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Center For Optimal Adult Development

The Book Shelf

We invite you to explore the many books listed here at The

Book Shelf. The categorization of these books and their

listing is provided as a free resource to assist you in your

knowledge-building concerning optimal adult development

within the empirical and evidence-based professions.

Total Book Count: 1458End Notes

DEVELOPMENTAL

CONSTRUCTS:

Character

Cognitive

Consciousness

Creativity

Decision Making

Ego

Emotional

Epistemological

Faith

Identity

Intellectual

GENDER

Men's Development

Women's Development

CHANGE & DEVELOPMENT

Consequential Growth

Developmental Change

Life Change & Growth

Stress-related Growth

Transition as Development

AGE / PHASE-RELATED

Early Adulthood

Midlife

Late adulthood

GENERAL AUDIENCE

Adult Development reading for the

General Audience

POPULAR TOPICS (INTELLIGENCES)

Emotional Intelligence

Multiple Intelligences

Social Intelligence

Spiritual Inte lligence

RELATED FIELDS

Adult Development & Learning

Dialectics

Neuroscience

Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Complexity

& Human Systems

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Interpersonal

Judgment

Judgment (Moral)

Knowing

Logic

Meaning-Making

Moral

Personality

Problem Solving

Psychosocial

Reason

Religious

Spiritual

Self

Self-Concept

Self-Identity

Social-Cognitive

Socio-Emotional

Thinking

Thought

Values

Virtues

Wisdom

Worldview

Adult Development -

General

Lifespan

PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES

Harmony

Meaning in Life

Psychological Wellness

Purpose in Life

Self-Actualization

Self-Transcendence

EVIDENCE-BASED ADULT

DEVELOPMENT- APPLIED

Counseling - Developmental

Developmental Coaching

Leader in Development

Applied-Other

Therapy - Developmental

Psychometrics, Assessment & Testing

DOMAINS

Relational

Familial

Group

Team

Role

Workplace

Community

Social

Cultural

Cross-Cultural

World

Notes:1. Book authors (only), or their designates, may submit changes to the

classifications of their published books. We also ask that authors

contained on this list consider a donation to COAD to continue our

efforts toward adult development promotion and advocacy.

2. Colorado-based companies are not eligible to participate in Reseller

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programs (e.g., Amazon Affiliate program) due to state legislation.

Therefore COAD, headquartered in Colorado, does not receive any

commission based on your purchase of these books

3. The book references contained throughout this website are provided

solely for your personal & professional interests and knowledge-

building. This list, or any part of it, shall not be reproduced,

distributed, published, re-applied to another service (web-based or

other); nor shall this listing be used for financial gain or made

available to any individual or organization without the written

consent of The Center for Optimal Adult Development 2012