John Spencer

"Kids begin their learning journey as curious problem solvers who ask questions and create solutions. As they go through school, something happens to many of our students, and they begin to play the game of school, eager to be compliant and follow a path instead of making their own. As teachers, leaders, and parents, we have the opportunity to be the guide in our kids' education and unleash the creative potential of each and every student. In a world...

FROM BREXIT TO BRAZIL VIA HONG KONG, CHINA, RUSSIA AND THE USA An insightful foray into the colorful volatility of today's world this collection of prosaic essays remarks on the political, social, lifestyle and environmental maelstrom in which we find ourselves. John Spencer comments on this in a provocative manner and ponders possible solutions. Many world leaders would be extremely, displeased by his observations and opinions. China's ruthless...

How Far Would You Go, And How Much Is A Friendship Worth? Kenny Hamilton, a wealthy descendant of U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton, wants to create his own little empire and hatches a wild plan to capture a Caribbean paradise, The Cayman Islands. With spectacular dive sites and a heavenly climate, the Caymans are also famous for secret bank accounts and offshore tax shelters. But, none of that interests Kenny. Wanting only power and prestige,...

"After two years' extensive research the author has written a thorough account of the political and military background to the German invasion of Crete and the bitter fighting that followed the first airborne assault on an island in history. The book tells of confused negotiations between the British and Greek governments; the misunderstandings between Winston Churchill's War Cabinet and commanders in the field; the near capture of the King of Greece;...

Nobody's talking. But something has gone terribly wrong. Seven researchers are sealed inside Solarium-3, a huge self-sustaining science complex, to see if life can survive in a completely closed, man-made environment. But after a few weeks, something goes wrong. Their air inside turns foul and will quickly become fatal. Frantic attempts to solve the problem fail. Desperate, they beg Project Control to release them. Control says no - but won't...

The volume contains J. W. Spencer's "Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in the Mississippi Valley," first published in 1872, and "Fifty Years in Iowa: Being the Personal Reminiscences of J. M. D. Burrow, Concerning the Men and Events, Social Life, Industrial, Interests, physical Development, and Commercial Progress of Davenport and Scott County, During the Period From 1838 to 1888," first published in 1888. Most of Spencer's narrative deals with the Blackhawk...

"No environment is more challenging for militaries than a city. No form of combat is more inherently destructive than urban warfare. And yet too often, militaries are both unprepared for the challenges of cities and unable to avoid being pulled into brutal urban fights. In Understanding Urban Warfare, readers will gain more than just an appreciation of the unique challenges of urban warfare-from the limiting effects of three-dimensional terrain on...

This season chronicles the transition between the administration of President Bartlet and the race for the new presidency between Congressman Santos and Senator Vinick.

The story of the tumultuous years after the Civil War during which America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and, at the same time, how former slaves could be brought into the life of the country.