The Immortality of Influence
We Can Build the Best Minds of the Next Generation
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2015
Summary
Salome Thomas-EL, award-winning educator and the highly-praised author of I Choose to Stay, has helped hundreds of troubled children get into magnet high schools, major colleges, and universities. Yet he still finds himself devastated by the long-ago death of a promising student named Willow Briggs. Salome worked with and consistently encouraged this troubled boy, who ultimately became one of the school’s top chess players and students. But when Willow moved on to high school, he found no rea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780758212672 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0758212674 |
| Author: | Salome Thomas-EL, Cecil Murphey |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing |
| Imprint: | Kensington Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 331g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 154mm x 20mm |
About The Author
Salome Thomas-EL
Salome Thomas-EL is a national education expert, media consultant, and former award-winning teacher and principal in Philadelphia. He has motivated thousands of parents and students to embrace the philosophy that education and hard work come before success. Thomas-EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach, and his students have gone on to become National Chess Champions. He is a national board member of America’s Foundation for Chess and keynotes scores of school district convocations, national and state conferences, and motivational presentations for students around the country. He has been called “An American Icon” by Reader’s Digest Magazine and received the distinguished Martin Luther King Award. Principal EL is a regular guest contributor on the first season of The Show and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. His first book, I Choose to Stay, was optioned by Disney Films. Learn more about Salome and his students at
Cecil Murphey is the author or coauthor of more than 135 books, including such notable titles as the New York Times bestselling 90 Minutes in Heaven, coauthored with Don Piper, and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, coauthored with Dr. Ben Carson. In addition to his writing, Murphey is a popular public speaker on the subject of faith and spiritual growth and healing, having been a pastor and missionary before he became a successful writer.
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