The following is not an exhaustive list. Rather, it is a starting point for anyone who wants to study giftedness and gifted people. Even if you directly consult with a specialist, you will find the following books and journals helpful.
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Dr. Ruf's Book
5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options (2005) (formerly titled Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind). 5 Levels of Gifted, published by Great Potential Press, combines four years of data gathering from 50 families with nearly 30 years of research and experience in the field of giftedness, individual differences, and high intelligence. The book is aimed primarily at parents and vividly describes the upper 10 to 15 percent of the intellectual continuum in human beings from birth to adulthood as manifested in their behaviors, thoughts, accomplishments, and test scores. She introduces the concept of Levels of Giftedness and makes it very clear how many factors contribute to a person's intellectual levels and achievement.
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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray. The authors use data and research from the previous hundred or more years to detail what intellectual ability is, where it comes from, how mutable it is or is not, and how intellectual level affects a person’s potential outcomes. Fascinating and informative.
Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain. Millions of children deal with bullies every day. The author offers this book as self-help for kids, with cartoons offering clear and helpful advice. The format makes for a good guide for a parent to read with their child because it provokes good discussion.
Children: The Challenge : The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations--Intelligent, Humane & Eminently Practical (Plume), by Rudolf Dreikurs and Vicki Soltz. One of the books Dr. Ruf frequently recommends to parents, now reprinted and available.
Creative Homeschooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide for Smart Families by Lisa Rivero. This terrific book is for homeschooling parents and more - there is information for schooling parents, schoolteachers, gifted teachers, and additional information on gifted children, learning styles, and Internet resources. Whether you home school full-time or merely want to set up some good units for partial home schooling (on or off the school’s campus), this book as invaluable. 
Empowering Gifted Minds: Educational Advocacy That Works by Barbara J. Gilman. The author draws from her many years at Denver’s Gifted Development Center to discuss both the nature of gifted children and how to get them what they need in the schools. Very personal and engaging book.
Exceptionally Gifted Children, by Miraca Gross. This is the second edition of this book that details the social, emotional, academic, school and family lives of a number of very highly gifted – exceptionally gifted – Australian children over a ten-year period. The author describes what it is like for the families and children to try to find appropriate and nurturing social environments while still trying to learn at their own paces. Excellent.
Guiding the Gifted Child, by James Webb, Elizabeth Meckstroth, and Stephanie Tolan. This is Dr. Ruf's favorite overview of gifted children, which she calls the gifted primer. It taps into the essential elements of giftedness and helps parents recognize their own experiences with high intelligence throughout their own lives.. 
Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers, by Carol A. Strip. The information and useful advice provided make this book an ideal resource both for those just starting out in the gifted field as well as those who are already seasoned veterans. 
Motherstyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths, by Janet P. Penley and Diane Eble.
This book helps parents understand how personality type, defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, affects parent-child interactions and family dynamics. Looking at how parents react to their children, and why, the authors offer ways to overcome the parenting challenges inherent to each type.
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, by James T. Webb, et al.
The four authors, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance to parents in the special challenges of raising their gifted children. This is an ideal follow-up book to Dr. Ruf's 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options (2005) (formerly titled Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind).
The Power of Positive Talk: Words to Help Every Child Succeed : A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Caring Adults, by Jon Merritt, et al.
Affirmations are words that can heal hurts, build self-esteem, and empower us to face life with confidence and courage. In a world filled with stress, pressures, and fears, children need support and encouragement from adults—and they need to know how to affirm themselves. The authors also include help for adults to deal with their own issues and better help the children in their care.
Re-Forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child, by Karen Rogers. The author describes various types of gifted children, as well as options for school enrichment and acceleration. She reports the effectiveness for each option according to the research. Having this information can help parents and educators to know better what is possible and how to go about setting it up. 
Some of My Best Friends are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Pre-School to High School (Second Edition), Judith Wynn Halsted. This book’s extensive indexing makes it easy to find books that are appropriate and yet advanced and engaging enough for gifted children. Many classic books are listed by social or emotional topic so that adults can use books for bibliotherapy – the heroes and heroines of the books deal with problems familiar to the gifted child. 
Stand Up For Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Your Kids’ Strengths at School and at Home by Joan F. Smutny. You’ll explore various options for your child’s education and learn how to communicate effectively with the local school and district, connect with other parents, and provide enrichment at home. You’ll discover your rights as a parent—and the benefits of taking a stand.
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids, by Sally Y. Walker, Free Spirit Publishing, Minneapolis, MN. This book lays out some truisms about raising gifted children that is very useful and reader-friendly.
When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs, by Jim Delisle and Judy Galbraith. Parents and older gifted children, as well as educators, can find answers to the questions that they often don’t know where else to find. This book addresses through anecdotes and very personal terms what giftedness is—inside and out—and how to set up the environment to nurture and enjoy it.
You Know Your Child Is Gifted When… A Beginner’s Guide to Life on the Bright Side by Judy Galbraith. Truly a beginner’s guide and one that may be good to share with other family members who are starting their journey on giftedness.
