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Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in Our Homes and Schools

4 reviews
William Damon

Free Press, 1996

A painfully honest study of the deterioration of our youth.
Damon brings to light many controversial issues on the subject of child rearing and the deterioration of morals and values in today's young people. This book is a MUST for all parents, parents to be, or anyone else that cares about the future of society as a whole. Sadly, mediocracy has become acceptable, and is considered normal. As a result, our children are in trouble! Worse, what does ...

The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life

1 review
William Damon

Free Press, 2008

Great Resource!
The message of The Path to Purpose is relevant in today's culture...and the book is a much needed resource for parents and youth workers. Author William Damon deals with the social issue of children growing into maturity and leaving the nest. Besides presenting the latest research, the author provides parents with tools to help their young adult children launch out onto their own. If you are a ...

The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique

2 reviews
William Esper, Damon Dimarco

Anchor, 2008

the Actor's Art and Craft
As Mary Steenburgen said: "It's the best book on the craft of acting", - if your using the Meisner Technique by Bill Esper - you'll find that his teaching style is sensible, creative, and compassionate. It makes you want to run to New York and get this class in person. I can see why his students love him.

Pro PayPal E-Commerce (Expert's Voice)

10 reviews
Damon Williams

Apress, 2007

What you need, when you need it.
Starts by providing an overview of the methods available to interface with PayPal. Enough for you to decide the one(s) you need. Each chapter then describes how to implement those methods. Example code is given. Nice charts and figures. Useful for someone who needs to actually do the work.

Guys and Dolls: The Stories of Damon Runyon

10 reviews
Damon Runyon

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992

An American original
I am sitting around one night years ago and my sister comes into the room and hands me these short stories and says ' you gotta read em' cause they got characters in them like Little Augie and Nibsy and ' the Walking Encyclopedia of Baseball Knowledge' and ' Posey' and 'Itchie Samiof ' and all the guys we know from Richman's gambling joint. So I sit down and I begin to read and its like these ...

C++Builder 5 Developer's Guide

23 reviews
Jarrod Hollingworth, Jamie Allsop, ...

Sams, 2000

DLL and COM chapters are great
This book is fantastic. You do not need any other book for Builder 6. I was having problems with DLL and COM programming, but this book stepped me right through it. It is easy to understand and has very good examples. The CD includes a copy of the developer's guide for Builder 5 so it is great for people making the transition from 5 to 6.

Moral Child: Nurturing Children's Natural Moral Growth

4 reviews
William Damon

Free Press, 1990

One of Damon's best books for parents, educators...
William Damon has written a number of excellent scientific articles and books on social and self-development of children. In this book, designed for a lay audience of parents and teachers, Damon outlines the moral development of children, all of which takes place in the social crucible of family, childhood and adolescent friends, and school. He is a long way from being a naive moralist, ...

Some Do Care

2 reviews
Anne Colby, William Damon

Free Press, 1994

A classic in the field
Colby and Damon have authored a classic in the field of Moral development. They tell the stories of many "moral exemplars" and draw from those stories a theory of moral development in adulthood. Carol Gilligan was one of the first psychologists to present evidence that the development of the self was central to moral thought and action (though she borrowed the idea from Freud). Colby and ...

Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet

5 reviews
Howard Gardner, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, ...

Basic Books, 2002

The potential to change our attitudes about work forever
Howard Gardner has forever altered the landscape of American education through his development of the notion of "muliple intelligences," which says that people (including children and adolescents) can be "smart" in various ways. If reading, writing, and 'rithmatic aren't a person's strong spots, he may still be very bright in other areas. When Gardner first began studying and writing about ...

Noble Purpose: The Joy of Living a Meaningful Life
William Damon

Templeton Foundation Press, 2003

This book describes the personal and spiritual benefits of living life in a way that matters, with an awareness that one?s life can reflect a sense of higher purpose no matter what the circumstances. The book draws upon religious, philosophical, and literary writings to show how humans in many cultures and historical epochs have pursued noble purposes by answering God?s call as each hears it. Noble purpose can be pursued both in heroic acts ...

The YOUTH CHARTER

4 reviews
William Damon

Free Press, 1997

We can come to consensus on what we expect of our children.
We all have our individual expectations of what our aspirations for our children are, but we seldom share these expectations with others. The result is a community that meets no ones expectations when it comes to providing a positive environment for raising their children. Mr. Damon's solution to this problem is expressed in the book's title. The Youth Charter is based upon the premise that ...

Handbook of Child Psychology, Vol. 3: Social, Emotional, and Personality Development, 6th Edition

Wiley, 2006

Part of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition contains new chapters on such topics as spirituality, social understanding, and non-verbal communication. Volume 3: Social, Emotional, and ...

Child and Adolescent Development: An Advanced Course

1 review
William Damon, Richard M. Lerner

Wiley, 2008

A must read for counsellors and therapists - not only child & family therapists
The editors of this book present a most holistic view to understanding child and adolescent development - a view that would be impossible to achieve if viewed from one science/perspective alone. They present a scientific study of development in the biological, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, moral, personality, emotional, and aesthetic domains as well as exploring an extensive range of ...

C++Builder 5 Developer's Guide

Biology Standard Level (Heinemann Baccalaureate)
Alan Damon, Randy McGonegal, ...

Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks, 2007

Bringing in a New Era in Character Education

2 reviews

Hoover Institution Press, 2002

The best essays in support of character education...
I think this edited book is one of William Damon's best, because he brings together nine writers who each take a position on the prospects and future of character education in American schools and universities. The essays are very well written and integrated, and are accessible to upper high school and college-level readers. Damon's position is that character education has been neglected ...

Handbook of Child Psychology, Vol. 1: Theoretical Models of Human Development, 6th Edition

Wiley, 2006

Part of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition contains new chapters on such topics as spirituality, social understanding, and non-verbal communication. Volume 1: Theoretical Models of Human ...

Taking Philanthropy Seriously: Beyond Noble Intentions to Responsible Giving (Philanthropic and Nonprofit ...

Indiana University Press, 2006

Many acts of charitable giving fail in their stated goals and some are actually harmful. In "Taking Philanthropy Seriously", the authors explain why this state of affairs exists. They outline solutions, ranging from those that equip philanthropists to do good work to those that build a domain of philanthropic knowledge, ethical codes, and best practices. Attention is also given to considering recipients' needs, frustrations, and hopes for ...

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