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Tucker Elliot

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Tucker Elliot is a former teacher for the United States Department of Defense in Korea and Germany. He has visited schools on four continents and more than twenty countries as a volunteer or an invited speaker/lecturer.

Tucker was a teacher on a military base in Korea on 9/11. His memoir titled The Day Before 9/11 was released in March 2013. The Day Before 9/11 is a harrowing true story that spans America's first decade in the war on terror, and portrays in riveting detail the sacrifices made by military families serving overseas and the enduring pain that accompanies the tragic loss of life.

Tucker's second memoir will be released Fall 2015 and is titled The Rainy Season. An e-book titled 11 Bombs will also be released in October 2015. 11 B ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 442 ratings · 56 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Day Before 9/11 3.80 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Major League Baseball IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom 3.04 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atlanta Braves IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boston Red Sox: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers Book 1) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cincinnati Reds IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom by Tucker Elliot (Goodreads Author), Joe Soriano really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York Yankees IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cleveland Indians IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom by Tucker Elliot (Goodreads Author), Derryl Walden (With) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atlanta Braves: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers / History & Trivia) by Tucker Elliot (Goodreads Author), Dale Murphy (Introduction) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rainy Season it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baltimore Orioles IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Today is Jackie Robinson Day. He broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. While your kids are doing school work from home during this difficult, tumultuous time … today would be a great opportunity to take a few minutes from their schedules and have a conversation about an iconic hero whose character and accomplishments transcended sports. His life is a lesson in courage and perseverance,

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House #1-5)

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The Maze (John Corey, #8)

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“In large part, we are teachers precisely because we remember what it was like to be a student. Someone inspired us. Someone influenced us. Or someone hurt us. And we’ve channeled that joy (or pain) into our own unique philosophies on life and learning and we’re always looking for an opportunity to share them—with each other, our students, parents, or in our communities.”
― Tucker Elliot

tags: education, teachers

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“The only thing worse than losing hope is to be the reason someone else loses hope.”
― Tucker Elliot, The Rainy Season

tags: education, fear, hatred, hope, indonesia, korea, school, students, teachers, vietnam

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“My dad once told me that his biggest challenge after returning from Vietnam had been coming to terms with his own callousness. He’d made a deal with the war and traded his humanity for a ticket home.”
― Tucker Elliot, The Rainy Season

tags: 9-11, education, schools, soldiers, teachers, terrorism, veterans, vietnam, war-on-terror

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“Even in the darkest moments, light exists if you have faith to see it. ”
― Dean Koontz

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“There are no explanations for human evil. Only excuses.”
― Dean Koontz, Intensity

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“Evil itself may be relentless. I will grant you that, but love is relentless too. Friendship is a relentless force. Family is a relentless force. Faith is relentless force. The human spirit is relentless, and the human heart outlasts - and can defeat - even the most relentless force of all, which is time.”
― Dean Koontz, Relentless

tags: family, force, human-spirt, relentless

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“...the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Lion

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“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons

tags: life

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