Of all the books I've read so far on classroom management, I believe the Love and Logic approach fits best with my personal philosophy: give the students as much control as possible over their environment, backed up with natural and reasonable consequences and teacher consistency. The goal is to educate students in making good decisions while preserving their self concept while off-loading work from teachers onto students.

The problem is that the book --- while it has a solid philosophy --- is difficult to read. You have tips and experiments spread throughout the book, often with little connection to the surrounding text. There are lists and lists and examples and examples, but often not enough connective tissue to put it all together. There were a few times when the authors would refer to the Four Principles of Logic and Love, and I would go "what were those again?" You also have the problem of different chapters written by different authors with slightly different agendas. That begin said, the last chapter (with specifics on strategies of intervention) works very well.