books about: conflict     books:     Conflict      Home: A Novel Marilynne Robinson Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 Family Matters: Both the Transparent and Indecipherable The author creates an absorbing and totally engaging novel that held my attention from beginning to the end, which is saying a lot since this is an audiobook consisting of 10 CDs which equals 12.5 hours of listening time. The book is a study of the family bond and ...             The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation Michael Medved Crown Forum, 2008 As a pro-America Iranian, I'd like to recommend this book and thank America for her good deeds I am an Iranian living in Canada and as a pro-America individual, I'd like to express my gratitude to the American people who have done so much good for the world. In this book, Mr. Medved (host of his own radio show) dismantles the liberal lies one by one and makes a ...             Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish Collins Living, 1998 Easy read with tons of great tips With a toddler and a newborn it's hard to find time to read anything. This book was such an easy read. The cartoons are a great help because it's simple. I borrowed this from the library but owning one is a must so that I can refer back to it whenever I need to.             Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and ... Robert J. MacKenzie Ed.D. Three Rivers Press, 2001 Amazing Book - A Must Have This book is a must have for any parent who struggles with disciplining their child. Our 3.5 year old son is very strong willed and traditional methods of time out (in a corner) were not working. This book was well written and filled with helpful examples. Within a ...             On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen Warrior Science Publications, 2008 Criminal Prosecutor As a deputy district attorney who prosecutes people who murder and attempt to murder police officers, I have a vested interest in understanding what officers go through during a deadly force encounter. Without a doubt, of all the books and articles I've read, this is ...             If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of Need Colonel Jack Jacobs (retired), Douglas Century Berkley Hardcover, 2008 Hard to put down An excellent story from start to finish. It was even more interesting as I knew one of the key individuals personally, and he is everything Jack Jacobs said he was. The book was humorous, humble, & well worth reading.             How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish Collins Living, 1999 A Classic for Raising Children Every parent needs to read this book to truly learn how to talk and listen to their kids. Communication is at the heart of powerful parenting and this book shows you how. Practical and based on srong psychological principles...one will find that raising children is ...             The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien Broadway, 1998 An Entertaining and Enlightening Introduction to Story Telling Sections of this book were assigned to me as coursework. What I read was so entertaining that I immediately purchased the book and had read and reread it within a weekend. I admit that I'd not have seen the depth of O'Brien's true literary genius had my professor not ...             Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam Gordon M. Goldstein Times Books, 2008 essential reading Goldstein does an excellent job of making it clear that Bundy, despite his brilliance and pedigree, strongly facilitated the escalation of US commitment in Viet Nam. The author marshals his facts precisely and writes with forcefulness. He had unique access to Bundy. ...             Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Everyone should be able to learn and benefit from this Difficult Conversation book. I wish I had read this book earlier. Have you ever feel nervous, fear of the consequence and/or in a dilema when trying to bring up this following examples of topics: asking for a raise, ending relationship, giving a critical performance review, confronting disrespectful behavior, disagreeing with the ...             Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason Russell Shorto Doubleday, 2008 A beautifully written and fascinating history DESCARTES' BONES is so well written and such a fascinating read that I'm almost intimidated to write a review for it. This author obviously worked very hard, or has a natural way with words -- or both. It was fascinating to learn the extent to which Decartes has ...             Deaf Sentence: A Novel David Lodge Viking Adult, 2008 An excellent novel Other reviews provide ample information about the plot, setting, and characters of DEAF SENTENCE, David Lodge's fourteenth and most recent novel. I write mostly to note that DEAF SENTENCE is a very well written and structured novel. It betokens that Lodge certainly ...             Picture Perfect Jodi Picoult Berkley Trade, 2002 Page Turner Jodi Picoult has written a page turner that has you on the edge of your seat. I felt a range of emotion while reading the book. I couldn't put this book down and read it in record time. Great book!!             The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Workplace Ron Alsop Jossey-Bass, 2008 Fantastic Subject and Advice Born between 1980 and 2001, "millennials" challenge us as they move into their roles of student, worker and citizen. For anyone that has experienced these trophy children, they realize that we (management) need help and guidance. This is a well-crafted book that will ...             The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East Sandy Tolan Bloomsbury USA, 2006 Compassionate, moving and thought-provoking Much of Sandy Tolan's book reads like a novel, and yet it is a true story. (The rest of the book reads like a well documented -- which it is -- history book.) I absolutely loved it! Tolan goes out of his way to be even-handed in terms of not favoring the Jewish or ...          products you might be interested in search for books conversations, destructive, distortions, eliminating, establishing, strong-willed      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints