books about children and parenting
Want to learn more about workplace issues? Consider these books. To learn more about each book, or purchase them online, click the image or text link to visit Amazon.ca. Links will open in a new browser window. |
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The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed or Desperate by Harriet Lerner. ISBN: 0060196386 Provides solid, clear advice on how to talk to the most difficult people in the most difficult situations. How to improve relationships and attitudes that stand in the way of happiness. |
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Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. ISBN: 0805068953 The author created Imago Relationship Therapy. This book focuses on the theory and practice of a couple learning to become passionate friends. Exercises are offered to identify relationship problems and how to resolve them. |
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D. ISBN: 0609805797 Provides seven basic principles for making a relationship work. Includes practical advice, in-depth quizzes, and exercises that guide couples toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. |
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We Have to Talk: Healing Dialogues Between Women and Men, by Samuel Shem and Janet L. Surrey. ISBN: 0465091148 Provides insight into gender differences, suggesting ways to move past conflict and create healthy, long-lasting relationships. Includes stories of real people struggling to solve interpersonal differences. |
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In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love Your Want by Iyanla Vanzant. ISBN: 1573228753 Self-help counselor Vanzant talks about creative and honest use of the 'meantime' between relationships to help women (and men) avoid repeating unproductive behaviors of the past. Many listeners will recognize relationship fairy-godmother Iyanla Vanzant's positively charged style from her frequent appearances on Oprah. |
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20 Communication Tips for Couples: A 30-Minute Guide to a Better Relationship by Doyle Barnett. ISBN: 1880032686 Concise and simple guide presents 20 tips to improve the way couples talk and listen to each other. |
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Conversationally Speaking, by Alan Garner. ISBN: 1565656296 Provides advice on new techniques to improve conversation, learning to listen, reducing anxiety in social situations, and more. |
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Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, by Dr. Rick Brinkman and Dr. Rick Kirschner. ISBN: 0070078386 Examines ten different types of difficult people, including 'the no-person,' 'the sniper,' 'the know-it-all,' and 'the whiner,' and offers tips on how to deal with each. Includes tools for better communication. |
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How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends, by Don Gabor and Mary Power. ISBN: 0684868016 Simple and dynamic guidelines on communication skills, including asking the right questions, using body language, and avoiding conversation pitfalls. |
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Messages: The Communication Skills Book, by Patrick Fanning and Matthew McKay. ISBN: 1572240229 An in-depth guide shows how to improve relationships and personal effectiveness by mastering the art of public speaking, body language, assertiveness, negotiating, and more. |
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