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Book Synopsis You've read the classic on win-win negotiating, Getting to Yes but so have they, the folks you are now negotiating with. How can you get a leg up and win? "Win-win" negotiation is an appealing idea on an intellectual level: Find the best way to convince the other side to accept a mutually beneficial outcome, and then everyone gets their fair share. The reality, though, is that people want more than their fair share; they want to win. Tell your boss that you've concocted a deal that gets your company a piece of the pie, and the reaction is likely to be: "Maybe we need to find someone harder-nosed than you who knows how to win. We want the whole pie, not just a slice." However, to return to an earlier era before "win-win" negotiation was in fashion and seek simply to dominate or bully opponents into submission would be a step in the wrong direction -- and a public relations disaster. By showing how to win at win-win negotiating, Lawrence Susskind provides the operational advice you need to satisfy the interests of your back table -- the people to whom you report. He also shows you how to deal with irrational people, whose vocabulary seems limited to "no," or with the proverbial 900-pound gorilla. He explains how to find trades that create much more value than either you or your opponent thought possible. His brilliant concept of "the trading zone" -- the space where you can create deals that are "good for them but great for you," while still maintaining trust and keeping relationships intact -- is a fresh way to re-think your approach to negotiating. The outcome is often the best of both possible worlds: You claim a disproportionate share of the value you've created while your opponents still look good to the people to whom they report. Whether the venue is business, a family dispute, international relations, or a tradeoff that has to be made between the environment and jobs, Susskind provides a breakthrough in how to both think about, and engage in, productive negotiations. About the Author Lawrence Susskind is cofounder of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, Ford Foundation Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the founder and chief knowledge officer of the Consensus Building Institute. He has served on the faculty at MIT for more than forty years. Dr. Susskind has mediated complex disputes involving land and water rights; advised more than fifty corporations, particularly with regard to regulatory negotiations; provided advanced negotiation training to more than 30,000 professionals from around the world; and served as an adviser to the supreme courts of Israel, Ireland, and the Philippines.

Book Synopsis Tenacity in Children examines how multiple generations of parents and caregivers raised children to become successful adults. Until relatively recent times in human history, there were no schools or organized institutions, nor were there parenting books. Rather, caregivers depended on the seven important instincts that evolved across tens of thousands of years in the human species. This volume highlights the ways in which these instincts are more important than ever in preparing children for tomorrow's successes. Key areas of coverage include individual chapters devoted to examining each of the seven instincts - intuitive optimism, intrinsic motivation, compassionate empathy, simultaneous intelligence, genuine altruism, virtuous responsibility, and measured fairness - as well as practical strategies to guide children in acquiring and fine-tuning these essential human instincts.Tenacity in Children provides a solid foundation to prepare children for a resilient and happy future. It offers well-defined guideposts for adults committed to providing every child with the opportunity to access, strengthen, and employ these instincts as they negotiate childhood and passage into adult life. This book also serves as a rich resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in mental health and public health disciplines as well as many interrelated fields as we all strive to promote the well-being of children. The collaboration of these two esteemed psychologists has been impacting on our field for decades. This new book continues that tradition.- Richard D. Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.Author of It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping Children with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success Tenacity in Children is the perfect balance between concepts, knowledge, scientific discourse, practical ideas and touching stories thattruly illustrate the principles shared in the book. This book should reach the hands of every person dedicated to working with children.- Encarni Gallardo, MBA, CBMExecutive Director, Children's Service Society of Utah Written in an easy-to-read, narrative style, Drs. Goldstein and Brooks impart their innovative concept of Tenacity in Children along with its seven essential instincts by using heartwarming stories, personal and professional insights, research, and wisdom.- Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D.Co-author of Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within Visit our website at www.tenacityinchildren.com From the Back Cover Tenacity in Children examines how multiple generations of parents and caregivers raised children to become successful adults. Until relatively recent times in human history, there were no schools or organized institutions, nor were there parenting books. Rather, caregivers depended on the seven important instincts that evolved across tens of thousands of years in the human species. This volume highlights the ways in which these instincts are more important than ever in preparing children for tomorrow's successes. Key areas of coverage include individual chapters devoted to examining each of the seven instincts - intuitive optimism, intrinsic motivation, compassionate empathy, simultaneous intelligence, genuine altruism, virtuous responsibility, and measured fairness - as well as practical strategies to guide children in acquiring and fine-tuning these essential human instincts.Tenacity in Children provides a solid foundation to prepare children for a resilient and happy future. It offers well-defined guideposts for adults committed to providing every child with the opportunity to access, strengthen, and employ these instincts as they negotiate childhood and passage into adult life. This book also serves as a rich resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in mental health and public health disciplines as well as many interrelated fields as we all strive to promote the well-being of children. The collaboration of these two esteemed psychologists has been impacting on our field for decades. This new book continues that tradition.- Richard D. Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.Author of It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping Children with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success Tenacity in Children is the perfect balance between concepts, knowledge, scientific discourse, practical ideas and touching stories thattruly illustrate the principles shared in the book. This book should reach the hands of every person dedicated to working with children.- Encarni Gallardo, MBA, CBMExecutive Director, Children's Service Society of Utah Written in an easy-to-read, narrative style, Drs. Goldstein and Brooks impart their innovative concept of Tenacity in Children along with its seven essential instincts by using heartwarming stories, personal and professional insights, research, and wisdom.- Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D.Co-author of Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within Visit our website at www.tenacityinchildren.com About the Author Sam Goldstein is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the University of Utah School of Medicine (USA). and certified School Psychologist in the State of Utah. He is also Board Certified as a Pediatric Neuropsychologist and listed in the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He has authored, co-edited or co-authored over fifty clinical and trade publications, three dozen book chapters, nearly three dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles and eight psychological and neuropsychological tests. Since 1980, he has served as Clinical Director of The Neurology, Learning and Behavior Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Robert Brooks is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School (part-time) and is the former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital. He is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, as well as listed in the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He has authored, co-edited or co-authored 18 books and, in addition, authored or co-authored almost three dozen book chapters and more than three dozen peer reviewed scientific articles.

About the Book "Places That Matter: Knowing Your Neighborhood Through Data is for anyone who wants to learn the language (concepts) of research methods and to translate that language into action. Places that Matter is written with the of goal of both facing and easing these challenges by (1) transferring the intellectual energy required to learn the methods of research on to a place that matters; (2) systematically building readers' confidence to convert the abstract language of research into applied activity and action taking; and (3) guiding (really coaching) readers to create an action plan grounded in systematic research. Places that Matter is not a comprehensive overview of research methods. Rather, it is a book that seeks to build a solid conceptual and experiential foundation for wanting to learn more. This book assumes an action-based learning approach. Action-based learning (ABL) is a learner-centered approach. Places that Matter guides you through an action-based learning experience that is launched by identifying a specific place that matters to your life and then asking you to get to know the neighborhood that surrounds it. Each chapter is broken into a series of learning modules with related exercises that take between 10 to 90 minutes each to complete. The exercises include step-by-step instructions to complete an investigative task, move you through the project and cultivate the skill set important to succeeding in, and negotiating, a knowledge- and data-driven economy. That skill set includes possessing the problem-solving and analytic skills to gather data and make observations and then manage, manipulate, and make meaning from the data collected and observations made"--Provided by publisher. Book Synopsis Places that Matter asks the reader to identify a place that matters in their life--their home, a place of worship, a park, or some other site that acts as an emotional and physical anchor and connects them to a neighborhood. Then readers are asked: In what ways do I currently support--or fail to support--that neighborhood? Should support be increased? If so, in what ways? Joan Ferrante guides students through a learning experience that engages qualitative and quantitative research and culminates in writing a meaningful plan of action or research brief. Students are introduced to basic concepts of research and are exposed to the experiences of gathering and drawing on data related to something immediate and personal. The class-tested exercises are perfect for courses that emphasize action-based research and social responsibility. The book's overarching goal is to help students assess their neighborhood's needs and strengths and then create a concrete plan that supports that neighborhood and promotes its prosperity. Accompanying the book is a facilitator's companion website to guide action-based research experiences, which includes rubrics that are aligned to common learning objectives and are also designed to make tracking and reporting easier. From the Back Cover "A fresh approach to learning applied research." --Lindsay Hixson, PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Oregon Health Authority "Ferrante creatively coaches students through the research process, transforming it into a rich, action-based experience. She brings life to abstract terms and processes that students often struggle to understand." --Charles F. Klahm IV, Associate Professor, Wayne State University "Places that Matter brings social research up close and personal by leading students on a research adventure into an important part of their world." --Earl Babbie, Campbell Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University "Students will appreciate this experience-based approach to learning research methods. Professors will enjoy seeing these concepts come alive in their students." --Bobbie Ticknor, Associate Professor, Valdosta State University "Demystifies the research process and shows how data can be used to improve neighborhoods." --Julie Hilvers, PhD, Director of Evaluation and Learning, Chicago Urban League "Ferrante takes the fear out of research methods. A valuable resource for hands-on methods application." --Jaime McCauley, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Coastal Carolina University "Ferrante has made learning about research relevant and accessible, and allows students to practice social research skills by taking real social action where it matters most: in their own communities." --Jennifer L. Harrison, Lecturer, Arizona State University Review Quotes "[T]he book provides an opportunity for readers to strengthen feelings of belonging, have their voice heard, and develop positive regard for one's place of residence. Places That Matter is well‐timed and useful for applied social scientists . . . as well as online and on‐ground instructors of undergraduate courses."-- "Rural Sociology" About the Author Joan Ferrante is Professor of Sociology at Northern Kentucky University, author of Sociology: A Global Perspective and Seeing Sociology: An Introduction, and coauthor with Prince Brown Jr. of The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity in the United States. She is creator and director of the Mourning the Creation of Racial Categories Project.

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I have always taught with an explicit model as the foundation for any lesson. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) provides teachers with exactly this however, negotiating your way through the standards can be difficult and time consuming. The Common Core will challenge students to take learning to new levels. By nature it promotes rigor […]

About the Book From Navy SEAL, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and host of the top-rated JOCKO PODCAST, the ultimate book on motivation Book Synopsis In this expanded edition of the 2017 mega-bestseller, updated with brand new sections like DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, SUGAR COATED LIES and DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH WEAKNESS, readers will discover new ways to become stronger, smarter, and healthier. Jocko Willink's methods for success were born in the SEAL Teams, where he spent most of his adult life, enlisting after high school and rising through the ranks to become the commander of the most highly decorated special operations unit of the war in Iraq. In Discipline Equals Freedom, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Extreme Ownership describes how he lives that mantra: the mental and physical disciplines he imposes on himself in order to achieve freedom in all aspects of life. Many books offer advice on how to overcome obstacles and reach your goals--but that advice often misses the most critical ingredient: discipline. Without discipline, there will be no real progress. Discipline Equals Freedom covers it all, including strategies and tactics for conquering weakness, procrastination, and fear, and specific physical training presented in workouts for beginner, intermediate, and advanced athletes, and even the best sleep habits and food intake recommended to optimize performance. FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE--AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM About the Author JOCKO WILLINK was a Navy SEAL for 20 years, rising through the ranks to become the commander of Task Unit Bruiser--the most decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War. After retiring, Jocko continued on the disciplined path of success, co-founding Echelon Front, a multi-million dollar leadership and management consulting company, writing the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership, the children's book Way of the Warrior Kid, and creating one of the top-ranking podcasts, JOCKO PODCAST.

The hit sci-fi game now in English for the first time! An unknown force threatens Earth. You must design an ark to escape to the stars! Draft cards to lay the foundation for your ark. Negotiate to gain the best locations, items, and personnel. Take advantage of complex interactions. Create the colony ship that will be humanity's last hope!

The hit sci-fi game now in English for the first time! An unknown force threatens Earth. You must design an ark to escape to the stars! Draft cards to lay the foundation for your ark. Negotiate to gain the best locations, items, and personnel. Take advantage of complex interactions. Create the colony ship that will be humanity’s last hope! Tableau building game Complex interaction between cards Asymetric player powers Unique sci-fi art on every card Original French language version sold through multiple print runs Deep sci-fi universe - creators have more games and content in store! Read about it on Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217099/seeders-sereis-exodus Hear an in-depth intervew with designer Serge Macasdar of the expansive sci-fi story and gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omPiyRZbk4E

Seeders from Series: Exodus, The hit sci-fi game now in English for the first time! An unknown force threatens Earth. You must design an ark to escape to the stars! Draft cards to lay the foundation for your ark. Negotiate to gain the best locations, items, and personnel. Take advantage of complex interactions. Create the colony ship that will be humanity's last hope. The Seeders, colonists from a dead Earth, are in danger, threatened by an unknown world-eating force that even the Great Gene Library cannot explain. There is urgency to evacuate the dozens of planets containing Seeders colonies on the border of the Skull empire, before they are consumed - but there are not enough Daughter Arks available, and none of them are suitable to ensure this Maxx exodus. You play as the representatives of the various castes which make up the Seeders Society. Your negotiators will use their influence and stop at nothing to acquire the plans for the unit modules and the best crews to operate them. If you succeed in creating the best plans, your caste's stature will rise in power and fame. Exodus is the first part of the history of a forthcoming humankind. Who will enter the Great Book in the history of the Seeders?

An innovative, deeply researched portrayal of power in society, this \"comes along once in a lifetime from out of the blue\" 1st book by a poet and patriot requests we do better as an American people. His is an argument we need to hear. A bit tough love with a dose of encouragement, he seeks to shake us out of an unconscious confusing cultural spell causing hatred and tribalism. It's eating away at our sense of what it means to be \"American\". Jeff's gentle intellectual \"kick in the ribs\" of our failing body politic tells us to get up and rise to a higher standard of being. Jeff takes readers thru three deliberate sections: Power, Doomerism, and Remedy. A three in one combination of scholarship in history, cultural geography, and sociology draws out a unifying values set theory that explains how we got into such a mess, and what we must do. It's a lyrically written cadence of a compelling calling to every citizen. We should be open to it to rid society of doomerism and resume our voyage to become an exemplar republic, a representative democracy with liberty and justice for all. If not, we all fall down. Villainous doomerism brings forth future gloom to posterity. To remedy this, Jeff provides sociological theory with several analytical tools. Using these to negotiate our differences, to understand one another, and society, we can bond to avoid despair. Like a good neighbor, he helps us come to the table for necessary crucial conversations. We need this for our country's solvency, for liberty. In inspiring motivational speech, he asks us to look past our egos, be brave, and transfer authority to 25 to 40 year old's who have integrity, are civically minded, and team players. It takes a commitment to the survival of our republic, democracy, and liberty to do this. This age group is the same as the founders and of geniuses' greatest discoveries. We face an emerging dystopian digital age. Our children's and grandchildren's livelihoods depend upon us making this adjustment. We need capable creative minds to find solutions to societal and species' survival problems. (Sorry boomers but the time has come to retire. You did your best. You followed your path. But we are now off course. We don't want to crash & burn. Please let go of the levers of power. We need you to do this. Don't worry, you will be fine. Help us rebuild social capital in civil society, volunteer!) Reflecting on 1776, compared to the last 40 years, Jeff offers a unique perspective on how culture, power, and the dynamics of American society are not driving us toward a more perfect union. He invites us all to recall our Pledge of Allegiance. Ask: \"What happened with me? Have I given up? Have I quit on the American ideals?\" Doomerism is an engagingly intriguing read to: - Reflect inwardly - Detect forgotten wisdom's truths - Engage in rediscovering a belief in our Constitution. It aims to arouse us to pursue the Preamble's goals and objectives as our purpose as a People. We must come together in unity against concentrators of power to face the uncertain future of algorithmic automating technologies that are going to make decision for us through computerized computations and communications. In Doomerism, Jeff is candid about the moral and demographic challenges we confront. He is forthright about how we all are responsible for our predicament and how we must reaffirm and live up to the American ideals and virtues. These are our common ground. We can unify as Americans. If we are to survive the damage done, we must understand power, risks to a republic, democracy as culture, and liberty.

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The Pándavas believe they have completed the terms of their exile, though Duryódhana claims that they did not live unknown for the full thirteenth year, since Árjuna was recognized in the battle at the end of the preceding book, Viráta. While the Pándavas and Kurus make their preparations for war they organize a series of embassies to negotiate peace. This volume constantly highlights the inevitability of conflict and the futility of negotiation. Most characters are concerned that war between family cannot fail to be sinful. Contained herein is the \"Sanat-sujatíya,\" a philosophical passage to rival the \"Bhagavad-gita.\" Like the \"Bhagavad-gita,\" the \"Sanat-sujatíya\" tells that karma will not chain one in the cycle of rebirth, if one refrains from desire. Through understanding the truth of non-duality, that the world is mere illusion, one is subsumed into eternal existence with Brahman. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org

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Call the shots from the front office. In Madden NFL 23, plan and strategize like an NFL head coach with refined scouting, staff management, and weekly strategy features to take your Franchise to the top. New athlete motivations like team location and salary demands factor into contract negotiations and add to the drama of NFL free agency within Franchise. Updated Trade Logic AI represents the value of star players more accurately for fair and more realistic offers. Play your way into the history books. The League drops you into your fifth NFL season at a skill position of your choice (QB, WR, RB, CB, MLB), and you're seeking a fresh start with a new team. Negotiate a one-year "prove-it" contract with one of 32 NFL teams and show out with great on-field performance to earn rewards and level up. The addition of New Drive Goals and Drive Summaries allow you to tweak your experience throughout a game and get feedback and rewards based on how well you play. Get performance boosts from weekly activities and training between games while Madden Ratings Adjustor Chad Johnson guides your career development by providing ratings updates as you strive for the highest level of prestige on your Road to 99. Will your NFL career rank among the all-time greats? It's up to you. Simplified team-building, convenient competition. Develop your dream fantasy roster of current NFL superstars, Hall of Fame legends, and more. Always have something to play for with the first-ever Field Pass challenge and reward tracker in Madden Ultimate Team. Play to earn MUT Champions entry tokens and choose to compete at your convenience. Simplified Set building lets you navigate your content binder more effectively so you can focus on improving your Ultimate Team roster all season. Rated E. From Electronic Arts. Xbox Series X-compatible Rated E

About the Book An essential primer for rebuilding a militant labor movement centered on solidarity with all workers. Book Synopsis An essential primer for rebuilding a militant labor movement centered on solidarity with all workers. About the Author Joe Burns is a veteran union negotiator and labor lawyer with over 25 years experience negotiating labor agreements. He is currently the Director of Collective Bargaining for the Association of Flight Attendants, CWA. He graduated from the New York University School of Law. Prior to law school he worked in a public sector hospital and was president of his AFSCME Local. He is the author of Strike Back: Rediscovering Militant Tactics to Fight the Attacks on Public Employee Unions and Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America.

The hit sci-fi game now in English for the first time! An unknown force threatens Earth. You must design an ark to escape to the stars! Draft cards to lay the foundation for your ark. Negotiate to gain the best locations, items, and personnel. Take advantage of complex interactions. Create the colony ship that will be humanity's last hope!