Hi, Lynette. My guess is you've probably already read it, but Mike Rose's "Lives on the Boundary" is among the best nonfiction texts about professional and personal development in the field of education. Here's the link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lives-Boundary-Mike-Rose/dp/0140124039/sr=8-2/qid=1172 166665/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-0321906-7865617?ie=UTF8&s=books Jeff Tannen CSU Fresno Learning Center -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynette Rapcan Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:27 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Storylines about Professional Life Good morning, Please recommend titles featuring a storyline about the professional life of an educator in the field of reading, learning assistance, DE, ABE, or ESL. Both fiction and nonfiction are welcome as well as ethnographies and other academic pieces. Appreciatively, Lynette Rapcan, M.S.Ed. Northern Illinois University --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]