Books Peer Power has read and draws from.
(Peer Power acknowledgement of these books does not mean we agree fully with everything each author has written.)
(Peer Power acknowledgement of these books does not mean we agree fully with everything each author has written.)
Masculinity:
“Adam’s Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation” (2004) Richard Rohr. The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York.“Boys in Schools: Addressing the real issues” (1995) Rollo Browne and Richard Fletcher. Finch Publishing, Sydney.
“Bringing up Boys” (2001) Dr. James Dobson. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Wheaton Illinois.
“Crisis in Masculinity” (1985) Leanne Payne. Kingsway Publications, Eastbourne.
“Fatherhood. What it is and What it’s for.” (2004) Tony Payne. Matthias Media, Sydney.
“Fathers, Sons & Lovers” (1996) Peter West. Finch Publishing, Sydney.
“From Wild Man to Wise Man” Richard Rohr & Joseph Martos. St. Anthony Messenger Press. Cincinnati, Ohio.
“He’ll Be OK” (2005) Celia Lashlie. HarperCollins Publishers, Auckland.
“Healing the Masculine Soul” (1988) Gordon Dalby. Word Publishing, Dallas.
“Living with a Willy- The Inside Story.” (1994) Nick Fisher. Macmillan Children’s Books, London.
“Manhood” (1994) Steve Biddulph. Finch Publishing, Sydney.
“Quest for the Grail” (1994) Richard Rohr. The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York
“Raising Boys”. (1998) Steve Biddulph. Finch Publishing, Sydney.
“The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism is Harming our Young Men”. (2000) Christina Hoff Sommers. Simon and
Schuster, New York.
“The Wild Man’s Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality” Richard Rohr & Joseph Martos. St. Anthony Messenger Press. Cincinnati, Ohio.
“When Men Think Private Thoughts” (1997) Gordon MacDonald. Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville.
“Wild at Heart” (2001) John Eldridge. Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville.
Femininity:
“Defiant Birth” (2006) Melinda Tankard Reist. Spinifex Press, North Melbourne Victoria.“Faking it” (2007) Selena Ewing. Open Book.
“Female Chauvinist Pigs” (2006) Ariel Levy. Free Press, New York.
“Girls Gone Mild” (2007) Wendy Shalit. Random House, New York.
“Girls will be Girls” (2002) Joanne Deak. Hyperion, New York.
“Giving Sorrow Words” (2000) Melinda Tankard Reist. Duffy & Snellgrove, Sydney.
“Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters” (2007) Courtney E. Martin. Free Press, New York.
“Prude: how sex-obsessed culture damages girls” (2007) Carol Platt Liebau. Center Street, New York.
“The Princess Bitchface Syndrome” (2006) Michael Carr-Gregg. Penguin Group, Australia.
Education:
“Between Parent & Teenager” (1971) Haim Ginott. Avon Books, New York.“Optimistic Child” (1995) Martin E.P. Seligman. Random House, NSW.
“Teacher and Child” (1993) Haim Ginott. Collier Books, New York.
“Teaching Young Children Through Their Individual Learning Styles” (1994) Dunn&Dunn. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
“The Minds of Boys” (2005) Michael Gurian. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
“Why our Schools are Failing” (2004) Kevin Donnelly. Duffy & Snellgrove, Sydney.
Beautiful Tree (2009) James Tooley. Cato Institute. Washington DC
Why not the best schools? (2008) Brian Caldwell. Acer Press. Australia
Intrapersonal / Interpersonal Development:
"Blink" the power of thinking without thinking (2005) Malcolm Gladwell. Penguin Books, London.
“Body Language” (1988 ) Allan Pease.
"Emotions Revealed" (2003) Paul Ekman. Orion Books, London.
“Body Language” (1988 ) Allan Pease.
"Emotions Revealed" (2003) Paul Ekman. Orion Books, London.
"Social Intelligence" (2006) Daniel Goleman. Bantum Books. New York
"Non-Violent Communication" (1999) Marshall Rosenburg. Puddle Dancer Press. CA
“Emotional Intelligence” (1996) Daniel Goleman. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London.
"Non-Violent Communication" (1999) Marshall Rosenburg. Puddle Dancer Press. CA
“Emotional Intelligence” (1996) Daniel Goleman. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London.
“Finishing Strong” (1995) Steve Farrar. Multnomah Books Oregon.
“Learned Optimism” (1990) Martin E.P. Seligman. Random House, NSW.
“Managing yourself and Others” (2002) Phil Jauncey. CopyRight Publishing Company, Brisbane.
“People Skills” (1986) Robert Bolton. Simon & Schuster Inc, New York.
"Telling Lies" (2009) Paul Ekman. W W Norton & Company Ltd, New York.
"The Tipping Point" (2009) Malcolm Gladwell. Penguin Books, London.
“Working with Emotional Intelligence” (1998) Daniel Goleman. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London.
"The Tipping Point" (2009) Malcolm Gladwell. Penguin Books, London.
“Working with Emotional Intelligence” (1998) Daniel Goleman. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London.
Adolescent Issues:
“Making Sex Work” (2007) Mary Lucille Sullivan. Spinifex Press, North Melbourne Victoria.“Pornified How Pornography is Transforming our lives, our relationships and our familes” (2005) Pamela Paul. Times Books, New York.
“Ritual Process” (1997) Victor Turner. Cornell Paperbacks, New York.
“Sexuality in Adolescence” (2006) Susan Moore & Doreen Rosenthal. Routledge, London.
“The Price of Privilege” (2006 )Madeline Levine.
“When Sex Goes To School” (2006) Kristen Luker. W.W. Norton & Company, New York.
Other:
“The Bible”. any contemporary, easily read translation, ie, The Message, The English Standard Version.
Born Digital (2008) Palfrey and Gasser. Basic Books. New York
Thinking in pictures (1995) Temple Grandin. Vintage Books. New York
The way I see it (2008) Temple Grandin. Future Horizons. Arlington TX
