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Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Think about the last time you tried to change someone's mind about something important: a voter's political beliefs; a customer's favorite brand; a spouse's decorating taste. Chances are you weren't successful in shifting that person's beliefs in any way. In his book, Changing Minds, Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner explains what happens during the course of changing a mind - and offers ways to influence that process.
Remember that we don't change...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"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: Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales--but so do the...
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Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Protecting her beloved students from the devastating world outside of their 1934 Berlin classroom, Thekla Kp̲pen sacrifices some of her personal freedoms to retain her teaching position until activities within Hitler's early regime test her moral courage.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation. Verbal Judo shows you how to listen and speak more effectively, engage others through...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies. But the truth is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells the gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme...
Author
Series
Cat Kid Comic Club volume 5
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"After learning that one of their comics will be published, the baby frogs are filled with anxiety and doubt. How will they get their creative groove back? Will Naomi or Melvin emerge as a leader? Will Flippy convince them to finally straighten up and fly right? The story is hysterical, thought-provoking, and full of action-packed mini-comics: 'Frogzilla vs. Mechafrogzilla,' 'I Am Dr. Fredric Wertham,' 'Two Birds,' and 'RoboChubbs.' Pilkey shows the...
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