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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ...
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Great Book
This book is a wonderful tool to assist you in crafting a good response to a difficult conversation or work on training your management team to converse well. The contribution ideas are priceless, its a bargain for the price and a must have in any executive's library.
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Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)
Neale Donald Walsch
Putnam Adult, 1996
Take the First Step of a Wonderful Journey
This book rocked my world. I have never read anything quite like it, before, or since, except for other books by the same author. It touches on individual truths. I think it is a natural progression in our understanding and spiritual evolution. If anything the ...
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Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time
Susan Scott
Berkley Trade, 2004
Change your conversations in a powerful way.
I had to read this book through work, and I have to say it made a powerful change in my company. If you are tired of having the same conversations over and over with employees or your spouse then this book will teach you that the conversation IS the realationship. ...
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No Exit and Three Other Plays
Jean-Paul Sartre
Vintage, 1989
Beautiful melancholy
Sartre is sometimes given a reputation that far precedes him, as with many Nobel recipients. These plays are a testament against the skeptic's mindset.
"No Exit" is a modern-day interpretation of the antiquated "fire and brimstone" hell we are so accustomed to ...
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Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing (2nd Edition)
John R. Trimble
Prentice Hall, 2000
This book taught me how to find my voice
I was fortunate enough to be a student in Dr. Trimble's American Liturature class at the University of Texas in 1989. Before I took his class, my writing was poor and insincere. I did not know how to use my own voice in my work.
After reading his book several ...
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2002
The best non-fiction book I've read in my life.
This book...is amazing. It cannot be overstated: If you are a human being, this book will allow you to reach new levels in communicating with other human beings in your life. Period.
Amazing book. Read it NOW.
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Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary
Rick Steves
Avalon Travel Publishing, 2003
Everything you need to travel to Italy
Has all the phrases you could ever want/need while traveling to Italy! The phrases are written in both English and Italian and include phonetic pronunciations for each word and phrase.
I would highly recommend buying this for your travels to Italy.
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Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Sue Johnson
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
A guidebook for every couple
I've been reading a number of books on couples counseling as part of working through longstanding problems that have emerged in an 8-year relationship. This is by far the best book on the dynamics of adult pair-bonded love (attachment bonds to use Johnson's term) that ...
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The Complete Conversations with God (Boxed Set)
Neale Donald Walsch
Putnam Adult, 2005
Best Conversation between Us
This book was referred to me by a very special person in my life. Absorbing every word written. Ready to learn, live & love.
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How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
Leil Lowndes
McGraw-Hill, 2003
Get what it aims to do done
For those of you who are looking to improve the quality of your communication and relationships this is one of the books for you. However I'd recommend starting with How To Win Friends and Influence People by: Dale Carnegie. As Lowndes states in the intro of her book, ...
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The Book of Questions
Gregory Stock
Workman Publishing Company, 1987
great book to start conversations, great for singles
Love this book. I have a lot of similar books and it's one of the best. Love that it's so small and you can take it anywhere. Questions are pretty tame, which is great for when you're first meeting people. Nothing too sexual or anything...although there is a "sex" ...
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Happier Than God: Turn Ordinary Life into an Extraordinary Experience
Neale Donald Walsch
Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2008
Happiness Is...
I am often referred to at my church as the irreverent reverend. I say things that shock people. Things like "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is he who just comes..." Most people laugh. Maybe it's out of nervousness, I don't know, but I really, ...
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Words Are Not for Hurting (Ages 4-7) (Best Behavior Series)
Elizabeth Verdick
Free Spirit Publishing, 2004
Great teaching tool
This book (and the entire series) is a great teaching tool for little ones. Often times, when my daughter needs a "reminder" about choosing her words carefully, we put this in our bedtime story rotation.
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The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion
Garry Poole
Zondervan, 2003
do you know the right question?
this is a great book that not only examines you but your relationships. do you really know yourself? your friends? what would be your answer to some of the harder questions in life? what are those questions? read this book and find out.
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The Art of Mingling: Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room
Jeanne Martinet
St. Martin's Griffin, 2006
creative ways to get out there!
I am only half way through this book, but already it has proven itself to be a charming and clever little resource. I almost returned the book thinking that I really didn't need it but for the price, it has a wealth of information, techniques and real-life anecdotes ...
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