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Every book Leonard Sax recommended on podcasts
Dr. Leonard Sax emerges from his podcast appearances as an expert and educator deeply concerned with child development, modern health trends, and the societal factors influencing the well-being of boys and girls. Discussing these themes on The Megyn Kelly Show, Dr. Sax frequently incorporates relevant literature to support his medical and cultural observations. He strongly recommended the book Slow Death by Rubber Duck by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, describing it as a wonderful and funny work by Canadian journalists who understand underlying environmental research, using it to demonstrate how eliminating endocrine disruptors can quickly reverse negative health effects. To address data surrounding boys falling behind academically, Dr. Sax brought up Richard Reeves's book Of Boys and Men. Addressing the digital age, he cited Jean Twenge's research and recommendations regarding children and social media use, aligning with the view that kids should avoid social media until a later age. Additionally, Dr. Sax referenced C.S. Lewis's classic children's book The Magician's Nephew, quoting a memorable line to highlight human behavior and negative psychological patterns. Through these book discussions, Dr. Sax emphasizes the practical urgency of addressing environmental toxins, educational disparities, and digital distractions in youth culture.
Books recommended by Leonard Sax
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Slow Death by Rubber Duck
Slow Death by Rubber Duck by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie is an investigative non-fiction book that explores the hidden toxic chemicals present in everyday household products and their potential impacts on human health.
Recommended“There's a wonderful and very funny book called Slow Death by Rubber Duck by two Canadian journalists who are aware of all of this research”
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Daring Young Men
Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves, widely recognized by its subtitle Of Boys and Men, is a sociological examination of the structural and educational challenges currently facing males in modern society.
Discussed“Wrote the book of Boys and Men.”
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Girls on the Edge
Discussed“Uh so, yeah, I totally endorse John Height Jane Twain's recommendation. Kids should not be on social media at all until 18 years of age. Gene Twangi's recommendation, not 16, which is John Height's recommendation.”
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Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves is a sociological examination of the modern struggles facing males, focusing on structural disadvantages in education, the labor market, and family life.
Discussed“Wrote the book of Boys and Men.”
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The Magician's Nephew Color Gift Edition
Why people recommend it: The Magician's Nephew Color Gift Edition by C.
Discussed“You know, 70 years ago, C.S. Lewis wrote this book for kids, 'The Magician's Nephew,' and he said, 'The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.'”
Books Leonard Sax wrote
- Boys Adrift
- Why Gender Matters
- Girls on the Edge
- The Collapse of Parenting
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ... By Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens). New Ed ...
- My heavenly service for today, by the author of 'Miss Marston's girls and their confirmation'.
- Annual Reports of the School Committee and of the Superintendent of Schools of the City of Lewiston, for the Year Ending ...
Appearances
Other mentions (24: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So, in the new edition of Boys of Drift, I paid the Financial Times 450 bucks for the rights to repro reproduce one of their graphs”
“So the subtitle of my book is the six factors driving there are six factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men”
“And that is actually one factor that led me to write my first book, Why Gender Matters.”
“So in in the new edition of my book, Boys of Drift, I I go into some detail about how you can figure out on a one-day visit, is this school boy friendly or not?”
“In the new edition of Boys a Drift, I share a longitudinal cohort study showing that a boy who is suspended from school once, the risk of him being incarcerated for a felony in prison increases by 800%.”
“um and we've got the research which I present in that chapter of boys a drift.”
“And I've included a link to the full text of Justice Alo's remark in the new edition of my book, Voice of Drift”
“and I explore this at length in in the chapter on uh ADHD and boys in the new edition of boys drift”
“And I fought to include in the new edition of Boys of Drift detailed guidance for parents to determine does your kid have ADHD?”
“I own the copyright to Boys of Drift. Photocopy chapters four and eight from the new edition of Boys of Drift.”
“And that's a problem because as I write in my book, Girls on the Edge, earlier onset of puberty means greater risk of anxiety and depression in adolescence.”
“though there is a better approach which I describe in chapter 4 of boys uh excuse me chapter five no chapter four of boys a drift”
“Yes, absolutely I think it's such an illuminating story And I've seen this so much in my own practice as a family doctor now for more than 30 years So many boys want to be heroes They want to be seen as heroes They want to see themselves as heroes in their own eyes You know, I spoke some years”
“And again, that's going back to my book Boys A Drift where I talk about good role models Men like Dietrich Bonhoeffer who gave his life for the right cause Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor He had a comfortable job preaching in New Jersey in 1938 and left that job, went back to Nazi Germany Put his life in jeopardy”
“And to those parents, you say I would say I would come back to the central key point that I try to make in the new edition of my book, The Collapse of Parenting, which is that central paradox of American parenting right now Which is that parents are spending more time and more money on their kids than parents”
“So there are different factors affecting boys and girls—that's why I wrote a book called Boys Adrift and a book for girls called Girls on the Edge. I also wrote a book called Why Gender Matters.”
“The first edition of Why Gender Matters had half a paragraph on transgender issues. Then the publisher, Penguin Random House, asked me to write a new edition, which I devoted much time to transgender topics because now it's a thing.”
“In my book, Why Gender Matters, I remind parents that girls develop faster than boys.”
“We have lost that, and you and I cannot change Hollywood, but we can create a culture of respect in our own homes. That's what I'm trying to do in my book, The Collapse of Parenting.”
“Don't listen to the New York Times; don't listen to National Public Radio; do your job as a parent. That's the message I'm trying to communicate in my book, The Collapse of Parenting!”
“And yes, absolutely, and you'll find that research in my book 'The Collapse of Parenting.'”
“but the publisher asked me to write a new edition which uh now has 12 chapters the last four of which are gender non-conforming lesbian gay bisexual transgender and intersex because a lot of things have changed in the last 15 years”
“we weren't doing that as I showed my book girls on the edge”
“you know the publisher has asked me to write a new edition of the collapse of parenting which I'm working on now and there's going to be a new chapter on gender”