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"We all know people who seem capable of connecting with almost anyone. They are the ones we turn to for advice, the ones who ask deep questions but also seem to hear what we are trying to say. What do they know about conversation that makes them so special? And what can they tell us about how communication really works? Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg argues, understand--some by intuition, some by hard-won experience--that there is a science to...
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Go, Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"In this manifesto, Africa teaches us how to return to critical thinking and reduce societal divides by opening our minds and being more self-questioning in difficult discussions. This book will help you figure out what you truly believe-as opposed to parroting or having knee-jerk reactions in conversation. You'll learn to share your views, hear theirs, make a point you feel must be made, and try to find common ground without self-censorship or self-sabotage....
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Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live healthier, more satisfying, and productive lives. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we're facing a tough task, our...
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Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Entra en el juzgado mientras un miembro del jurado conduce a un grupo claramente dividido hacia encontrar un consenso. Únete a un joven oficial de la CIA mientras recluta a un agente extranjero renuente. Y siéntate con un cirujano consumado mientras intenta convencer a otro paciente de cáncer de que elija un tratamiento menos riesgoso, y fracasa. En Supercomunicadores, Charles Duhigg mezcla investigaciones profundas con sus conocidas habilidades...
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Ediciones Obelisco
Pub. Date
2021.
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Español
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¿A menudo le dicen que deje de tomarse las cosas en serio o que se endurezca? ¿Sientes mucha empatía por los demás? ¿Analizar demasiado las cosas y 'quedarse atascado en su propia cabeza'? ¿O se abruma fácilmente y necesita retirarse con frecuencia? Si la respuesta es SÍ, probablemente sea una persona muy sensible y este manual será su guía de supervivencia. Una de cada cinco personas nace con el rasgo de alta sensibilidad. Sin embargo,...
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New World Library
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"Advice from a therapist on managing and communicating preferences about the use of electronic technology such as email, chat, and social media. Addresses avoiding distraction, identity theft, and privacy violations; protecting children; and handling email clutter; as well as communicating respectfully to nurture healthy relationships and intimacy"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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A hilarious, snarky, and utterly addicting #ownvoices debut that explores friendship, sexual orientation, mental health, and falling in love (even if things might be falling apart around you). When a guy named Martin Nathaniel Munroe II texts you, it should be obvious who you're talking to. Except there's two of them (it's a long story), and Haley thinks she's talking to the one she doesn't hate. A question about a class project rapidly evolves into...
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Rodale
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"The leading lie-detection instructor to the FBI and other security agencies for over two decades, David Lieberman, PhD, takes "people reading" to a whole new level. Drawing on the latest research in psycholinguistics-the vital cues embedded in spoken and written speech patterns--Mindreader delivers proven, cutting-edge methods useful for countless real life applications, including: Learning to detect the messaging behind passive and indirect language,...
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