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IQ Booster: Improve Your Iq Performance Dramatically 6 reviews Erwin Brecher
Sterling, 1996
Great....But something's missing
Well, well, let me see, hmm. It was a good book in that it increased my IQ by about 15 points. And I advice anybody that is about to take an IQ test in school, to read this book before taking. As the person who commented above, lots of space are not used, and much of the book were tests, rather ...
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Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ... 134 reviews Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
Touchstone, 1995
Driven to Distraction
+ I'm too distracted to review this but I wasn't distracted at all reading it + The ADHD bible + Illumination - first step to healing
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ 245 reviews Daniel Goleman
Bantam Books, 2005
Why Don't They Teach This Stuff in School?
+ Emotional intelligence + One of the most insightful "leadership" books out there...
If you happened to be raised in an especially well-adjusted home, you may already understand this stuff in a way that a lot of other people don't.
But how many people were raised this beautifully? The nuclear family is no longer a "given". I mentored challenged youth for five years in Big ...
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Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice 4 reviews Howard Gardner
Basic Books, 2006
Bringing Multiple Intelligences into the 21st Century
+ Best thing to hit education reform since...um....ever. + Gardner Returns to Multiple Intelligences Theory + Hallmark of Multiple Intelligences Theory
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The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius(tm) 27 reviews Mary-Elaine Jacobsen
Ballantine Books, 2000
Great book to embrace your "everyday genius"
+ Interesting alternative view of giftedness + Give a copy to your teenage children! + Hope for those who just don't fit in... + Not a manual
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How to Increase Your Intelligence Ph. D. Win Wenger
Dell, 1975
Boost Your IQ! Expand your sensitivity! Increase your intelligence! You are capable of functioning at a higher intellectual level. This book shows you (1)How to improve your whole brain, physically (2)How to develop your hidden "second" brain (3)New ways to build your vocabulary (4)Fantasy games that lead you to real success and (4)the way to raise brighter children and more... There are sensory ...
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Coping With Being Gifted (Coping) 1 review Lawrence Clayton, Sharon Carter
Rosen Publishing Group, 1992
You have to read this (the summary, not the book)
Being a gifted student at my school, I can honestly say this book was filled with more myths then facts. The authors can't compare to how hard my life is, being labeled as a "geek" and "insane". The quiz in the back of the book is suppose to tell you if you are or not in fact gifted. For example, ...
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The Transition from Childhood Giftedness to Adult Creative Productiveness: Psychological Characteristics and ... Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
The Roeper School, 2000
This digital document is an article from Roeper Review, published by The Roeper School on December 1, 2000. The length of the article is 7209 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: ...
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Misdiagnosis And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: Adhd, Bipolar, Ocd, Asperger's, Depression, ... 27 reviews James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, ...
Great Potential Press, 2005
A must read for parents
+ Helpful book recommended to me by Dept of Education + A Must Read For Those Whose Children Are 'Different' + Excellent, talented, professional child/adolescent experts
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Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence 6 reviews David Perkins
Free Press, 1995
Great book presenting a theory of learnable intelligence
+ Pleased with this books information. + Smart Start
What is the nature of intelligence? How and to what extent can intelligence be developed? What aspects of intelligence can de identified and what aspects especially demand attention? While the classic view of intelligence implies that intelligence is a fixed, genetically determined characteristic ...
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Talented Children and Adults: Their Development and Education (2nd Edition) 1 review Jane Piirto
Prentice Hall, 1998
Talented Children and Adults:Their Development and Educatio
This is an excellent introductory text for helping educators and parents understand gifted and talented children and adults. Piirto's writing is clear and understandable. Her text provides a comprehensive examination of not only the development of gifted and talented individuals, but also ...
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Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence 119 reviews David Keirsey
Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1998
Excellent book, very practical for the business professional
+ excellent follow-on once you've mastered MBTI basics + Excellent Experience
I teach organizational behavior classes where we review Myers Briggs and DISC assessments. This book covers Myers Briggs individual types in a straight forward and easy to digest format. It's review of 4 groups of personalities, the Guardians (SJ), Artisans (SP), Rationals (NT), and Idealists (NF), ...
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Arousing the Sleeping Giant: Giftedness in Adult Psychotherapy.: An article from: Roeper Review Mary-Elaine Jacobsen
The Roeper School, 1999
This digital document is an article from Roeper Review, published by The Roeper School on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 6550 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: ...
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IQ Booster: Improve Your Iq Performance Dramatically 6 reviews Erwin Brecher
Sterling, 1996
Great....But something's missing
Well, well, let me see, hmm. It was a good book in that it increased my IQ by about 15 points. And I advice anybody that is about to take an IQ test in school, to read this book before taking. As the person who commented above, lots of space are not used, and much of the book were tests, rather ...
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Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice 4 reviews Howard Gardner
Basic Books, 2006
Bringing Multiple Intelligences into the 21st Century
+ Best thing to hit education reform since...um....ever. + Gardner Returns to Multiple Intelligences Theory + Hallmark of Multiple Intelligences Theory
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Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence 6 reviews David Perkins
Free Press, 1995
Great book presenting a theory of learnable intelligence
+ Pleased with this books information. + Smart Start
What is the nature of intelligence? How and to what extent can intelligence be developed? What aspects of intelligence can de identified and what aspects especially demand attention? While the classic view of intelligence implies that intelligence is a fixed, genetically determined characteristic ...
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Coping With Being Gifted (Coping) 1 review Lawrence Clayton, Sharon Carter
Rosen Publishing Group, 1992
You have to read this (the summary, not the book)
Being a gifted student at my school, I can honestly say this book was filled with more myths then facts. The authors can't compare to how hard my life is, being labeled as a "geek" and "insane". The quiz in the back of the book is suppose to tell you if you are or not in fact gifted. For example, ...
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The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius(tm) 27 reviews Mary-Elaine Jacobsen
Ballantine Books, 2000
Great book to embrace your "everyday genius"
+ Interesting alternative view of giftedness + Give a copy to your teenage children! + Hope for those who just don't fit in... + Not a manual
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Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence 119 reviews David Keirsey
Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1998
Excellent book, very practical for the business professional
+ excellent follow-on once you've mastered MBTI basics + Excellent Experience
I teach organizational behavior classes where we review Myers Briggs and DISC assessments. This book covers Myers Briggs individual types in a straight forward and easy to digest format. It's review of 4 groups of personalities, the Guardians (SJ), Artisans (SP), Rationals (NT), and Idealists (NF), ...
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ 245 reviews Daniel Goleman
Bantam Books, 2005
Why Don't They Teach This Stuff in School?
+ Emotional intelligence + One of the most insightful "leadership" books out there...
If you happened to be raised in an especially well-adjusted home, you may already understand this stuff in a way that a lot of other people don't.
But how many people were raised this beautifully? The nuclear family is no longer a "given". I mentored challenged youth for five years in Big ...
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