John Roach: 20 books

" THE MIGHTY KUCHKA " Teen prodigy NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV is brought by his piano teacher to the home of composer and music instructor MILI BALAKRIEV (antagonist) who recognizes the talent of the young man immediately. Mili's quest is to intentionally deprive his pupils of...

With his passport confiscated by the Russian Government and owing creditors in both Russia and Germany RICHARD WAGNER with his wife MINNA head for the Russian Border in an attempt to reach France to have his first opera produced. The plan is to escape from Russia to Germany where he is also...

What is the purpose of Life? While working for Corporate America, Kent finds the answer and lives by a code that he has defined for himself for success, happiness and love. This is a true story taking place in Vermont and California. All names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.

Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs. This book provides practical and research-based chapters that offer greater clarity about the particular kinds of reflection that matter...

ESSENCE of an IDEALIST ESSENCE, From the French word, esse, to be. To exist. If we exist we have essence. When we exist we have choices to make from the very moment we recognize our own existence. This book is about a person who chose to be an idealist, a person who set goals for himself at a very...

From Savages to Yorkers, to the surprise attack on Ft. Ticonderoga, to America's first Navy and its ambush of the mighty British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Champlain at Valcour Island, to the defeat of British outside Bennington and finally the turning point of the Revolutionary War, the decisive...