TALK: Teen Art of Communication
By Dale Carlson
Foreword by Kishore Khairnar, Dialogue Director

Close, powerful relationships are based on communication: Humans are wired for talk...communication must be learned

Teen Guide to Dialogue and Communication
• How to talk to yourself
• To others
• To parents, teachers, bosses
• To sisters and brothers
• To your best friend
• To groups
• To people you don't like
• To the universe

"Wonderfully consistent quality read for young adults."
-- Jim Cox, The Midwest Book Review

ForeWord Book of the Year

Illustrations, 192 pages, $14.95, ISBN: 978-1-884158-32-2
 

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The Teen Brain Book
Who and What Are You?

by Dale Carlson
edited by Nancy Teasdale, M.S. Physics
pictures by Carol Nicklaus

• First brain science book for teens
• How the teen brain develops, how the brain circuits work
• Genetic & environmental influences shape the "self"
• How to rewire yourself to be happy

"Thought-provoking, very highly recommended for teens and young adults."
-- The Midwest Book Review


ForeWords Book of the Year

Science/Psychology/Young Adult
Illustrations, Index
Illustrations, Index, 256 pages,
$14.95, ISBN: 978-1-884158-29-2

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Who Said What?
Philosophy Quotes for Teens

by Dale Carlson
pictures by Carol Nicklaus

Add your wisdom to the wisdom of the ages-develop your own personal philosophy.

"Famous and insightful quotations...deftly organized so that...topics can be compared...Evocative, thought-provoking...highly recommended for teens and young adults."
--The Midwest Book Review 


VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book 2003

Philadelphia School Librarians
Association YA Top 40

YALSA 2005 Quick
Picks for Young Adults

Philosophy/Young Adult
Illustrations, Index
224 pages, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-884158-28-5

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In and Out of Your Mind  

In and Out of Your Mind
Teen Science: Human Bites

by Dale Carlson
Edited by Kishore Khairnar, M.S. Physics
Pictures by Carol Nicklaus

Our minds, our bodies, our world, our universe—
where they came from, how they work.

"Heady stuff."
-- School Library Journal

"Dale Carlson is deeply committed to opening up young minds, and her psychological-scientific wisdom makes this a sophisticated survey that is very easy to read...Carlson grapples intelligently and passionately with such difficult topics as drugs, science, ethics, ecology, and the physical universe."
--The Book Reader

International Book of the Month

New York Public Library
Best Books 2003


Science/Young Adult
Illustration, Index
256 pages, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-881458-27-8

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What Are You Doing with Your Life?   What Are You Doing with Your Life?
Books on Living for Teenagers

J. Krishnamurti
Drawings by Carol Nicklaus

Teen relationships to self, others, to sex, marriage, money, work, family, society, the world.

The Dalai Lama calls Krishnamurti "one of the greatest thinkers of the age." Time magazine named Krishnamurti, along with Mother Teresa, "one of the five saints of the 20th century."

"Presented clearly and evocatively, high school readers who have cut their spiritual and philosophical teeth on the Chicken Soup series will find this book a richer and more complex stew."
-- Voice of Youth Advocates Book Review


YA. Illustrations, Index
288 Pages, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-888004-24-3
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Stop the Pain  

Stop The Pain
Teen Meditations

by Dale Carlson and Hannah Carlson, M.Ed., C.R.C.
Pictures by Carol Nicklaus

Teens have their own ability for physical and mental meditation to end psychological pain.

• What is meditation: many ways
• When, where, with whom to meditate
• National directory of resources, centers

"Much good advice is contained in these pages."
-- School Library Journal


New York Public Library
Best Books 2000


YA. Illustrations, Index
224 pages, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-884158-23-0

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Where's Your Head?  

Where's Your Head?
Psychology for Teenagers

by Dale Carlson and Hannah Carlson, M.Ed., C.R.C.
Pictures by Carol Nicklaus

• Behaviors, feelings, personality formation
• Parents, peers, drugs, sex, violence
• Joys of relationship, friends, skills
• Insight, meditation, therapy

"Practical focus on psychological survival skills...."
-- Publishers Weekly

"A readable introduction to psychology for junior and senior high school."
-- School Library Journal

YA Christopher Award Book

New York Public Library
Best Books 2000


YA. Illustrations, Index
320 Pages, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-884158-19-3

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Girls Are Equal Too  

Girls Are Equal Too
The Teenage Girl's How-to-Survive Book

by Dale Carlson, Hannah Carlson, M.Ed., C.R.C.
Pictures by Carol Nicklaus

• The female in our society: how to change.
• Girls growing up, in school, with boys
• Sex and relationships
• What to do about men, work, marriage, our culture: the fight for survival.

"Well-documented and written with intelligence, spunk and wit."
-- The New York Times Book Review

"Spirited, chatty, and polemical...."
-- Publishers Weekly


ALA Notable Book


YA. Illustrations, Index
256 Pages, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-884158-18-6


 


 

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