Leo Buscaglia
Motivational speaker, writer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Felice Leonardo Buscaglia , also known as "Dr. Love", was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. Life and career Felice Leonardo Buscaglia was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1924, into a family of Italian immigrants. He spent his early childhood in Aosta, Italy, before going back to the United States for education. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School. Buscaglia served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; he did not see combat, but he saw its aftermath in his duties in the dental section of the military hospital, helping to reconstruct shattered faces. Using G.I. Bill benefits, he entered the University of Southern California, where he earned three degrees before eventually joining the faculty.
Leo Buscaglia's Published Works
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- THE DISABLED AND THEIR PARENTS; A Counselling Challenge (1975) (26)
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages (1982) (26)
- Living, Loving & Learning (1982) (14)
- Loving Each Other (1984) (12)
- Loving each other : the challenge of human relationships (1984) (10)
- Personhood: The Art of Being Fully Human (1957) (7)
- Born for Love: Reflections on Loving (1992) (5)
- Disabled & their parents (1983) (5)
- Affective Education: A Means to a Beginning. (1978) (3)
- Papa, My Father: A Celebration of Dads (1989) (3)
- Antiachievement: Perspectives on School Dropouts. (1970) (1)
- Landmarks in Discovering the Human Dimension. (1984) (1)
- Bus 9 to Paradise: A Loving Voyage (1986) (0)
- On the Bookshelf (1973) (0)
- Seven Stories of Christmas Love (1987) (0)
- Education: Destroyer? Or Dream Agent? (1972) (0)
- [Experimental study of the electric resistance of the head]. (1950) (0)
- Family Life Education@@@Love@@@Military Families: Adaptation to Change@@@Leisure and the Family Life Cycle@@@Working Couples (1980) (0)
- Listen to the Children! (1972) (0)
- Leo Buscaglia: ... "a very human person".... Interview by Joann Stevens. (1982) (0)
- THE DISABLED ,4ND THEIR PARENTS: A COUNSELING CHALLENGE (1976) (0)
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