Born on a stump farm in the hinterlands of a Northwestern state, Andrew Stricker follows an uneven, fragmented path in a variety of roles - farm hand, menial jobs, steel worker, soldier, air-craft electrician, fire-fighter, and country western musician.
As the latter, he traveled in Europe for eighteen years in a converted German mail truck. He experienced life from the murky depths to the ethereal, and the language is appropriate to the subject.
Eight years into the European trip, while camped by the shores of the Black Sea in Romania, he discovers that he has been blessed with the...

Recent technological advances have opened new platforms for learning and teaching. By utilizing virtual spaces, more educational opportunities are created for students who cannot attend a physical classroom environment. Integrating an Awareness of Selfhood and Society into Virtual Learning is a pivotal reference source that discusses the latest scholarly perspectives on creating meaningful learning and sensory engagement in virtual learning spaces, and examines how selfhood is expressed in these environments. Highlighting emerging topics in education, such as gender considerations, leadership...