Non-Autism Books of Interest - Social Skills

Jed E. Baker.: Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond (Future Horizons, forthcoming). ISBN: 1932565353 (paperback, 250 pages, due November 1, 2006). [disability,social,adolescent]
Ruth Weltmann Begun, editor.: Ready-To-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 1-3 (Jossey-Bass, 1995). Not specifically aimed at disabilities, but could be useful. Other books available for other grade levels. ISBN: 0876288646 (spiral bound); ISBN: 087628473X (paperback, 240 pages, Jossey-Bass 1998). [social,general,se]
Ruth Weltmann Begun, editor.: Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4-6 (Jossey-Bass, 1996). ISBN: 0876288654 (spiral-bound, 280 pages); ISBN: 0876284748 (paperback, 240 pages, Jossey-Bass, 1998). [disability,social,se]
Ruth Weltmann Begun, editor.: Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 7-12 (Jossey-Bass, 1995). ISBN: 0876288662 (spiral bound, 212 pages); ISBN: 0876284756 (paperback, 240 pages, Jossey-Bass, 1998). [social,general,se]
Ruth Weltmann Begun, editor.: Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades PreK-K (West Nyack, New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1998). Published through Prentice-Hall. ISBN: 0876284721 (paperback, 240 pages); ISBN: 0876288638 (spiral-bound, Jossey Bass, 1995); ISBN: 078796638X (paperback, 29 pages, John Wiley 1995). [disability,social,se]
Cathi Cohen.: Raise You Child's Social IQ: Stepping Stones to People Skills for Kids (Advantage Books, 2000). ISBN: 0966036689 (paperback, 292 pages). [general,social]
Marshall Duke, Stephen Nowicki & Elisabeth Martin.: Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success (Peachtree Publishers, 1996). ISBN: 1561451266 (paperback, 181 pages). [disability,se,social]
Betsy Franco.: Caring, Sharing & Getting Along: Grades PreK-1 (Scholastic, 2000). Not specifically aimed at disabilities, but could be useful. ISBN: 0439201055 (paperback, 64 pages). [social,general,se]
Malcom Gladwell.: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Little, Brown and Company, 2005). Includes discussion of autism. Author takes autism to be inability to read minds. ISBN: 0316172324 (hardcover, 288 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0316172325); ISBN: 0316010669 (paperback, 320 pages, Back Bay Books, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0316010665); ISBN: 0316011789 (hardcover large print, 304 pages, Thorndike Press, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0316011785); ISBN: 1586217194 (unabridged audio CD, Hachette Audio, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-1586217198); ISBN: 1586217615 (unabridged audio Cassette, Hachette Audio, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-1586217617). [general,social]
Arnold P. Goldstein & Ellen McGinnis.: Skillstreaming the Adolescent: New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills (Research Press, 1997). Revised edition. ISBN: 0878223711 (paperback); ISBN: 087822369X (paperback). [disability,social,se]
Arnold P. Goldstein, Robert P. Sprafkin, N. Jane Gershaw & Paul Klein.: Skillstreaming the Adolescent: A Structured Learning Approach to Teaching Prosocial Skills (1980). ISBN: 0878222057 . [disability,social,se]
Daniel Goleman.: Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships (Bantam, 2006). ISBN: 0553803522 (hardcover, 416 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0553803525); ISBN: 055338449X (paperback, 416 pages, Bantam, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0553384499); ISBN: 0739326791 (hardcover large print, 704 pages, Random House, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-0739326794); ISBN: 1593973713 (unabridged audio CD, Audio Renaissance, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-1593973711); ISBN: 1593979843 (abridged audio CD, Audio Renaissance, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-1593979843). [general,social]
Carol Gray.: Taming the Recess JuNgLe (Jenison Public Schools, Michigan, 1992). ISBN: 188547721X (paperback, Future Horizons, 1993). [se,social]
Darlene Mannix.: Social Skills Activities for Special Children (Jossey-Bass, 2002). ISBN: 0876288689 (paperback, 416 pages). [disability,social]
Darlene Mannix.: Social Skills Activities: for Secondary Students with Special Needs (Center for Applied Research in Education, 1997). ISBN: 0876288964 (spiral-bound, 352 pages); ISBN: 0130429066 (paperback, 262 pages, Jossey-Bass, 2002). [disability,social]
Ellen McGinnis & Arnold P. Goldstein.: Skillstreaming in Early Childhood: Teaching Prosocial Skills to the Preschool and Kindergarten Child (Champaign, Illinois: Research Press, 1990). Step by step instructions for carrying out various social activities. Includes simple drawings. ISBN: 0878223207 (paperback); ISBN: 0878223215 (paperback). [disability,social,se]
Ellen McGinnis & Arnold P. Goldstein.: Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child: A Guide for Teaching Prosocial Skills (Research Pr. Co., 1984). 246 pages. Also: Pro-Ed. Aimed at grades 1-5. Reader: excellent book for social skills. ISBN: 0878222359 . [disability,social,se]
Ellen McGinnis & Arnold P. Goldstein.: Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child: New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills (Research Press, 1997). New edition of the 1984 work. ISBN: 087822372X (paperback). [disability,social,se]
Brenda Smith Myles, Melissa L. Trautman & Ronda L. Schelven.: The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations (Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2004). ISBN: 1931282609 (paperback, 96 pages). [general,social]
Stephen Nowicki, Jr. & Marshall Duke.: Will I Ever Fit In? The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Adult Dyssemia (Free Press, 2002). ISBN: 0743202597 (hardcover, 256 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0743202596). [disability,social,adult]
Stephen Nowicki & Marshall P. Duke.: Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit in (Peachtree Publishers, 1992). ISBN: 1561450251 (paperback, 178 pages, ISBN-13: 978-1561450251). [disability,se,social]
Boys Town.: Basic Social Skills for Youth: A Handbook from Boys Town (Boys Town Press, 1997). Outlines eight social skills. Reader: real basic steps. ISBN: 0938510398 (paperback, 38 pages). [disability,social,se]