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Our eminent founding father Ben Franklin once famously compared guests to stinking fish. While this assessment may seem a trifle harsh, the truth remains that social intercourse is a most risky endeavor. Who better to address this concern than the inimitable pundit Russell Lynes-a man renowned for his unparalleled expertise on the social graces and the many personality types who regularly abuse them? In this classic guide to "guesting," Lynes provides...
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This story is a personal account of my life with a sociopath beside me, a journey which takes you inside his mind and inside his darkness. A Sociopath Beside Me is a true story about my life with a sociopath and the devastating circumstances he created for his many victims. This personal journey leads to the discovery that a sociopath was in our midst, examines his dishonorable behaviors,
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This is a true story set in Fukushima about the difficulties faced by a mother and child after the nuclear plant disaster. There was a two-month's long interview by the internet system but many individual people answered with warm hearts and in detail. This is not abstract health data on the effects of nuclear power; this is the first human story of what happened to people after a nuclear disaster. What will you do after reading this book? Your decision...
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Really? Jane Austen? A woman who died in 1817? What can she tell us about relationships today? Our world is so different from hers. Her characters speak in what almost seems like a foreign language. And the romantic relations between partners back then were so restricted . . . how can their problems be relevant to us? Yet the men and women in her novels struggle with the same passions we have, and they ask the same questions: Is this person the one?...
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We are a species in deep trouble. What if the trouble is too deep? What if it's too late to save ourselves? What if there's no hope for us?
I've written this book for people who are hurting in a special way. It's for you if you're scared about the future. It's for you if you've put your heart into saving the world and gotten your heart broken. It's for you if you no longer believe in hope, and don't want it back, but you refuse, absolutely refuse,...
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This achingly moving chronicle and meditation on the mysteries of love and betrayal shows how faith and love can triumph even after the most life-shattering revelations and loss. What is it like to recover from betrayal of trust today in a culture that is blind to the trauma and impatient with grief? When her long-time partner abruptly left shortly before their wedding, the author found nothing had prepared her for the depth and duration of the pain....
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¿Te sientes atrapado/a en un ciclo de ansiedad y dudas en tus relaciones? ¡Es hora de liberarte y descubrir cómo construir vínculos sólidos y saludables!Sumérgete en "Superando el apego ansioso" y desbloquea las claves para una vida amorosa plena y satisfactoria. Este cautivador libro explora las complejidades del estilo de apego ansioso, esa búsqueda incesante de afecto y validación que puede obstaculizar tus conexiones más preciadas.Con...
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In Psychological Defenses in Everyday Life, Dr. Robert W. Firestone shares the wisdom and compassion of his thirty years as a clinical psychologist, expounding complex psychological theory in direct and illuminating prose. Important insights on the origins, pervasiveness, and destructiveness of the defensive process are set forth to elaborate upon both the pain and joy of human existence. The authors point the way toward reversing the damaging process...
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Many highly skilled professionals find that, after a few years in their industry, their career starts to hit a ceiling. It's not a lack of technical skills that's holding them back but a lack of people skills. These days, just being highly skilled at your job is not enough. You also need to be able to connect with, influence and lead people. If you're in this situation, this is the book for you. Using his proven ENGAGE Model, Executive Coach Duncan...
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La violencia no son solo gritos y golpes. Hay muchas formas de violencia menos espectaculares. Más sutiles. Más insidiosas
A veces, la violencia invisible es «normal». Es «útil». Permite expresar frustración, por ejemplo, o tomar una decisión que nos hace progresar. Sin embargo, en muchas ocasiones, la violencia invisible es «tóxica». No sirve para nada. Peor aún: hace que quien la sufre se hunda en una profunda sensación de naufragio...
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The principles set forth in this book represent the fastest way to develop intimacy (An intimate relationship is a particularly close relationship between two individuals). This concept deals with relationships….all types of relationships….relationships between parents and children, relationships between business associates, relationships between friends, and long term or dating relationships. Volume 1 deals with dating and long term relationships....
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Joseph Telushkin is renowned for his warmth, his erudition, and his richly anecdotal insights, and in Words That Hurt, Words That Heal he focuses these gifts on the words we use in public and in private, revealing their tremendous power to shape relationships. With wit and wide-ranging intelligence, Rabbi Telushkin explains the harm in spreading gossip, rumors, or others' secrets, and how unfair anger, excessive criticism, or lying undermines true...
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Probably more people than you know spend the majority of their life and time working with others in an employment-related situation. And these people don’t get to pick who their co-workers are. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to get along with others. This can lead to all kinds of difficult situations, making it almost impossible to get through the day successfully.
Working well with others is crucial in any situation. It is even more important...
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A renowned business and communication expert demonstrates 8 key ways to create enduring connections with friends, customers, co-workers . . . and even kids! Whether you work in marketing and sales or in customer service . . . are a CEO or a stay-at-home mom, the ability to effectively connect with the needs of others dramatically affects your productivity, effectiveness, and motivation. This is your one-stop guidebook for all the information you need...
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Airport Socks is basically a compilation of stories, lovingly told, about family members and friends of the author. Many of these stories are accompanied by a photo of the particular person, or group of people. It was written to honor and commemorate each of the lives that the author was particularly touched or influenced by. The pages are presented through the eyes of the author's daughter, and each story represents a sort of lesson or reason for...
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Este libro recoge la experiencia de profesionales, investigadores y académicos que trabajan distintos tipos de entrevista. A partir de tres ejes temáticos, se exponen los aspectos generales de este valioso proceso de comunicación, interacción y diagnóstico, las habilidades que se requieren para realizarla y las distintas modalidades que hay, tales como la entrevista a profundidad, estrategia muy utilizada en el campo de las ciencias sociales...
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Interpersonal Problems presents a complete treatment protocol for therapists working with clients who repeatedly fall into unhealthy patterns in their relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and romantic partners. These clients may blame others, withdraw when feeling threatened, react defensively in conflicts, or have a deep-seated sense of distrust-all interpersonal problems that damage relationships...
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From the dank cafeteria of PS 28 in the Bronx to the sun-drenched crest of St. Regis Mountain in the Adirondacks, Ralph Maltese's memoir captures the joys and struggles of growing up in the 1950s and 60s. Added to the typical experiences of a baby boomer immersed in the post-war years, then caught up in the turmoil of the Age of Aquarius, are the particular pleasures...and sometimes challenges...of Ralph's extended Italian-American family. Readers...
99) Letters to Bruce
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Norma Jean Campanaro lives on the big island of Hawaii and in Seattle Washington Her inspiration comes from the beauty of the universe the vibrant colors of nature and the philosophy that every moment in life is in Divine order.
100) Geronimo: Fairytale
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This fairytale was published first in Germany (1997). You find in this story the writer not only as a storyteller, but also as a father of his lovely daughter Shirin and youngest son Eldar as well.
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