Guinness, Os
Summary: Guinness offers a comprehensive presentation of the art and power of creative persuasion. Christians have often relied on proclaiming and preaching, protesting and picketing. But we are strikingly weak in persuasion-- the ability to talk to people who are closed to what we are saying. He demonstrates how apologetic persuasion requires both the rational and the imaginative. Persuasion is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2015] 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 GUISharot, Tali
Summary: "We all have a duty to affect others--from the classroom to the boardroom to social media. But how skilled are we at this role, and can we become better? It turns out that many of our instincts--from relying on facts and figures to shape opinions, to insisting others are wrong or attempting to exert control--are ineffective, because they are incompatible with how peoples minds operate. Sharot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 SHASchmidt, LaUra
Summary: "The challenges facing our earth can feel overwhelming-recent research shows that more than 70% of Americans are worried about climate change and 51% say they feel helpless. Among millennials and Gen Z the numbers are even higher. How to Keep Your Cool While the World Is On Fire offers ten steps to help nourish, ground, and inspire anyone who is worried about climate change. Filled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala Publications, Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Moral psychologist Tess Wilkinson-Ryan examines what she calls the 'sucker construct,' the fear of being taken advantage of--of being a sucker--and its outsized role in the shaping of our lives and our world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: "From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes an exploration of the power of selling, which each of us does every day--whether we know it or not. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. More than fifteen million people earn their keep by convincing someone else to make a purchase. But dig deeper and a startling truth emerges:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bob Adams 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.8292 EVAHund, Emily
Summary: "Before there were Instagram likes, Twitter hashtags, or TikTok trends, there were bloggers who seemed to have the passion and authenticity that traditional media lacked. The Influencer Industry tells the story of how early digital creators scrambling for work amid the Great Recession gave rise to the multibillion-dollar industry that has fundamentally reshaped culture, the flow of information,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023
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Summary: We live in a world where proven facts and verifiable data are freely and widely available. Why, then, are self-confident ignoramuses so often believed over thoughtful experts? And why do seemingly irrelevant details such as a person's appearance or financial status influence whether or not we trust what they are saying, regardless of their wisdom or foolishness? Stephen Martin and Joseph Marks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 MARHewlett, Sylvia Ann
Summary: "Are you "leadership material?" More importantly, do others perceive you to be? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, a noted expert on workplace power and influence, shows you how to identify and embody the Executive Presence (EP) that you need to succeed. You can have the experience and qualifications of a leader, but without executive presence, you won't advance. EP is an amalgam of qualities that true...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 HEWMaxwell, John C.
Summary: HarperCollins and John C. Maxwell are celebrating the milestone anniversary of Maxwell's New York Times bestselling book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership with the publication of a new revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition. Maxwell has gone through every word of this book and updated it for the next generation of leaders. He has added new insights to these timeless laws and included...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Leadership 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 MAXGardner, Howard.
Summary: Publisher's description: Minds are exceedingly hard to change. Ask any advertiser who has tried to convince consumers to switch brands, any CEO who has tried to change a company's culture, or any individual who has tried to heal a rift with a friend. So many aspects of life are oriented toward changing minds--yet this phenomenon is among the least understood of familiar human experiences. Now,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business School Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.85 GARBurg, Bob.
Summary: Burg offers five simple principles of what he calls Ultimate Influence: the ability to win people to your side in a way that leaves everyone feeling great about the outcome-- and about themselves! He offers a tried-and-true framework for building alliances at work, at home, and anywhere else you seek to win people over.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 BURChance, Zoe
Summary: A professor at the Yale School of Management draws on research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology to explain how to effect meaningful and durable change by learning to negotiate more comfortably and creatively.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 CHAHedges, Kristi.
Summary: When some people speak, everyone listens. When they need commitment to projects, others jump on board. These are the lucky few with "presence"--that subtle magnetic field that signals authority and authenticity. Wouldn't it be great if doors opened as effortlessly for you? They can! Everyone, regardless of position or personality, can strengthen their presence. The key is to cultivate the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Management Association 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 HEDLevy, Jon
Summary: "The founder of a network of influencers from the worlds of business, science, art, sports, and nonprofits, Jon Levy, explains the social science behind connecting with people and creating lasting communities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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Summary: "What makes us love Ellen DeGeneres and hate Anne Hathaway? How do politicians move away from policy talk and connect with their voters? Activist and former producer Steven Goldstein breaks down the industry of creating likability and how public figures manufacture their image"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019