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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Basic Books
Publication date May 1, 1994
Binding Paperback
Edition Rev&updtd
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780465016938
ISBN-10 0465016936
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.30 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $12.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Explores the impact of parental expectations on their children, explaining why many successful children and adults are plagued by feelings of alienation and worthlessness and discussing ways to free oneself from the pains of childhood. Reissue.
Editions
This edition contains multiple works--typically stories or entire novels--that are found in different collections. Below find each work in this edition grouped by how you can find each.
Hardcover
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With Ruth Ward (other contributor) | 30 anv rev edition from Basic Books (July 21, 2008)
9780465012619 | details & prices | 133 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.58 lbs | List price $22.99
Revised edition from Basic Books (July 13, 1994); titled "Drama Of The Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self"
9780465016945 | details & prices | List price $20.00
Paperback
Book cover for 9780465016907 Book cover for 9780465016938
 
With Ruth Ward (other contributor) | 3 rev upd edition from Basic Books (December 23, 1996)
9780465016907 | details & prices | 136 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $14.99
The price comparison is for this edition
With Nikki Rogers | Rev&updtd edition from Basic Books (May 1, 1994)
9780465016938 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $12.00
This edition also contains Sooty & Snow
About: A psychological study by a Swiss psychoanalyst examines the upbringing of talented children by their often narcissistic and unwittingly hurtful parents
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781559944298
 
Abridged edition from Harperaudio (November 1, 1992)
9781559944298 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Presents the landmark study of the special problems of parenting a gifted child, discussing how frequently narcissistic and unwittingly hurtful parents can affect talented youngsters.
Editions for the work Sooty & Snow
Paperback
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Large print edition from Createspace Independent Pub (February 19, 2015)
9781507757093 | details & prices | 30 pages | 8.50 × 8.50 × 0.08 in. | List price $10.95
About: Sooty & Snow is a fun and colorful book about boundaries based on the true story of an adventurous chicken who insists on finding ways to get to the other side of the fence.
The price comparison is for this edition
With Alice Miller | Rev&updtd edition from Basic Books (May 1, 1994); titled "The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self"
9780465016938 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $12.00
This edition also contains The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
About: A psychological study by a Swiss psychoanalyst examines the upbringing of talented children by their often narcissistic and unwittingly hurtful parents

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