Power of the Arts: Learning That Lasts A Lifetime Published by Outskirts Press

Sept. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Learning That Lasts A Lifetime: The Transforming Power Of The Arts In The Lives Of Children by Ron and Reina Bolles.  The authors’ most recent book to date is a 6 x 9 paperback in the education and curricula category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/learningthatlastsalifetime was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
   


Imagine tracing back ten, twenty, thirty, forty years to the defining moments that taught one how to handle the roller coaster of life. That’s exactly what authors Ron and Reina Bolles, along with one hundred fifteen of their former students and colleagues have done in Learning That Lasts a Lifetime.

Through a compelling series of powerful testimonies, the importance of arts education unfolds before readers’ eyes.  This book can be considered a mash-up of Glee and Chicken Soup For The Soul that takes a peek at the human side of “21st Century Readiness” for today’s students. The back stories, anecdotes and lessons learned by students involved in one of the oldest show choirs on the West Coast illuminate what really matters in our schools.  Regardless of their life paths, these people all found value in what they did in their high school choir and are applying it daily in their lives.

Readers will discover why these passionate and enlightening stories and thoughts transcend all types of arts classes in educational settings across the nation.

“The most intelligent people I’ve met throughout my life have had a background in the arts.”
–   Matthew Ferguson

“Having an artistic outlet has helped me to be a more creative engineer and mathematician and has helped me relate to my students who have interests outside of my chosen career field.”
-   Michelle Breaux

“English and math may be the flesh and bone, but art is the heart.”
- Janna Kefalas

353 pages in length, Learning That Lasts A Lifetime: The Transforming Power Of The Arts In The Lives Of Children is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the education and curricula category.  With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Learning That Lasts A Lifetime meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $17.95.

Additionally, Learning That Lasts A Lifetime can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432775926   Format: 6 x 9 paperback cream   SRP: $17.95


For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/learningthatlastsalifetime.

About the authors:

Ron and Reina Bolles have been successful, innovative, and inspirational leaders in arts education for the past forty years.  Their work has set a standard of excellence that has been shared throughout the United States, as well as in seventeen countries around the world.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.