Chalkdust Memories follows the arc of the author's 26 years in the classroom. Dunnan was driven from teaching, and effectively prevented from ever teaching again, through the concerted actions of a corrupt, rich, white suburban high school noprth of Boston. Together with the author's previous book, Notes to a New Teacher, it forms bookends to a teaching career. However, whereas Notes mixes memoir with insight and instruction for people entering teaching, Chalkdust Memories is strictly a memoir. Looking back over a classroom career, it brings humor, reflection, and a degree of cynicism to the story. There are many segments of Chalkdust Memories that also appear in Notes, although more than half the book is new material. The reason for re-using material is that he audiences for the two books should be different. More detailed descriptions of both books can be found on the chalkdustmemories.com website. For a three minute TV interview with the author go to http: //www.chalkdustmemories.com