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  • Alone in the Mainstream

    Looking Back on Public School as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child

    de Gina A. Oliva ...
    Series Libro 14 - Deaf Lives
    In 1975, federal legislation initiated drastic changes in the education of deaf and hard of hearing children. Public Law 94-142, later known as IDEA, proposed to provide the “Least Restrictive Environment” for all such children. In the years since, advocates for deaf and hard of hearing children have raised the alarm that mainstream educational settings can cause language and social deprivation ... Leer más

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  • The Sibling Effect

    What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us

    A senior writer at Time magazine explores what scientists and researchers are discovering about sibling bonds, the longest- lasting relationships we have in our lives.Nobody affects us as deeply as our brothers and sisters-not parents, not children, not friends. From the time we-and they-are born, our siblings are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They ... Leer más

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  • The Myth of the Spoiled Child

    Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Children and Parenting

    de Alfie Kohn ...
    Somehow, a set of deeply conservative assumptions about children -- what they're like and how they should be raised -- have congealed into the conventional wisdom in our society. Parents are accused of being both permissive and overprotective, unwilling to set limits and afraid to let their kids fail. Young people, meanwhile, are routinely described as entitled and narcissistic . . . among other ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Me, Myself, and Us

    The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being

    How does your personality shape your life and what, if anything, can you do about it?Are you hardwired for happiness, or born to brood? Do you think you're in charge of your future, or do you surf the waves of unknowable fate? Would you be happier, or just less socially adept, if you were less concerned about what other people thought of you? And what about your "Type A" spouse: is he or she ... Leer más

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  • Situations Matter

    Understanding How Context Transforms Your World

    de Sam Sommers ...
    An "entertaining and engaging" exploration of the invisible forces influencing your life-and how understanding them can improve everything you do.The world around you is pulling your strings, shaping your innermost instincts and your most private thoughts. And you don't even realize it.Every day and in all walks of life, we overlook the enormous power of situations, of context in our lives. That's ... Leer más

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  • Now You See It

    How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century

    A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age.When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light-as an innovative way to turn learning on its head ... Leer más

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  • The Power Paradox

    How We Gain and Lose Influence

    A revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power. Celebrated UC Berkeley psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner argues that compassion and selflessness enable us to have the most influence over others and the result is power as a force for good in the world.Power is ubiquitous—but totally misunderstood. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, Dr. Dacher Keltner presents the ... Leer más

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  • How Do We Know Ourselves?

    Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind

    “Each chapter is a gem of insight into the human experience, cut and polished to perfection by the renowned psychologist David Myers. Better than any book I can recall, this book answers questions about why we think, feel, and act as we do—but also makes us curious to learn more.” —Angela DuckworthA delightful tour of the wonders of our humanity from David G. Myers, the award-winning professor and ... Leer más

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  • A Mind at a Time

    "Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and pediatricians in America today. And that's a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy. As a result, these children struggle because their learning patterns don't fit the schools they are in.In A Mind at a Time, Dr. Levine shows ... Leer más

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  • It's Always Personal

    Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace

    de Anne Kreamer ...
    An innovative study of gender, emotion, and power, It’s Always Personal is an essential companion for everyone navigating the challenges of the contemporary workplace.How often have we heard “It’s nothing against you, it’s not personal—it’s just business”? But in fact, at work it’s never just business—it’s always personal. In this groundbreaking book, journalist and former corporate executive Anne ... Leer más

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  • The Path to Purpose

    Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life

    de William Damon ...
    America’s leading expert on adolescence offers his prescription for instilling a sense of purpose and fulfillment in today’s youth.Drawing on the revelatory results of a landmark study, William Damon—one of the country's leading writers on the lives of young people, whose book Greater Expectations won the Parents' Choice Award—brilliantly investigates the most pressing issue in the lives of youth ... Leer más

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  • The Homework Myth

    Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

    de Alfie Kohn ...
    Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, nationally known ... Leer más

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