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Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)
Neale Donald Walsch
Putnam Adult, 1996
Human beings are perhaps never more dangerous than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right
If you've made it this point & are considering buying this book. Then do yourself a favour & take the next step & buy it. With the average review being 4 stars chances are you won't be disappointed. Don't be frightened by the few negative reviews many of which have ...
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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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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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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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The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves
Fireside, 2005
Shows you how to manage your emotions
This is a special book. In addition to illustrating how emotional intelligence works and why it is important, it showed me how I can identify my emotions accurately in the moment and respond to them more effectively. The techniques are quite easy to apply, and I am ...
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America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, ...
Basic Books, 2008
Wisdom Abounds--the old models don't work anymore
There is something about this book that compells you to stop reading it for a second and to go to Amazon.com to say "something."
I love the format. You feel like you are sitting with Brzezinski, Scowcroft and Ignatius just listening as a child who seemingly should ...
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The Complete Conversations with God (Boxed Set)
Neale Donald Walsch
Putnam Adult, 2005
The complete conversations with God (Boxed Set)
Beautiful presentation. Fantastic book to read....it sets the mind ticking over. It has made me look at life differently and to think differently. I now think with my heart and soul and I do not take what people tell me as gospel....my belief in God is now so ...
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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 ...
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Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers
Eugene H. Peterson
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008
Just as God used words both to create the world and to give us commandments, we too use words for many different purposes. In fact, we use the same language to talk to each other and to talk to God. Can our everyday speech, then, be just as important as the words and prayers we hear from the pulpit? Eugene Peterson unequivocally says Yes! Tell It ...
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ...
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Full of how to's
Definitely on my recommended book list. A must read for women in business.
Susan Bock
The Success Coach for Women in Business
www.SusanBockSolutions.com
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The Fine Art of Small Talk: How To Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills -- and Leave ...
Debra Fine
Hyperion, 2005
The Real Deal
I have had the opportunity to meet Debra Fine in person, hear her speak and read her book. This is the real deal. Extremely readable, accessible and practical. It's a no brainer: this is THE networking book if you are looking for insights, ideas and inspiration.
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Speak English Like an American (Book & Audio CD set)
Amy Gillett
Language Success Press, 2007
Clear, Practical, and Engaging
This excellent ESL textbook provides engaging model dialogs, explains practical American idioms - with solid definitions and examples, and includes a CD with clear articulation. The dialogs, illustrated with pen and ink cartoons, display a healthy sense of humor.
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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish
Joseph J. Keenan
University of Texas Press, 1994
The Best Spanish Reference Book for Middle to Advanced Speakers
This is a book that I have been searching for. Most of the books I have come across only give very "stiff-sounding" vocabulary and idioms. The author of this book seems to be someone similar to me in how I learned Spanish; 10 years of school and college and then ...
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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 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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