USSA 2015 Summer Reading ListRecommendations from USSA Athlete Career and Education Department concerning education, parenting, coaching and athletics: Mindset - Carol Dweck, PhD. Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us – Daniel H. Pink A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future - Daniel H. Pink A Mind at a Time - Dr.Mel Levine The Myth of Laziness – Dr. Mel Levine NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children – Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age - Dan Kindlon People Types and Tiger Stripes: Using Psychological Type to Help Students Discover Their Unique Potential - Gordon D. Lawrence The Pressured Child: Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life - Michael Thompson PhD. The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids - Madeline Levine Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World - Dan Kindlon, PhD. Reviving Ophelia - Mary Pipher, PhD. Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys - Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" - Alfie Kohn The Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children - Wendy Mogul Building Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children - Linda Lantieri and Daniel Goleman Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From the Culture of Hyper-Parenting – Carl Honor
Recommended by Julie Glusker, USSA Assistant Head of TEAM Academy Sprit of Champions: Great Achievers Reveal How to Integrate Mind, Body, and Spirit - Lyle Nelson (Olympic biathlete)
Recommended by Mike Jaquet, USSA Chief Marketing Officer Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand In the Garden of Beasts – Erik Larson Oil! – Upton Sinclair When the Astor’s Ruled New York – Justin Kaplan
Recommended by J.J. Ehlers, USSA National Rankings Coordinator Boys in the Boat – Daniel James Brown
Recommended by Elaine Minahan, USSA Special Events Assistant Top Dog: the Science of Winning and Losing – Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Recommended by USSA Sport Education Department We second many on the recommendations above especially: Mindset, Drive and Outliers. Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against any Odds – David S. Pottruck Good to Great (Good to Great and the Social Sectors, A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great) – Jim Collins Thinking Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
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