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Portrait of a Presidency: Patterns in My Life as President of The College of New Jersey

Publisher’s note: This is an excerpt from Chapter Five (Props for the House) of Portrait of a Presidency:  Patterns in My Life as President of The College of New Jersey (Koehler Books: 2025), R. Barbara Gitenstein, President Emerita, The College of New Jersey, Senior Fellow and Senior Consultant, Association of Governing Boards. 

Portrait of a Presidency:  Patterns in My Life as President of The College of New Jersey

Read This Extraordinary Book: The World Beneath

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Jan 20, 2025 / 0 comments

This lovely, fascinating, gorgeous new edition of The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs, written by Dr. Richard Smith and published by Apollo Publishers, is a must-read.

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Read This! The Detroit Lions: An Illustrated Timeline

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Jan 18, 2025 / 0 comments

I am so happy to share a funny, interesting, and (joyfully) timely book! The Detroit Lions: An Illustrated Timeline, written by Dave Birkett and published by Reedy Press, is an excellent read and visual treasure.

Read This! The Detroit Lions: An Illustrated History

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Read This: Why Shooting Stars Above is One of the Most Important Books You’ll Ever Read

One of our favorite writers, Patricia Leavy, is back with a novel that is one of the most important books you’ll ever read. Shooting Stars Above is one of those books that, once you start, you cannot put down (yes, 4am bedtime, but happy!). Shooting Stars Above will be released March 18, 2025.

Read This: Why Shooting Stars is One of the Most Important Books You’ll Ever Read

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The Curse of the Dead Man's Diamond

When twelve-year-old Charlotte is uprooted from New York City and forced to move to sweaty, sticky, roach-infested Florida, she’ll do anything to get back home – even conspiring with ghosts. Everyone in the kooky seaside town of Casaluna is obsessed with the supernatural, and Charlie finds herself living in the town’s most infamous haunted house, inhabited by a trio of rambunctious ghosts who were cursed for stealing a dead man’s diamond.

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Read This: Prompting Originality: The A.I. Handbook for Humans

As an educator and/or parent, you're probably wondering HOW to teach and work with AI. It isn't easy. The field is constantly changing, and student, parents, and educators don't know where to even start to learn about, utilize, and think about AI.

We all know that students will consider using AI to do their school work this year. And, if they do hit the ‘easy’ button, they’ll most likely be accepting mediocre content. Authentic, human-generated and creative content is becoming a luxury good. Teachers can tell the difference.

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Read This: The Orphan Scandal

In 1933, 15-year-old Turkiyya Hasan was beaten at the Swedish Salam Mission in Port Said, Egypt. Hasan claimed she was beaten because of her refusal to accept Christianity. The missionaries claimed that she was willfully misbehaving and provoking disturbances at the missionary.

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Read This! Atlas of Paranormal Places: A Journey to the World's Most Supernatural Places

I’m so excited to share an incredible book with you today: Atlas of Paranormal Places: A Journey to the World's Most Supernatural Places. Written by Evelyn Hollow, this book offers a uniquely dark armchair journey to the shocking supernatural events, ghosts, and unexplained phenomena that have captivated humankind for as long as we have told stories to each other, looked to the skies, and wondered whether we really are alone…

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Read This: Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie War

Oh, I have such a fun book to recommend today! Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie War, written by Matthew Swanson and illustrated by Robbi Behr, is a GEM. It is funny, clever, and timely with the big ideas we need right now: kindness, civility, listening, elections, different viewpoints, and the ways we grow and learn.

Read This: Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie War

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Read This Important New Children's Book

 

I'm so excited to share a beautiful, important children's book with you today. Written by Dr. Rick LeCouteurNasty Names Are Hurtful: An Australian White Ibis in the City is a story of wildlife, environmental refugees, and kindness and understanding.

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