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Crazy Makers: Getting Along with the Difficult People in Your Life
: :Living with insensitive, tactless, careless, inattentive, difficult, self-absorbed, neglectful, damaging, condemning, harsh, hard, treacherous, deceiving, prejudiced, and paralyzing people…can make you crazy! Chances are, there's at least one person like that in your life right now-a person who is always right. Behavior ranges from indifference and unconcern to complete narcissism and destruction. Dr. Paul Meier and Dr. Robert Wise created this important text to assist you in recognizing this behavior and dealing with it. Their most important message: It's not you! It's them! The doctors' insight will help you understand ...
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Connecting Across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication
: :Living with insensitive, tactless, careless, inattentive, difficult, self-absorbed, neglectful, damaging, condemning, harsh, hard, treacherous, deceiving, prejudiced, and paralyzing people…can make you crazy! Chances are, there's at least one person like that in your life right now-a person who is always right. Behavior ranges from indifference and unconcern to complete narcissism and destruction. Dr. Paul Meier and Dr. Robert Wise created this important text to assist you in recognizing this behavior and dealing with it. Their most important message: It's not you! It's them! The doctors' insight will help you understand ...
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The Making of a Mediator: Developing Artistry in Practice
: :The Making of a Mediator goes beyond the basics of mediation process. In this essential resource, expert mediator and teacher Michael Lang outlines his innovative model of artistry in professional practice that results from the understanding of and connection between reflective practice and interactive process. Together with Allison Taylor, they have created a landmark book that offers conflict resolution professionals the theories, principles, practices, and ideas for developing true artistry in mediation.
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Mommy or Daddy, Whose Side Am I on: Whose Side Am I on
: :The Making of a Mediator goes beyond the basics of mediation process. In this essential resource, expert mediator and teacher Michael Lang outlines his innovative model of artistry in professional practice that results from the understanding of and connection between reflective practice and interactive process. Together with Allison Taylor, they have created a landmark book that offers conflict resolution professionals the theories, principles, practices, and ideas for developing true artistry in mediation.
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Genderspeak: Men, Women, and the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
: :Communications guru Suzette Haden Elgin bridges the gender gap. In this groundbreaking book, the internationally acclaimed author of The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense helps you anticipate and avoid the frustrating conversational knots in which men and women all too often find themselves entangled. Picking up where other authors leave off, Suzette Haden Elgin arms you with her proven techniques for dealing effectively with verbal confrontation in your personal and professional lives. She zeroes in on how to: * Identify the differences between women's and men's perceptions of the world ...
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Secrets of Discipline: 12 Keys for Raising Responsible Children
: :Communications guru Suzette Haden Elgin bridges the gender gap. In this groundbreaking book, the internationally acclaimed author of The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense helps you anticipate and avoid the frustrating conversational knots in which men and women all too often find themselves entangled. Picking up where other authors leave off, Suzette Haden Elgin arms you with her proven techniques for dealing effectively with verbal confrontation in your personal and professional lives. She zeroes in on how to: * Identify the differences between women's and men's perceptions of the world ...
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Dealing With Relatives (...even if you can't stand them) : Bringing Out the Best in Families at Their Worst
: :The companion to the bestselling Dealing with People You Can't Stand Whether it's the overbearing mother-in-law, the complaining uncle, or just the brother who annoys you at Thanksgiving, here is expert advice on how to successfully deal with every kind of behavior or situation that families face. Divided into three essential sections: Basic Training, Types of Behavior, and Tough Situations, Dealing with Relatives covers all the skills required to navigate and survivedreaded gatherings and excruciating visits. From learning 'The Art of the Apology,' to understanding the personality types common to ...
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Are Your Parents Driving You Crazy? How to Resolve the Most Common Dilemmas with Aging Parents
: :Do you have an ageing parent who: Refuses to stop driving? Skimps unnecessarily on expenses? Refuses to see a doctor? Wants to move in with you? Ignores the doctor? Antagonises their home help?; Avoids discussing end-of-life issues? These dilemmas and more are resolved in this practical and helpful book written -- with you in mind -- by two family-focused therapists. The authors prescribe a simple problem-solving model that proves useful for any dilemma you may encounter as the child of ageing parents. Read the introductory chapters on how to talk ...
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Handling Verbal Confrontation : Take the Fear Out of Facing Others
from: Oughten House Foundation, Inc
: :One of the major inadequacies of our culture is our inability to verbally confront one another. It kills interpersonal relationships. It is a time bomb within families. It causes low productivity stress headaches and increases our consumption of alcohol and drugs. Very few even recognize it as a problem and even fewer know what to do about it. Why? Because we were never taught how to confront properly and effectively. But our success depends on these skills. guides the reader in how to approach verbally address issues and face others ...
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The Functions of Social Conflict: An Examination of the Concept of Social Conflict and Its Use in Empirical Sociological Research
: :One of the major inadequacies of our culture is our inability to verbally confront one another. It kills interpersonal relationships. It is a time bomb within families. It causes low productivity stress headaches and increases our consumption of alcohol and drugs. Very few even recognize it as a problem and even fewer know what to do about it. Why? Because we were never taught how to confront properly and effectively. But our success depends on these skills. guides the reader in how to approach verbally address issues and face others ...
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