Bandon Public Library

Faber and Mazlish use real-life situations to show how you can respect and respond to your child's feelings and satisfy your own needs

"A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions,...

Make instant, meaningful connections.   For interviewing, selling, managing, pitching an idea, applying to college-or looking for a soulmate-the secret of success is based on connecting with other people. And you can do it in 90 seconds or less through Nicholas Boothman's program of establishing face-to-face communication.   A master of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Boothman teaches us the concept of synchrony-how to synchronize our...

"Negotiating is an activity that touches on all aspects our professional and personal lives. This brief article provides an overview of why negotiation is a critical life skill and describes the elements of a successful negotiation." --

The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest

This guide helps readers become adept in active listening, reading body language, identifying communication styles, conflict resolution, public speaking, and more. --from publisher description

"An investigation of the emotional and physical world of the octopus"-- "In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect, " about her friendship with a sensitive,...

Full of essential advice for spotlight lovers and wallflowers alike, this book will teach you how to bring any crowd to its feet. Your day is full of moments when you must persuade, inform, and motivate others. Each of those moments requires you to play a role, to heighten the impact of your words, and to manage your emotions and nerves--if you want to steal the show, that is. Every interaction is a performance, whether you're speaking up in a meeting,...

Learn how to improve your ability to make a strong first impression, and how to extend and enhance that impression so your colleagues and supervisors will listen carefully when you speak and appreciate what you write.

For over thirty-five years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele's daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, tailor How to Talk&#x;s powerful communication skills to children ages two to seven. Faber and King, each a parenting expert in her own right, share their wisdom...