Accidental Lessons: A Memoir of a Rookie Teacher and a Life Renewed - Hardcover

Berner, David W

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1609764110 ISBN 13: 9781609764111

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Grand Prize for Literature, 2011 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards. David W. Berner-author of ANY ROAD WILL TAKE YOU THERE and AFTER OPIUM-takes the reader inside his own personal journey in the award-winning ACCIDENTAL LESSONS, a very human and inspiring story of self-discovery. After the death of his father, the end of a marriage, and the loss of a career, the author accepts a teaching position in an impoverished and troubled Chicago-area school, hoping the change will help him find his footing. What he discovers not only surprises him but also reawakens his life, teaching him invaluable lessons about himself, his place in the world, and the redemptive power of second chances. David W. Berner was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he began his career as a radio journalist and writer. He moved to Chicago to work as a radio reporter for CBS Radio and later pursue a career as an author and educator. ACCIDENTAL LESSONS has been called a "beautiful, elegantly written book" by award-winning author Thomas E. Kennedy and "a terrific memoir" by Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune. The book also won the Royal Dragonfly Grand Prize for Literature. Berner's newest memoir-ANY ROAD WILL TAKE YOU THERE-is the story of the author's 5000-mile road trip with his sons and the revelations of fatherhood. The story has been called "heartwarming and heartbreaking" and a "five-star wonderful read."

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About this edition

• Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1609764110
• ISBN 13: 9781609764111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 172