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How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where and...
In his 2014 book, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When Where and Why…
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Smart but Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD...
Dr. Thomas E. Brown, clinical psychologist, Yale University professor of psychiatry, and associate director of…
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information...
Daniel Levitin argues that people’s junk drawer, the place they store miscellanea, is a fitting…
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter...
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning offers students, educators, and life-long learners suggestions…
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Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel J. Goleman
A focus on oneself, on others, and on larger trends in one’s environment are the…
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The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the...
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age, by Catherine Steiner-Adair…
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The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious...
Artists and neuroscientists alike will be drawn to The Age of Insight: The Quest to…
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Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and...
In Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done, Art Markman…
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Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined by Scott Barry Kaufman
Scott Barry Kaufman, the author of Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, is a cognitive psychologist and was…
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World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students by Yong...
In World Class Learners, Dr. Yong Zhao stresses the dire need of today’s schools to…
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