Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



The priority list : a teacher's final quest to discover life's greatest lessons / David Menasche with Jodi Lipper.

Menasche, David. (Author). Lipper, Jodi. (Added Author).

Summary:

What truly matters in life? David Menasche lived for his work as a high school English teacher. His passion inspired his students, and between lessons on Shakespeare and sentence structure, he forged a unique bond with his kids, buoying them through personal struggles while sharing valuable life lessons. When a six-year battle with brain cancer ultimately stole David's vision, memory, mobility, and--most tragically of all--his ability to teach, he was devastated by the thought that he would no longer have the chance to impact his students' lives. But teaching is something he just couldn't quit. He turned to Facebook with an audacious plan: a journey across America--by bus, by train, by red-tipped cane--in hopes of seeing firsthand how his kids were faring in life. Had he made a difference? Within 48 hours of posting, former students in more than fifty cities replied with offers of support and shelter. Traveling more than eight thousand miles and visiting hundreds of his students, David's fearless journey explores the things we all want and need out of life, and forces us to stop and consider our own Priority List.--From publisher description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781476743448
  • ISBN: 1476743444
  • Physical Description: 224 pages ;.
  • Edition: 1st Touchstone edition
  • Publisher: New York : Touchstone, 2014.
Subject:
Menasche, David > Travel > United States.
Teachers > United States > Conduct of life.
Teacher-student relationships > United States.
High school teachers > United States > Biography.
Brain > Cancer > Patients > United States > Biography.
Death.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library 371.1 MEN (Text) 37810435117881 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Forsyth Central B Menasche, David (Text) 0112520009492 Adult Biography Available -
Lewisville Branch B MENASCHE, DAVID (Text) 0112520009476 Adult Biography Available -
Statesville Main Library 371.1 MEN (Text) 33114017387846 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Accessibility Features

LDR 02625cam a22004218i 4500
0013255249
003CARDINAL
00520140424225521.0
008130812s2014 nyu 000 0deng
020 . ‡a9781476743448 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a1476743444 ‡q(hardcover)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)855779171
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dOCLCO ‡dBDX ‡dBTCTA ‡dOSD
042 . ‡apcc
043 . ‡an-us---
05000. ‡aLB1775 ‡b.M52 2014
08200. ‡a371.1 ‡223
1001 . ‡aMenasche, David. ‡0(CARDINAL)405031
24514. ‡aThe priority list : ‡ba teacher's final quest to discover life's greatest lessons / ‡cDavid Menasche with Jodi Lipper.
250 . ‡a1st Touchstone edition
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bTouchstone, ‡c2014.
300 . ‡a224 pages ;.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
520 . ‡aWhat truly matters in life? David Menasche lived for his work as a high school English teacher. His passion inspired his students, and between lessons on Shakespeare and sentence structure, he forged a unique bond with his kids, buoying them through personal struggles while sharing valuable life lessons. When a six-year battle with brain cancer ultimately stole David's vision, memory, mobility, and--most tragically of all--his ability to teach, he was devastated by the thought that he would no longer have the chance to impact his students' lives. But teaching is something he just couldn't quit. He turned to Facebook with an audacious plan: a journey across America--by bus, by train, by red-tipped cane--in hopes of seeing firsthand how his kids were faring in life. Had he made a difference? Within 48 hours of posting, former students in more than fifty cities replied with offers of support and shelter. Traveling more than eight thousand miles and visiting hundreds of his students, David's fearless journey explores the things we all want and need out of life, and forces us to stop and consider our own Priority List.--From publisher description.
60010. ‡aMenasche, David ‡xTravel ‡zUnited States.
650 0. ‡aTeachers ‡zUnited States ‡xConduct of life.
650 0. ‡aTeacher-student relationships ‡zUnited States. ‡0(CARDINAL)443130
650 0. ‡aHigh school teachers ‡zUnited States ‡vBiography.
650 0. ‡aBrain ‡xCancer ‡xPatients ‡zUnited States ‡vBiography.
650 0. ‡aDeath. ‡0(CARDINAL)235817
655 7. ‡aBiographies. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)326681
7001 . ‡aLipper, Jodi. ‡0(CARDINAL)488620
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201809
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201909
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201912
901 . ‡a3255249 ‡b ‡c3255249 ‡tbiblio