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Paul Tough - How Children Succeed

Sep 5 2012 7:00 pm
Sep 5 2012 8:00 pm
The prevailing wisdom has it that success in life depends on getting the best grades in the best schools. Tough, author of Whatever it Takes, offers another model, arguing that lasting achievements depend on character traits such as perseverance, self-discipline, and optimism, skills not necessarily measured on standardized tests.
$27.00
ISBN-13: 9780547564654
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9/2012

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