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Armstrong, Troy (1991). Intensive interventions with high-risk youths: promising approaches in juvenile probation and parole, Willow Tree Press, New York

Aschbacher, P.R., Herman, J.L., & Winters, L. (1992).  A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment.  Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Auribindo, Sri (1968) Sri Auribindo or The Adventures of Consciousness, Pondicherry, India, Sri Auribindo Ashram Press

Bainer, D., Cruickshank, D.R., & Metcalf, K. (1995). The Act of Teaching.  New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Balyoz, Harold (1979) Signs of Christ, Flagstaff, AZ, Altai Publishers.

Benson, Peter L. (1997) All kids are our kids: what communities must do to raise caring and responsible children and adolescents, Jossey-Bass Inc.

Bloom, Howard (1995) The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Exploration into the Forces of History, New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press

Borich, G.D. (1996). Effective Teaching Methods (3^rd ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Bossidy, Larry & Charan, Ram (2002) Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, New York, NY: Crown Business Publishing Group

Briskin, Alan (1996) The Stirring of the Soul in the Workplace, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass, Inc., Publishers

Brockman, John (Ed.). (2003) The New Humanists: Science at the Edge, New York, NY: Barnes and Noble Books

Caine, G. & Caine, R.N. (1991). Making Connections – Teaching and the Human Brain.  Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co./Innovative Learning Publications.

Campbell, D.M., Cignetti, P.B., Melenyzer, B.J., Nettles, D.H., & Wyman, Jr., R..M. (1997). How to Develop a Professional Portfolio – A Manual for Teachers. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Campbell, Joseph (1988) The Power of Myth, with Bill Moyers, New York, NY: Doubleday, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

Capra, Fritjof (1975) The Tao of Physics, Boston, MA, Shambhala Publications, Inc.

Carnegie Corporation (1992) Carnegie Corporation on Adolescent Development: Task Force on Youth Development and Community Programs, Carnegie Corporation, New York, NY

Carlson, Richard, Ph.D. (1997) Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all small stuff, New York, NY, Hyperion Publishers.

Castaneda, Carlos (1969) The Teachings of Don Juan (et al), University of California Press, Ltd., Berkley and Los Angeles, CA

Castaneda, Carlos (1998) Magical Passages: The Practical Wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico, New York, NY, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Chinmoy, Sri (1994) Garden of the Soul: Lessons on Living in Peace, Happiness and Harmony, Deerfield Beach, FL, Health Communications, Inc.

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1990) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, New York, NY, Harper & Row Publishers.

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1993) The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Millennium, New York, NY, Harper-Collins Pulishers.

Cookson, Jr., P.W., Sadovnik, A.R., & Semel, S.F. (1994).  Exploring Education – An Introduction to the Foundations of Education.  Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Crum, Thomas (1987) The Magic of Conflict: Turing a Life of Work into a Work of Art, New York, NY: Touchstone Publishers.

Fox, Matthew (1988) The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, New York, NY, Harper & Row Publishers

Fulghum, Robert (1986) All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, New York, NY: Villard Books, Random House, Inc.

De Bono, E. (1992). Serious Creativity. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Gardner, James N. (2003)  Biocosm - The New Scientific Theory of Evolution: Intelligent Life is the Architect of the Universe, Makawao, HI: Inner Ocean

Gawain, Shakti (1978) Creative Visualization, Mill Valley, CA, Whatever Publishing, Inc.

Glen, Stephen, Ph.D., Brock, Michael, M.A. (1998) 7 Strategies for Developing Capable Students, Rocklin, CA, Prima Publishing

Goldratt, Eliyahu (1992) The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, Great Barrington, MA, The North River Press Publishing Corporation.

Goleman, Daniel (1998) Working with Emotional Intelligence, New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

Fernandez, John P. (1999) Race, gender, and rhetoric: the true state of race and gender relations in corporate America, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

Harris, O.S. (1977) The New Consciousness. Miland, MI: Pendell Publishing Company

Healy, Jane M., Ph.D. (1990) Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It. New York, NY: Touchstone-Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Hawkins, David R., M.D., Ph.D. (1995) Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, Sedona, AZ: Hay House Publishers

Heider, John (1985) The Tao of Leadership. New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

Hiatt, Jeffrey M. (2006).ADKAR: a model for change in business, government and our community Loveland, Colorado, Prosci Research

Hoffnung, R.J. & Seifert, K.L. (1994).  Child and Adolescent Behavior (3^rd ed.).  Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Jenkins, John Major (1998) Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, Sante Fe, NM, Bear & Company Publishing, Inc.

Jones, B.F., Nowakowski, J., Rasmussen, C., & Valdez, G. Plugging In – Choosing and Using Educational Technology.  Washington, DC: Council for Educational Development and Research.

John-Roger, McWilliams, P. (1990). LIFE 101. Los Angeles, CA: Prelude Press

Karp, Cheryl L., Butler, Traci L., Bergstrom, Sage C. (1997) Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents: From Victim to Survivor, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, Inc.

Johnston, Julian, M.A., B.D. M.D. (1939) The Path of the Masters, New Delhi, India, India Offset Press.

Kellough, R.D. & Kim, E.C. (1995).  A Resource Guide for Secondary School Teaching (6^th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Kidder, R.M. (1996). How Good People Make Tough Choices. New York, NY: Fireside/Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Klauser, Henriett Anne (2000) Write It Down, Make It Happen. New York, NY: Scribner Publishing

Kosko, Bart, Ph.D. (1993) Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic, New York, NY, Hyperion Publishers.

Kozol, J. (1991).  Savage Inequalities.  New York, NY: Harper Perennial/Harper Collins Publishers.

Krasner, A.M., Ph.D. (1991). The Wizard Within. Irvine, CA: American Board of Hypnotherapy Press.

Lama, Dalai, Cutler, Howard, M.D. (1998) The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living, New York, NY, Riverhead Books.

Land, George, Jarman, Beth (1992) Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future - Today, Harper Business, Harper/Collins Publishers

Lehman, J.D., Newby, T.J., Russell, J.D., & Stepich, D.A. (1996).  Instructional Technology for Teaching and Learning.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Losier, Michael J. (2006) Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don't Victoria, BC, Canada, Michael J. Losier Enterprises, Inc.

Markova, Dawna, Ph.D. (1991)  The Art of the Possible: A Compassionate Approach to Understanding the Way People Think, Learn & Communicate, USA, Conari Press.

Maxwell, John C. (2005) The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization, Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Minsky, Marvin (1985) The Society of Mind, New York, NY: Simon and Schuster Publishing Company, Inc.

Morrison, James (1994) The First Interview: revised for DSM-IV, New York, NY, Guilford Publications, Inc.

Moyers, Bill (1989, 1990) A World of Ideas & A World of Ideas II, New York, NY, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

Murphy, J., Dr.  (1963). The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Edgewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Peters, Tom (1987). Thriving On Chaos, Handbook for a Management Revolution, New York, NY, Random House.

Prabhupada, Bhaktivedanta Swami (1975) The Nectar of Instruction, Los Angeles, CA, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Ridley, Matt (2000).  Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, New York, NY, Harper-Collins Publishers.

Schwebel, A.I., Schwebel, B.L., Schwebel, C.R., & Schwebel, M. (1996).  The Student Teacher’s Handbook (3^rd ed.).  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. 

Senge, Peter (1990). The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization, New York, NY, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

Smith II, Dr. Earl R. (2007) Amazing Pace: Turbo-Charged Business Development, Baltimore, MD: Publish America

Spalding, Biard, T. (1924) The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East, Los Angeles, CA, DeVorss & Company Publishers.    

Stiggins, R.J. (1997).  Student-Centered Classroom Assessment (2^nd ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Sylwester, R. (1995). A celebration of neurons: an educator’s guide to the human brain. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Tart, Charles, Ph.D. (1986). Waking Up, Boston, MA, Shambhala Publications, Inc.

Thomas, R. Roosevelt (1999) Building a house for diversity: how a fable about a giraffe & elephant offers new strategies for today’s workforce, American Management Association, New York, NY

Timm, P.R. (1981). Functionial Business Presentations.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Tzu, Sun (1983). The Art of War. New York, NY: Delaware Press, edited by James Clavell.

Urantia Foundation (1955) The Urantia Book, Chicago, IL, Urantia Foundation Publishing.

Whitfield, C.L., MD (1987). Healing the Child Within. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.

Wise, Michael, Abegg, Martin, Jr., Cook Edward (1996) The Dead Sea Scrolls, A New Translation, New York, NY, Harper-Collins Publishers, Inc.

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