From the Book - First softcover edition
Part one. Constructing the self (1870-1900)
Excellency, I will study medicine
Walks on the Pincian Hill
Reaching out to the people
Let them shout and they will talk
More painful than losing the man you love
Part two. Discovering her mission (1901-1907)
Sorceress, witch, enchantress of the young
He who possesses love is a god
Blocks, clay, and pencils
Part three. The first disciples (1908-1913)
New people who speak in us
The martyred saint of the movement
The humanitarian society of Milan
The school in the convent
Taking religion to the people
Before the international tribunal
The first American tensions
Institutes, manuals, and other squabbles
The most interesting woman in Europe
Part four. Managing success (1914-1934)
Where are my trusted friends?
I know nothing about business, that I do know
Jealous, in some ways fanatical
New things, houses as high as the sky
The divine friend of children
Development around the world
Between socialism and psychoanalysis
Bombastic pronouncements, covert impediments
Montessorism without Montessori
Part five. Cosmic education (1934-1952)
The completion of the idea
The method is a small thing
Constructing the self (1870-1900)
Discovering her mission (1901-1907)
The first disciples (1908-1913)
Managing success (1914-1934)
Cosmic education (1934-1952).
