Educational Psychology
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Deep Play
Written by Diane Ackerman
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 8, 2000
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-77135-7 (0-679-77135-2)
With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.
"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that... Read more >
Written by Diane Ackerman
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 8, 2000
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-77135-7 (0-679-77135-2)
With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.
"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that... Read more >
A Complaint Free World
How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
Written by Will Bowen
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Doubleday Religion
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 978-0-385-52458-2 (0-385-52458-7)
“A Complaint Free World is an engaging, enjoyable, easy-to-read reminder that the only permanent, constructive changes you can make in the world are the changes that you make in yourself.”
–Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul and Soul to Soul
A SIMPLE PLAN... A LIFE-CHANGING RESULT...
A HAPPIER LIFE
•What... Read more >
How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
Written by Will Bowen
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Doubleday Religion
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 978-0-385-52458-2 (0-385-52458-7)
“A Complaint Free World is an engaging, enjoyable, easy-to-read reminder that the only permanent, constructive changes you can make in the world are the changes that you make in yourself.”
–Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul and Soul to Soul
A SIMPLE PLAN... A LIFE-CHANGING RESULT...
A HAPPIER LIFE
•What... Read more >
Honoring the Self
The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
Written by Nathaniel Branden
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: August 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 978-0-553-26814-0 (0-553-26814-7)
The culmination of Dr. Branden's work of three decades in the area of self-esteem, this book reveals how the level of our self-regard affects our work, creativity, and relationships—all the struggles and goals of our existence.
Students will learn: How to grow in self-confidence and self-respect; How to nurture self-esteem in... Read more >
The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
Written by Nathaniel Branden
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: August 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 978-0-553-26814-0 (0-553-26814-7)
The culmination of Dr. Branden's work of three decades in the area of self-esteem, this book reveals how the level of our self-regard affects our work, creativity, and relationships—all the struggles and goals of our existence.
Students will learn: How to grow in self-confidence and self-respect; How to nurture self-esteem in... Read more >
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
Written by Nathaniel Branden
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: May 1, 1995
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-553-37439-1 (0-553-37439-7)
The culmination of Nathaniel Branden's clinical practice and study of self-esteem, this is the definitive work by the leading pioneer in the field. The book demonstrates compellingly why self-esteem is basic to psychological health, achievement, personal happiness, and positive relationships. Branden introduces the six pillars-six action-based practices for daily living that... Read more >
Written by Nathaniel Branden
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: May 1, 1995
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-553-37439-1 (0-553-37439-7)
The culmination of Nathaniel Branden's clinical practice and study of self-esteem, this is the definitive work by the leading pioneer in the field. The book demonstrates compellingly why self-esteem is basic to psychological health, achievement, personal happiness, and positive relationships. Branden introduces the six pillars-six action-based practices for daily living that... Read more >
Within Reason
Rationality and Human Behavior
Written by Donald Calne
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 8, 2000
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-70322-5 (0-375-70322-5)
Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind and human cognition. But what implications do these new findings have for the place of reason--long considered the crowning human faculty that ensured transcendent purpose--in human life? This is the profoundly important question Donald Calne, a leading neurologist and... Read more >
Rationality and Human Behavior
Written by Donald Calne
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 8, 2000
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-70322-5 (0-375-70322-5)
Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind and human cognition. But what implications do these new findings have for the place of reason--long considered the crowning human faculty that ensured transcendent purpose--in human life? This is the profoundly important question Donald Calne, a leading neurologist and... Read more >
The Learning Child
Guidelines for Parents and Teachers
Written by Dorothy Cohen
Format: Trade Paperback, 388 pages
Publisher: Schocken
On Sale: April 12, 1988
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-8052-0856-6 (0-8052-0856-9)
Hailed as a classic in developmental psychology, The Learning Child is as relevant today as when first published in 1972, if not more so. Drawing on the findings of psychologists like Piaget, and on her own experiences teaching child development at New York’s Bank Street College, Cohn explores the crucial links... Read more >
Guidelines for Parents and Teachers
Written by Dorothy Cohen
Format: Trade Paperback, 388 pages
Publisher: Schocken
On Sale: April 12, 1988
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-8052-0856-6 (0-8052-0856-9)
Hailed as a classic in developmental psychology, The Learning Child is as relevant today as when first published in 1972, if not more so. Drawing on the findings of psychologists like Piaget, and on her own experiences teaching child development at New York’s Bank Street College, Cohn explores the crucial links... Read more >
10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College
The Know-How You Need to Succeed
Written by William D. Coplin
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
On Sale: August 6, 2003
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-58008-524-3 (1-58008-524-5)
You'll learn a lot of things in college, but there's one thing the textbooks won't teach you: how to acquire marketable job skills before you graduate.
Award-winning college professor and student adviser Bill Coplin has been developing skill-based liberal arts curricula for more than 30 years, and has helped thousands of students... Read more >
The Know-How You Need to Succeed
Written by William D. Coplin
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
On Sale: August 6, 2003
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-58008-524-3 (1-58008-524-5)
You'll learn a lot of things in college, but there's one thing the textbooks won't teach you: how to acquire marketable job skills before you graduate.
Award-winning college professor and student adviser Bill Coplin has been developing skill-based liberal arts curricula for more than 30 years, and has helped thousands of students... Read more >
The Left-Hander Syndrome
The Causes and Consequences of Left-Handedness
Written by Stanley Coren
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: June 29, 1993
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-74468-9 (0-679-74468-1)
If you are among the 10 percent of people who happen to be left-handed, you've had to endure such derisive terms as "gauche" and "a left-handed compliment." At school you may have been forced to write with your right hand. And in another century your proclivity might have gotten you accused... Read more >
The Causes and Consequences of Left-Handedness
Written by Stanley Coren
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: June 29, 1993
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-74468-9 (0-679-74468-1)
If you are among the 10 percent of people who happen to be left-handed, you've had to endure such derisive terms as "gauche" and "a left-handed compliment." At school you may have been forced to write with your right hand. And in another century your proclivity might have gotten you accused... Read more >
Guiding Your Child Through Grief
Written by James P. Emswiler and Mary Ann Emswiler
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: August 1, 2000
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-553-38025-5 (0-553-38025-7)
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by the founders of the New England Center for Loss & Transition and The Cove-a highly praised program for grieving children, takes away the uncertainty and helpless feelings we commonly feel as we reach out to children who mourn.
This caring and compassionate guide offers expert... Read more >
Written by James P. Emswiler and Mary Ann Emswiler
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: August 1, 2000
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-553-38025-5 (0-553-38025-7)
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by the founders of the New England Center for Loss & Transition and The Cove-a highly praised program for grieving children, takes away the uncertainty and helpless feelings we commonly feel as we reach out to children who mourn.
This caring and compassionate guide offers expert... Read more >
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Teacher Effectiveness Training
The Program Proven to Help Teachers Bring Out the Best in Students of All Ages
Written by Dr. Thomas Gordon
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: August 26, 2003
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-609-80932-7 (0-609-80932-6)
For nearly thirty years, Teacher Effectiveness Training, or the T.E.T. book, based on Dr. Thomas Gordon’s groundbreaking program, has taught hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world the skills they need to deal with the inevitable student discipline problems effectively and humanely.
Now revised and updated, T.E.T. can mean the difference... Read more >
The Program Proven to Help Teachers Bring Out the Best in Students of All Ages
Written by Dr. Thomas Gordon
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: August 26, 2003
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-609-80932-7 (0-609-80932-6)
For nearly thirty years, Teacher Effectiveness Training, or the T.E.T. book, based on Dr. Thomas Gordon’s groundbreaking program, has taught hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world the skills they need to deal with the inevitable student discipline problems effectively and humanely.
Now revised and updated, T.E.T. can mean the difference... Read more >
Spare the Child
The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
Written by Philip J. Greven, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 284 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 3, 1992
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-73338-6 (0-679-73338-8)
Greven’s pioneering work explores the religious and secular rationales for the physical punishment of American children through four centuries, the emotional and psychological consequences, and the resultant misshaping of American character and culture. Greven argues that physical punishment, from the mildest and most infrequent to the most severe and deadly, forms... Read more >
The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
Written by Philip J. Greven, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 284 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 3, 1992
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-73338-6 (0-679-73338-8)
Greven’s pioneering work explores the religious and secular rationales for the physical punishment of American children through four centuries, the emotional and psychological consequences, and the resultant misshaping of American character and culture. Greven argues that physical punishment, from the mildest and most infrequent to the most severe and deadly, forms... Read more >
Delivered from Distraction
Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Written by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-345-44231-4 (0-345-44231-8)
In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies... Read more >
Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Written by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-345-44231-4 (0-345-44231-8)
In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies... Read more >
Delivered from Distraction
Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Written by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: January 4, 2005
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 978-0-345-44230-7 (0-345-44230-X)
In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies... Read more >
Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Written by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: January 4, 2005
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 978-0-345-44230-7 (0-345-44230-X)
In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies... Read more >
Your Child's Growing Mind
Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Written by Jane Healy
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Broadway
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-7679-1615-8 (0-7679-1615-8)
The classic guide to understanding children’s mental development--now updated.
Hailed by parents and educators, Your Child’s Growing Mind is a window into the fascinating process of brain development and learning. It looks at the roots of emotion, intelligence, and creativity, translating the most current scientific research into practical suggestions for parents and... Read more >
Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Written by Jane Healy
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Broadway
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-7679-1615-8 (0-7679-1615-8)
The classic guide to understanding children’s mental development--now updated.
Hailed by parents and educators, Your Child’s Growing Mind is a window into the fascinating process of brain development and learning. It looks at the roots of emotion, intelligence, and creativity, translating the most current scientific research into practical suggestions for parents and... Read more >
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How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Written by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Broadway Business
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $26.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-52875-7 (0-385-52875-2)
Forthcoming February 2010. Do not order before 2/1/2010. FREE ADVANCE READER'S COPY AVAILABLE NOW FOR PROFESSORS. Email your college name and address to: rhacademic@randomhouse.com
Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Made to Stick, are back with a groundbreaking book that addresses one of the greatest challenges of our personal... Read more >
How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Written by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Broadway Business
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $26.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-52875-7 (0-385-52875-2)
Forthcoming February 2010. Do not order before 2/1/2010. FREE ADVANCE READER'S COPY AVAILABLE NOW FOR PROFESSORS. Email your college name and address to: rhacademic@randomhouse.com
Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Made to Stick, are back with a groundbreaking book that addresses one of the greatest challenges of our personal... Read more >
Abused Boys
The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse
Written by Mic Hunter
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: June 25, 1991
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-449-90629-3 (0-449-90629-9)
After defining exactly what sexual abuse is, Hunter examines the physical and emotional impact of abuse on its victims and the factors affecting adult recovery. Abused Boys includes the stories of adult men and their loved ones, who describe the experience of childhood abuse, the after-effects that last well into adulthood... Read more >
The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse
Written by Mic Hunter
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: June 25, 1991
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-449-90629-3 (0-449-90629-9)
After defining exactly what sexual abuse is, Hunter examines the physical and emotional impact of abuse on its victims and the factors affecting adult recovery. Abused Boys includes the stories of adult men and their loved ones, who describe the experience of childhood abuse, the after-effects that last well into adulthood... Read more >
Attention Deficit Disorder
Written by Barbara Ingersoll
Contribution by Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 260 pages
Publisher: Main Street Books
On Sale: August 1, 1993
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-46931-9 (0-385-46931-4)
Two experts on these much-misunderstood, debilitating problems explain how parents can spot telltale symptoms and select the best treatment for their children -- a practical handbook for parents, teachers, and medical professionals alike. Read more >
Written by Barbara Ingersoll
Contribution by Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 260 pages
Publisher: Main Street Books
On Sale: August 1, 1993
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-46931-9 (0-385-46931-4)
Two experts on these much-misunderstood, debilitating problems explain how parents can spot telltale symptoms and select the best treatment for their children -- a practical handbook for parents, teachers, and medical professionals alike. Read more >
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes
A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
Written by Mollie Katzen and Ann L. Henderson
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publisher: Tricycle Press
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-883672-06-5 (1-883672-06-6)
When bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen presented us with the idea for a cookbook for preschoolers, we were delighted. Imagine a child deep into a bowl of "Green Spaghetti," "Zucchini Moons," or "Pretend Soup"-and loving it because he made it himself. Together with her coauthor, educator Ann Henderson, Mollie believes it's... Read more >
A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
Written by Mollie Katzen and Ann L. Henderson
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publisher: Tricycle Press
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-883672-06-5 (1-883672-06-6)
When bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen presented us with the idea for a cookbook for preschoolers, we were delighted. Imagine a child deep into a bowl of "Green Spaghetti," "Zucchini Moons," or "Pretend Soup"-and loving it because he made it himself. Together with her coauthor, educator Ann Henderson, Mollie believes it's... Read more >
Letters to a Young Teacher
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-39372-2 (0-307-39372-0)
“What a wonderful book! Anyone who cares about rebuilding our public education system should read it. I could not put it down!”
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University
“This book cuts to the heart of the matter of what it means to be a teacher today. The truth about... Read more >
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-39372-2 (0-307-39372-0)
“What a wonderful book! Anyone who cares about rebuilding our public education system should read it. I could not put it down!”
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University
“This book cuts to the heart of the matter of what it means to be a teacher today. The truth about... Read more >
Letters to a Young Teacher
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Crown
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-39371-5 (0-307-39371-2)
In this collection of his letters to Francesca, a first year teacher in a Boston elementary school, Jonathan Kozol reflects on what he calls the “beautiful profession” she has chosen while he also tries to guide her through the many unexpected challenges she encounters. Under her shrewd and sometimes irreverent questioning... Read more >
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Crown
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-39371-5 (0-307-39371-2)
In this collection of his letters to Francesca, a first year teacher in a Boston elementary school, Jonathan Kozol reflects on what he calls the “beautiful profession” she has chosen while he also tries to guide her through the many unexpected challenges she encounters. Under her shrewd and sometimes irreverent questioning... Read more >
Also available as an
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trade paperback.
The Shame of the Nation
The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-5245-5 (1-4000-5245-9)
"The Shame of the Nation is a national wake-up call... It should be required reading."--Marian Wright Edelman, CEO and Founder, Children's Defense Fund
Over the last 15 years, the state of inner-city public schools has been in a steep and continuing decline. Since the federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in... Read more >
The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-5245-5 (1-4000-5245-9)
"The Shame of the Nation is a national wake-up call... It should be required reading."--Marian Wright Edelman, CEO and Founder, Children's Defense Fund
Over the last 15 years, the state of inner-city public schools has been in a steep and continuing decline. Since the federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in... Read more >
Also available as an
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unabridged audiobook download,
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The Shame of the Nation
The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Crown
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-5244-8 (1-4000-5244-0)
“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable." --Shame of the Nation
Over the past several years, Jonathan... Read more >
The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Crown
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-5244-8 (1-4000-5244-0)
“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable." --Shame of the Nation
Over the past several years, Jonathan... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
The Essential Conversation
What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other
Written by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-345-47580-0 (0-345-47580-1)
With the insights she has gleaned from her close and subtle observation of parent-teacher conferences, renowned Harvard University professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot has written a wise, useful book about the ways in which parents and teachers can make the most of their conversation.
“The essential conversation” is the crucial exchange that occurs between... Read more >
What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other
Written by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-345-47580-0 (0-345-47580-1)
With the insights she has gleaned from her close and subtle observation of parent-teacher conferences, renowned Harvard University professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot has written a wise, useful book about the ways in which parents and teachers can make the most of their conversation.
“The essential conversation” is the crucial exchange that occurs between... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Educating for Character
How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility
Written by Thomas Lickona
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: September 1, 1992
Price: $20.00
ISBN: 978-0-553-37052-2 (0-553-37052-9)
Winner of the 1992 Christopher Award "for affirming the higest values of the human spirit."
Drawing on 20 years of research and day-to-day classroom management, Dr. Lickona shows how to construct a curriculum that wins parental support and reports on scores of practical, successful programs that are turning schools around... Read more >
How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility
Written by Thomas Lickona
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publisher: Bantam
On Sale: September 1, 1992
Price: $20.00
ISBN: 978-0-553-37052-2 (0-553-37052-9)
Winner of the 1992 Christopher Award "for affirming the higest values of the human spirit."
Drawing on 20 years of research and day-to-day classroom management, Dr. Lickona shows how to construct a curriculum that wins parental support and reports on scores of practical, successful programs that are turning schools around... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Consuming Kids
Protecting Our Children from the Onslaught of Marketing & Advertising
Written by Susan Linn
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7999-5 (1-4000-7999-3)
The average American child sees about 40,000 television commercials every year. Companies target younger viewers all the time, selling everything from sugar cereals to minivans, and cross-promotional marketing influences everything from the food stocked in school vending machines to the characters who appear in children’s books. Kids are requesting specific brands... Read more >
Protecting Our Children from the Onslaught of Marketing & Advertising
Written by Susan Linn
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7999-5 (1-4000-7999-3)
The average American child sees about 40,000 television commercials every year. Companies target younger viewers all the time, selling everything from sugar cereals to minivans, and cross-promotional marketing influences everything from the food stocked in school vending machines to the characters who appear in children’s books. Kids are requesting specific brands... Read more >
