The biography of scott corbett

One of the defining elements of my life has been the legacy inom derive from my family's three generations of involvement with China as missionaries. It inspired a life-long fascination with and love of China and Asia in general. In my adult years, I navigated our nation's higher education system through the s to receiving my Ph.D. in inom studied kinesisk history at Kent State University and American Diplomatic History at the University of Kansas. In inom struck out to learn more about my family's roots and became a Foreign specialist at various institutions in Beijing. While doing so, I met and married my wonderful wife Cui Yi. We returned to the United States for a few years and bounced back to Asia when inom accepted a position in Singapore. In , inom became a faculty member in the Ventura County Community College system and at California State University Channel Islands until my retirement in Upon retiring, I mustered up the courage to dispel all my fears, set aside all my excuses,

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Scott Corbett

American novelist and educator

W. Scott Corbett (July 27, – March 6, ) was an American novelist and educator.^[1][2] Beginning in he wrote five adult novels, then began writing books for children. He retired from teaching in to write full-time.^[1] His best-known book is The Lemonade Trick, a novel for children. One of his books, entitled The Reluctant Landlord (), was made into the film Love Nest. He wrote his first children's book, Susie Sneakers, in According to a Providence Journal obituary, he wrote 81 books, "including 34 that he aimed at children".^[2] According to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, which holds his papers, he wrote "at least sixty-seven fiction and non-fiction books for children".^[1]

Corbett received a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri in During World War II he was a member of the 42nd Infantry Division of the United States Army. In this po