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William S. Holland: father, brother, husband, businessman, builder, factory worker, state employee, schoolboy, soldier, honored veteran of WWII and friend to thousands. This is the story of his life, full of love and loss, from his small upbringing as the son of an Ohio coal miner to the distinguished family man and community leader he is today. Follow his journey through his words in this truly American tale.

William S. Holland: father, brother, husband, businessman, builder, factory worker, state employee, schoolboy, soldier, honored veteran of WWII and friend to thousands. This is the story of his life, full of love and loss, from his small upbringing as the son of an Ohio coal miner to the distinguished family man and community leader he is today. Follow his journey through his words in this truly American tale.

Maxfield Parrish was one of the rare artists whose work was immensely popular during his own lifetime. His brilliant use of color, attention to detail, and flights of fancy enchanted the public. His images were used to illustrate books and magazines, advertise products, grace calendars, and adorn walls. The Collectible Maxfield Parrish presents the great wealth and beauty of Maxfield Parrish's work in beautiful full-color images. This new book...

The story is based upon a gruesome true crime that occurred in Rhode Island in 1975 when five-year-old freckled face Justin Doherty (all names and places have been changed) was kidnapped and murdered. After a week long search by police and volunteers, Justin's mother Jane and Detective Rick Thurston begin a gut-wrenching, futile crusade to find Justin. Finally in 1982, Norman Stedman, a twenty-three-year old loner and neighbor, is apprehended ...

Four students Bryant Estrada, Guillermo Ronquillo, Theresa Agonia, and George Carle graduated in 2009 from a small poverty stricken, low performing urban city high school on the outskirts of Providence, Rhode Island, and attended four different colleges. Fifty-two percent of their classmates had dropped out at Central Falls High, and after a union dispute in 2010 caused by a federal and state mandate, all high school teachers were fired. This ...

This book is for and about the millions of people who are between jobs (code for "out of work"), have been between jobs, or know of someone who has been. It is about how to navigate the transition from employment-for-life, career development support, and a company-sponsored pension to downsized, outsourced, and replaced. Bill Holland explains the macro-trends that have converged to create an environment of job instability and anxiety, and then...

This book focuses on matching the needs of a school organization with the right leader and relates the leadership theories of servant leadership, emotional intelligence, and change to issues highlighted in the case studies provided.

This book focuses on matching the needs of a school organization with the right leader and relates the leadership theories of servant leadership, emotional intelligence, and change to issues highlighted in the case studies provided.

During and after his term as interim Central Falls superintendent in 2006-2007, Bill Holland sought answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state. Holland provides behind-the-scenes details on the issues of poverty, ineffectiv...

This book seeks answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state.