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  1. 1Life-span Development

    Life-span Development

    John W. Santrock

    A comparable textbook that follows development from prenatal stages to old age with research boxes and review questions.

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  2. 2Human Development

    Human Development

    Diane E. Papalia

    A long-running textbook covering the same stages and domains, with an emphasis on cross-cultural research.

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  3. 3The Developing Person Through the Life Span

    The Developing Person Through the Life Span

    Kathleen Stassen Berger

    A lifespan textbook that organizes each stage around physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth.

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  4. 4Development Across the Life Span

    Development Across the Life Span

    Robert S. Feldman

    An introductory lifespan text that links research findings to everyday situations in each life stage.

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  5. 5Childhood and Society

    Childhood and Society

    Erik H. Erikson

    The source of the eight-stage model of psychosocial development that many lifespan textbooks still summarize.

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  6. 6The Gardener and the Carpenter

    The Gardener and the Carpenter

    Alison Gopnik

    A popular account of how children learn and how that differs from adult thinking, drawing on developmental research.

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  7. 7Outliers

    Outliers

    Malcolm Gladwell

    A popular nonfiction book that uses research on timing, upbringing, and opportunity to explain how lives unfold.

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