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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,198,835 ratings — published 1936
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NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.03 — 26,794 ratings — published 2008
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How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,209 ratings — published 1991
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.09 — 183,199 ratings — published 2006
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.26 — 64,680 ratings — published 2011
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Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.87 — 522,698 ratings — published 1998
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The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.87 — 17,184 ratings — published 1988
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.30 — 223,942 ratings — published 2024
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The One Minute Manager The One Minute Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.95 — 149,916 ratings — published 1981
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.12 — 84,244 ratings — published 2019
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.33 — 229,396 ratings — published 2016
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,432,696 ratings — published 2018
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The Phantom Tollbooth The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.20 — 314,267 ratings — published 1961
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 278,496 ratings — published 2018
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,557 ratings — published 2018
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.28 — 83,451 ratings — published 1995
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The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.84 — 545 ratings — published 2010
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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.28 — 18,591 ratings — published 2015
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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.10 — 95,211 ratings — published 2012
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.25 — 848,849 ratings — published 1966
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The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,992 ratings — published 1998
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The Origins of Intelligence in Children The Origins of Intelligence in Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.90 — 164 ratings — published 1936
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Counseling Children Counseling Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.91 — 97 ratings — published 1983
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The Screwtape Letters (Screwtape, #1) The Screwtape Letters (Screwtape, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.27 — 554,355 ratings — published 1942
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The Great Divorce The Great Divorce (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.32 — 196,456 ratings — published 1946
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.13 — 578,688 ratings — published 2012
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.07 — 85,702 ratings — published 2002
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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.58 — 202,956 ratings — published 2008
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The Cure for Anything Is Salt Water: How I Threw My Life Overboard and Found Happiness at Sea The Cure for Anything Is Salt Water: How I Threw My Life Overboard and Found Happiness at Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.34 — 319 ratings — published 2007
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Autism: A Very Short Introduction Autism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.38 — 656 ratings — published 2003
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Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.73 — 3,487 ratings — published 2007
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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 3.89 — 26,811 ratings — published 1994
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Autism in Childhood: For parents and carers of the newly diagnosed Autism in Childhood: For parents and carers of the newly diagnosed (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.03 — 78 ratings — published
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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,691 ratings — published 2019
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The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.26 — 14,933 ratings — published 2012
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The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness (Updated and Expanded Edition) The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness (Updated and Expanded Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,241 ratings — published 2007
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Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,490 ratings — published 2009
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.96 — 125,348 ratings — published 2007
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Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,282 ratings — published 2023
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.99 — 446,876 ratings — published 2019
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Simple Passion Simple Passion (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.90 — 67,984 ratings — published 1991
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Nadja Nadja (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.53 — 14,074 ratings — published 1928
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The Idiot The Idiot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.63 — 115,570 ratings — published 2017
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Raising a Self-Disciplined Child: Help Your Child Become More Responsible, Confident, and Resilient Raising a Self-Disciplined Child: Help Your Child Become More Responsible, Confident, and Resilient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.66 — 95 ratings — published 2004
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The Romper Room Book of ABCs The Romper Room Book of ABCs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Long Winter (Little House, #6) The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.18 — 95,057 ratings — published 1940
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Hard Times on the Prairie (Little House Chapter Books: Laura, #8) Hard Times on the Prairie (Little House Chapter Books: Laura, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.14 — 422 ratings — published 1986
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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.21 — 293,492 ratings — published 1932
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Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 4.21 — 307,121 ratings — published 1935
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R. Alan Woods
“Movement implies development and not evolution (C.F.D. Moule)."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

Steven Magee
“The toxic western society. The governments know what the toxins are and they are covering it up. Exposure to toxins cause developmental problems in children and gender changing.”
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