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Understanding the critical stages of growing up
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How we learn, teach, and build the schools of the future
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Peggy Orenstein
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. Harper, 2016.
Julie Lythcott-Haims
How to Raise an Adult. Henry Holt and Co., 2015.
Paul Bloom
The Origins of Good and Evil. Crown Publishers, 2013.
Daniel J. Siegel
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.
Angela Duckworth
The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2016.
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Julie Bogart
A Parent’s Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age. TarcherPerigee, 2022.
Peg Dawson
The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. The Guilford Press, 2009.
Dan Kindlon
Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age. Hyperion, 2001.
Katherine Kinzler
Why You Talk the Way You Do—and What It Says About You. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
Gregg Olsen
A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood. Thomas and Mercer, 2019.
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlis
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. Piccadilly, 2013.
Max Lugavere
Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life. Harper Wave, 2018.
Jared Diamond
The Evolution of Human Sexuality. Basic Books, 1998.
Jeanne Faulkner
Navigating a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth for Mother and Baby. Ten Speed Press, 2015.
John Donvan
The Story of Autism. Broadway Books, 2016.
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Lou Aronica
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education. Penguin Publishing Group, 2015.
Daniel J. Siegel
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. Langara College, 2017.
Angela Duckworth
The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2016.
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal. Atria Paperback, 2016.
Peggy Orenstein
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. Harper, 2016.
Paul Bloom
The Origins of Good and Evil. Crown Publishers, 2013.
Tina Payne
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.
Susan Forward
When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.
Karen Kimsey-House
New Skills for Coaching People toward Success in Work and Life. Davies-Black Publishing, 2007.
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Amy Chua
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Penguin Group, 2011.
Paul Bloom
The Origins of Good and Evil. Crown Publishers, 2013.
Laura Whitworth
New Skills for Coaching People toward Success in Work and Life. Davies-Black Publishing, 2007.
Peggy Orenstein
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. Harper, 2016.
Julie Lythcott-Haims
How to Raise an Adult. Henry Holt and Co., 2015.
Daniel J. Siegel
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.
Angela Duckworth
The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2016.
Susan Forward
When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.
Karl Pillemer
Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage. Hudson Street Press, 2015.
Margaret Heffernan
How We Can Do Better than the Competition. Public Affairs, 2014.
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The Science of Storytelling
Will Storr
An innovative and inspiring guide to creative writing that reveals the neuroscience behind the human response to stories and an in-depth analysis of how and why stories are crafted, along with tips on providing rich details and compelling characters that engage the brain.
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