Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

How Women's and Men's Conversational Styles Affect Who Gets Heard, Who Gets Credit, and What Gets Done at Work

Explains how conversational style influences human behavior and the level of success individuals achieve in every area of their lives

Talking from 9 to 5

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#paperback #frenchamerican #language #communication #anthropology

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Illinois

The French-American Experience

Raymonde Carroll presents an intriguing and thoughtful analysis of the many ways French and Americans--and indeed any members of different cultures--can misinterpret each other, even when ostensibly speaking the same language. Cultural misunderstandings, Carroll points out, can arise even where we least expect them--in our closest relationships. The revealing vignettes that Carroll relates, and her perceptive comments, bring to light some fundamental differences in French and American presuppositions about love, friendship, and raising children, as well as such everyday activities as using the telephone or asking for information.


Cultural Misunderstandings

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Indiana

Details a program for improving communication between parents and children, providing sample dialogues and role-playing exercises.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Oregon

The New Rules of Work

The new generation of workers needs a new workplace manual designed to explain the particular norms, boundaries, and expectations of the contemporary office environment and help them navigate the cutthroat reality of a cubicled 9 to 5. Enter Stop Tweeting Boring Sh*t, a handbook of vintage-style public service announcements addressing modern office issues, including such gems as: "If you don't have something nice to say, e-mail it," "If it doesn't have a meeting invite, it didn't happen," and "Nothing good comes from hitting 'reply all.'" With plenty of revealing (and real) workplace statistics peppered throughout, this colorful guide offers just the motivation young people need to hunker down and get to work.

Stop Tweeting Boring Sh*t

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Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter followers and Facebook friends and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. Alone Together is the result of decades-long exploration of our lives on the digital terrain. Includes many interviews. Was read as a textbook in college. #nonfiction #technology #communication  

New York

Revised and Expanded Edition 

Alone Together 

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Texas

An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

Ignorance is bliss—except in self-awareness. Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile share their Enneagram wisdom and help you grow in knowledge of yourself, compassion for others, and love for God. Witty and filled with stories, this unique approach gives you a peek inside each of the nine Enneagram types, taking you further into who you really are and leading you into spiritual discovery.

The Road Back to You

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Pennsylvania

Loretta La Roche has helped millions of people find ways to lighten up and overcome stress. Now, in Life Is Short--Wear Your Party Pants, she gives you the tools you need to not only reduce feelings of tension, but also to bring joy, passion, and gusto into your life. Her techniques are a brilliant blend of old-world common sense and the most contemporary research in brain chemistry, psychology, and mind-body studies.

Loretta gives you dozens of proven techniques for recognizing the ten simple truths that will lead you to an intense, happy, successful life: resilience, living in the moment, optimism, acceptance, humor, creativity, moderation, responsibility, meaning, and connection. Loretta's wisdom evolved from her own life--one filled with the demands of being a single mother of three; of starting her own business when she was broke; and of the wacky invasiveness of her Italian family. She's like all of us: real, flawed, stressed out, and on edge. Her magic comes from an ability to not take herself too seriously, and to always shift her focus away from the self-destructive and toward the truly important things in life.

In her work, Loretta has seen tens of thousands of people who live their lives as if they're sitting in a waiting room, hoping that their turn comes up next. This book will show you that life is not something to be endured, but is something to be truly appreciated. We need to remember how to access our inner abundance, which allows us to be heart-centered, joy-filled human beings. As Loretta says: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift--that's why they call it the present."

Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

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The bestselling assertiveness guide that shows women how to get what they want--reissued with a new preface by the author.

Self-Assertion for Women offers practical advice with realistic sample dialogues and step-by-step exercises showing women how they can:

 * learn to communicate clearly and effectively
 * protect themselves from misread signals in public, as well as intimate, situations
 * maintain professional authority without becoming aggressive
 * deal appropriately with sexual harassment
 * express positive and negative feelings without anxiety
 * set boundaries and assert themselves freely while maintaining loving relationships
 * idenify "assertiveness blind spots"

Butler's strategies can be applied by all women in any situation that requires direct, effective, and positive action.

Self-Assertion for Women

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Missing dust cover. #selfhelp #selfimprovement #selfdevelopment #psychology #communication #women #men #hardcover 

Idaho

A practical guide for improving communication and getting what you want in your relationship 

Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus

#506. Dust jacket warped. #hardcover #nonfiction #race #society #intercultural #communication #experience #socialscience #thenewyorktimesbestseller 

In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement--offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystalize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, and Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor's seminal essay "The Meaning of a Word."

So You Want to Talk about Race

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#love #communication #marriage. dust cover shows some wear

Michigan

The bestselling authors of The Blessing and The Gift of Honor introduce the concept of emotional word pictures. They explain how people can actually experience words, how to draw word pictures, and how word pictures can be applied in most important relationships to help change thought and behavior patterns. Prepublication price $11.95.

The Language of Love

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Wisconsin

Learn all you need to know about successful communication, from interpreting body language to writing letters, optimizing meetings, and speaking on the telephone. Communicate Clearly shows you how to hold an audience when making presentations and how to take notes or compile reports, and it also provides practical techniques for you to try in different settings. Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop the first-class communication skills that are the key to a productive and informed workplace. The author practices what he preaches, communicating the clear communication skills with refreshing clarity. 

The DK Essential Managers series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Experienced and novice managers alike can benefit from these compact guides that slip easily into a briefcase or a portfolio. The topics are relevant to every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses. Concise treatments of dozens of business techniques, skills, methods, and problems are presented with hundreds of photos, charts, and diagrams. It is the most exciting and accessible approach to business and self-improvement available.

DK Essential Managers: Communicate Clearly

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#paperback #awardwinning #penfaulkneraward #speechbooks #speech #communication #communicationstudies #media #mediastudies 

Alabama

A Novel

Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gunwielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers.

Bel Canto

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#paperback #communication #nonfiction #selfhelp #business #conversations #improveunderstanding #lifechanging 

Florida

Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time

Shows how to make the most of conversations by communicating clearly and forcefully, offering advice on how to overcome barriers to meaningful conversation, confront tough issues, and leverage new skills for frictionless debate.

Fierce Conversations (Revised and Updated)

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#hardcover #communication #selfhelp #business #leadership

New Jersey

21 Simple Rules for Achieving Everyday Communication Success

Talk Like a Winner!

#educational #college #paperback #argument #debate #writing #literary #composition  #essay #communication

Tennessee

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

The language of argument

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#nonfiction #christian #faith #paperback #workbook #groupstudy #prayer #biblestudy #relationships #communication

opening your heart to God

Prayer

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#paperback #education #learn #vocabulary #communication

An encyclopedic compendium of classical and contemporary 

Whatever It Is, I'm Against It

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Using Deep Listening and Mindful Speech to Strengthen Relationships, Heal Conflicts, and Accomplish Your Goals

"Here, Susan Chapman, a psychotherapist and long-time Buddhist practitioner, explains how the practice of mindfulness awareness can change the way we speak and listen, enhance our relationships, and help us achieve our goals. Chapman highlights five key elements of mindful communication-silence, mirroring, encouraging, discerning, and responding-that make it possible for us to listen more deeply to others and to develop greater clarity and confidence about how to respond. Other topics include identifying your communication patterns and habits; uncovering the hidden fears that often sabotage communication; staying open in the midst of difficult conversations so that we can respond wisely and skillfully; and learning how mindful communication can help us to become more truthful, compassionate, and flexible in our relationships."

The Five Keys to Mindful Communication

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#communication #psycholoy #metatalk #emotions #subverbalcommunication

Meta Talk

Communication is an art, and anyone--whether shy or outgoing--can improve his or her conversational skills. How to Communicate with Confidence is a straightforward guide to making good conversation that works in any situation--and works for any personality type. Highlighting the art of give and take and stressing the importance of listening, this book gives confidence to those who hesitate to strike up a conversation. Author Mike Bechtle shows readers that they don't have to have a stockpile of great stories to tell in order to make good conversation. Instead, he encourages an "explorer" mind-set and gives readers the tools they need to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere.

How to Communicate with Confidence

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#1051. #hardcover #dogs #pets #communication #understanding #animals #dog #informative #mustread #puppies #animallover 

Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication

A guide to improving relations with your pet. This book demonstrates that the average house dog can differentiate up to 140 words, and explores the limits of a dog's language while charting the possibilities.

How to Speak Dog

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There is a proper way to talk to people.. and there is a good way to conversate. Sometimes it’s helpful to get pointers on how to do that. Some people are shy, and others are just all in. Insecurity is a key. Knowledge is a direction. Different ways for different conditions. This book is a self help without any looking stupid moments happening. ##communication #hardcover #communication #job-interviews 

Nebraska

Explains how to read body language and synchronize behavior in order to establish a positive rapport.

How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less

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Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us—and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how to create memories that matter for your children? This book delves into some fascinating mysteries of experience: Why we tend to remember the best or worst moment of an experience, as well as the last moment, and forget the rest. Why “we feel most comfortable when things are certain, but we feel most alive when they’re not.” And why our most cherished memories are clustered into a brief period during our youth. Readers discover how brief experiences can change lives, such as the experiment in which two strangers meet in a room, and forty-five minutes later, they leave as best friends. (What happens in that time?) Or the tale of the world’s youngest female billionaire, who credits her resilience to something her father asked the family at the dinner table. (What was that simple question?) Many of the defining moments in our lives are the result of accident or luck—but why would we leave our most meaningful, memorable moments to chance when we can create them? The Power of Moments shows us how to be the author of richer experiences.

Deborah Tannen

Talking from 9 to 5

Raymonde Carroll; Carol Volk (Translator)

Cultural Misunderstandings

Adele Faber; Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

Division of Labor

Stop Tweeting Boring Sh*t

Sherry Turkle

Alone Together

Ian Morgan Cron; Suzanne Stabile

The Road Back to You

Loretta Laroche

Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

Pamela E. Butler

Self-Assertion for Women

John Gray, Ph.D.

Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus

Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk about Race

Gary Smalley

The Language of Love

Robert Heller

DK Essential Managers: Communicate Clearly

Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

Susan Scott

Fierce Conversations (Revised and Updated)

Steve Nakamoto

Talk Like a Winner!

Daniel Lamont McDonald

The language of argument

Bill Hybels

Prayer

Nat Shapiro (Editor)

Whatever It Is, I'm Against It

Susan Gillis Chapman

The Five Keys to Mindful Communication

Gerald Nierenberg and Henry Calero

Meta Talk

Mike Bechtle

How to Communicate with Confidence

Stanley Coren

How to Speak Dog

Nicholas Boothman

How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less

Chip Heath; Dan Heath

The Power of Moments