books about: conflicts     books:       Mr. Peanut60 reviews Knopf, 2010 Brilliant - Nashville Boy Does Good!!!! David and Alice Pepin are husband and wife who love each other - or do they. When a spouse imagines the death of the other are they guilty of murder? A page turner from a brilliant new writer."             Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most155 reviews Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Best Communications Book on the Market This is one of the best guides for effectively handling difficult conversations - those conversations that are often fraught with emotion and conflict. Difficult conversations all share a common structure, which is the gap between what is said and what is not said. The authors, all members of the Harvard Negotiation Project, first outline the underlying structures that make conversations ...             On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace146 reviews Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen Warrior Science Publications, 2008 A must read A must read for any warrior. I recommended this book to my coworkers and plan on reading again in a year or two as a reminder.             Crucial Confrontations: Tools for talking about broken promises, violated expectations, and bad behavior49 reviews Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ... McGraw-Hill, 2004 My review will have given them 10+ stars I can't praise these authors enough. In fact, they are due for another book and I look forward to reading it. Having already read , "Influencer" and "Crucial Conversation" , I knew what to expect from these excellent writers with Crucial Confrontation. General Overview The reasons I love these books are because at the end of each book, they do a beautiful job of tying all together. For me ...             How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk241 reviews Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish Harper Paperbacks, 1999 Takes the stress out of parenting. A must read for all parents! A very practical guide on what to say when facing a situation with your child that usually leads to a power struggle. This book teaches a parent what to say to his/her child that fosters respect between both of you. It really works! You'll want to keep this book close by at all times so you can reference it when you don't know how to respond to a frustrating ...             Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and ...141 reviews Robert J. MacKenzie Ed.D. Three Rivers Press, 2001 Great technique I like how the book gives specific examples and covers almost any scenario that could occur, or close to it. It has helped me keep my cool on many occasions. I had to buy it because I need to refer back to it when things begin to be difficult again.             The Things They Carried819 reviews Tim O'Brien Broadway, 1998 Most truthful account of Vietnam... if you believe that truth is a mixture of hard facts and individual perceptions. In one of O'Brien's stories, "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong," fictional Tim O'Brien says that he could never trust the tales of his friend Rat Kiley because he blurred the lines of fiction and reality. But in war, the atrocities can feel unreal. In The Things They Carried, O'Brien masterfully weaves the more ...             Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too88 reviews Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish Harper Paperbacks, 1998 Great suggestions for handling future and present rivalries I have young children but am interested in raising them so that they have the least amount of rivalry with each other as possible. This book gave examples of many useful techniques in a very readable format. I enjoyed learning about sibling rivalry issues by anecdotes. Through the anecdotes rivalry issues unfolded that seemed trivial at the time but ended up having significant emotional impact ...             The Korean War: A History (Modern Library Chronicles) Bruce Cumings Modern Library, 2010 A bracing account of a war that lingers in our collective memory as both ambiguous and unjustly ignored   For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953 that has long been overshadowed by World War II, Vietnam, and the War on Terror. But as Bruce Cumings eloquently explains, for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long fight that still haunts contemporary events. And in a very real way, although its true roots ...             Hopes and Prospects8 reviews Noam Chomsky Haymarket Books, 2010 Thought-provoking, measured, and grounded in rationality For forty years, Noam Chomsky's erudite insights into politics and language have proved to be an invaluable contribution to ongoing social reflection. Hopes and Prospects is Chomsky's latest work, warning readers about the latest risks and challenges facing America and humankind during the early twenty-first century. Chapters address the growing divide between America's North and South, American ...             The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East90 reviews Sandy Tolan Bloomsbury USA, 2007 Truth in the Lemon Tree I read The Lemon Tree on the plane traveling to Israel & Palestine. All of the many conversations I had with both Palestinians and Israelis reflected the feelings of those in The Lemon Tree. Sandy Tolan made me feel as though I were reading fiction, however the reality was in the lack of conclusion to either the story in the book or to the situation in the lives of Israelis and Palestinians. I ...             Why Can't You Read My Mind? Overcoming the 9 Toxic Thought Patterns that Get in the Way of a Loving ...17 reviews Jeffrey Bernstein Da Capo Press, 2003 Good for everyone How simply written and oddly correct. I don't find that everything applies in my relationship but it's been really helpful. Definitely a good tool for anyone in or desiring to be in a relationship. I think it can also be helpful in helping couples find a common starting ground in trying to renew their relationship. I personally like the writing style, humor involved and simplicity of the authors ...             The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict114 reviews Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008 Change the World. This book is the simple answer to the need of our World. The drastic idea of not 'taking sides' is clearly an advantage to a peaceful life. To activate the philosophy, each person needs to re-think and then practise keeping his heart at peace. Having dealt with ourselves, we can put the book into the hands of our local council/government personel and wait for a change of attitude. ...             People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts47 reviews Robert Bolton Touchstone, 1986 So valuable I need to reread This book is a dynamic-changer. I've only absorbed a small portion of its contents, but the ideas I have run with, so far, are providing visible results in my personal, business, and social interactions. Understanding roadblocks is one thing, but stopping yourself from "throwing them out there" is another. Reflective listening is an amazing tool and now that I can consciously employ it I do, ...             The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict57 reviews Ken Sande Baker Books, 2004 Great Biblical perspective I didn't realize I was being a "Peace Faker". I thought I was doing the right thing in continually overlooking offenses. Ken Sande does a great job of showing what the Bible says about conflict and how it should be resolved. I realized that I was not allowing God to use me to speak His truth into the lives of the people He had placed around me. I was content with everyone just getting along ...             History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science1 review Public Domain Books, 1998 this is a disturbing book This book isn't really about science or religion per se, though it says a lot about both subjects, it's more a handbook of opinions and how to not write authoritatively. After reading it, I wonder if the FOX channel knows about it. Bigotry and Ignorance are part and parcell of this man's writings.             Word of Honor99 reviews Grand Central Publishing, 2001 An Officer and A Murderer? Benjamin Tyson is on the verge of going middle-aged crazy...he is bored with his marriage. His job in Manhattan is not what it used to be since the company was bought by a Japanese firm. The focus of his life changes when a new book hits the shelves that details a massacre at a hospital during the Vietnam War. Ben was "Lieutenant Tyson" during the war and he and his men are mentioned ...             Sex, Drugs, and Body Counts: The Politics of Numbers in Global Crime and Conflict Cornell Univ Pr, 2010 'At least 200,000-250,000 people died in the war in Bosnia.' 'There are three million child soldiers in Africa.' 'More than 650,000 civilians have been killed as a result of the U.S. occupation of Iraq.' 'Between 600,000 and 800,000 women are trafficked across borders every year.' 'Money laundering represents as much as 10 percent of global GDP.' 'Internet child porn is a $20 billion-a-year industry.' These are big, attention-grabbing numbers, ...             When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along25 reviews Joshua Coleman Collins Living, 2007 When Parents Are Rejected By Their Children This book is absolutely wonderful if you are dealing with a difficult teenager or have been rejected by your child. It validates the anguish and the anger you feel. It does not make you feel like the guilty party; in fact it states that even good parents can end up rejected by their children. It has good advice and strategies for staying open and letting your child know you will always be ...             Bait Of Satan:Living Free From the Deadly Trap of Offense75 reviews John Bevere Charisma House, 2004 Great Book This book explains a lot of problems that exist in people's lives and churches, and also what to do to remedy the problems and move on to where we need to be.              search for books behavior, biblical, boundaries, children, chronicles, compassionate, conflicts, confrontations, conversations, difficult, eliminating, establishing, expectations, overcoming, patterns, peacemaker, personal, physiology, politics, prospects, psychology, relationship, resolving, respectful, siblings, strategies, strong-willed, together, violated, yourself books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2011 National Electrical Code home  impressum - about us