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Poetry That Sustains The Courage To Lead
EDITED BY SAM INTRATOR, INTRODUCTION BY PARKER PALMER A wonderful collection of poems from well-loved poets, with a brief personal commentary from a "leader" explaining its significance to them. The contributors include Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, MoveOn.org cofounder Joan Blades, Brian McLaren, and many other leaders. In their reflections, they explore how they have been inspired by poets such as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, Rumi, May Sarton, Wallace Stevens, Wendell Berry, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Introduction by Parker Palmer. THE 2011 ONE BOOK ONE YEARLY MEETING CHOICE. 10% of regular price of $19.95
Jossey Bass 2007 288 PP. Paper
$17.95 (in stock)
Honoring The Teacher's Heart
BY SAM INTRATOR A groundbreaking book of stunning insight and wise words, this work speaks as no other can: teacher to teacher and heart to heart, one life at a time. The warm, practical, funny, and moving true stories collected in this volume will provide inspiration and hope to teachers everywhere in the struggle to reclaim the courage to teach. "The teachers featured in this anthology have all, at various junctures, been on the verge of exhaustion, and the book is, in many ways, a sustained meditation on how they've sought to regain their emotional and spiritual strength."--Teacher Magazine
Jossey-Bass 2007 337 PP. Paper
$18.95 (in stock)
