Ira: 311 books

Having very little education as a youngster, I felt a deep need to read in my mid twenties. I love to examine closely what I was reading; especialy Religious literature, that is when I met with this man who murdered a quarter of the worlds population. Why is he not known by the masses? He has been...

You are not what you don't eat. Never has there been a mental disorder so controversial in the theories surrounding its causes, treatments, and recovery than that of the eating disorder. Its mysterious nature, onset, and lack of predictability make this an elusive epidemic that causes frustration...

You, my friend, do not need someone teaching you how to woosaaaa or kumbaya. That's for all of those with the “I tried my best” signs on their desk.What you hold in your hand right now is exactly what you need to help you succeed. These are active discussions with someone who is just like you....

In his 1903 hit "Congo Love Song," James Weldon Johnson recounts a sweet if seemingly generic romance between two young Africans. While the song's title may appear consistent with that narrative, it also invokes the site of King Leopold II of Belgium's brutal colonial regime at a time when African...

A New Yorker is born with the ability to walk amongst the masses without even a consideration of banging into another body on the street. It’s as natural as a river running around a rock. That’s why when the Camel Jockey bumped into Sparky and continued on without even an apology,...

What do people want out of life? Aside from love, obviously. And, the respect of their peers. That goes without saying. And, a job that doesn’t make them want to claw their eyes out with an eagle’s talons. Can’t imagine anybody applying for a job that makes them want to claw their eyes out!...

Ira Presslaffs Thoughts: Eighty and Still Learning presents a memoir by a strong-minded eighty-year-old man living with his dog, Rocky, in a small apartment on the east side of Indianapolis. He wonders how it got this way and how he got there. Writing in a conversational style, Presslaff speaks...

Fear grips the Romanian countryside as Vlad Dracula, also known as Vlad the Imapler, a vicious, bloodthirsty prince, vows to return from the dead and drink the blood of the living by the light of the full moon. Five hundred years later, Brad Tepp, a successful Seattle real estate investor,...

Do you ever feel like you've lived before, in another body, in another time? Do you sometimes know what's going to happen before it occurs? Do you ever experience a thought, a feeling, or an emotion that leads you to believe that you have done something before when actually you haven't? These...

In part two of The Resurrection of Dracula series, Brad and Nadia return to Seattle to become man and wife. Shortly after that, Nadia begins having dreams about Dracula sucking her blood. She can't eat, she can't sleep and she's afraid of the dark. Brad takes her to see his doctor where she learns...

Seventeen years after the death of his father and mother in Blood Born, Little Jake, now preferring to be called Jacob, begins having vivid dreams about drinking blood. So much so, he thinks he may be losing his mind. Having being expelled from several schools for bad behavior, he enrolls in...

This triology consists of three books; Blood Lust, Blood Born and Bad Blood.

Dark desires, tragic decisions, and amazing journeys... Shadows lurk out of the corner of your eye... Burning questions and bending realities force their way into your mind... ... all this, and more, will become a part of your Illusions and Dreams. This is The Ultimate...

What happens when teachers share power with students? In this profound book, Ira Shor—the inventor of critical pedagogy in the United States—relates the story of an experiment that nearly went out of control. Shor provides the reader with a reenactment of one semester that shows what really...