Monthly Archives: July 2019

THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk, MD

When I began reading this book last week, my first thought was How did I miss this? Subtitled “Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,” this fascinating exploration of trauma and its various treatments was first published in … Continue reading

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Mark Haddon

I first read this remarkable novel the year it came out (in 2003), and I remember thinking it was one of those rare books that both young adults and adult-adults would enjoy. It spent many weeks on the New York … Continue reading

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MY LATEST BOOK…

“Whether you know much about charter schools or not, you have probably—at some point in your life—wondered: Why is K-12 education the way it is? Why isn’t it more the way I want it to be? People have asked themselves … Continue reading

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