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Advancing Invitational Thinking. (1992)
John M. Novak (Ed.). San Francisco: Caddo Gap.

Unit Price: $9.00

From the back cover: "The contributors to this book are all practitioners and theoreticians of Invitational Education. Using these working principles, they show how to advance invitational thinking and practice into the areas of self-concept theory, cooperative education, multicultural education, physical education, supervision, administration, adult education, university structure, and counseling. In the process, they provide guideposts for educators seeking innovative and ethically sensitive ways to work with people and bring about democratic change."


Becoming an Invitational Leader: A New Approach to Professional and Personal Success.(2008)
William W. Purkey & Betty L. Siegel. Humanics Publishing Company.

Unit Price: $23.00

From the back cover: "This new book by the founders of the International Alliance for Invitational Education is an innovative and practical guide for leadership based upon the principles of trust, respect, optimism, and intentionality. Addressing the total environment in which leaders function, Invitational Leadership involves a generous and genuine turning toward others in empathy, with the ultimate goal of collaborating with them on projects of mutual benefit. This model has been successfully applied in numerous fields, including high education, K-12 administration and teaching, corporate management, public administration, hospital administration, nursing, government, military, not-for-profit, human resources, counseling and related helping professions. Drawing from a wide range of philosophical and psychological theories - as well as personal anecdotes and time-tested sources of wisdom - Becoming an Invitational Leader will help both present and aspiring leaders learn to invite themselves and others into lives of great professional and personal significance."


Classroom and Small Group Activities for Teachers, Counselors, & Other Helping Professionals, Vol. I.(2003)
Tommie R. Radd. Grow With Guidance.

Unit Price: $30.00

From the back cover: "Dr. Tommie R. Radd works with professionals who want guidance systems that really work. She has been an internationally known and widely respected guidance expert in education and counseling for over 30 years. As creator of The Grow With Guidance System and The Grow With Guidance System Training, Dr. Radd has designed a time-tested guidance system and training program that effectively educates professionals in its use. Volume I includes activities for the self and for decision making/problem solving."


Classroom and Small Group Activities for Teachers, Counselors, & Other Helping Professionals, Vol. II.(2003)
Tommie R. Radd. Grow With Guidance.

Unit Price: $30.00

From the back cover: "Dr. Tommie R. Radd works with professionals who want guidance systems that really work. She has been an internationally known and widely respected guidance expert in education and counseling for over 30 years. As creator of The Grow With Guidance System and The Grow With Guidance System Training, Dr. Radd has designed a time-tested guidance system and training program that effectively educates professionals in its use. Volume II includes activities for other awareness, self-control, and group cooperation."


Dogs, Cats, Birds, Turtles, and Flies (2004)
Robert Small

Unit Price: $5.00

Cats, Birds, Turtles, and Flies is a collection of poems, most of which bring to life experiences with a broad array of our fellow creatures. Many but not all of these poems are about pets, some happy, some deeply sad. For example, the photograph on the cover is a picture of the author's father as a teenager kneeling to shake the paw of his Irish Setter, which is the subject of one of the poems.





Finding Endurance (2007)
Paula Stanley

Unit Price: $15.00

The poems in this book are about growing up on a small tobacco farm in Southeastern North Carolina during the 1950’s and 1960’s. The author reflects upon strong people and challenging situations that helped her develop inner strength and self determination.





The First Days of School. (1998)
Harry K. Wong & Rosemary T. Wong. Mt. View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications.

Unit Price: $30.00

From the back cover: "If you had to buy only one book in education to help you become a successful teacher... If you are having trouble with your students and are not getting the results you want... If you are a staff developer or an administrator and you want to help your teachers be the best they can be... If you are a college professor and you want to help your preservice teachers be the best that they can be... The First Days of School is the book you want."


Fundementals of International Education(2008)
William Purkey and John Novak

The International Alliance For International Education®

Unit Price: $9.00

From the back: In this concise summary, William Purkey and John Novak present the essential components, concepts, and constructs that comprise invitational theory and practice. Scholars, researchers, and practitioners of Invitational Education® from all levels of knowledge and understanding will find this volume to be a valuable resource for their libraries. By following the tenets presented in this volume, educators, counselors, healthcare professionals, and others will enhance their application of this important theory of practice. In a succinct and understandable presentation, Purkey and Novak illustrate the value of this optimistic and democratic approach to learning and living.


Invitational Counseling: A Self-Concept Approach to Professional Practice.(1996)
William W. Purkey & John J. Schmidt. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Unit Price: $16.00

From the back cover: "This book presents a fresh approach to professional practice called 'invitational counseling,' which demystifies the process of professional helping by presenting it as a joint exploration of the client's life. The authors go beyond coverage of the skills and techniques required of the counselor; in this book, they demonstrate the ways in which the counselor's beliefs and attitudes about people - including the qualities of respect, understanding, and genuineness - are paramount in inviting the client to become his or her best self."


Inviting Educational Leadership. (2002)
John M. Novak. New York, NY: Pearson.

Unit Price: $46.00

From the back cover: "School Leaders worldwide are under increased pressure to apply business approaches to their schools. For this to work best, schools need to have in place solid defensible educational goals to enhance their educational values, which must be maintained and protected. Inviting Educational Leadership shows how to achieve this by successfully understanding and translating business strategies which can be applied to people, places, policies, programs and processes within a school."


Invitational Learning for Counseling and Development. (1990)
William W. Purkey and John J. Schmidt. Ann Arbor, MID: ERIC/CAPS/

Unit Price: $6.00

From the back cover: "In this monograph counselors and other education specialists learn how Invitational Learning can transform their schools into "the most inviting places in town." What is proposed is a powerful new approach to K-12 counseling and education which embraces the idea that every counselor, principal, teacher and parent plays a significant role in the enhancement of student self-concept. Educators in five states share their enthusiasm for the Invitational Learning Model and explain the creative path to success and change they followed as they adopted Invitational Learning and Counseling in their own school settings."


Invitations to Dialogue: The Legacy of Sidney Jourard.(1999)
Anne C. Richards & Tiparat Schumrum (Eds.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Unit Price: $16.00

From the Preface: "Anyone who speaks to us in such a way that we feel more aware and alive is someone we would do well to seek out. Anyone who encounters us in such a way that we feel more understood, confirmed and excited about our own possiblilties as a person is understandably someone we want to remember, celebrate and honor. Without question, Sidney M. Jourard was, and remains, that kind of person. Because his impact was such a meaningful and memorable one and because in so many ways his contributions continue to inspire our professional and personal lives, we would like you to know him better. This, in large part, is why we have worked so hard to bring this book into being."


Inviting Positive Classroom Discipline. (2002)
William W. Purkey & David B. Strahan. Westerville, OH: NMSA.

Unit Price: $15.00

From the Foreword: "Inviting Positive Classroom Discipline is not just another in the series of advocacies few of which have captured the hearts and minds of teachers sufficiently to solve this persistent problem. Because it is based on a sound theory, one that will prevent problems rather than just treat symptoms, this book holds real promise for initiating actions that will begin to turn the tide."


Inviting School Success:  A Self-Concept Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Democratic Practice. (1996)
3rd Edition. William W. Purkey & John M. Novak. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Unit Price: $58.00

From the back cover: "Inviting School Success helps readers to see how teachers and all involved in schools can work to make their schools a truly inviting place. Built around the invitational model of teaching, this popular book demonstrates how a teacher's language and actions can affect students' self-concepts and either "invite" or "disinvite" educational success."


The Inviting School Treasury: 1001 Ways to Invite Student Success. (1996)
William W. Purkey & Paula H. Stanley. Greenville, NC: Brookcliff.

Unit Price: $32.00

From the Introduction: "The ideas presented here have been created, collected, culled, adapted, and compiled by the authors for over a decade. We think they represent the best in inviting school practices. You are cordially summoned to dive in and fill your pockets with over 1,000 ways to encourage academic achievement by making school the most inviting place in town."


Making & Keeping Friends (1997)
John J. Schmidt

Unit Price: $32.00

From the back cover: "Here is a unique, ready-to-use sequential activities program to help counselors and teachers in grades 4-8 teach students how to make and keep friends — now and throughout their lives — as they learn about themselves, about others, and about the nature of friendships.

The program presents a specific process for creating and developing relationships, and places responsibility on the individual student to create "messages" that invite frindships..."



Teaching and Counseling for Today's World: Pre - K-12. (2003)
Tommie R. Radd. Grow With Guidance Publishing.
Unit Price: $15.00

From the back cover: "Educational expert Dr. Tommie R. Radd is redefining the way schools worldwide develop guidance and counseling programs, giving students greater odds of achieving life success. Now, in her book Teaching and Counseling for Today's World, Dr. Radd shares the basis of her work: the framework of a dynamic, time-tested guidance system shaped by more than 30 years of practice and research. This team-integrated approach brings teachers, counselors, and administrators together and helps students develop personal, social, emotional, and behavioral skills to overcome today's biggest challenges."


Teaching Class Clowns (And What They Can Teach Us).(2006)
William W. Purkey. Thousand Oakes, CA:  Corwin Press.

Unit Price:  $24.00

This book is a first of its kind resource published by Corwin Press.  It shows teachers, administrators, and counselors how to teach these unique yet at risk learners while also leveraging their blend of humor and intelligence to inject joy and enthusiasm into the classroom.  Written by a veteran educator (and self described class clown), this concise guide combines laugh-out-loud writing with the author's field-tested expertise to help educators:  (1) identify the four "signature" tendencies of class clowns; (2) employ practical classroom strategies to keep instruction moving; and (3) prevent class clowns from acting out by understanding how to teach them. 


Time, Tides, Tales, and Christmas Trees (2006)
Robert Small

Unit Price: $10.00

Time, Tides, Tales, and Christmas Trees is, as the title suggests, a collection of poems that reflect the author's experiences and, in many cases, interaction with many people, places, objects, creatures ranging from his grandfather's watch, the death of a friend, the waiting room of a doctor, to out-door Christmas lights.



What Students Say to Themselves. (2000)
William W. Purkey. Thousand Oakes, CA: Corwin Press.

Unit Price: $19.00

From the back cover: "Call it meditation, inner conversation, internal dialogue, or self-talk - it is clear that this form of inner speech plays a vital role in determining how we see ourselves and how we fit into the world. Educators who understand this and know how to put this knowledge into action can help students achieve greater success.

What Students Say to Themselves offers the reader a clear, concise explanation of the nature and significance of the inner voice - from how and when the self originates to how thoughts actually define the self.