woman on the Alaskan frontier at the turn of the century, Hannah Breece challenged the wilderness to teach native children. This moving, gripping account of her many adventures tells o… OL15839692W
These Happy Golden Years These Happy Golden Years Garth Williams,Laura Ingalls Wilder The Ingalls family homesteads on their claim in DeSmet, South Dakota. Fifteen-year-old Laura begins to take schoolteaching jobs to raise money for Mary's college. Laura is surprised when Almanzo Wild… OL1719702W
Bookmarked Bookmarked Wendy W. Fairey "Wendy W. Fairey grew up among books. Her mother, the famous Hollywood columnist Sheilah Graham, was F. Scott Fitzgerald's last love--he died in her living room in 1940. As part of a 'College of One'… OL17863249W
It's good to know a miracle It's good to know a miracle Jay Shotel,Sue Shotel In August 2002 Dani Shotel was a healthy 26-year old young woman with an almost perfect life. She had gratifying work, as a special needs teacher in an elementary school in Arlington County, Virgini… OL18432599W
The Center Cannot Hold The Center Cannot Hold Elyn R. Saks Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California… OL1943090W
Strings attached Strings attached Joanne Lipman A biography of a Ukrainian-born public school music teacher "whose life seemed to conspire against him at every turn and yet who was able to transform his own heartache into triumph for his students"… OL19972469W
Recapitulations Recapitulations Vincent Crapanzano 392 pages ; 21 cm OL21090600W
Republic of Imagination Republic of Imagination Azar Nafisi Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she tau… OL21101437W
West of the American dream West of the American dream Paul Christensen "Like many a pioneer exiting the eastern forests, Paul Christensen felt the strangeness of an alien landscape when he first arrived in Texas in 1974. Schooled in the cool colors of life and poetry in… OL4614688W
The autobiography of an execution The autobiography of an execution David R. Dow Near the beginning of The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow lays his cards on the table. "People think that because I am against the death penalty and don't think people should be executed, th… OL8104557W
Crossing the Water Crossing the Water Daniel Robb "Off the coast of Cape Cod lies a small windswept island called Penikese. Alone on the island is a school for juvenile delinquents, the Penikese Island School, where Daniel Robb lived and worked as a… OL8442851W