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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 — 1,198,910 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 — 26,793 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 — 183,205 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 — 64,688 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 — 522,719 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 — 17,186 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 — 224,009 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 — 149,923 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 — 84,248 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 — 229,423 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 — 1,432,933 ratings — published 2018
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The Phantom Tollbooth The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.20 — 314,281 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 — 278,505 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 — 59,563 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)
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avg rating 4.28 — 83,455 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 — 18,592 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 — 95,216 ratings — published 2012
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.25 — 849,002 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 — 554,410 ratings — published 1942
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The Great Divorce The Great Divorce (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developmental)
avg rating 4.32 — 196,487 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 — 578,722 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 — 85,712 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 — 3,488 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 — 26,812 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 — 14,936 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 — 6,242 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 — 125,354 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 — 12,289 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 — 446,934 ratings — published 2019
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Simple Passion Simple Passion (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.90 — 68,022 ratings — published 1991
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Nadja Nadja (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.53 — 14,076 ratings — published 1928
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The Idiot The Idiot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as developmental)
avg rating 3.63 — 115,580 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 — 95,062 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 — 293,501 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 — 307,134 ratings — published 1935
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R. Alan Woods
“Christianity is 'developmental' as opposed to 'evolutionary'".

~R. Alan Woods [2011]”
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