Allen Mendler, an educator and school psychologist, and Brian Mendler (behavior management and special education, St. John Fisher College) outline prevention and intervention strategies for teachers to use when dealing with difficult and resistant students to lessen the occurrence of power struggles. They explain the causes of misbehavior and describe strategies such as relationship building, finding opportunities for students to be in charge, competence building, staying connected without taking student behavior personally, understanding the hostility cycle, substituting less powerful words and images, and reframing the situation. They also outline defusing strategies and strategies for use with students who regularly challenge authority. This edition includes new and revised strategies and examples in action. The first edition was published in 2000. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)