Someone wanted summer reading suggestions for (I think) high-school students
(I'm sorry, I deleted your post so I'm not sure about your name--I'm very shy
right now about using names if I am not absolutely certain!!). The following
are some books I liked a lot that are on my shelf in front of me. I think that
most (but perhaps not all) of them would be appropriate for high-school
students who had very good reading skills. But I also know that many of my
students probably would have difficulty reading them. Therefore, they are
suggestions for students who are very interested in psychology and who read
very well.
Jeff Ricker
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale AZ
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bellah, R. N., et al. (1985). _Habits of the heart: Individualism and
commitment in American life. New York: Harper & Row. I JUST LIKE THIS ONE--OK?
Bjork, D. W. (1993). _B.F. Skinner: A life_. New York: Basic IT'S BF
SKINNER--WHAT CAN I SAY?
Cialdini, R. B. (1993). _Influence: Science and practice_ (3rd ed.). New York:
HarperCollins. GOOD EVERYDAY EXAMPLES.
Dawes, R. M. (1994). _House of cards: Psychology and psychotherapy built on
myth_. New York: Free Press. ONE OF THE MORE COMPLEX ONES THAT STUDENTS MIGHT
NOT GET AT THIS LEVEL.
Gardner, H. (1974). _The shattered mind: The person after brain damage_. New
York: Vintage. LOTS OF INTERESTING CASES, AND I DON'T THINK IT IS OVERLY
COMPLEX
Hacking, I. (1995). _Rewriting the soul: Multiple personality and the sciences
of memory_. Princeton: Princeton University Press. PERHAPS BEYOND MANY STUDENTS
INTEREST OR ABILITIES, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
Hilts, P. J. (1995). _Memory's ghost: The strange tale of Mr. M. and the nature
of memory_. New York: Simon & Schuster. I THINK MOST STUDENTS WOULD FIND THIS
ONE TO BE VERY INTERESTING.
Hunt, M. (1993). _The story of psychology_. New York: Doubleday MIGHT BE OVERLY
LONG FOR MANY STUDENTS
Loftus, E., & Ketcham, K. (1994). _The myth of repressed memory: False memories
and allegations of sexual abuse_. New York: St. Martin's Press. I THINK THIS
ONE IS PRETTY READABLE.
North, C. S. (1987). _Welcome silence: My triumph over schizophrenia_. New
York: Simon & Schuster. A STORY THAT MOST STUDENTS WOULD FIND INTERESTING.
Pendergrast, M. (1996). _Victims of memory: Sex abuse accusations and shattered
lives. Hinesburh, VT: Upper Access. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY READABLE
ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA
Sagan, C. (1996). _The demon-haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark_.
New York: Ballantine. EXCELLENT DISCUSSION OF SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
Torrey, E.F. (1996). _Surviving Schizophrenia: A manual for families,
consumers, and providers_. New York: HarperPerennial. READABLE AND MANY GOOD
EXAMPLES OF SCHIZOPHRENIC THINKING AND BEHAVIOR.
Yalom, I. D. (1989). _Love's executioner: and other tales of psychotherapy_.
New York: HarperPerennial. FUN READING
If I can find any more, I'll let you know.
