15 best-selling nonfiction books like Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn

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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

By: Alfie Kohn

3.82

Format: None pages,

The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summ…

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1. And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives

By: John M. Gottman , Julie Schwartz Gottman

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the trans… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • psychology
Cover of Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom by Daniel T. Willingham

2. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

By: Daniel T. Willingham

4.04

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. W… read more

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  • parenting
  • teaching
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • education
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3. The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life

By: Terryl L. Givens , Fiona Givens

3.00

Format: 126 pages, Hardcover

"Whether by design or by chance," Terryl and Fiona Givens write, "we find ourselves in a universe f… read more

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  • nonfiction

4. A Framework for Understanding Poverty

By: Ruby K. Payne

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

People in poverty face challenges virtually unknown to those in middle class or wealth--challenges … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • psychology
  • education
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5. The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action

By: None , David P. Norton

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Balanced Scorecardtranslates a company's vision and strategy into a coherent set of performance… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
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6. In Defense of a Liberal Education

By: Fareed Zakaria

2.00

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all ple… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
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7. How Children Learn

By: John C. Holt

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

This enduring classic of educational thought offers teachers and parents deep, original insight int… read more

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  • parenting
  • teaching
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • education
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8. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

By: Alfie Kohn

3.82

Format: None pages,

The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summ… read more

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  • business
  • parenting
  • teaching
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • management

9. The Power of Consistency: Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals

By: None

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

How to achieve wealth, happiness, and peace of mind through personal responsibilityThe Power of Con… read more

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10. Right Wing Women

By: Andrea Dworkin

4.75

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

What does the Right offer to women? How does the Right mobilize women? Why is the Right succeeding … read more

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11. Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching

By: Jo Boaler

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to successMathematical Mindsets p… read more

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12. The Classroom Management Secret: And 45 Other Keys to a Well-Behaved Class

By: Michael Linsin

3.68

Format: None pages,

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13. Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom

By: Pete Hall , None

3.29

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

This essential resource explores how trauma disrupts learning and explains how to create a safe spa… read more

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14. What Great Teachers Do Differently: Fourteen Things That Matter Most

By: Todd Whitaker

3.86

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

This book describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric of lif… read more

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15. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

By: Jonathan Haidt

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • psychology
  • education
"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"

-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"

-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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16. Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools.”   That’s how Eve L. Ewing ope… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • education
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17. Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges

By: Mona Delahooke

4.49

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

A NEW approach to solving behavioral challenges. In Beyond Behaviors , internationally known pedia… read more

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  • parenting
  • teaching
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • education
Cover of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity by Sander van der Linden

18. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity

By: Sander van der Linden

4.03

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Winner of the 2024 APA William James Book Award • Winner of the 2024 Harvard Goldsmith Book Prize •… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"Whereas lies and fake news tend to be simple and sticky, science is often presented as nuanced and complex."

-Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity

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19. The Daily Dad

By: Ryan Holiday

4.55

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

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  • parenting
  • education
Cover of Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us by Stephen W. Porges

20. Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us

By: Stephen W. Porges

4.37

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The creator of the Polyvagal Theory explains the principles in simple terms that are accessible to … read more

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  • psychology
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21. The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

By: Scott E. Page

3.91

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most import… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology

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3.80

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3.80

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4.25

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Charles Duhigg

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Erik Larson

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