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  <title><![CDATA[No Contest: The Case Against Competition]]></title>
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  <default_description>No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A couple weeks ago, I came home to find the babysitter (my mom) and my daughter playing a matching game with--gasp!--<em>two</em> piles of paired cards. I took my mother aside and handed her this book. She replied, &quot;I could read it a thousand times and it wouldn't change my mind that competition is heal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55528310">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very interesting exploration of the concept of competition. While the concept is greatly admired and idealized in our modern culture, Kohn explores the the negative consequences of competition. The book suggests that competition is much more harmful to us as individuals than is typically thought. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44516773">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kohn does it again: delivers a compelling argument for raising children in a more humane, rational way. Be prepared for a tone-y read if you pick this up; I felt the information was worth the occasional annoyance.]]></body>
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    <review id="40591716">
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    <body><![CDATA[A great case againt NCLB!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is all about how cooperation rather than competition would benefit us greatly as a society.  Kohn explains how cooperation and competition are learned behaviors and that our American society is too obssessed with competition in education, sports, and leisure activities.  It was a very inte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26645449">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yeah! Finally someone wrote a book on this. I love how he points out how competition is really more of an obstacle rather than something that helps us grow. I think it goes right along with President Benson's talk on pride. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great critique on competition. Really shows how co-operative learning can work within the classroom, giving examples of how the common problems with co-operative learning can be addressed.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this for a class and was convinced. Although it would be hard to imagine life without competition, there is a good case in this book that life would be better without it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As the title says, the case against competition.  Especially thought provoking for those who grow up competing for everything.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting take on incentive theory, but cherry picks examples and ignores empirical evidence to the contrary.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Finally someone explains just how damaging the constant competition in our culture can be.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great so far, but i'm on a grad school related break from reading this.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very fascinating look into competition.  Read in undergrad.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting thesis on competition vs. cooperation]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Paco critisized it so i think it must be great! ]]></body>
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