Most Popular Books by Anthony Rao

Introducing The Power of Agency, a science-backed approach to living life on your own terms. Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself—reflecting, making creative choices, and constructing a meaningful life. Grounded in extensive psychological research, The Power of Agency gives you the tools to help alleviate anxiety, manage competing demands and help you live your version of success. Renowned psychology experts Paul Napper and Anthony Rao will help you break through your state of overwhelm by showing you how to access your personal agency with seven empowering principles: control stimuli, associate selectively, move, position yourself as a learner, manage your emotions and beliefs, check your intuition, deliberate and then act. Featuring stories of people who have successfully applied these principles to improve their lives, The Power of Agency will give you the insights and skills to build your confidence, conquer challenges, and live more authentically.

The problem isn''t with boys, it''s with our expectations of them In a book that''s part advice and part exposÉ, psyu00adchologist and expert on boyhood development Dr. Anthony Rao challenges some of the potentially harmful assumptions, attitudes, and behaviors we''ve developed toward young boyhood over the last few decades. This is not an indictment of medication therapies—in some important instances, Dr. Rao argues that medication is appropriate and necessary. Rather, The Way of Boys is a celebration of natural, constructive boyhood development and an expert, definitive handbook on what to look for and expect in normal growth. Ask yourself these questions: Is his behavior serious enough to interfere with functioning? Does it keep him from sleeping, eating, attending school, or staying safe? Does it persist over a few weeks or more? Does it show itself more than a few isolated times per day? Does it happen in different settings? Has it been reported by different people? If your answer is yes to any of these, your son may have symptoms that need further assessment by a pediatrician or other qualified developmental specialist. But a yes answer doesn''t mean your son has a lifelong disorder or that the first line of defense is medication. Boys are being bombarded with a slew of diagnoses—ADHD, Asperger''s, bipolar disorder—at an alarming rate and at younger ages. The Way of Boys urges parents, educators, pediatricians, psychologists, and other developmental experts to reevaluate and significantly change how we deal with our youngest boys. It''s time we stopped trying to "fix" young boys. When parents understand the wide spectrum for normal boy development, they can successfully communicate with their son—and everyone in their son''s life—and help him grow into a healthy, smart, strong man.

Forty-five drawings, superbly rendered for coloring, of Archaeopteryx, Stegosaurus, Archelon, Tyrannosaurus — largest and fiercest carnivore ever to walk the earth — Pteranodon, Oviraptor, Triceratops, Gorgosaurus, Plateosaurus, Styracosaurus, Tylosaurus, Dimetrodon, Brontosaurus, and more. In all, 32 dinosaurs, 6 non-dinosaurian archosaurs, 1 fossil bird, and 1 ancient sea turtle.

The more than 120 gigantic creatures in this BIG book of prehistoric animals lived millions of years ago — and you can learn about them as you color each one''s picture. Fact-filled captions.

Dog, cat, pig, sheep, rabbit, raccoon—just right for trick-or-treating, costume parties. Punch out and wear.

Sixbeautifully drawn full-color masks tiger, wolf, panda, zebra, koala, and chimpanzee perfect for Halloween festivities, costume parties, school plays, and party favors, ready to "punch out" and wear."