Unconventionally Successful (NFB Publishing, Buffalo, NY) is the first book released from a broad grassroots project Christopher Albrecht (2018 New York State Teacher of the Year & 2019 Inductee into the National Teachers Hall of Fame) has published, which uncovers what best practices schools, individuals, and communities need to consider to increase their levels of success. People want our world to be full of successful journeys and results. This book sheds light on many unconventional and potentially unconsidered out of the box thoughts and actions that led to extraordinary outcomes. Entertaining and informative, this novel binds three formats: interview, reflection, and narrative. Albrecht spent three years interviewing hundreds people with a diversity of backgrounds and lifestyles asking them to reflect on their recollections, memories and experiences with teachers and their many impacts on their lives. Focused around eight interviews, the author parallels research on similar historical narratives and reflections. The result is a one of a kind read that uncovers unconventional patterns, unique circumstances, and opportunities, which light the road of joy and happiness that root themselves in our schools and colleges. The patterns Albrecht has discovered and shares in this groundbreaking book have the potential for lifelong effects and impacts on the success of individuals, communities, schools, and the world we live in that are not explicitly obvious.This book is a must-read for all people who enjoy discovering non-linear, unique and creative pathes that lead to innovative ways individuals and groups have found happiness, joy and success.

Unconventionally Successful: Out of the Box Thoughts and Actions that Led to Extraordinary Outcomes

Education & Teaching

Albrecht, Christopher W.

Schools & Teaching

NFB Publishing

When a "good" child turns "bad," who or what is to blame? After her son commits an atrocity, Gina Clayton will spend her life searching for the answer to this dark riddle.

A Rooster for Asklepios: A Slave's Story, Book 1

Literature & Fiction

Deborah madar

Literary

A Song for Kalen: Lessons From the Life and Death of My Son

Biographies & Memoirs

Sherlock, T R

Memoirs

A slave without a past. A master without a future. A journey of discovery that will forever change the lives of both men. The ancient world comes alive in this vivid and engaging trilogy by an expert on Roman social history. What if you suddenly discovered that you were not who you thought you were-that your true family history had been hidden from you since birth? What if the truth about your origins would cause others to despise you? What if the man who had arranged the deception was seriously ill and needed your help? What if you were a slave and that man held your life in his hands-and you his? These are some of the questions explored in the first two volumes of the new historical trilogy, A Slave's Story. The story centers on a slave named Marcus who manages the business affairs of a wealthy Roman citizen in central Asia Minor in the first century AD. The first volume, A Rooster for Asklepios, narrates his eventful journey to a famous healing center in western Turkey following a dream in which the god Asklepios appears to promise that his master will be cured there of a nagging illness. The second volume, A Bull for Pluto, relates the aftermath of this journey. Along the way, both men encounter people and ideas that undermine everything that they have ever believed about themselves, one another, and the world around them. Societal norms are challenged, personal loyalties tested, and identities transformed in this engaging story that brings to life a unique corner of the Roman world that has been neglected by previous storytellers. Christopher D. Stanley is a professor at St. Bonaventure University who studies the social history of early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world. He has written or edited six books and dozens of professional articles on the subject and presents papers regularly at conferences around the world. The trilogy A Slave's Story, which grew out of his historical research on first-century Asia Minor, is his first work of fiction. . For more information please visit https: //www.amazon.com/-/e/B001H6EUCA PRAISE FOR THE FIRST TWO VOLUMES "This compelling and enjoyable story offers the reader a superb 'insider' view of life in the first-century Greco-Roman world. I enjoyed traipsing around Anatolia with Lucius and Marcus!"-Dr. Terence Donaldson, Academic Dean and Professor of New Testament, Wycliffe College, Canada "The realism of this story reflects the author's deep first-hand knowledge of the landscape and culture where the narrative takes place." -Dr. Mark Wilson, Director, Asia Minor Research Center, Antalya, Turkey "This well-researched book really brings the Roman world to life!" -Dr. Alanna Nobbs, Professor of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Australia "The amount of research, imagination, and effort involved in crafting this story earned my admiration, and stirred my curiosity, too." -Dr. Mark Nanos, Lecturer, University of Kansas, USA

A Bull For Pluto: A Slave's Story, Book 2 (A Slave's Story Trilogy)

Stanley, Christopher D.

Genre Fiction

Now, when celibacy for Roman Catholic priests is being questioned as never before, Evelyn McLean Brady shares a memoir of her own lived experience. Based on her journals and Father Hugh Brady’s love letters written from 1965-1970, Evelyn intimately chronicles the interior conflict between her desire to become a Catholic nun to “live only for God to serve others” and the unexpected attraction she feels for the handsome, charismatic Father Brady. When this novice and priest finally confess their feelings for each other, the mystery of human love unfolds, as do tests and trials they could not have imagined. The tension between Evelyn and her mother also adds unexpected turns and detours to the tale. In the tradition of Abelard and Heloise and St. Francis and St. Clare, this is a love story of two celibates who desire to follow the ways of God yet are lured by the pull of the human heart.

The Nun and the Priest: Love, Celibacy & Passion

Brady, Evelyn McLean

Leaders & Notable People

Reconciliation of the Heart: Memoir of Mary Clista Dahl: A Healing Journey to Joy, Love and Compassion

Self-Help

Dahl, Mary Clista

Emotions

Arthur Haumesser was just 22 years old when he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a radio operator on a B-17 bomber during World War II. He and his future wife, Ruth, wrote more than 500 letters to one another over the course of the war detailing their experiences on the battle front and the home front. When his father was hit by a car and killed in Buffalo in 1944, Arthur could not come home for the funeral and those letters became a lifeline-a tailwind-to carry him through 30 missions over German targets. An equally important tailwind was the Catholic chaplain who looked out for the soldier after his father's death and introduced him to Padre Pio, a future saint and guiding influence for the rest of Arthur's life.

Tailwinds: How Love, Faith and a Future Saint Lifted an Airman Through WWII

Haumesser, Martin J.

The Space Between Notes

Tyrone, Sinéad

Rob Gross is a pop culture junkie whose life had been long guided by his obsessions for the Grateful Dead, Animal House, Godfather II, and the San Diego Chargers. For Rob, college in Western New York is a blissful mélange of malt liquor, bootleg tapes, casual sex, and fraternity "one-piece" parties. Life becomes more challenging when the Dead's Jerry Garcia dies and Rob gets fired from his first post-graduate job that he had grown to despise. Without the benefit of a playbook, and after much trial and tribulation, Rob ultimately finds a career and the woman of his dreams in New York City and learns that settling down isn't the same thing as settling.ADVANCE PRAISE FOR DRUNK ON SUNDAY "You don't have to be a Chargers fan to relate to Ross Warner. If your team has ever hurt you or let you down, you already get it. Sadly, that's all Ross and I know. I have known Ross for 4 decades and we have shared our football frustrations and dashed hopes more times than I can remember, (but Ross recalls every one.)." Eric Stangel, Emmy-winning Writer/EP The Late Show with David LettermanChargers fan since 1979 and friend of Ross' for life "I saw Ross at numerous games throughout the years. He has seen the team everywhere. His fandom and his knowledge are unparalleled. He loves his Chargers."Jim Steeg, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Chargers "In nearly three decades of covering the Chargers, I've come across few fans as passionate and as witty as Ross Warner. He has countless tales and he knows how to tell them! I'm looking forward to his book, Drunk On Sunday."Jay Paris, Former Chargers Beat Writer and Author of Game Of My Life: San Diego Chargers "Even as a Bills fan, scarred for life by Dan Fouts to Ron Smith with 2:08 left, I still enjoyed this tale. It's terrific and right there with Frederic Exley's A Fan's Notes."Rich Blake, Talking Proud: Rediscovering the Magical 1980 Season of the Buffalo Bills

Drunk on Sunday

Warner, Ross

Humor & Satire

A long forgotten robbery... the impending demolition of an iconic building... and the claims of a deceased bootblack all collide to bring a former cop and her ex-boyfriend back together to search for a missing treasure. Lexi Crane had a bright future ahead of her as a cop, until she had to arrest Coe Duffy, a trusted aide to the mayor of Buffalo. But she calls Duffy back from a self-imposed exile to help her tackle a mystery that could just make them rich. Along the way, the pair face street gangs, thugs connected to the remnants of the mob, and a gigantic railroad terminal not anxious to give up its secrets. But maybe the greatest challenge is finding their footing in a once-promising romance gone cold. Lexi and Coe piece together disparate clues to try to answer the riddle about what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen money and find out much more about themselves than they thought.

Dark Shadows at Central Terminal

Banko, Steve

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