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This website for the Cattermole catalogue is a great source of affordable, secondhand books. In addition to the on-line catalogue, the website also provides their listing of the 100 best books of the 20th century.
http://www.cattermole.com/page2.htm
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Free Spirit produces award-winning gifted resources that help children and teens think for themselves, succeed in life, and make a difference in the world.
http://www.freespirit.com
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This website offers the most complete source for Terry-Deary's books. Do not be fooled by thinking that the Terry-Dreary House of books contains only Horrible Histories. In fact it contains fiction, non-fiction, science books, ghost stories, thrillers and funny books.
http://www.terry-deary.com/shop/pages/index.html
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Students shopping for colleges have long relied on The Princeton Review's publications. The Best 351 Colleges (up from 345 last year!) provides two-page spreads on each school and rates them in terms of campus life, academics, selectivity, and financial facts, with tips on getting in. It also includes frank and revealing quotes from students attending these institutions. There is an entertaining "Schools Ranked by Category" section, with such headings as "Dorms Like Dungeons, " "Party Schools," and "Students Most Nostalgic for Bill Clinton."
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This guide by Will Glennon and Jeanne Elium, suggests tools for raising emotionally healthy boys in a culture that preaches stoicism for men. Some of the suggestions revolve around attitudes adults should cultivate in dealing with boys. The book also describes practical things adults can do to enhance boys' mental and emotional health.
http://www.conari.com/estore/product_detail.jsp?product_group_id=1
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This book by author Rebecca Hein is a personal story and a parent-to-parent book about the raising and education of profoundly gifted children.
http://www.heinfamilyenterprises.com/rebecca
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This book by the author of "The Wonder of Boys" addresses the challenges of male adolescence. Gurian explores the biological and emotional landscape of male adolescence from cross disciplinary perspectives--culling research from medical science, psychology, anthropology and his own personal observation. What results is a very thorough and interesting overview of male adolescence.
http://www.penguinputnam.com/Book/BookFrame/0,,,00.html?id=0874779693
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This book by author A.G. Klein, is about Leta Stetter Hollingworth, the mother of gifted education. Hollingworth has been forgotten, even though her words of 100 years ago are still as relevant today as they were back then. Born in 1886 in rural Nebraska, Leta Hollingworth rose above an abusive childhood and strong prejudice to become an influential psychologist, feminist, educator, author, and advocate for gifted children.
http://giftedbooks.com/productdetails.asp?id=59
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Dr. Carol Strip Whitney presents concepts and techniques to counteract many de-motivating factors gifted children are susceptible to. These factors can lead to depression and academic underachievement. Whitney, along with help from Gretchen Hirsch, offers helpful advice to help spark the motivation in your gifted child or student.
http://www.giftedbooks.com/productdetails.asp?id=111
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This book is part of The Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education and Karen B. Rogers, a leader in the field of gifted education, provides teachers with practical advice for choosing a grouping option that best fits their students and information on how to assess their grouping choices.
http://www.prufrock.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=588
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"This book is destined to become the classic guide for parents of gifted children. The key topics covered are essential ones, and this book provides much wisdom and new information." - Jan Davidson, Ph.D., Davidson Institute for Talent Development. Four experts (Webb, Gore, Amend, DeVries) in the field of gifted and talented provide practical guidance in the areas of: sibling & discipline issues, educational planning, gifted children characteristics and more.
http://giftedbooks.com/productdetails.asp?id=101
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What is the right way to handle discipline with young children? With humor and insight Dr. Grace Mitchell uses actual situations to demonstrate her gentle and tested method for disciplining young children.
http://www.ghbooks.com/Showbook.cfm?code=20009
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"The focus on academics, characteristics of good competitions, and useful tips on selecting the right competitions make it unique and valuable. In addition to listing available competitions, this book will help parents and teachers minimize problems and maximize benefits of academic competitions for gifted learners." ~Jan Fall, GATE Coordinator Rochester Public Schools
http://www.corwinpress.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book4855
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