Interesting Literature


During many years of travel and working internationally, I have acquired a collection of books which have proven valuable to and for teenagers, parents, teachers or individuals interested in educational/psychological topics. A short list follows:

  1. Scattered (Gabor Mate) - a perspective about the origin of ADD/ADHD
    Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children (Po Bronson)
    Third Culture Kids (Pollack & van Reken)
    How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen so Teens Will Talk (Adele Faber)
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (Sean Covey)
    The Five Love Languages of Teenagers (Gary Chapman)
    Kids are Worth It (Barbara Coloroso)
    The Biggest Job We'll Ever Have (Laura and Malcolm Gauld)
    The Price of Privilege (Madeline Levine)
    The Element (Ken Robinson)
    The Male Brain (Louann Brizendine)
    The Female Brain (Louann Brizendine)
    How Children Succeed (Paul Tough)
    Social Intelligence (Daniel Goleman)
    Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (Daniel Goleman)
    The Out of Sync Child (Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller)
    The Myth of Laziness (Mel Levine)
    A Mind at a Time (Mel Levine)