New York: Bantam, (1964.). The controversial educator describes her teaching methods in a small school among the Maoris in New Zealand. Photographs. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-553-08627.

New York: Vintage Books, (1974.). Autobiographical work by this innovative teacher, best known for her work with Maori children in her native New Zealand. ISBN: 0-394-719972.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. dj. Autobiographical work by this innovative teacher, best known for her work with Maori children in her native New Zealand.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986.). The controversial educator describes her teaching methods in a small school among the Maoris in New Zealand. Foreword by Maxine Hong Kingston. Photographs. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-671-617680.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986.). SIGNED - The controversial educator describes her teaching methods in a small school among the Maoris in New Zealand. SIGNED by Maxine Hong Kingston at her foreword. Photographs. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-671-617680.

New York: Norton, 1971. dj. A collection of essays written between 1964 and 1970 by this psychologist and educator which look at educational reform from the perspective of the needs of young children. Specific attention is given to children coming from impoverished backgrounds, and to the issue that minor curriculum improvements are not adequate. Bibliography, index, 175 pages. ISBN: 0-393-043347.

New York: Macmillan, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a year the author spent with five 8th & 9th grade students at a mostly Black junior high school in Washington, D.C. - he calls these students "the single most powerful force I have ever known for good change in bad education." 254 pp.

New York: Macmillan, (1965.). Hardcover - Another of Ginott's simply written but very helpful books on communicating with children. If you have children, or teach them, and haven't read Ginott, you should. Index. 219 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, 1969. dj. Hardcover - Attributes failure in school to faulty education; the main emphasis is on elementary schools, but the principles can be applied at all levels. Still very relevant - in the years since this book was written, school failure has become more widespread. Index. 235 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, 1969. dj. Hardcover - Attributes failure in school to faulty education; the main emphasis is on elementary schools, but the principles can be applied at all levels. Still very relevant - in the years since this book was written, school failure has become more widespread. Index. 235 pp.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. Hardcover first edition - The story of a unique, experimental school for delinquent boys - a detailed record of the experiences of 9 boys who came to that school as an alternative to imprisonment.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book by the author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" published after his first collection of short stories, and while he was still a high school teacher, who was homeschooling his own children. Notes on sources, further reading. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-15-193097X.

New York: Schocken, (1974). An evaluation of A. S. Neill's contribution to educational practice, fifty years after the founding of Summerhill. A book which puts the radical ideas of Neill into the social and political context of our time. Photographs, bibliography, index. xii, 218 pp. ISBN: 0-805204555.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1971.) dj. Hardcover - Herndon looks at the 'good' mostly white, upper-middle class public schools and discusses the fatal flaws in public education: the system deals with children in groups and in every group there are some winners and some losers. While the educational reform movements of the 60's and 70's have been forgotten by most, the educational level of US children continues to drop (to the point where they had to change the scale on the SATs) and a book like this still contains much that is valuable, even if the hope of reform seems long-dead. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-671-208640.

New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In this, his 4th book, Holt turns his attention to specific problems affecting American eduction - problems which are even more significant today than when he wrote this book. The chapter headings give a sense of the variety of topics: the rat race, the tyranny of testing, making children hate reading ...Bibliography. 209 pp.

New York: Pitman, 1969. Holt's second classic book on how children learn - based on his observations of children in the classroom. Despite the years which have gone by since the original publication of this quietly revolutionary book, it remains must reading for every parent and every teacher. Bibliography. 192 pp

New York: Pitman, 1964. dj. Holt's first classic book on how children learn - and why they fail - based on his observations of children in the classroom. Despite the years which have gone by since the original publication of this quietly revolutionary book, it remains must reading for every parent and every teacher. Introduction by Allan Fromme.

New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In this, his 4th book, Holt turns his attention to specific problems affecting American eduction - problems which are even more significant today than when he wrote this book. The chapter headings give a sense of the variety of topics: the rat race, the tyranny of testing, making children hate reading ...Bibliography. 209 pp.

New York: Pitman, 1967. dj. Hardcover - Holt's second classic book on how children learn - based on his observations of children in the classroom. Despite the years which have gone by since the original publication of this quietly revolutionary book, it remains must reading for every parent and every teacher. 189 pp

New York: Dutton, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - An uncommon and provocative title by this author who was perhaps the most influential in the 60's and 70's alternative educational movement - his books How Children Learn and How Children Fail remain classics in the study of children. Holt's books combine clear observation, a respect for children, accessible writing and concrete suggestions. ISBN: 0-525-134379.

New York: Devon-Adair, 1964. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on the author's experiences in 2 schools in Los Angeles.

Chicago: Henry Regnery, (c. 1964.). Based on the author's experiences in 2 schools in Los Angeles. 256 pp.

New York: The New Press, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of five essays on education, especially urban public education (and its failures) by this innovative thinker. Foreword by Colin Greer. xvii, 153 pp. ISBN: 156584095X.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. dj. Hardcover - Kozol's influential first book, an account of a year spent as a permanent 'substitute teacher' in a 4th grade class; two weeks before the end of the year, he was fired when a white parent complained that he had the children reading a poem by Langston Hughes, which was not part of the 'official curriculum.'

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. dj. Hardcover - Detailed instructions on how to set up a free school, what it really should be, and how to make sure it survives past the first heady few months. 146 pp. ISBN: 0-395-136067.

New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc. (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp. ISBN: 0-8055-10427.

New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc. (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp. ISBN: 0-8055-10427.

New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc. (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp. ISBN: 0-8055-10427.

New York: Delacorte, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book aimed at the "amateurs" - parents and others who want to know how to make the schools better. More than 40 years later, this is still as relevant as ever - or even more so, xii, Resources, index. 308 pp

New York: Ballantine, 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A passionate and behind-the-scenes look at the parents, educators and students who were behind the creation of a charter high school in Oakland, California. ISBN: 0-345-447026.