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10 best books like A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play (Vivian Gussin Paley): SCUM Manifesto, The Upanishads, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice, Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope, Mother Bruce, The Bacchae, The Art of Being, The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups, In My Heart: A Book of Feelings, The Dhammapada

SCUM Manifesto
AuthorValerie Solanas
ISBN1859845533
SCUM Manifesto was considered one of the most outrageous, violent and certifiably crazy tracts when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published this work just before her rampage against the king of Pop Art made her a household name and resulted in her confinement...
The Upanishads
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN0140441638
The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas - the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up a theme ranging from the attainment of spiritual bliss to karma...
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
AuthorShunryu Suzuki
ISBN0834800799
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”

So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence...
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope
AuthorMegan Phelps-Roper
As featured on the BBC documentary, 'The Most Hated Family in America' it was an upbringing in many ways normal. A loving home, shared with squabbling siblings, overseen by devoted parents. Yet in other ways it was the precise opposite: a revolving door of TV camera crews and documentary makers, a world...
Mother Bruce
AuthorRyan T. Higgins
ISBN1484730887
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Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins is a children's book about a bear who loves to eat eggs and keep to himself. He's sort of a grump and doesn't seem to like anybody or anything, except for eggs. He enjoys heading out to find eggs...
The Bacchae
AuthorEuripides
ISBN1854594117
Dionysus is my favourite ancient Greek god. Why? Because he is the coolest, simple as.

“He is life's liberating force.
He is release of limbs and communion through dance.
He is laughter, and music in flutes.
He is repose from all cares -- he is sleep!"


- The Young...
The Art of Being
AuthorErich Fromm
ISBN0826406734
Between 1974 and 1976, while working on the book To Have Or to Be? at his home in Locarno, Switzerland, the aged Erich Fromm wrote far more manuscript and chapters than were actually used in the book, which was published in 1976. Some of these chapters are contained in the present volume. They deal entirely...
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups
AuthorErika Christakis
ISBN0525429077
A bold challenge to the conventional wisdom about early childhood, with a pragmatic program to encourage parents and teachers to rethink how and where young children learn best by taking the child’s eye view of the learning environment
 
Parents of young children today are embattled:...
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
AuthorJo Witek
ISBN1419713108
Sometimes my heart feels like a big yellow star, shiny and bright.
I smile from ear to ear and twirl around so fast,
I feel as if I could take off into the sky.
This is when my heart is happy.
Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us...
The Dhammapada
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN0938077872
The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: धम्मपद Dhammapada; Sanskrit: धर्मपद Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya,...
The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert & George Sand: Flaubert - Sand
AuthorGustave Flaubert
Generally reckoned to be one of the most fascinating correspondences of the last century, this exchange of letters from 1863 to 1876 is unique in the history of French literature. Never have two great writers set down their ideas so candidly and over so long a period of time on the most varied topics, including...
Tao: The Watercourse Way
AuthorAlan W. Watts
ISBN0394733118
While I most enjoy the hundreds of hours of lectures by this, my favorite thinker of all time, I do treasure this book which was his last - and was a gift to me from his son Mark. After I received it, I noticed the musty smell of a fine old book. Watts died in the 70's while in his late 50's and he lived on a houseboat...
War and the Iliad
AuthorSimone Weil
ISBN1590171454
War and the Iliad is a perfect introduction to the range of Homer’s art as well as a provocative and rewarding demonstration of the links between literature, philosophy, and questions of life and death.

Simone Weil’s The Iliad, or the Poem of Force is one of her most celebrated works—an...
Childhood and Society
AuthorErik H. Erikson
The original and vastly influential ideas of Erik H. Erikson underlie much of our understanding of human development. His insights into the interdependence of the individuals' growth and historical change, his now-famous concepts of identity, growth, and the life cycle, have changed the way we...
The Meaning of the Creative Act
AuthorNikolai A. Berdyaev
ISBN1597312622
The Meaning of the Creative Act is a seminal work for Nikolai Berdyaev. It adumbrates a number of crucially important themes that he develops in his later works, notably creative freedom as an essential element of human life and human creativeness as complementary to God's creativeness. Berdyaev's...
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
AuthorSonia Sotomayor
ISBN0525514120
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us special.

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more...
Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Environments
AuthorJessica DeViney
A groundbreaking tool that assesses classrooms in a whole new way! An inspiring environment is essential for helping young children learn. The Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Environments (ROSIE) is an observation rating scale that challenges teachers to examine classrooms in a totally...
Inspiring Spaces for Young Children
AuthorJessica DeViney
ISBN0876593171
The classroom environment is an essential component for maximizing learning experiences for young children. Inspiring Spaces for Young Children invites teachers to enhance children's educational environments in a beautiful way by emphasizing aesthetic environmental qualities that are often...
Love Monster
AuthorRachel Bright
ISBN0007445466
Featuring the only Monster in Cutesville, LOVE MONSTER is a wonderfully warm and witty look at how sometimes, when you least expect it, love finds you… From a phenomenal picture book talent.

It can be tough being the only funny-looking Monster in Cutesville, but this Monster is not one to...
Ruby’s Worry
AuthorTom Percival
ISBN1408892154
Ruby Finds a Worry is an excellent children's book that deals with anxiety. Ruby is a young child who develops a very small worry that slowly gets larger over time. It becomes so huge that it begins to overcrowd her happiness. At a park one day, she finds another child with a problem and feels compelled to...
Penny and Penelope
AuthorDan Richards
ISBN1250156076
Two girls on a play date learn there’s more to each other than meets the eye with a little help from their dolls in this exciting picture book adventure.

Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride her...
Le Roi se meurt
AuthorEugène Ionesco
MARGUERITE, se dirigeant vers le Roi : Sire, je dois vous mettre au courant.
MARIE : Non, taisez-vous.
MARGUERITE, à Marie : Taisez-vous.
MARIE, au Roi : Ce n'est pas vrai ce qu'elle dit.
LE ROI : Au courant de quoi ? Qu'est-ce qui n'est pas vrai ? Marie, pourquoi cet air désolé ? Que...
The Primacy of Perception: And Other Essays on Phenomenological Psychology, the Philosophy of Art, History and Politics
AuthorMaurice Merleau-Ponty
ISBN0810101645
The Primacy of Perception brings together a number of important studies by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that appeared in various publications from 1947 to 1961. The title essay, which is in essence a presentation of the underlying thesis of his The Primacy of Perception, is followed by two courses given...
Goat's Coat
AuthorTom Percival
ISBN1681199017
This charmingly illustrated rhyming picture book about Alfonzo, a goat with a very special coat, celebrates the power of kindness and friendship.

Let me tell you the tale of Alfonzo the goat,
who was terribly proud of his lovely new coat.
Alfonzo was happy; he pranced and he skipped....
How Much Is a Little Girl Worth?
AuthorRachael Denhollander
ISBN1496441680
You’re beautiful, worthy, and you should be loved
Because of all that you are.
Different from anything else in the world,
You are precious beyond the stars.

How Much is a Little Girl Worth? is Rachael Denhollander’s tender hearted anthem to little girls everywhere, teaching...
The Art of Listening
AuthorErich Fromm
ISBN0826411320
Although Erich Fromm intended to publish his work as a practicing psychotherapist, these plans were never realized in his lifetime. This volume fulfills his wish. Not intended as a textbook about psychoanalytic therapy, these reflections provide welcome new information about Fromm the therapist...
Who Do You See When You Look at Me?
AuthorAngela Ray Rogers
ISBN1424558360
Although I might seem different, I am a happy girl with much to share. Are we more alike than you thought we would be?

I am Grace Anna.

Though she lives with the daily challenges of disability, Grace Anna is a typical kid with big dreams. With imaginative text and charming illustrations,...
Fantastic You
AuthorDanielle Dufayet
ISBN1433830280
There's one special person you get to spend your whole life with: YOU! Which means there's no one you should take better care of! When you cheer yourself on and cheer yourself up, you make the world a happier place. Life is amazing when you share it with the people you love: family, friends, and always with...
Up Your Ass
AuthorValerie Solanas
"This play was lost in 1967, banished to the nether regions of Andy Warhol's New York studio, the Factory. It was found again quite some years later under some lighting equipment in a silver trunk belonging to Billy Name. The Andy Warhol Museum has (or had) it on display. Several people now own copies......
The Development of Children
AuthorCynthia Lightfoot
ISBN1429202254
Like no other text, The Development of Children tells the story of how biological and cultural processes intertwine over the course of childhood. Building on the legacy of Michael and Sheila Cole, and now under the lead authorship of Cynthia Lightfoot, this acclaimed textbook enters an exciting new...
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