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York Beach, ME:: Conari Press,, (2004). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. The basic premise of this book is that parents are doing a better job than they think they are. "Each chapter focuses on one topic and contains stories and vignettes from Kohl's personal experience, relevant statistics… Read more about this item

New York:: Random House,, (1970). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth in a fair only dust jacket with significant edgewear (now protected by an archival cover) Original price of $10 still present. . First printing. Even though it has been over 50 years since this was published, the crisis in the classroom… Read more about this item

New York:: Philosophical Library,, (1959). Hardcover first edition -. Fair condition only in a like dust jacket (a sturdy straight copy but bleeding from the navy blue cloth covers to the inside of the dustjacket, the dj had been taped to the endpapers and discoloration remains.) Only offered in this condition because it is rather uncommon, .… Read more about this item

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (2003). SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. Later printing. An appraisal of the racial gap in education today, primarily as it affects Black and Hispanic students, which cites educational inequalities as a central civil rights issue, the limited impact of Title One, Head Start and other reforms, while highlighting… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, 1986.. Hardcover first edition -. Mear fine in a good dust jacket (edgewear to dj).. First printing. A useful resource, both optimistic and pragmatic, in which Powell, a psychologist at Harvard University Health Services, "constructs a framework 'zones of concern' of four descriptive categories of teenage behavior. Case studies presented are… Read more about this item

New York:: Macmillan,, (1954). Hardcover -. Very good in dark green cloth (rubbing to lettering on spine, bookplate on front pastedown). Revised Edition. A Zoological Laboratory Manual. Illustrated with drawings. xi, 65 pp.

Stanford, CA:: Redwood Press,, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A book which makes the argument that "studying for the joy of learning turns out to be surprisingly practical. . . Drawing on the experiences of Stanford University graduates and using the students' own accounts of their… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA:: Harvard University Press,, (1999). Hardcover -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). 3rd printing. "Visiting a London nursery school, Vivian Paley observes the schoolchildren's reception of another visitor, a handicapped boy named Teddy, who is strapped into a wheelchair, wearing a helmet, and barely able to speak. A predicament arises, and the children's response--simple… Read more about this item

Saint Louis, MO:: Talent Education Journal,, (1982). First edition -. Good in illustrated covers (prev owner's name, minor wear to covers, but otherwise clean and tight). First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. A classic book in which the famous music teacher explains the philosophyand method of talent education, and gives many practical examples. For… Read more about this item

New York:: Twelve / Hachette,, (2009.). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. Sources and references. 327 pp.

New York:: Harper Collins,, (2006.). SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). 3rd printing. INSCRIBED on the title page "Dear ---- enjoy the journey" . While on a trip to the Himalayas, Wood visited a remote Nepalese school and learned that the students had few books in their library - "When he offered to… Read more about this item

New York:: Twelve / Hachette,, (2009.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. SIGNED on the title page by Po… Read more about this item

New York:: Teachers College Press, Columbia University,, (2008.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. Includes 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent. Learn how to: give children warmth, acceptance, and respect; enjoy your children's development and be alert to special needs; use firm and fair… Read more about this item

New York:: Twelve / Hachette,, (2009.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. INSCRIBED on the title page and signed… Read more about this item

New York:: Abbeville Press, , (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A book which looks at all the phases of fatherhood from the conception of a child through the grandfather years, filled with practical tips and common sense insights. Illustrated, mostly with humorous drawings. SIGNED on the half… Read more about this item

New York:: Hyperion,, (2006.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. "With record numbers of students competing fiercely to get into college, schools are no longer primarily places of learning. ... In this increasingly stressful environment, kids aren't defined by their character or hunger for knowledge, but by often arbitrary scores… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO:: Bull Publishing Company,, (2003.). Fine condition (as new.). Trade paperback. Basic information on caring for a new-born baby, and during the first year, written in an easy-to-understand style, it includes color-coded chapters, friendly illustrations, and pages to record information. En espanol. 240 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, (1901.). Hardcover -. Near fine in dark red cloth with gilt lettering. (previous owner's name). Early printing. Essays on fathers, mothers and freshman, on college honor, and 'new-fashioned' education preceded by a poem to Harvard College. An appealing small volume. 148 pp

New York:: Henry Holt,, 1994.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. SIGNED by the author on the half title page. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First edition. Fascinating, and highly praised, story of a little boy trapped in silence and struggling to regain language. Dustjacket praise from Richard Selzer and Ivan Doig.

Portsmouth, NH: : Heinemann,, 1997.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A study of the Urban Collaborative in Providence, Rhode Island - an independent, public middle school founded in 1989. 182 pp.