A young African American man had a vision to bring forth an education system that he himself had never experienced. The existing education institutional system never addressed his self esteem, nor encouraged his quest for academic excellence. People of color were never looked upon or considered note worthy of recognition in or out of the classroom setting; for that matter, society in large part erased the acknowledgement of people of African origin, along with all others peoples of color. They, along with the majority of people of color, have been fundamentally omitted from historical text, therefore declared invisible in the annals of time and thereby denied their rightful and deserved greatness. What was assigned to them in historical studies has been minuscule in nature and often demeaning.He recalled this disparity having begun to take hold/surface around the third grade in his public school lesson plan. What was often highlighted was Slavery; the Civil War; Emancipation by President Lincoln; Jim Crow and the Civil Right Movement. Africans were deemed never to have any history of any significance nor importance, for that matter, prior to their contact and eventual enslavement by Europeans. That is quite the contrary as Renaldo would subsequently come to realize, as he sort to educate himself on whom were the true African peoples of the world. It was his past educational encounters, which were to later ignite this dream to create a Charter School platform in honor of the African University known as Sankore, located in the town Timbuktu of the Mali Empire. Declared to be the world's first university of higher educational learning.
DO NOT VISIT THE AMAZON, MACHU PICCHU OR THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS (UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THIS BOOK)The Amazon. Machu Picchu. The Galápagos Islands. Considering a vacation to these desired and exotic locations? Perhaps you need to read this book first. Part travelogue, the reader will delight in the itinerary that thousands of tourists follow each year. Part cautionary tale, the reader will discover pitfalls that can befall the savviest and best prepared traveler.Lo Siento is a humorous but informative take on the best that Peru and Ecuador have to offer and is recommended for the undecided traveler. If you have a significant other who is determined to tour lands that offer certain danger, you will go unless you can make the better case for not going. Lo Siento offers many convincing arguments-cleverly disguised as chapters-to come to your senses before it is too late.Hopefully, it won't do that because there are better arguments to go. Visiting the Peruvian Amazon, Machu Picchu and the Galápagos Islands will dispel myths and change the way you think about the world. Lo Siento portrays lands of intense natural beauty populated by people of indomitable character. Lo Siento makes the case to visit them straightaway. To wit: What we call civilization will soon erase many of the ways of the indigenous people in Peru. See them while you can. Dance with them while you can. Hold a baby sloth while you can. Dare to experience unique gastronomic adventures. Maybe pass on eating a smoked monkey, but feast otherwise.
A local basketball hero comes to a sad end. An aging movie legend's power ebbs. A once promising artist reaches out to an old friend with astonishing results. A long-divorced couple meet for the last time. When his brother dies, his only sibling considers their life-long relationship. The author wonders who will remember his long-dead beloved grandfather and muses about his own mortality. These short stories and poems explore the human heart with empathy and insight. Writing that is personal and universal.
Facing the grave dangers of a triple-threat, the CIA is on its heels. CIA Agent Dave McClure and his Special Operations teams face deadly action at a Chinese base hidden in the mist-covered Blue Mountains of Jamaica to German terrorist team attack on a strategic missile base near the western forests of Wyoming, and finally to Berlin, Garmisch, and the German Alps where, to top things off, intelligence sources warn the CIA of a plot by cabinet members in Germany to arrest the Chancellor, overthrow the government, and invade Poland and the Czech Republic. The CIA must act fast and forcibly to avoid the outbreak of World War III. This white-knuckle thriller will keep you glued to its pages.
Go back in time to your youth, reading pulp sci-fi magazines at the five-and-dime and Clark, Asimov, and Bradbury at the library. Remember how those stories transported you into the future-and importantly, away from your present reality. With Colossal Tales of the Future, J.F. Smith speeds readers into a fantastical future, all while evoking memories of the past and commenting on current events. Mad scientists, robots, and AI running amok, space operas bringing the drama, secret agents and evil wannabe overlords scheming, and shaggy-dog time traveling stories poking fun-all this and more are in Colossal Tales of the Future, which includes some of the best short stories from Smith's previous three books plus brand-new tales.Colossal Tales of the Future is a true storyteller's book. Each story to the point and fun to read, they're the product of Smith spinning a yarn aloud and being told, "You should write that down." And everyone who loves thrilling sci-fi should read these.
Men of the Maryland 400, August 27, 1776Courage Determination, Patriotism and Love of CountryYoung men from all walks of life chose to fight and sacrifice for a land they believed was blessed by God and very special. Young men who came together for a cause driven by faith and honor to save and ultimately protect this special, precious land we call the United States of America.These young men were the first to have uniforms, the first to receive training to face the greatest Military force in the known world at the time. The British Elite were the best known Military Force in all of the known world at the time. It is difficult to imagine what the young men were thinking.This book is not so much about the many horrendous battles fought during the years of the American Revolution. It is to thank and commend the young men who fought and the sacrifices of their families. Our heartfelt tradition of honoring all of our brave military people continues today and hopefully long into the future.God bless, honor and remember all
The Music That Makes Me Dance is a collection of poems that will encourage readers to listen to their inner music, the music of the heart. On some days that personal song might be a lilting melody that encourages a slow somber dance. On others perhaps you hear a dirge during which standing and moaning is an appropriate response. The poem, "African Dancing," inspired by the poet's lived experience, will find in you a memory that will make you twirl and spin like a child's old-fashioned spinning top. Whatever you hear or feel, standing still while your heart accompanies you in song will not be an option. The Music That Makes Me Dance will leave you moved and moving.
When Jingle arrived at the house, he was a nervous wreck. The only thing that kept him calm and happy was walking six to eight times a day. In a short time, Jingle had met all the animals in the yard, all the neighbors and became the best dog. He was the most famous dog in East Goshen Township! Come follow his walks and meet Jingle's animal and human friends, including Bacon the Groundhog and Rosie the Cocker Spaniel. And don't forget to stop and rest at his favorite spot, Jingle's Bench.
Cindi Camponotus is a particularly astute carpenter ant who lives in a rotten log with her 200,000 sisters. Her reports range widely from pandemics and treason to White House spies and the WEE-TOO movement. She reports on politics and the conspiracy to end humanity. Cindi's forte is the creation of inter-specific treaties that allow her tribe to escape being eaten. Her characters are true to their scientific names. Any correspondence between her reports and the antics of humans is in the mind of the reader, much like satire.
The third book of Jerry L. Jones, They Included Me, profiles his fifty-two-year teaching career. Jones, a native of Glade Spring, Virginia, had only three fulltime jobs in this very long time period: high school business teacher in Baltimore, Maryland; a professor at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia; and a professor at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia. Each of these jobs were in teaching, not in administration. There are many stories to be told! An added feature of this book centers around Jerry Jones' own educational journey-from the segregated public schools of his childhood and adolescence to his bachelor's and master's degrees from the historically-black Virginia State University. There are also discussions of his experiences while earning a doctorate from Virginia Tech as well as studies, seminars, and workshops from several universities: Morgan State, Indiana, East Tennessee State, Virginia Commonwealth, Purdue, and the University of Memphis. The book contains teaching suggestions, student evaluations, sample assignments, words of wisdom, and curriculum analyses. There are lots of stories about the personal, civic, and spiritual aspects of the life of Dr. Jerry L. Jones. Even in his last book, Go and Come Again, there was at least one chapter devoted to self-analysis and related discussions. Similarly, in this latest book, there are sufficient discussions about what makes Jerry tick-playing church music, community service, public speaking, local history, and miscellaneous issues of the first quarter of the twenty-first century.
Render Me Bountiful is a collection of poetry that was written to fill your entire mind, body, and spirit with a new breath of life. You are at once captivated by the poetry's potent truth and honesty, rhythmic patterns, and flowing imagery. Each poem will communicate to every reader a valued interpretation to help them grow in understanding their purpose, as well as appreciate the many experiences they have faced or will face, good or bad, throughout life, ones that each and every one of us goes through. You will sing, you will dance, you will rejoice, you may even cry. The three sections - Rhapsody, Stars and Dust, and Labyrinth contain poems you will find yourself reading over and over again for the wisdom each poem offers, for the light each brings. The author tells us in the poem, "Hearts Forever Young," that there is much more we should and must anticipate as we move forward in life rather than simply growing old. There are the doubtless reasons we should trust in the grand unknown, where, as stated so profoundly in the poem, "Love Is," the abstract and often intangible expression of love, when you do find it, means "...you and I never asking why...."
A country girl breaks out of the mold of her childhood. Born and raised in the country in Southern Illinois, the author's culture dictated her life as an adult. Follow her through her rebellious life as she develops into adulthood different from her original family.
Life is a journey that does not end at death.When Pam's life ends in a suspicious accident at age twenty-six, she finds herself in a Heaven completely different from what she had ever imagined. It takes time for Pam to accept her death, and when she does, Fara, her assigned guide, informs her that to move forward into her eternal existence, they must first view Pam's entire earthly life. It is during this viewing that Pam learns she is a Hope Mother, the title given to women who lost an infant on earth before that child was able to take even one breath of air. These children are called Angel Babies, and Pam must fulfill her Hope Mother obligation by locating hers through a search of Heaven's vast territories. Only then will they be allowed to be reborn to fulfill their earthly journey, and Pam can move on in her afterlife. But Earth has been invaded by an evil force that follows Pam into Heaven and creates havoc by interrupting the viewing. Fara seeks assistance from Archangel Michael, who soon discovers it is Lucifer himself who is determinedly seeking to claim Pam as his chosen one-placing all of Heaven's occupants at risk. The Hope Mother is a unique and uplifting debut novel that offers an alternative view of the afterlife. Anyone who has ever lost someone special-whether it is a child, a relative, a friend, or even a beloved pet-will find comfort and hope in this story.
It is time to go "all-in" with the digital transition and realize its true end-pointContaining studied critiques and survival strategies, The Consumerization of Learning is a distillation of knowledge from the author's epic road trip to every major U.S. city. This is a book for educational leaders, teachers and parents as well as curriculum publishers. Find out about schools in the Age of Experience, the digital war for balance, what the future you will do to gain knowledge, the market blur, the jerk, digital curriculum evaluation, the hidden villain in institutional learning, teacher transformation, the anti-tech of Love, educators as software mavens, schools becoming thrilling Expos, conquering time, and other epiphanies.Chapters include: Conquering Time The Grand Scheme A Model Architecture for Schools The Characteristics of Digital Curriculum Evaluating Digital Curriculum Un-gating Potential and Rigor Love, the Anti-Tech Paying for ItThis is a deep dive into the disruption at hand for the way leaders lead education digitally. It highlights consumerization as the act of making something desirable and consumable by the individual. If schools fully discover and adapt to consumerization's ingenuity, it has the power to give teachers back time spent custom building every digital resource themselves-time that can now be turned to attention on students, to create more hands-on learning activities, and to guide students in the fullness of a digital learning experience.Read this book and be part of the discussion about how schools are finding a new relevancy at the natural end-point of digital transition: maximized live experience and quality digital learning, also known as "expo" education.Leaders in Education Praise The Consumerization of Learning"The creators of Amazon know the future of retail is direct to consumer. The founders of Uber know the future of transportation is on-demand. The visionary at Tesla understands that the future of energy creation and storage is distributed. LeiLani Cauthen knows the future of Education shares all three of these characteristics. In The Consumerization of Learning she shares her expansive knowledge of what it all means." -Erik Heinrich Former IT Director, San Francisco Unified School District "A breath of fresh air - it is a thought-provoking, visionary book that every educator, teacher, administrator and parent must read. Change, as LeiLani describes it, is absolutely happening. Educators can join in... or be left behind." - Dr. Elliot Soloway School of Education, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor "LeiLani has been asking essential questions as she investigates the educational system across the United States. In approaching trends and gaps from a business lens, she is able to highlight areas that may seem obvious after she points them out but may have gone largely unnoticed or unconsidered from an education focused lens. In the three years of knowing LeiLani, I've gained new insight and perspective shifts, learned about broader trends, gaps and predictions for future movement in digital content and strategy, and been able to fit together puzzle pieces I didn't know I was missing before. She has a forward thinking vision for the future of education, paradigm shifts, organizational shifts, with students at the center." - Dr. Michelle Zimmerman 2016 NCCE Outstanding Technology Educator of the Year, Microsoft Innovative Education Expert at Microsoft Education Teacher/Researcher, Renton Preparatory Academy
The Strawberry Pot is an inspiring and powerful coming of age adolescent chapter book designed to build peace, good character, and the language of empathy from the eyes of a fifth grade student who has experienced and overcome many difficulties and challenges in her life. The story is written to inspire a change towards bullying within a youth's heart regarding the value of being a human being-regardless of gender, age, color, nationality, disability or religion, and to celebrate our similarities and differences.
A little boy shares some of his favorite things that go fast-like red toy cars, fire trucks, trains, and his dog, who zooms around the house after a bath!-in this colorful early childhood book.Don't wait! This book uses colorful illustrations that develop and nourish kids' imaginations. This book is interactive and will keep your child's attention until the very last page.
POETRY THAT IS SPIRITUAL, INSPIRATIONAL,AND IN TUNE WITH THE BEAUTY AND THEGLORY OF GOD'S WORLD
A ground breaking work of science fiction, in this gripping novel tinged with supernatural events, Joey's dreams lead him on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces him to face his demons where he will eventually meet Ambrose or Satan himself who delights in chaos and violence. But who will have the upper hand in the end? Steeped in mystery and in imagination, working from his bestselling The Watcher, Jeffrey Barbieri, NJ Male Author of the Year continues to share his adventures his fan base has come to expect. Hold on tight as Joey finds himself in Mexico, working on a cruise ship and being thrown off only to land on the big island of Hawaii. Filled with twist and turns this story is tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting as his first book in the series "The Watcher."
Th is book is a compelling, visionary and evocative approach to quantum entanglement from all perspectives, micro and macro levels. These essays and poems lead you on a deep journey into the interconnectedness of all things. If you are intrigued by genetics, astronomy, the Ice Age, and a host of poetic/scientific interfaces, this is your book.
Join our adventurous Little Yellow Puppy as he makes his way through the big city to the place he has to be. Jumping on buses and cabs and dodging people, from the dogcatcher to a lady who wants to take him home, he doggedly struggles from one roadblock to another proving determination can pay off when you stay focused and never give up. Our hero puppy has someone who loves him dearly waiting for him and he will do whatever it takes to make it home. Love conquers all as he makes his way home where everything a puppy could want is waiting for him. So, put one paw in front of the other, stay focused on what you want, and you will find the place you are supposed to be. Written in a beautiful style with luxurious pictures, that will thrill everyone and that your child will want to read over and over again.
Gabriella Simone was born into a very affluent and artistic family. Her father was icon to the Haute Couture and one of the foremost art collectors in the world. But Gabriella turned her back on his empire and went out on her own. That is until she received an unexpected email telling her it was important that she return to Paris at once. What did it all mean? She would soon find out. The Daughter takes you to Paris, Provence and Monte Carlo. You'll meet Henri, worldwide luxury resort developer; Stefano, the handsome young groundskeeper of the estate in Provence who also directed the operation of the sailing yacht; The indispensable Laurent, right hand to the House of Simone and the enchanting Veronica, the famous muse and love of Simon Simone. They're all special in their own way. You won't forget them. Much love, Jo Ann Audrey
This is the true story about a young man and a wild horse. No one could have foretold the bond and love that would develop between them as they worked through each, sometimes dangerous step of gaining trust in each other and the tragic end that would befall them.
The author of this book was able to put together a hundred billion dollars self-publishing deal due to the valuable data in this book. Most successful sales of a product depend on marketing strategies to give an advantage to their product over other products in this competitive market. Rarely a product becomes unrivaled forever. This book belongs in this category for the following reasons: (1). The author has deciphered the calendar system, which reflect the exact movement of the earth as it orbits the sun; (2). This is the only book to ever reveal a calendar in a comprehensive way to adequately commentate and reflect the earth to orbit the sun; (3). This book explains the reason for the leap year, then offer a more adequate formula, which is based on scientific facts; (4). This book also reveals new patterns within a year, and beyond the years, which was unnoticed by others; consequently, this led them to their failure in their attempt to create a correct calendar system. Each civilization has failed to create a calendar system as an exact representation to express and reflect the exact movement of the earth to orbit the sun. Each civilization admits that their calendar system is not exactly right. Therefore, it has become a competition of which calendar system is better, or the closest to being right. No civilization has ever understood the full meaning and purpose of the earth to end the year in a different position than the previous year; therefore, each civilization has adopted some type of system by creating a leap year as an attempt to bypass this mystery. People who tried to create a calendar system tried to create one to reflect the earth to start each year in the same position. The ideal that the earth is not in the same position at the end of the year is probably a sign that nature did not intend for this to happen. We consider a new year as the completion of the cycle of time instead of the next year. For example, no second, minute, hour, day, week or month is in the same position as the previous one. They add up to form something new. I have discovered by observing the years to form a pattern, too, which is the reason for the next year to start in a different position than the previous year. You are probably thinking that this is a simple observation. Yet everyone's attempt to solve this mystery with time has overlooked this very small little detail. Moreover, notice that each minute has sixty seconds; each hour has sixty minutes; each day has twenty-four hours; each week has seven days; and each year has 365 days; nevertheless, there is no consistent pattern to have the same number of days in each month. If there were 364 days in a year, then you could very easily arrange each month to have the same number of days; however, every year would start on the same day. The last day of the year is a link, which causes the earth to alternate days at the beginning of the new year, which reflects balancing nature on earth. You will learn more about this, and many other interested new pattern about time after reading this book.
Frederick Harlencinchester is an ordinary farmer from 18th century Holland, who boards a passenger ship, called "The William". He attempts to sail to Prussia to seek out a life of adventure and possibly become a sailor. However, one fateful night a terrible storm hits the ship and ultimately changes Frederick's life forever. All of a sudden he is given a commission as a naval captain. Now Captain Harlencinchester has to battle pirates, encounters mysterious supernatural forces, time traveling, meets strange individuals, and some historical figures as well. Nevertheless, he is not alone as he is teamed up with two of his trusted companions: Captain Walls and First Mate, Caudwell. Will Frederick Solve the mystery of his quest or will he face his ultimate doom?"
The autobiography of the author presents in short story from true adventures and actual events which have spanned his eighty-seven years. Like exploring pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, the reader is able to discover what has shaped the man he is and what he has become. Some stories are humorous, others spiritual but all are entertaining
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