General Reading List

After the Tears: Parents Talk About Raising a Child with a Disability, Robin Simons, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. In this deeply sensitive book, parent of disabled children describe with affecting candor how they first confronted their shattering experience and then recovered to emerge stronger, healthier and abler to cope and help their children.

Alternative Medicine The Definitive Guide, Goldberg, Ten Speed Press, 2^nd Ed, 2002. The Definitive Guide is known as the Bible of alternative medicine. You may very well want to use a dictionary stand for this hefty tome; it weighs in at more than 1,000 pages. Nearly 400 doctors (MDs, PhDs, naturopaths, Doctors of Oriental Medicine, and osteopaths) contribute their cutting-edge knowledge, and the list of names is impressive. You'll find words of advice from Joseph Pizzorno, the president of Bastry University in Seattle, Washington; C. Norman Shealy, the cofounder of the American Holistic Medical Association; Nobel laureate Linus Pauling; Deepak Chopra; and Joan Borysenko, author and director of the Mind-Body Health Sciences in Boulder, Colorado.

Assessment of Children, Jerome M. Sattler, 1992. Even though this book is somewhat dated, it provides valuable information on assessment. Most of the information will always be useful. It continues to be a useful tool alongside more recent texts. It is very easy to read and very practical in its orientation. Will always remain a classic in the literature on child psych and assessment.

Attention, Memory and Executive Function, Reid Lyon, Norman A. Krasnegor, Paul H. Brooke Publishing Company, 1995. From a 1994 working conference at the National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, researchers in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine present theory and research on three central cognitive processes--attention, memory, and executive function--and explain how their findings can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders.

The Bereaved Parent, Harriet Sarnoff Schiff, 1977. This book has helpful practical advice to all bereaved parents. It is timeless and will continue to be a comfort source to those in pain.

The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five 'Difficult' Types of Children, Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, Jacqueline Salmon, (Contributor) 1995. Described by Publisher's Weekly as "a rope with a life preserver at the end," The Challenging Child offers calm, reassuring advice to parents. Stanley I. Greenspan is a practicing child psychiatrist and helps parents dealing with all types of difficult children. He reveals the parenting patterns to avoid and helps adults tailor their approach to a child's particular needs.

The Child Who Never Grew, Pearl Buck, 1992, Rockville MD, Woodbine. A revealing look at American society and one life that ended in tragedy - or was it rapture? Little can be said that will not give away key book elements, only this: Read it now!

The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth, Stanley I. Greenspan MD, Serena Wieder, Ph.D., 1998, New York, Perseus Press. Covering all kinds of disabilities--including cerebral palsy, autism, retardation, ADD, and language problems--this comprehensive guide offers parents specific ways of helping all special needs children reach their full intellectual and emotional potential.

Childhood Bullying and Teasing: What School Personnel, Other Professionals and Parents Can Do, Dorothea Ross, American Counseling Association, 1996. I have read several books on bullying - this is by far the best and should be in every school library. It is intelligent, easily read, full of useful information and well reasoned . Many books on bullying concentrate on the psychological aspect as unfortunately most of the authors come from this field of study. However most teachers, to use Holt's expression want to know "what do I do Monday". Ross tells us. She is worth listening to. Buy this book! To the author I say well done, I have suggested to all Irish Headmasters to buy your book. I hope they do!

Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework, Bruce Pennington, Guilford Press, 1991. A useful resource for the clinician who is a non-specialist in the neuropsychological arena, and of interest for the neuropsychologist....Pennington has a clear and easy-to-follow writing tyle that makes the complex areas he discusses quite understandable....The manner is which the book is organized allows the reader to quickly access specific areas of interest.

A Difference in the Family, Helen Featherston, 1980, New York: Basic Books. This book is a top-notch history of where we have been as a society dealing with children with special needs. It lays the groundwork for many of the programs and ideas we have today. Definitely worthwhile reading.

Educational Care: A System for Understanding and Helping Children With Learning Problems at Home and in School, Melvin D. Levine, Educators Publishing Services, 1994. Educational Care presents a wealth of information regarding weak attention control, phenomena related to: reduced remembering, to chronic misunderstanding, deficient output, delay skill acquisition, and to poor adaptation. In addition, this book has chapters for the provision of education care, assessment and management, and implications and applications for the misinterpreted child. The Appendixes is a valuable resource for every teacher to peruse and use for those students whom could benefit from such helpful planners and organizers.

The Explosive Child, A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, “Chronically Inflexible” Children, Ross W. Green, PhD. Harper Collins, 1998. We've all seen them: children who explode when they're told to do something or when things don't go their way; the ones who completely lose control and become verbally and physically aggressive; spoiled, stubborn, manipulative children. Right? Not so fast. These labels suggest that the behavior of these children is planned and intentional, and popular reward-and-punishment strategies are typically used to teach and motivate them to behave more appropriately. But for a significant number of these children, the standard approach doesn't always work. Such children are easily frustrated and extremely inflexible. They get "stuck" over seemingly simple requests, benign issues, and sudden changes in plans. They may be very anxious, irritable, and volatile. They may have difficulty telling you what they're frustrated about or thinking through potential solutions to problems. In clinical terms, they may be diagnosed with any of a variety of psychiatric disorders, including oppositional-defiant disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Tourettes disorder, depression, and bipolar disorder. If this sounds like your child, you're probably feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, guilt-ridden, exhausted, and hopeless.

From Ritual to Repertoire: A Cognitive Developmental Systems Approach With Behavior Disordered Children (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) by Miller, Eileen Eller-Miller (Contributor). John Wiley & Sons. Using a systems approach firmly grounded in cognitive development theory and findings, this book offers a new, well-researched method for intervening with severely disturbed children--autistic, brain-damaged, retarded, emotionally deprived, and developmentally delayed. This approach emphasizes building on the strengths of each child's coping mechanisms rather than on conventional behavior modification techniques, which the authors see as raising serious ethical questions. Their approach has been tried and tested in clinical practice and has demonstrated its efficacy.

A Gift of Hope: How We Survive Our Tragedies, Robert Veninga, 1985 New York: Ballentine. Tragedy is a part of life, it is a part of the human mystery which we all must face. A Gift of Hope is a moving, beautifully written book that will give you the understanding and the self-assurance to overcome the anger and the loneliness, the suffering and the pain of your own personal travail: the loss of a loved one, the heartbreak of a handicapped child, a debilitating illness, an unwanted divorce, a severe financial setback. Here is a practical and inspirational guide to help you express your sorrow and begin the process of healing -- to help you move from sadness to serenity, from fear to faith, and to find courage in your moment of crisis.

God Plays Piano Too: The Spiritual Lives of Disabled Children, Brett Webb-Mitchell, 1993 New York; Crossroads. Joshua is a young boy with an extraordinary gift for playing the piano. He is also autistic. His story is one of many in this revelatory look at the spiritual lives of children with disabilities:those with mental retardation, autism, or behavior disorders.

Infancy and Early Childhood: The Practice of Clinical Assessment and Intervention With Emotional and Developmental Challenges, Stanley I., M.D. Greenspan, 1992. International Universities Press. Provides a systematic, clinically based frame of reference with 20 case studies, discussion of clinical principles, and guidelines and suggestions for dealing with babies and young children (and their parents) who present with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties.

Left Brain, Right Brain: Perspective from Cognitive Neuroscience (Series of Books in Psychology) by Sally P. Springer, Georg Deutsch, Georg Deutsh (Contributor). New edition of a text which explores hemispheric asymmetries in the brain in the context of brain function in general. The author covers insights from surgical separation of the hemispheres, the link made between psychology and physiology with neuro-imaging, behavioral approaches to asymmetry, sex differences in cognition and asymmetry, animal asymmetries, hemispheric specialization, and the mind-body problem. Book News, Inc. Portland, OR

Intelligent Testing with the WISC-R, Alan S. Kaufman, Unknown, 1979. Rationally integrates arguments for and against intelligence tests to synthesize a sensible approach to the interpretation of the WISC-R. Integrates research and theory so that extrinsic factors are intelligently applied. Personally developed by the author, the method is based firmly on--and justified by--empirical, statistical grounds with a focus on logical interpretation of a WISC-R profile. Includes comprehensive case reports as well as evaluative summaries and overviews of research and theory in areas such as neuropsychology, cognitive style, fluid vs. crystallized intelligence, memory, and factor analysis.

It’s Nobody’s Fault, Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, Random House, 1997. Brain chemistry, not bad parenting, is responsible for the 12 percent of children younger than 18 who have diagnosable brain disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), separation anxiety disorder (SAD), or enuresis (bed-wetting). Through case studies, scientific data, and information about children's development and brain chemistry, Koplewicz helps parents understand the obstacles their brain-disordered children face. A practicing psychiatrist, he also suggests means, including therapy and medication, by which families may lessen the difficulties posed by those disorders. He devotes the final section of the book to considerations of the nature and treatment of problems including, besides those noted above, depression, conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, and autism. Presented with compassion but in no-nonsense style, his effort offers a wealth of scientific information in a format easily accessible to parents, extended families, and friends of "difficult" children.

Living With a Brother or Sister With Special Needs: A Book for Sibs, Patricia Vadasy (Contributor), Donald Joseph Meyer, Rebecca R. Fewell, 1985. Seattle, University of Washington Press. Since siblings are not often informed about their siblings' disabilities by anyone, it could cause more concern; this book's objective is very important. You can also get basic knowledge of laws, programs, and services for persons with disabilities and their families in the U.S.

Mapping the Mind, Rita Carter, University of California Press, 2000. Mapping the Mind charts the way human behavior and culture have been molded by the landscape of the brain. Carter shows how our personalities reflect the biological mechanisms underlying thought and emotion and how behavioral eccentricities may be traced to abnormalities in an individual brain. Obsessions and compulsions seem to be caused by a stuck neural switch in a region that monitors the environment for danger. Addictions stem from dysfunction in the brain's reward system. Even the sense of religious experience has been linked to activity in a certain brain region. The differences between men and women's brains, the question of a "gay brain," and conditions such as dyslexia, autism, and mania are also explored.

Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, Winfred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, Deidre Hayden, Woodbine House, 1997. Now in its third edition, Negotiating the Special Education Maze is one of the best tools available to parents and teachers for developing an effective education program for their child or student. Every step is explained, from eligibility and evaluation to the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and beyond. This edition covers changes in disability laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It reviews early intervention services for children from birth to age three, and for those who have young adults with special needs, it also covers transitioning out of school. AUTHOR BIO: Winifred G. Anderson, Stephen R. Chitwood, and Deidre Hayden all worked previously at the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC), a training and information center for families and professionals who work with children and youth with disabilities in Alexandria, Virginia. PEATC was founded by Anderson and Chitwood. The authors continue to work in the field of special education and the law.

Nobody's Perfect: Living and Growing With Children Who Have Special Needs, Nancy B. Miller, PhD, MSW, JC Dieterle (Illustrator), 1994 Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. The Parent Connection (newsletter from the National Kidney Foundation), this was the only book that I found that addresses the emotional impact of the family structure... Early Childhood Education Center Newsletter, The author has written an insightful book, which doesn't preach, doesn't blame, and doesn't cure. . . .

Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain, by Renate Nummela Caine, Geoffrey Caine. From Book News, Inc., May 1, 1995. Explains to educators the neuropsychological functions of the brain during learning and how the brain and learning are affected by health, stress, and teaching approaches. Also suggests how the information can be used to help design and run more effective learning experiences for students. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, OR.

Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability, Milton Seligman, Rosalyn Benjamin Darling, 1997 and London Guilford Press. Examines the many intertwined family, child, and social system variables that contribute to the response of families to childhood disability and describes relevant strategies for these families. This book has a large bibliography section with many books on parents, grandparents and siblings.

No One to Play With, Betty B. Osman, Academic Therapy Publications (January 1, 1989) Parents of children who are ADHD/LD will appreciate the real-life stories of other parents and children who have difficulties navigating Social side of life. Many practical strategies/suggestions are offered here.

Playground Politics: Understanding the Emotional Life of the School-Age Child, Stanley Greenspan MD Jacqueline Salmon (Contributor). Named one of the 10 Best Parenting Books of 1993 by Child magazine, this book "not only gives parents a great understanding of children in the middle years, but gives them excellent advice on how to support them better."--Washington Post.

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons form the Myths of Boyhood, William Pollack, Random House, 1998. Pollack has looked closely at infant boys' earliest parental relationships and found what he calls a normative trauma, "normative" in that every boy faces sex-specific challenges in coming to terms with his mother and his differences from his mother. There are both healing resolutions and pathologic arrests in response to the male trauma, and much of what Pollack has to say regarding boys is about how parents and educators can promote the former. Here, perhaps, Pollack is at his very best. He maintains that the saving development in a boy's experience is empathy -- but empathy understood in a somewhat enlarged way. Pollack faults previous studies for defining empathic transactions so narrowly as to exclude more robust, more playful behavior. Or simply, we have tended to limit our understanding of empathy to its traditionally feminine expressions. Starved of empathy (rightly conceived), boys defensively inflate themselves in unattractive, antisocial posturings; nurtured empathically -- with men doing their part -- boys evolve into strong, multidimensional, empathic men themselves.

Teacher and Child: A Book for Parents and Teachers, Haim Ginott, Collier Books, 1995. This book has the potential to revolutionize teaching by conserving the best advice for teachers and parents who feel the need for guidance that does not recommend despair or surrender to whim or impulsive action but provides daily strategies and methods that embody high principles with the utmost respect for students and those who work with them in building not just a basis for learning but a basis for the best in cultured, civil, courteous behavior. One example: when confronting a mess of papers, pencils, or wrappers on the floor or elsewhere, one doesn't say, "What a slob hath wrought! Or something similar. One says instead: "This mess needs to be cleaned up." Possibly with an offer to help. A book of tactics and strategy for tactful approaches to the need for the discipline that is so essential for all kinds of learning along with the mutual respect that is also necessary between and among those engaged in learning and in producing an environment where learning can take place.

Thinking Games To Play With Your Child: Easy Ways to Develop Creative and Critical Thinking Skills, by Cheryl Gerson Tuttle, Penny Paquette (Contributor). The book is easy and quick to read, and provides lots of ideas for simple games to entertain both you and your child! Learning to think is the basis for success in any child's educational career and this book provides you with ideas that will positively impact your children's analytical ability. Great for rainy days and car trips. The games are simple but effective, many only requiring pencil and paper, or handy, everyday objects. The kids won't even know they are learning--they will be asking for more! As a mother of two young children, I can highly recommend this book.

Your Child at Play: Birth to One Year : Discovering the Senses and Learning About the World (Your Child at Play Series)by Marilyn Segal, Wendy Masi Publishers Weekly. A creative and rewarding approach to playing with children. Library Journal Highlighted by photographs and entertaining anecdotes, "Your Child at Play" is both stimulating and thorough. Highly recommended.

Your Child at Play - One to Two Years : Exploring, Daily Living, Learning and Making Friends (Your Child at Play Series), Marilyn Segal, Wendy Masi. A creative and rewarding approach to playing with children. Library Journal Highlighted by photographs and entertaining anecdotes, "Your Child at Play" is both stimulating and thorough. Highly recommended.

Your Child at Play-Two to Three Years: Growing Up, Language, and the Imagination (Your Child at Play Series), Marilyn Segal, Wendy Masi, Publishers Weekly. A creative and rewarding approach to playing with children. Library Journal Highlighted by photographs and entertaining anecdotes, "Your Child at Play" is both stimulating and thorough.

Your Child at Play Three to Five Years: Conversation, Creativity, and Learning Letters, Words, and Numbers (Your Child at Play Series) Marilyn Segal, Wendy Masi, Publishers Weekly. This volumne focuses on the world of the preschooler, and how to help them discover how things work, how to use play-acting, storytelling, drawing, and building to clarify the world and its contents, how to learn time and distance, develop counting and letter-writing skills.

Your Child at Play: Five to Eight Years: Problem-Solving, Relationships, and Going to School (Your Child at Play Series), Marilyn Segal, Wendy Masi, Publishers Weekly. This fifth volume is the first book focusing on how play fosters the development of five- to eight-year-olds at home and at school, with more than 100 photos.

Your Child's Growing Mind: A Guide to Learning and Brain Development from Birth to Adolescence, by Jane M. Healy. The completely updated and expanded version of the 1987 classic hailed by parents and educators everywhere. This book became an instant classic when it was published in 1987, and has been a cornerstone for educators ever since. Now revised and updated to reflect recent findings in brain research, this book guides parents, teachers, and caregivers as they gauge the level of development of an individual child's brain.

Reading Too Soon: How to Understand and Help the Hyperlexic Child, by Susan M. Miller, Reviewer: Blaze@net-connect.net (see more about me) from Lafayette, LA. As a mom with a Hyperlexic child, I found this book a true asset to my life. It gave me insight to things that I didn't understand. And as my son is very young at this point, is showed me things that I am in store for. There are hints and tips for parents and teachers as well. Anyone dealing with Hyperlexia should have this book.

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, M. Scott Peck. 1998 New York: Simon & Schuster. By melding love, science, and religion into a primer on personal growth, M. Scott Peck launched his highly successful writing and lecturing career with this book. Even to this day, Peck remains at the forefront of spiritual psychology as a result of The Road Less Traveled. In the era of “I'm OK, You're OK”, Peck was courageous enough to suggest that "life is difficult" and personal growth is a "complex, arduous and lifelong task." His willingness to expose his own life stories as well as to share the intimate stories of his anonymous therapy clients creates a compelling and heartfelt narrative.

Since Owen: A Parent-To-Parent Guide for Care of the Disabled Child, by Charles R. Callahan, 1990, Baltimore: Johns-Hopkins University Press. More than one family's story, this is both a comprehensive guidebook and an information-packed resource for parents of handicapped children. With compassion, common sense, wisdom, and good humor, Charles Callahan shares what he and his family have learned in the nearly three decades "since Owen."

SOS: Help for Parents, Lynn Clark, Parents Press, 1996. As a clinical psychologist I wrote SOS Help For Parents to help parents to help children (2 to 12) to grow out of behavior problems. Over 20 practical methods for helping children are described. SOS is internationally used and recommended by both parents and counselors. Over 200,000 copies have been sold and SOS is available in Turkish, Taiwan Chinese, Mainland Chinese (translated at Univ. of Beijing), Korean, Hungarian, and English. Positive reviews are found in USA Today, various professional journals, and parents publications. Hundreds of hospitals and clinics for children use SOS including Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, etc. In writing SOS I focused on how to achieve behavior change. Two amazon.com reviewers stated that they don't like behavioral psychology and token rewards to change behavior. SOS devotes only two pages to token rewards. Used correctly and as only one part of a behavior change program, tokens can be effective in initiating positive changes in four and five year olds. SOS is the most complete description of time-out available. From working with parents, I describe nine common time-out mistakes parents make and how parents can avoid them.

Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child With a Disability, by Robert A. Naseef, 1997, Secaucus NJ: Birch Lane Press. Combines a father's account of his severely disabled son with a professional guide for parents of special needs children, a handbook, teaching parents how to understand the emotional turmoil and challenges that make parenting difficult and how to apply the principles of child guidance to their special situations.

Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child With a Disability, by Donald J. Meyer (Editor), 1995, Bethesda, MD: Woodbine. The author of each essay has a child with special needs. Each has taken the time to express how the birth and life of his child has changed his life. These fathers are truly special. I admired each one, not just because they had overcome (or were trying to overcome) enormous obstacles, but because they accepted one of God's children and expressed such love at such trying times. It's not too often that you read a book written by someone living through the experience who makes no attempt to get credit for what he's done.

A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain, John J. Ratey, Vintage Books, 2002. As a clinical psychologist I wrote SOS Help For Parents to help parents to help children (2 to 12) to grow out of behavior problems. Over 20 practical methods for helping children are described. SOS is internationally used and recommended by both parents and counselors. Over 200,000 copies have been sold and SOS is available in Turkish, Taiwan Chinese, Mainland Chinese (translated at Univ. of Beijing), Korean, Hungarian, and English. Positive reviews are found in USA Today, various professional journals, and parents publications. Hundreds of hospitals and clinics for children use SOS including Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, etc. In writing SOS I focused on how to achieve behavior change. Two amazon.com reviewers stated that they don't like behavioral psychology and token rewards to change behavior. SOS devotes only two pages to token rewards. Used correctly and as only one part of a behavior change program, tokens can be effective in initiating positive changes in four and five year olds. SOS is the most complete description of time-out available. From working with parents, I describe nine common time-out mistakes parents make and how parents can avoid them.

What About Me?: Growing Up With a Developmentally Disabled Sibling, by Bryna Siegel, Stuart C. Silverstein, Stuart C. Silverstein (Contributor), Stuart Silverstein Plenum Press, 1994. Silverstein, a physician, leads off with a first-person account of his experiences as the older brother of an autistic sibling. Siegel, a developmental psychologist, presents discussion of family approaches to handicaps based on clinical interviews with some 1,000 families of various ethnic, social, and educational backgrounds.

What Works with Children: Wisdom and Reflections from People Who Have Devoted Their Careers to Kids, Marshal P. Duke, Peachtree Publications, 2000. A collection of thought-provoking, inspirational, sometimes humorous, essays on raising our children. Some forty teachers, pediatricians, social workers, guidance counselors, youth leaders, coaches, psychologists, clergy and others across the country whose combined experience adds up to more than 1000 years, offer wisdom gained from a life devoted to working with children. The essays are divided into four thematic chapters: Creating An Environment for Healthy Growth; What to Do? What to Do?; Shaping Our Children; and Preparing for the "Day." In addition to providing salient information on topics such as discipline, health, education, organized sports and child development, the contributors also discuss how working with children has affected their ideas, emotions and spiritual lives. What emerges from these essays is the powerful message that a lifetime of being with children changes and challenges our ideas of what is of real importance-and what is not-in the lives of our children.

When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner, Avon, 1981. Rarely does a book come along that tackles a perennially difficult human issue with such clarity and intelligence. Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi facing his own child's fatal illness, deftly guides us through the inadequacies of the traditional answers to the problem of evil, then provides a uniquely practical and compassionate answer that has appealed to millions of readers across all religious creeds. Remarkable for its intensely relevant real-life examples and its fluid prose, this book cannot go unread by anyone who has ever been troubled by the question, "Why me?"

When Listening Comes Alive: A Guide to Effective Learning and Communication, Paul Madaule, Hushion House Publishing, Ltd, 1994. The personal story of the author, his very troubled youth, and the man who helped him overcome his severe problems - Alfred Tomatis. After overcoming his difficulties the author started treating others with the same method. In a nutshell: the Tomatis Method relies on the ear and it's function (listening) to treat conditions as different as Autism, Hyperactivity, singing, reading and writing problems and many more. This is a fascinating book for it combines a very moving personal story with a VERY CLEAR presentation of the method. Any parent with a child diagnosed as hyperactive or the like should read the book. Any person who is interested in a very unique and original approach to the way our body functions shouldn't miss this one. And actually it is a must-read for all teachers

What Do You Mean I Have a Learning Disability?, Kathleen M. Dwyer, Barbara Beirne (Illustrator) A child’s book .A once-over-lightly photo essay looks at Jimmy's learning disability, his poor self-image, and his struggle to overcome his handicap. His story will give encouragement to children in a similar situation. Also included are a list of well-known people with learning disabilities and a list of organizations that provide help.

Working With Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Bantam Books, 1998. Daniel Goleman's bestselling Emotional Intelligence revolutionized the way we think about personal excellence. Now he brings his insight into the workplace, in a book sure to change the shape of business for decades to come. In Working with Emotional Intelligence, Goleman reveals the skills that distinguish star performers in every field, from entry-level jobs to top executive positions. He shows that the single most important factor is not IQ, advanced degrees, or technical expertise, but the quality Goleman calls emotional intelligence. Self-awareness, self-confidence, and self-control; commitment and integrity; the ability to communicate and influence, to initiate and accept change--these competencies are at a premium in today's job market. The higher up the leadership ladder you go, the more vital these skills become, often influencing who is hired or fired, passed over or promoted. As Goleman shows, we all possess the potential to improve our emotional intelligence--at any stage in our career. He provides guidelines for cultivating these capabilities--and also explains why corporate training must change if it is to be effective.