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Daisy Dreamer 4 Great courses (DVD) Social and emotional learning What we stand forHanson, Anders
Summary: Help make the world a more peaceful place. Learn how to stop conflict in its tracks. Keeping the Peace: the Kids book of Peacemaking will teach kids to solve conflicts by first finding out what each person wants, and ending with a solution. This book will show kids how to use compassion, respect, responsibility, and honesty with those around them. Simple text and charming pictures will keep...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 303.6 HANAnna, Holly
Summary: "In this fourth adventure, Daisy and Posey help a pretty pixie named Twee get to the bottom of a not-so-pretty problem"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ANNSophy, Charles
Summary: A psychiatrist and former medical director helps parents rebuild their relationships with their children through four essential areas--trust, shared beliefs, family history and forgiveness--and shows how to overcome generational wounds and create safety and stability.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SOPWaxman, Jamye
Summary: "Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy - and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone, relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed guide to every step of a non-romantic breakup. Drawing from her own experiences, Jamye...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 WAXRipley, Amanda
Summary: "In the tradition of bestselling explainers like The Tipping Point, the first popular book based on cutting edge science that breaks down the idea of extreme conflict, the kind that paralyzes people and places, and then shows how to escape it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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Summary: How do we communicate with people who disagree with us? In today's polarized world, friends and strangers clash with each other over issues large and small. Coworkers have conflicts in the office. Married couples fight over finances. And online commenters demonize one another's political and religious perspectives. Is there any hope for restoring civil discourse? Communications expert Tim...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 240 MUEGoulston, Mark
Summary: In his book, Just Listen, Mark Goulston shared his bestselling formula for getting through to the resistant people in your life. Now, in his breakthrough new book Talking to Crazy, he brings his communication magic to the most difficult group of all—the downright irrational. As a psychiatrist, Goulston has seen his share of crazy and he knows from experience that you can’t simply argue it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM, American Management Association 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 GOUBeckmeyer, Drew
Summary: An angry, destructive tornado picks up an empathetic cow, and when Cow politely asks to be put down, the two enter a conversation that has some unforeseen results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: Conflict within relationships is complex and challenging to overcome, but Brody has identified the most common causes. She helps couples unlock the destructive cycles that drive their battles, and helps them create lifelong change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment, LLC 2015
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Summary: This course provides a theoretical and practical survey of the ideas behind and the practices of effective communication. It helps you become aware of the automatic processes involved that influence every day talk, of how face-to-face talk really works in the most common three recognized modes: connect talk, control talk, and dialogue talk. Effectiveness is measured by three things: getting...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.2 EFFCall number: DVD 302.2 EFF
Krekelberg, Alyssa
Summary: Shares three stories of children learning how to solve problems. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the stories. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 153.4 KREKaye, Kenneth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Management Association 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 KAYJeffers, Oliver
Summary: Merging space travel with a road trip, a father drives all over the solar system at 37mph in order to allow his children to view the conflicts of Earth's history in the rearview mirror. Whether it's only been the 78 years it takes to drive to Venus or the 8,000 it takes to get to Neptune, humans have been fighting each other for small pieces of space on our planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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Summary: "Offering a groundbreaking path to productive and respectful conversations, Learning to Disagree from highly regarded thought leader and law professor John Inazu equips you to have authentic dialogue and build rich relationships in a divided society . . . without compromising your convictions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2024
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Summary: "A book introducing a new approach to tough negotiations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Best friends Tiger and Badger work through their disagreements over a toy, a chair, and sharing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JENKarres, Erika V. Shearin.
Summary: A guide for coping with girls who are mean to other girls, using the words of teenagers to explore how the meanness can get started, forms it may take, and what can be done to stop it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 158.25 KARLee, Suzy
Summary: Villagers like to come to rest and cool down in the shade of a huge, old tree. But when a young traveler decides to join them one day, a rich man on whose land the tree stands demands they leave because he owns the tree and therefore its shade. Thinking fast, the traveler strikes a deal: one that will enable him to outsmart the rich man--and ensure that the villagers will always have access to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Some say the Spratly Islands, located right in the middle of the South China Sea, could be the site of the world's next major conflict. Eric Campbell takes us on a dangerous journey through these Islands claimed by no fewer than six countries, all fighting over the undersea oil fields.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2014
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Chopra, Deepak.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.6 CHOChopra, Deepak.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 303.6 CHOHorn, Sam
Summary: "Want to know how to speak up instead of shut down, face challenges head-on instead of run the other way, and keep your cool even when others don't? Talking on Eggshells shows you how. This inspiring book shares everyday character-building situations and offers examples of what to say and not to say so you'll never be tongue-tied or tongue-twisted again. Sam Horn's relatable, real-life stories...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.6 HORNoll, Douglas
Summary: "Discover how to successfully and efficiently calm an angry person or diffuse a volatile situation in ninety seconds or less with this proven and accessible peacekeeping method by self-described "lawyer turned peacemaker" Douglas E. Noll. We live in an increasingly divided world and most of us have encountered our fair share of aggressive people and difficult confrontations. Fortunately, we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.6 NOLLerner, Michael
Summary: "Embracing Israel/Palestine presents Rabbi Michael Lerner's continuing attempt to explain the current struggles between Israel and Palestine in a way that is sympathetic to both sides and provides a strategy to building a lasting peace based on acceptance, generosity, and open-hearted reconciliation"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tikkun Books ; North Atlantic Books 2011