New memoir describes the educational adventures of an international scholar and linguistics leader

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE University of Michigan Press www.press.umich.edu New memoir describes the educational adventures of an international scholar and linguistics leader Sometimes amusing, sometimes painful account packed with lessons for educators, international adventure, and personal detail Incidents in an Educational Life A Memoir (of Sorts) by John M Swales Paper: 978-0-472-03358-4 / $19.95 Publication Date: June 2009 John Swales is an international Renaissance man He has lived and taught around the world, and become one of the leading scholars in the Applied Linguistics subfield known as English for Specific Purposes He’s written popular books on everything from local birds to the correct presentation of scholarly work (his Academic Writing for Graduate Students and Genre Analysis are both best-sellers in academic circles) In Incidents in an Educational Life, his first autobiographical work, he takes on the lessons he’s learned from his years here and abroad with his typical clean, entertaining, self-deprecating style He’s had plenty of experiences to draw from: by the end of this year, he will have given about 70 keynote speeches in about 30 countries, and he’s written or co-written 17 books For a cover image, author photo, author biography or more information, please see the press kit at www.press.umich.edu/mediakits For interviews with John Swales or a review copy of the book, please contact Heather Newman (below) ### Press contact: Heather Newman, Trade Marketing Manager University of Michigan Press 734-615-6477 newmanh@umich.edu