Monica Pryce has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys.
God Send Me My Husband
Summary
What will become of Lailah as she decides to do her own thing without God? Will she find a husband and live happily ever after? Will she trust God to be her Christian matchmaker, or will she get the devil in disguise who lies and leads her astray? God Send Me My Husband is a powerfully emotional urban romance novel with valuable Christian relationship messages about believing in God to help you find love, believing in yourself to stay true to your Christian faith, and overcoming self-doubt and low self-esteem issues that may be the reason that your wait has gone for this long. You will learn to love Lailah, a beautiful single Christian woman who struggles with insecurity and is angry with God for being single. After going to an old boyfriend's wedding and becoming frustrated with seeing his strong, new relationship, she's faced with the realization that she needs to get married soon, before it's too late. She desperately wants God to step in and help her find true love and the long-term Christian romance that she desires. Of course, waiting for him to make a move is just taking too long.... God Send Me My Husband is a rewarding Christian relationship help book that has helped so many Christian women understand the reason for the wait and the importance of not being desperate for love. It's a great book for Christian relationship bible study, and it even comes with a study guide for your own personal study or to discuss with a small group. Page up and order now.
©2017 Sherylynne L. Rochester (P)2018 Sherylynne Rochester
Bronco Strong
Summary
An army veteran's memoir tells the story of army life in a combat zone for her human resources troops.
Imagine being at work, or lying in your bed, or even sitting wherever you are right now and knowing that at any moment the world could literally explode around you. Without warning.
In her stirring memoir, Bronco Strong, Angela M. Odom, a personnel services battalion commander, recounts daily life as a soldier in an active war zone during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Odom came into command of the 15th Personnel Services Battalion in 2006, and immediately they were deployed to Baghdad via Kuwait. The soldiers under her command had proven themselves before, in the same theater of war. But things had changed during their time at home, and now they found themselves walking into a living nightmare.
The soldiers of Task Force Bronco bravely endured, fulfilling their monumentally difficult tasks throughout a grueling 15-month extended deployment. But things didn’t always go according to plan.
©2016 Angela M. Odom (P)2019 Angela M. Odom
What If Everybody Understood Child Development?
Summary
Understand the connection between how kids grow and how they learn. Rae Pica knows what she’s talking about. After 35 years as an education consultant, Rae Pica knows the importance of understanding the natural course of child development. In this book, she keeps kids front and center as she provides thought-provoking commentary and actionable insights on topics such as the common core, the self-esteem movement, and standardized testing. Sure to inspire discussion, this audiobook is a powerhouse of educational philosophy and includes: 29 short essays on topics critical to best practice in child development and education Opinions of experts supported by research and anecdotal evidence Real-life stories shared by teachers and parents References to related articles and interviews with experts
©2015 Corwin (P)2019 Corwin
The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys
Summary
Empower black boys to dream, believe, achieve. Schools that routinely fail Black boys are not extraordinary. In fact, they are all-too ordinary. If we are to succeed in positively shifting outcomes for Black boys and young men, we must first change the way school is "done". That’s where the eight in 10 teachers who are White women fit in...and this urgently needed resource is written specifically for them as a way to help them understand, respect, and connect with all of their students. So much more than a call to call to action - but that, too! - The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys brings together research, activities, personal stories, and video interviews to help us all embrace the deep realities and thrilling potential of this crucial American task. With Eddie, Ali, and Marguerite as your mentors, you will learn how to: Develop learning environments that help Black boys feel a sense of belonging, nurturance, challenge, and love at school Change school culture so that Black boys can show up in the wholeness of their selves Overcome your unconscious bias and forge authentic connections with your Black male students If you are a teacher who is afraid to talk about race, that’s okay. Fear is a normal human emotion and racial competence is a skill that can be learned. We promise that listening to this extraordinary guide will be a life-changing first step forward...for both you and the students you serve. About the Authors Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., has pursued and achieved success in academia, business, diversity, leadership, and community service. In 1996, he started America & Moore, LLC to provide comprehensive diversity, privilege, and leadership trainings/workshops. Dr. Moore is recognized as one of the nation’s top motivational speakers and educators, especially for his work with students K-16. Dr. Moore is the Founder/Program Director for the White Privilege Conference, one of the top national and international conferences for participants who want to move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity, power, privilege, and leadership. Ali Michael, Ph.D., is the co-founder and director of the Race Institute for K-12 Educators, and the author of Raising Race Questions: Whiteness, Inquiry, and Education, winner of the 2017 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award. She is co-editor of the best-selling Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice and sits on the editorial board of the journal, Whiteness and Education. Dr. Michael teaches in the mid-career doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, as well as the Graduate Counseling Program at Arcadia University. Dr. Marguerite W. Penick-Parks currently serves as Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Her work centers on issues of power, privilege, and oppression in relationship to issues of curriculum with a special emphasis on the incorporation of quality literature in K-12 classrooms. She appears in the movie, Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible, by the World Trust Organization. Her most recent work includes a joint article on creating safe spaces for discussing White privilege with preservice teachers.
©2017 Corwin (P)2019 Corwin