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x, 204 pages ; 22 cm
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"An empowering manifesto on how to use influence to make a lasting impact on everyone we meet, from chance encounters to work colleagues to our closest relationships-by the New York Times bestselling author of The Heart-Led Leader. Researchers believe that the average person will influence up to 80,000 people-2.8 people daily-over the course of their lifetime. That's a stadium full of people whom each of us affect positively or negatively, sometimes...
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284 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Who Gets Believed? is a groundbreaking book about persuasion and performance that asks unsettling questions about lies, truths, and the difference between being believed and being dismissed in situations spanning asylum interviews, emergency rooms, consulting jobs, and family life"--
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ix, 262 pages ; 22 cm
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Shows how we can better navigate difficult conversations and find easier ways to communicate through the art of civil discourse.
"In I'm Just Saying, author Milan Kordestani shows us that although challenging conversations can be unpleasant, they can also help us grow. Sometimes, people inspire us to change how we speak, making us better communicators in the process as we search to find common ground with those with whom we disagree. Kordestani uses...
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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...
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viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A research-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and innovation"--
For ideas to evolve and for societies to progress, we need rebels to challenge conventional wisdom and improve on it. Unfortunately, most of use perceive non-conformists as disloyal, reckless, destructive, or just plain weird. Kashdan shows how to make change, rebel against an unhealthy status quo -- and become better allies of our leaders...
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176 pages illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
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English
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"Baby sign language is the use of American Sign Language (ASL) signs with your baby or your beginning communicator. Another way to think of baby sign language is "keyword signing." Keyword signing uses signs to represent the main or key words in a sentence at the same time as the words are spoken. This book will show you how, what and when to sign throughout your child's day. You can sign during mealtime, playtime, diaper-changing time and a host...
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267 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Having conversations about race is uncomfortable. But for progress between individuals (and our communities) to happen, we need to be able to speak openly and honestly. Podcast hosts of The Kinswomen Yseult and Hannah use their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating these layered conversations. In Real Friends Talk About Race, the duo share their two perspectives on the ways in which culture,...
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372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Español
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Joanna Faber y Julie King continúan las enseñanzas de comunicación efectiva para centrarse en algunas de las situaciones más complicadas y estresantes de la paternidad: desde los berrinches y los pleitos por la hora de dormir, hasta la resistencia a las tareas escolares y del hogar, pasando por los pleitos entre hermanos y las conversaciones en torno a temas difíciles como el sexo y el divorcio.
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xix, 244 pages : portrait ; 23 cm
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"Most of us have been educated from birth to compete, judge, demand, and diagnose -- to think and communicate in terms of what is 'right' and 'wrong' with people. At best, communicating and thinking this way can create misunderstanding and frustration. At its worst, it can lead to anger, depression, and even emotional or physical violence. [This book] uses stories, role-plays, and real-world examples to introduce the Nonviolent Communication (NVC)...
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xviii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"What does a healthy relationship look like? Create a lasting and loving attachment with the help of the expert couple's therapist behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship." -- Publisher annotation.
"What does a healthy relationship look like? A good question in theory, but expert couples therapist Julie Menanno wants you to ask a slightly different one: What does a securely attached relationship feel like? The answer to this question...
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306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promotion, or win more clients, deals, and projects, the bestselling author of Captivate, Vanessa Van Edwards, shares her advanced guide to improving professional relationships through the power of cues. If you've ever been interrupted in meetings, overwhelmed in presentations, or even felt awkward during interactions, it's not you, it's your cues! Becoming fluent in the language of cues-the...
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344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Conflict is the top reason couples seek help -- but it's also an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love according to this essential guide from the world's leading relationship scientists and bestselling authors of The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work"--
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