No Contest : The Case Against Competition

by Kohn, Alfie

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Book desription: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. Revised Ed., Trade PB, new, 324 pp. Inside of rear cover has a piece of paper 3/4"x3" attached that I think is for theft prevention. This book is must reading for educators, if only for its review of the literature on the psychological and sociological effects of competition. Updated for the 1990s, the award-winning book that stands as the definitive critique of competition. Competition is not basic to human nature, but actually poisons our relationships, damages our self-esteem, and holds us back from doing our best. Includes new material on "cooperative learning" in the classroom.. Trade Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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