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Paperback:
9781416604723 | 10 annual edition (Assn for Supervision & Curriculum, August 30, 2006), cover price $23.95
9780130930507 | Prentice Hall, December 1, 2000, cover price $25.33
9780871202703 | Assn for Supervision & Curriculum, September 1, 1996, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Contrasts the idea of discipline, in which things are done to students to control their behavior, with an approach that features teachers working with students to make decisions together within the framework of a caring community.
Hardcover:
9780465007578 | Basic Books, April 1, 1990, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Discusses the nature of empathy and altruism, arguing that humans are caring beings, and that their generosity cannot be reduced to mere self-interest
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9780465007585 | Reprint edition (Basic Books, May 20, 1992), cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Discusses the nature of empathy and altruism, arguing that humans are caring beings, and that their generosity cannot be reduced to mere self-interest
Paperback:
9780325003252 | Heinemann, September 8, 2000, cover price $21.25
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780325008936 | Heinemann, September 1, 2000, cover price $16.00 | also contains Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Celebrating the Joys of Letter Writing
Paperback:
9780325004891, titled "Education, Inc: Turning Learning into a Business" | Revised edition (Heinemann, September 10, 2002), cover price $29.38
9781575170268 | Skylight Professional Development, January 1, 1997, cover price $24.95
Miscellaneous:
9780807001417 | Beacon Pr, April 12, 2011, cover price $14.00
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9780807001400 | Beacon Pr, April 5, 2011, cover price $15.00
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9781578517015 | Reprint edition (Harvard Business School Pr, February 1, 2002), cover price $19.95
Hardcover:
9780738210858 | Da Capo Pr, August 21, 2006, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Argues that homework does not provide academic benefits for younger students and that the notion of homework is the result of a set of misconceptions about learning, a mistrust of children, and a misguided focus on competitiveness.
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9780738211114 | Reprint edition (Da Capo Pr, August 13, 2007), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Argues that homework does not provide academic benefits for younger students and that the notion of homework is the result of a set of misconceptions about learning, a mistrust of children, and a misguided focus on competitiveness.
Miscellaneous:
9781416605607 | 10 annual edition (Ebrary, August 1, 2006), cover price $22.95
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9781608463923 | Haymarket Books, December 2, 2014, cover price $18.00
Hardcover:
9780738217246 | Da Capo Lifelong, March 25, 2014, cover price $25.99
Paperback:
9780738218090 | Da Capo Lifelong, July 26, 2016, cover price $15.99 | also contains The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Children and Parenting, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Children and Parenting
CD/Spoken Word:
9781452649757 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, March 25, 2014), cover price $83.99
Paperback:
9780807073889 | Beacon Pr, March 8, 2016, cover price $17.00
Hardcover:
9780395393871 | Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 1986, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Arguing that competition is inherently destructive, the author asserts that competitive behavior is culturally induced and counter-productive and causes anxiety, selfishness, self-doubt, and poor communication
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9780395631256 | Rev sub edition (Mariner Books, November 12, 1992), cover price $20.95 | About this edition: Argues that competition is inherently destructive and that competitive behavior is culturally induced, counter-productive, and causes anxiety, selfishness, self-doubt, and poor communication
Hardcover:
9780735101388, titled "Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, As, Praise, and Other Bribes" | Replica Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Criticizes the system of motivating through reward, offering arguments for motivating people by working with them instead of doing things to them
9780395650288, titled "Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise, and Other Bribes" | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1993, cover price $22.95 | also contains Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Robyn Hood 'Riot Girls' 1 | About this edition: Criticizes the system of motivating through reward, offering arguments for motivating people by working with them instead of doing things to them
Paperback:
9780618001811, titled "Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise and Other Bribes" | Mariner Books, September 30, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Criticizes the system of motivating through reward, offering arguments for motivating people by working with them instead of doing things to them
9780395710906, titled "Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise, and Other Bribes" | Reissue edition (Houghton Mifflin, January 1, 1995), cover price $13.95 | also contains The Maiden of Ireland | About this edition: Criticizes the system of motivating through reward, offering arguments for motivating people by working with them instead of doing things to them
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9780435826505, titled "Profits of Crime and Their Recovery" | Ashgate Pub Co, June 1, 1984, cover price $37.00 | also contains Profits of Crime and Their Recovery
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9780325074405, titled "Schooling Beyond Measure & Other Unorthodox Essays About Education" | Heinemann, May 5, 2015, cover price $28.13
Hardcover:
9780395940396 | Houghton Mifflin, September 7, 1999, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Argues against the 'tougher standards' rhetoric and the current practice of teaching to standarized tests in favor of helping students become more critical, creative thinkers
9780070013773, titled "Holdouts!" | McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1984, cover price $44.00 | also contains Holdouts! | About this edition: Examines the resistance of property owners in New York City to selling to real estate developers, who plan to tear down the buildings and construct new ones in their place
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9780618083459, titled "The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and Tougher Standards" | Mariner Books, September 5, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Arguing against the 'tougher standards' rhetoric that marks the current education debate, the author of No Contest and Punished by Rewards writes that such tactics squeeze the pleasure out of learning.
Hardcover:
9780743487474 | Atria Books, March 22, 2005, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: The author presents parenting theories and techniques that promote desired child qualities through unconditional support, while arguing against practices that teach children that they must earn a parent's approval.
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9780743487481 | Atria Books, March 28, 2006, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: The author of Punished by Rewards and The School Our Children Deserve builds on his parenting theories of working with children rather than trying to control them, argues against practices that teach children that they must earn a parent's approval, and presents techniques that promote desired child qualities through unconditional support.
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9780807032671 | Beacon Pr, May 15, 2004, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of essays argues that traditional educational practices in America thwart the development of more meaningful objectives to provide students with high-quality instruction.
Hardcover:
9780787944537 | Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, September 1, 1998, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Presents essays covering varied aspects of education, including teaching skills, classroom management, cooperative learning, grading, school management, and self-esteem
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9780787952839 | Reprint edition (Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, January 1, 2000), cover price $27.00
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9780060921156 | Reprint edition (Perennial, December 1, 1991), cover price $9.00 | About this edition: Putting our frequently incorrect conventional wisdom to the test through research, this book demonstrates the validity of popular beliefs, truisms, folk wisdom, and proverbs
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