# Books ## πŸ“š Education & Learning Reading List ### πŸ“– The Future of Learning & Society * **Hernando De Soto** - *The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age* (1997)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0684832720) * **Kevin Carey** - *The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere* (2015)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594632057) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/The-End-of-College-Audiobook/B00UZHTK6I) * **James Surowiecki** - *The Wisdom of Crowds* (2004)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385721706) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Wisdom-of-Crowds-Audiobook/B002V5GX8G) * **Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee** - *The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies* (2014)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393239357) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Second-Machine-Age-Audiobook/B00HSRBHT4) ### πŸŽ“ Innovative Education & Learning Theories * **John Holt** - *How Children Learn (Revised Edition)* (1983)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201484048) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/How-Children-Learn-Audiobook/B01MZ1PTD1) * **Gordon Neufeld & Gabor MatΓ©** - *Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Revised Edition)* (2013)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0375760288) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-On-to-Your-Kids-Audiobook/B00D59RXY4) * **Peter Gray** - *Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life* (2013)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465084990) * **David Bollier** - *The Self-Organizing Revolution: Commoning as a Path to Liberation* (2014)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984782784) * **Eric Lomax** - *Radical Education: A Reinterpretation* (1971)\ πŸ“– *Limited availability; consider searching on* [*AbeBooks*](https://www.abebooks.com/) *or* [*Alibris*](https://www.alibris.com/) * **Seymour Papert** - *Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas* (1980)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465046746) * **Etienne Wenger** - *Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity* (1998)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521663636) * **National Research Council** - *How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School* (2000)\ πŸ“– [National Academies Press](https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9853/how-people-learn-brain-mind-experience-and-school-expanded-edition) ### πŸ”₯ Project-Based & 21st Century Education * **Charles Fadel** - *The Elements of a 21st Century Education* (2015)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0989151100) * **John Larmer & John Mergendoller** - *The Power of Project-Based Learning: Helping Students Develop Important Skills* (2015)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936763194) * **G. M. Jackson & L. T. Scott** - *Innovative Higher Education: Developing the World's Next Generation of Problem-Solvers* (2016)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1498537373) ### 🌍 Global Perspectives on Education * **Yong Zhao** - *World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students* (2012)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452203989) | 🎧 *Not available* * **Yong Zhao** - *Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization* (2009)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416608737) | 🎧 *Not available* * **Yong Zhao** - *What Works May Hurt: Side Effects in Education* (2018)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807759053) | 🎧 *Not available* * **Yong Zhao** - *Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes* (2015)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416621179) | 🎧 *Not available* * **Yong Zhao** - *The Tao of Education: A Path to Lifelong Learning* (2021)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1943852821) | 🎧 *Not available* ### 🎨 Creativity & Learning * **Sir Ken Robinson** - *The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything* (2009)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143116738) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Element-Audiobook/B002YQ10M8) * **Sir Ken Robinson** - *Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education* (2015)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0670016713) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/Creative-Schools-Audiobook/B00UVYEC6A) * **Sir Ken Robinson** - *Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative* (2001)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/085708741X) | 🎧 *Not available* * **Sir Ken Robinson** - *You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education* (2018)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525503853) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/You-Your-Child-and-School-Audiobook/B07BDFDB7H) * **Sir Ken Robinson** - *The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Revised Edition)* (2022)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0670020478) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Element-Audiobook/B00Y8XJR28) * **Sir Ken Robinson** - *Find Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life* (2013)\ πŸ“– [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0670022381) | 🎧 [Audible](https://www.audible.com/pd/Find-Your-Element-Audiobook/B00E4XFQVS)