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In Leading in Chaos, Dr. Jim Largent draws from his 21 years as a superintendent to offer guidance on issues faced by education leaders today. His approach includes a blueprint for obtaining your desired job—with a focus on leadership roles in public education—and the transition steps needed to set yourself up for success. Leading in Chaos presents concepts and anecdotes to show you how to work with a variety of people from bus drivers to board members to irate parents.

Take a trip back in time to rural East Texas in the 1960s through early '80s. In this memoir of his childhood, Jim Largent takes you back to a simpler time, where television had three channels, kids played outside all day without fear, and no one had ever heard of a cell phone. From mischief with childhood friends, games on the school playground, pre-teen romances, and holiday traditions, take a deep dive into the daily lives and activities during that time.