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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers — and why they often go wrong.

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"Since it was first published in 1981 Getting to Yes has become a central book in the Business Canon: the key text on the psychology of negotiation. Its message of "principled negotiations"--finding acceptable compromise by determining which needs are fixed and which are flexible for negotiating parties--has influenced generations of businesspeople, lawyers, educators and anyone who has sought to achieve a win-win situation in arriving at an agreement....

"These days it's hard to count on the world outside. So it's vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion---the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need resilience every day to raise a family, work at a job, cope with stress, deal with health problems, navigate issues with others, heal from old pain, and simply keep on going. With...

Each of us has a tribal ancestry. We carry within us an ancient identity. Most of us took the technological path from this source: logical, analytical, exclusive, specialized, centralized. A very small minority has remained on the path of their ancestors: holistic, intuitive, inclusive, diversified, and generalized. Their lives are organized along simpler lines, simpler living. While critically endangered in most parts of the world, and disappearing...

This book covers the main tools and techniques of NLP. Apart from this first chapter, each chapter follows the same layout. The overview and rationale for each tool/technique or philosophy is given. A literature review has been undertaken and any relevant literature to support or challenge the model is included. Any concepts that are directly related to the subject matter are summarised as are the principles of why the particular technique works and...

Este libro pone a disposicin de lector las experiencias del autor en la utilizacin del psicodrama en diversos mbitos como son el aula, la comunidad, las instituciones y las empresas, donde ha aplicado el mtodo creado por Jacob Levy Moreno, en la capacitacin y la educacin de grupos humanos en temas tales como la salud mental, la violencia, las adicciones, la seguridad, la integracin grupal, entre muchos otros. Propone llevar el entendimiento del psicodrama...

Shy children are not destined to be shy adults. Shyness does not equal low self-esteem. Shyness is not a "disease," personality deficit, or character flaw. Humans aren't the only species to experience shyness. Scientists have been studying shy cattle as well as shy cats, shy fish, and shy dogs. Some of the world's most famous, richest, smartest and bravest people are shy.

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Do you want to be able to read the hidden messages people are sending you with their body?!Even if you are socially awkward or a vibrant extrovert, this book will enhance your ability to read people, their body language and more! Many experts try to make reading people into a very complicated task, but it doesn't have to be!You don't need any background in psychology to learn how to read people's actions and words to find their true intentions and...

These Habits and Exercises Will Help You Build Iron-Like Resolve and Self-Discipline Do you make goals, yet get discouraged when your plans don't work? We all know that person who seemingly was born to succeed. Fitness, health, business, they achieve all their goals. You want that success, and know you can get it... but how? Everywhere you turn, there are obstacles that block your path. Being successful doesn't mean avoiding them, it means meeting...