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Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In today's workplace, conversations about diversity are vital but filled with potential pitfalls-award-winning consultant Mary-Frances Winters provides specific, tactical, and compassionate approaches for dialoguing across difference"--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Life is all about relationships and the quality of those connections, whether that's with family, partners, friends, colleagues or most importantly yourself. If you can get those relationships in balance, then the other tricky stuff that life throws your way becomes easier to manage. In this warm, practical and witty book, international bestselling psychotherapist Philippa Perry shows you how to approach life's biggest problems: How do you find and...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The Power of Positive Confrontation explains that there's more to conflict than bullies and wimps. In fact, Barbara Pachter details a wide range of positive, dignified, and effective behavior readers can practice when dealing with life's bothersome situations. Whether it's an overbearing mother-in-law, a freeloading coworker, or the self-appointed political pundit pontificating on Facebook, this book gives readers the tools they need to handle every...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015, ©2014.
Language
English
Description
This manual teaches seventeen fundamentals for turning any conflict into an opportunity for growth. Beautifully packaged in a graphic, two-color format, Changing the Conversation is written by conflict expert Dana Caspersen and is filled with real-life examples, spot-on advice, and easy-to-grasp exercises that demonstrate transformative ways to break out of destructive patterns, to create useful dialogue in difficult situations, and to find long-lasting...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Does this sound familiar? You walk away from an argument and suddenly think of all the brilliant things you wish you'd said? You avoid family members and colleagues because of bitter, festering tension that you can't figure out how to address? Now, finally, there's a solution: a secret that frees you from the trap of unproductive conflict and pointless arguing forever. If the threat of raised voices, emotional outbursts, and public discord makes...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Maria Duenas returns with The Vineyard, a magnificent story of ambition, heartbreak, and desire set in the 1860s Mexico, Cuba, and Spain--perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Kristin Hannah. Mauro Larrea's fortune, the result of years of hardship and toil, comes crashing down on the heels of a calamitous event. Swamped by debt and uncertainty, he gambles the last of his money in a daring play that wins him an abandoned...
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Series
Publisher
Unhooked Books, an imprint of High Conflict Institute Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The level of stress and conflict in today's world is higher than seen in decades. We all can use tools for managing the emotions this has caused. At the same time, there also appear to be more "high conflict" people who are preoccupied with blaming others and verbally venting or attacking those around them. Yet, these upset emotions and conflicts can often be calmed immediately through the use of a simple EAR Statement", a method developed and refined...
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on advice from the world's leading experts on conflict and communication--from hostage negotiators to marriage therapists to peace activists to rhetoricians--journalist Ian Leslie describes how to turn arguments and conflict into productive disagreements and restore civility to professional, public, and private discourse"--
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Highly sensitive people (HSPs) and those who identify as empaths are natural targets for narcissists, emotional vampires, and other controlling people due to their giving nature. The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People is a practical road map to help HSPs identify and deal effectively with toxic people-at work, in the family, in friendships, or in romantic relationships"--
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Outlines a breakthrough approach to conflict resolution and creative problem solving that draws on the techniques of thinkers from a broad range of disciplines to explain how to incorporate diverse viewpoints for win-win solutions.
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series! Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson shares the secrets of dealing with everyday narcissists. Are the narcissists in your life making you miserable? Are you worn out by their constant demands for attention, their absolute conviction they are right (even when they're clearly not), their determination to do whatever they want (regardless of the impact), and their baffling need to control...
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book explores how to develop better communication skills, particularly at a time when conversations can be highly polarized. Our conversations about diversity or inclusion, about equity and fairness, or about power relationships take place in a historical context of injustice, injury, and pain, which is difficult to navigate. These conversations are made more challenging by the fact that injustice is still very real. In spite of the potential...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From red flags to crossed boundaries, to lies and gaslighting, you've recognized that you were or currently are in a toxic relationship. But now what? It's time to fully let the relationship go and begin to heal. With Toxic Relationships, you'll address the ways that you were wronged during your relationship. You'll learn strategies for how to trust other people and yourself again after being gaslit, find the warning signs of toxicity and narcissism...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"At one point, Selah, Vice, and Skye were inseparable...but money will change the very meaning of "friends to the end." Life after losing a loved one can be hard, especially if you're the reason why they are no longer here. These are the times that you are supposed to lean on your friends the most. Selah is about to learn a hard lesson that she may not be ready for. Will her ride or die chicks ride with her again, or will this be the end of the trio?...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Many people need help navigating conversational minefields such as politics and religion-without getting blown up. Mingling with the Enemy is a vital guide for "surviving" contentious arguments, promoting civil discourse, and finding common ground in any social setting-from cocktail parties to PTA meetings. With this go-to guide, readers will learn how to successfully intermingle, listen, and diffuse heated arguments or disagreements while remaining...
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