Books Worth Reading

 One must begin with a complex philosophy, because life is so complex, and the philosophy must fit it. Perhaps it will simplify after a while, when I understand things better.

Wilmar H. Shiras

This page lists some books which cover important topics in Gifted Education.

• Definitions and Conceptions of Giftedness
  Robert J. Sternberg (editor)
  Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, 2004
  
  A scientific guide to different conceptions of giftedness with articles contributed by A. Harry Passow, Mark A. Runco, Francoys Gagné, Nicholas Colangelo, David Henry Feldman and others.
  
  
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• Conceptions of Giftedness - Second Edition
  Robert J. Sternberg & Janet E. Davidson
  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2005
  
  A scientific guide to different conceptions of giftedness with articles contributed by James H. Borland, Julian C. Stanley, John F. Feldhusen, Francoys Gagné, Kurt A. Heller, Franz J. Mönks, Jonathan A. Plucker, Sally M. Reis, Joseph S. Renzulli, Mark A. Runco, Dean Keith Simonton, Ellen Winner, and others.
  
  
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• Emotional Intelligence - Why it can matter more than IQ
  Daniel Goleman
  Bantam Books, New York 1996
  
  Goleman explains why emotions are sometimes more important than intellect.
  
  
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• When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers - How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs
  

  Jim Delisle & Judy Galbraith
  Free Spirit Publishing, Minneapolis 2002
  
  The book written for practioners covers an array of topics from the emotional dimensions of giftedness to the problem of underachievers to the creation of the gifted-friendly classroom.
  
  

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• Gifted and Talented from A-Z
  Jacquie Buttries & Ann Callander
  David Fulton Publishers, London 2005
  
  The book explains the most commonly used terminology of gifted education, contains a who's who, and lists important organisations in the field of gifted education. A must for everybody who is interested in gifted education.
  
  
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• Children of the Atom
  Wilmar H. Shiras
  Gnome Press, 1953 (reprinted by Red Jacket Press, 2004)
  
  This science fiction novel tells the story of a few highly gifted children, how they are discovered by a psychologist and what they learn from each other in a school especially founded for them. An entertaining introduction to the needs and demands of gifted students.

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