books about: communication

books about: communication

books:

Communication

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic)

Thomas W. Phelan

Parentmagic, Inc., 2004

Thank you!
I feel like a better parent and a better person. The strategies described in this book worked for my 4 year old twins. My husband has stopped spanking because he has watched me and now we count bad behavior together.

The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures

Dan Roam

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

very nice
What a surprising book this is! It's easy to read, very inspiring and just fun to try it yourself. If you visit his website, you get a pdf doc with the basics; simply great.

Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs

Emerson Eggerichs

Thomas Nelson, 2004

Simple Helps for Strengthening a Marriage
I'm always on the lookout for a Christian book on marriage that is simple and straightforward in its approach. This title fits the bill, offering the basic directive to the husband of "love her" and to the wife "respect him." The author uses Ephesians 5:33 as the ...

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

Gary Chapman

Northfield Publishing, 1995

learn how to communicate your love
This is such an insightful book that will open your eyes to how you feel love as well as others including your spouse. It also helps you discover how you interpret love and can show love to others in a way they understand. Interesting read, i would recommend to anyone.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Collins Living, 1999

Best ideas for dealing with difficult situations
I thought this book would apply only for older children, but I've found several techniques that already apply and WORK with my 2 1/2 year old child. I love the way the book is organized and I love how it really gives many specific examples of how to apply the methods ...

Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, ...

Free Press, 2008

Great fast read with real knowledge :)
I just finished this book today, and I absolutely loved it !!! I am actually buying more copies for my friends and family in sales, own their own business or have positive ambition :) There are like 50 chapters with 3-5 pages each, kinda. It makes it easy to read ...

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)

Garr Reynolds

New Riders Press, 2008

Inside presentations - what really matters
Garr Reynolds has succinctly grasped a pernicious nettle and dislodged a few hoary myths about effective communication in his new book presentationzen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. Realising '... that something needed to be done to end the scourge ...

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ...

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Common sense isn't really all that common
I like this book a lot. Developed for business communication it has applications for many areas of life. I found it clear, instructive, insightful and relatively free of new-age doublespeak. I work in an ER and I communicate with angry people (sometimes including ...

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)

Robert B. Cialdini

Collins Business, 2007

Should be required reading
Nutshell review - This should be required reading. It discusses and explains many ways in which we are being influenced and persuaded, often to our detriment. If you want to know how it is done, and how to defend yourself against it, then read this book - a few times.

How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Pocket, 1998

Life Changing
No wonder this is a classic. It is a good reminder of all the things you inherently know, but forget as a normal part of daily life. Immediately upon starting to read it, the way I was dealing with people changed - and business improved quickly! Obviously, a book ...

Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Must Have For All Dog Lovers
Forget what you think you know about dogs and let Caesar teach you the proper way to interact with your canine friends. In almost all cases of bag dog behavior, Rule #1 "It's the owner, not the dog that's the problem." Even the kindest gentlest of humans are making ...

For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men

Shaunti Feldhahn

Multnomah Books, 2004

For women only...
This is a great book. At first, I thought it would be a bunch of wife submitting advise but not so. It is a book with great insight!! I recommend it to all women.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship ...

John M. Gottman, Nan Silver

Three Rivers Press, 1999

Buy the book, not the Kindle version
This is an excellent book full of interesting information and useful exercises. If you or your counseling clients want to make marriage work, this could really help. I bought the Kindle version, though, and now I have no access to the exercises. I borrowed the ...

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Chip Heath, Dan Heath

Random House, 2007

A good book for both marketing newcomers and seasoned professionals
A great source of inspiration for marketing professionals and anyone else who needs their message to stick. In their organized approach to sticky communication, the brothers Heath take their own advice in writing a Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional, ...

The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle (Take advantage of this terrific price to get the most ...

Harvard Perspectives Press (hppress.blogspot.com), 2007

Good reference material
Seems people either love this material or hate it. When I buy something new I try and find something to use besides what the owners' guide. The Kindle is a remarkable piece of hardware, and the author has listed a lot of things it can do not mentioned in the ...