Recommended Reading List From Mrs. Dubravec
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There are thousands of books about education, parenting, leadership, college/careers, and personal growth, but not all are created equal. I have spent a considerable amount of time seeking books that focus on how we can improve our personal or professional lives. I am particularly drawn to those that teach me how to learn, how to be happy, how to lead, and how to be my best self. The reading list below contains some of my favorite books on these topics, and I hope each book will lead you to another. Some authors listed have spoken at New Trier thanks to our partnership with Family Action Network (FAN).
I hope you enjoy this list. In turn, please drop me a line to share some of your favorite books!
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EDUCATION
- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel
- Creating Innovators The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner
- What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America by Ted Dintersmith
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
- The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling by William Damon
- Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids by Denise Pope, Maureen Brown, and Sarah Miles
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PARENTING
- Reclaiming Conversations The Power of Talk In A Digital Age by Sherry Turkle
- Under Pressure Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour
- Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends and the New Rules of Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman
- Raising an Organized Child by Damon Korb
- Supernormal The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience by Meg Jay
- Enough As She Is How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy Happy and Fulfilling Live s by Rachel Simmons
- The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
- How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- The Parents We Mean to Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development by Richard Weissbour
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- The Confidence Code The Science and Art of Self-Assurance -What Woman Should Know by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
- Choke What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To By Sian Beilock
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LEADERSHIP
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins
- New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World-and How to Make It Work for You by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms
- Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion by Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
- Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
- Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
- Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids by Susan Cain
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COLLEGE AND CAREER
- How College Works by Daniel Chambliss and Christopher G. Takacs
- The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough