The book’s tone is frank but encouraging, and students and parents who use it will be better informed about how to put forth a stellar application packet. Katy Craig and Katie Kramer’s "All the Wisdom and None of the Junk"... Read More

This memoir about learning to value yourself despite social expectations is doused in wit and self-reflection. Rhonda Eason’s book is the honest story of how one black woman conquered an insurmountable challenge: her hair. After... Read More

This rich book on Roots captures the complexity of its reception and its enduring place in popular culture. In ten chapters, the essayists in "Reconsidering Roots" posit that, although Roots has been a topic of debate since its release,... Read More

A survivor’s tale, "The Cancer Card" brims with inspiring determination. Part memoir and part how-to, "The Cancer Card" is Karen Van de Water’s survivor’s story, a work that uses the author’s experiences to help others. No one... Read More

This is an inspirational memoir about a determined woman who faked it till she made it—and made it big. "Pressure Makes Diamonds" is Valerie Graves’s memoir, a story about an accomplished woman who is the epitome of grit. Graves... Read More

This is an important testimonial about the cruel treatment of patients by doctors who conduct irresponsible research. In "The Psychopath Machine", Steve Smith offers shocking testimony about his daunting time in Ontario’s Oak Ridge... Read More

This workbook is filled with activities that can support the individual instruction of children with autism. "An After-School Workbook for First and Second Graders with Autism" is an individualized, helpful resource that parents with... Read More

Veteran educators urge teachers and policy makers to join them as they revise the story of education. Existing narratives around education are demoralizing and have edited out foundational principles of how individuals learn. Unwritten... Read More