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Dr. Starr’s Summer Reading List
Books
Books alphabetized by author.
Education and the Cult of Efficiency
Author:Raymond Callahan Publisher:
University of Chicago Press, 1962
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Author:Diane Ravitch Publisher:
Basic Books, 2010
Other People’s Children—Cultural Conflict in the Classroom
Author:Lisa Delpit Publisher:
The New Press, 1995
We Make the Road by Walking—Conversations on Education and Social Change
Author: Myles Horton and Paulo Freire Publisher:
Temple University Press, 1990
The Flat World and Education—How America’s Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future
Author: Linda Darling-Hammond Publisher:
Teachers College Press, 2010
The Art of War
Author: Sun Tzu Publisher:
Shambhala, 1988
Leadership and the New Science—Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Author: Margaret J. Wheatley Publisher:
Berrett-Koehler, 2006
Turning to One Another—Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future
Author: Margaret J. Wheatley Publisher:
Berrett-Koehler, 2009
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author: Daniel Kahneman Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011
Previously Recommended Books
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change
Author: William Bridges Publisher: De Capo, 2009
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap—and Others Don't
Author: James C. Collins Publisher: Random House Business, 2001
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Author: Carol S. Dweck Publisher: Ballantine, 2008
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable ... About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business
Author: Patrick Lencioni Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2004
Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
Author: Daniel H. Pink Publisher: Riverhead, 2009
Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools
Author: Tony Wagner Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2006
The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—and What We Can Do About It
Author: Tony Wagner Publisher: Perseus, 2008