She has devoted over 40 years to helping students of all ages and abilities succeed. She specializes in supporting learners who face challenges in school due to anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. Together with her husband, Alvin Silbert, Ed.D., she co-authored the award-winning book Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids and its forthcoming updated edition, Why Good Kids Get Bad Grades: What Parents Need to Know and Do (available April 12, 2026). The Silberts have also created a variety of learning and study aids, including best-selling books—over a million copies sold—and the popular SuperDeck™ card games. In addition to her writing, Dr. Linda publishes a weekly education column for five local newspapers and is a regular presenter at the annual Everyone Reading conference in New York.

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He brings to life the surviving fragments of timeless wisdom from the lost plays of ancient Athens. Consider sayings such as, “The truly happy man ought to stay at home,” “Hunger, and lack of coin, put a stop to love,” and “Hades, alone of the gods, does not enjoy bribes.” These and many other memorable lines from Greek dramatists like Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Menander were preserved centuries after their creation, thanks to Stobaeus—a fifth-century AD scholar who collected them to instruct his son.

Stobaeus’s anthology offers the only glimpses we have of countless lost Athenian plays: concise, eloquent verses chosen with a father’s wisdom. Some fragments spark “aha” moments, others deliver wit or dark humor, and many offer profound moral insight.

With this volume, James Romm becomes the first to translate these fragments into verse for English readers. Vividly rendered and elegantly presented, Since You are Mortal . . . is both an ancient and enduring guide to living a thoughtful, virtuous life.

He is the author of Since You're Mortal . . .: Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays.

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The purpose of her book is to guide you through a successful transition from incarceration to a fulfilling and productive life after release. Ideally, preparation for this transition should begin six months before your release date. The recommended approach is to collaborate with a mentor, meeting weekly to follow this program both during your final months in prison and for twelve weeks after release.

This program aims to reduce recidivism by addressing the challenges of reintegrating into the community and providing a clear structure for your success. In other words, their goal is to help you avoid returning to prison by equipping you with the tools and support needed to overcome common obstacles faced in the outside world.

The book includes preparatory activities to help you get ready to connect with a mentor. Once you are prepared, you and your mentor will meet each week to discuss the relevant chapter and work through the material together. The content is designed to help you develop essential life and employability skills. Additionally, you will find checklists and templates to ensure you are fully prepared for life after release.

She is the author of "From Prison to Possibilities: Paving Your Path."

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