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Sometimes the most obvious solution is the most effective one--and the one least considered. Take conflict resolution. It's not the persuading, cajoling, arguing, or even trying to win that's going to solve the problem. Instead, the key to finding effective, lasting solutions to combative disputes is simply to listen.

Listening, as author Erik J. Van Slyke defines it, isn't the same thing as nodding your head in passive agreement. To really work, listening has got to be active and empathetic. It's got to lead to a sincere understanding of the other party's motivation and objectives--and to be the foundation for taking positive, constructive steps towards resolution.

And that's exactly what this unique, refreshing book will help you do. Filled with original exercises, examples, and models, Listening to Conflict shows you how to successfully resolve workplace disputes by practicing and perfecting the art of listening. You'll find probing insights and step-by-step guidelines on how to:

* Develop self-awareness--or "listening to ourselves," understanding our preferences, perceptions, and resulting behaviors--to set the stage for better relationships * Turn self-awareness into self-mastery, thus changing the action/reaction cycle that so often leads to an impasse during disputes * Use empathetic listening techniques to convey understanding and encourage open communication * Incorporate listening into a six-step collaborative resolution process * Create a culture of constructive conflict * And more.

And Listening to Conflict helps you solve not only your own conflicts. You'll also learn to referee disputes between employees, co-workers, customers, suppliers, or even senior managers. By putting this listening-based approach into action, you'll establish your position as an objective mediator...you'll guide combative parties towards constructive solutions...and you'll build the kind of productive relationships that don't allow natural conflicts to deteriorate into destructive disagreements.

Everyone has to deal with workplace disputes. They're forever simmering under the surface, sometimes even boiling over in nasty explosions. But while conflicts are inescapable, they ARE solvable. Not by fighting or sulking or bullying, but by learning to employ the powerful art of listening.

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Benefit of reading lies in practical application.......2006-02-28

I work for a book summary company. One of the books selected for summary is this book.

Wherever two human beings interact, conflict is bound to happen and therefore in organizations where people from different backgrounds and personalities intermingle, disputes are more likely to occur. This is because each one wants to hold on to his/her stand and consider accepting other points of view as clear surrender. However, Erik Van Slyke provides a meaningful guide to understanding conflict and how best to approach for ultimate resolution. Biases and prejudices give rise to incompatibility but self-awareness leads to self-mastery, which is at the base of efficient conflict resolution. Detailing the fine art of listening and the many obstacles as well as steps for collaboration and principles of interaction, the book examines all these issues capably using exercises, examples and models. By applying and observing these practices, you could help resolve conflicts at workplace and even play a neutral referee between disputing parties. Indeed the author emphasizes the need for viewing conflicts as constructive opportunities to exchange information and differing viewpoints so as to arrive at a collaborated understanding. Perhaps the benefit of reading this book lies in actually applying and implementing the guidelines provided. It definitely is worth trying.

Conflict can be a win-win proposition.......2006-02-16

The author of this book defines conflict as the competition between interdependent parties who perceive their needs, goals, or ideas to be incompatible. On a more basic level, the author sees it as two parties competing to achieve different objectives, with both parties needing the other, therefore, each party remains stern in their position. This result of this standoff is conflict.
The author sees conflict as a positive process that is constructive, allowing parties to share information and be exposed to a different perspective. The author believes that viewing conflict in this light, one can take advantage of the opportunities presented through conflict. The author offers some basic resolution skills as abilities needed to successfully take advantage of conflict:

· Gain as much knowledge as you can about the issues involved.
· Establish working relationship based on trust and open communication with the other party.
· Get everyone involved to cooperate on a solution instead of trying to change each other.
· Manage group processes and decii9on making by clarifying the real problem and expanding the range of options.

Transformed my work and personal relationships.......2000-03-20

Van Slyke's inside-out approach to conflict management and resolution has not only improved my ability to manage and resolve work conflict, but it also has substantially enriched all my relationships. It taught me to be more aware of the reasons I was in conflict to begin with, starting with my own feelings about the situation, and how that impacts resolution. Most importantly it taught me to stop strugling to prove my point! Instead I've learned to use listening to create a more effective dialog that lets solutions appear naturally and positively.

a complicated but great book.......1999-10-02

A complicated to read but insightful book. A must read for managers and those in charge of work groups ( or those dealing with groups of 4 year olds - same diff). Good practical solutions to frustrating situations.

This guy really knows his stuff!.......1999-05-12

Man this Erik J. VanSlyke rules. He sure seems to know what he's talking about. Saved my butt at work that's for sure. Good lookin guy too from that jacket photo.

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The popular first edition of this book contained approximately 600 analyte/method summaries. This new edition contains twice as many new EPA-approved methods for testing and analyzing industrial chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, dioxins, and PCBs and is a printed version of the EPA's Sampling and Analysis Methods Database. Each analyte/method summary contains all of the information required to stand alone as a reference. Thus, in addition to a brief summary of each method, descriptions include required instrumentation, interferences, sampling containers, preservation techniques, maximum holding times, detection levels, accuracy, precision, quality control requirements, EPA reference, and, when available, EPA contacts with phone numbers. Each summarized report is a "stand-alone" document.

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A useful handbook for environmental analyst.......2000-12-16

The book is a analysis method database which contains a total of about 1700 analyte/method summaries involved in waters and soli waste analysis. The analytical methods were listed according to chemical names or CAS number in order to consult.In this point,it is more reasonable to published in electronic or web edtion. EPA's Air Compendium Methods were not included in the book. Because of continuing updated EPA methods,the book ofen need to be revised.

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Experimental Introductory Chemistry in Two Parts Part I Quantitative Measurements Part II Qualitative Analysis
Robert G. Lowman
Manufacturer: Amer Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 089641096X

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Experimental introductory chemistry in two parts: Part I, Quantitative measurements and determinations ; Part II, Qualitative analysis
Robert G Lowman
Manufacturer: American Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

General & Reference | Chemistry | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006YJ9VQ

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Experimental Introductory Chemistry: Organic and Biochemistry
Robert Lowman
Manufacturer: Amer Pr
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 0896411257

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Introductory Experimental Chemistry
Lavier J. & Sulzbach, William B. Lokke
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RW0R36

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Introductory Experimental Chemistry
Melanie Messer
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0135017343

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Introductory experimental chemistry

Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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ASIN: 0060449578

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Introductory experimental chemistry ;: Teacher's manual
Melanie B Messer
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall
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ASIN: 0135017262

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A discourse, on the importance of character and education, in the United States,: Delivered on the 20th of 11th mo. (November,) 1822, introductory to a ... on experimental philosophy and chemistry
John Griscom
Manufacturer: Printed by Mahlon Day
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Instructor's manual to accompany Introductory chemistry
Robert J Ouellette
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Physical chemistry, experimental and theoretical;: An introductory text-book
G Van Praagh
Manufacturer: University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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World War11-Real Life Drama.......2000-05-26

Born to Fly the Hump is an account of one pilot's experiences during the Allies attempt to supply the Chinese in their fight against the Japanese in World War 11. Severe thunder, lightning, hail and ice storms added to the day to day drama played out

during the author's 96 missions over the "hump" [Himalaya Mountains]. Recommended reading to gain a more accurate insight into what many of our young men went througfh to preserve our freedom.

World War 11 - Real Life Drama.......2000-05-26

Born To Fly The Hump is an account of one pilot's experiences in the Allies attempt to supply the Chinese during World War11. The reader lives the day to day drama of taking off, flying, and landing through the author's 96 missions over the Hump {the Himalaya mountains}. Thunder,lightning, hail,ice,and other forces of nature adding to the tense drama facing these pilots on a daily basis. Recommended reading for a better appreciation of what many young men lived through so that our freedom could be preserved.

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Available for the first time in paperback, Eva Salber's The Mind Is Not the Heart (originally published in 1989), is the personal and political story of a white, Jewish, South African woman who practiced medicine for over fifty years among the impoverished—both rural and urban, black and white, in South Africa and later in the United States. Her lifelong dedication to providing health care to poor people was informed by a passionate vision of the link between social problems and medicine, accompanied by an embracing involvement with the communities in which she served. In this warm clear-eyed account, Dr. Salber presents not only her own personal journey, that of a professional woman, teacher, wife, and mother, but also the story of the people on the margins of society among whom she worked.

THE MIND IS NOT THE HEART: RECOLLECTIONS OF A WOMAN PHYSICIAN.

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THE MIND IS NOT THE HEART: RECOLLECTIONS OF A WOMAN PHYSICIAN.
Eva J. Salber
Manufacturer: Duke Univ. Press,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RI7RTC

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As the title promises, this is an A-to-Z compendium of everything, or almost everything, Al Gore has said and written on issues from abortion to Y2K, including such topics such as baseball, Cinco de Mayo, Hillary Clinton, day care, Joe DiMaggio, fatherhood, God and goodness (two separate headings), the Kennedy assassination, Macintosh computers, Pat Nixon, raising children, values, and video games. From the serious to the silly, nearly 250 different topics are covered in this guide to Al Gore's public policy positions both past and present, providing a glimpse into the inner workings of Al's brain. The quotes are taken from a wide variety of sources, including speeches, debates, and interviews, along with letters sent to constituents when Gore was a member of Congress, his Web site, and online chats.

Want to read his remarks on campaign fundraising, including his "no controlling legal authority" answer? It's here. You can also see how he's changed his mind on things such as tax cuts, abortion, and tobacco. And just for fun, there are some less serious revelations: He uses Netscape more often than Internet Explorer to surf the Net; in 1997 he told The Washington Post he preferred his Macintosh computer to a PC, even though he had been forced to switch over; and he thinks more than one person was involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. And what about lying, in a Gore administration? In a 1988 presidential debate, then Senator Gore said, "My first pledge will be to restore integrity to the White House. And I'll fire anyone who has lied to the American people or the United States Congress."

For journalists covering the presidential campaign and voters seeking to understand it, this is an essential volume. In fact, we could use a book like this on all of the major candidates. --Linda Killian

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For many years Al Gore has been an influential figure in national politics. He may soon become even more significant to the United States and the world.

We've gotten to know him via thousands of sound bites and images. For the first time, a cohesive and substantive representation of this man is available. In The World According to Al Gore, the vice president's opinions and statements on a broad spectrum of important topics are assembled in one volume.

Here is Al Gore in his own words. This easily accessible, user-friendly volume is presented in an A-to-Z format and contains excerpts from hundreds of speeches, debates, and interviews. These passages span his national political career and give the reader an understanding of Gore's ideas, motivations, and priorities, and the way they have evolved over the last two decades. Read Gore on the environment, family values, drugs, campaign finance, education, parenting, foreign policy, the Internet, and much more.

The World According to Al Gore provides insight into Gore the man, the father, the activist, and the politician.

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Good for a good laugh.......2004-01-25

I found this book on a 3 for a $1.00 table at Waldenbooks, guess they didn't want it either. But if you need a good laugh, just open this book (to any page) and read one of Al's quotes.

Issue Coverage.......2000-05-30

I was astounded when just looking at the table of contents, a vast amount of issues that the average American wants covered looked at in Al Gore's own words in a pretty short amount of pages. Although not a democrat I enjoyed reading over the views of our president, it went beyond trite one-liners to the real words of a man who served us (whether you believe that to be well or not is up to you). No matter your take on Gore this can help your support or attacks to be well-informed and accurate, as well as making you a citizen who knows his/her leaders!

Al's not ready for the added responsibility!.......2000-01-10

For over the last seven years, Al Gore has changed the way people look at the job of Vice-President. This book is the record of his opinions, positions and recorded public statements.

Covering the spectrum from A to Z, you'll read the way Al Gore feels about abortion, education, welfare, government spending, environmental issues, free trade and so many others.

While I may not agree with many the statements, nor agree with many of the positions, I will say that Al Gore's positions are clear and well spoken. Gore's ability to articulate his position is very well done.

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As one critic remarked after reading the first few chapters of The World According to Gore, Saunders gets inside Gore's head and takes the reader on a fascinating tour of a man, who, for all his supposed dullness, is the quirkiest politician in America today.

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Good, But Too Partisan.......2002-03-25

Truth to tell, this book suffers a bit due to the author's partisan bias. It is possible to attack Gore without tarring him with the standard `Big Money Liberal' label that Republicans imagine is so devastating. Still, the book is definitely worth a look, especially by those who may think highly of the former Vice President. When the author is on target, especially when making The VP out to be a hypocrite and a flip flopper, she is devastating. These are the best reasons to distrust the man. Whether or not you agree with Gore's stated policies, the fact that he seems to change to suit the whims of fickle popular opinion should give you pause. I was disappointed that Gore's ties to big business were downplayed, but it's to be expected from a Republican critic. The book is very readable and quite well written. If Al Gore bubbles back up in 2004 I expect this book will bubble up as well, and it should.

Just the facts, please. We can draw conclusions........2000-10-18

Being a Nader supporter, I read this book seeking more ammunition to convince Democrats to vote Green this election. Unfortunately, it just wasn't there. Ms Saunders starts off okay and does a good job of convincing us that Gore is a politician, something we already know, and that he will spend us into oblivion. Yes, I buy that. But then the book starts to read like the Republican Manifesto. I began to wonder if Ms Saunders is trying for a job on the Bush staff if/when he gets elected. She bashes Gore (the purpose of the book) because he promotes programs without any scientific proof of success. However she draws plenty of conclusions without any backing material herself. And on the subject of education, there are issues on which she is dead wrong. Case in point: vouchers. Vouchers do not work. Vouchers are going to deny education to poor children. Where is MY proof? Ms Saunders provides that proof herself.

page 144: "the truly "revolutionary" proposal -- vouchers -- that could spell relief for poor children stuck in bad schools."

page 146: "impoverished parents who knew they'd have to come up with $500 to $1,500 of their own money to use these private vouchers."

Under the Republican Manifesto, if a school is not "performing" it is shut down and the parents are given vouchers that fall $500 to $1500 short of providing an education for their child, and a "best of luck" card from the government. And the taxpayers? Now we get to support a public school system AND an expensive voucher system AND if we are really lucky, we get to make up the $500 - $1500 difference to get our child back in school. Another failing in the Republican Manifesto that (of course) Ms Saunders supports is the way we determine if a school is "performing." As Ms Saunders says, "You can tell GLOBE is a dumbed-down science program by looking at the "skills" that administrators choose to highlight: "Reflecting," "hypothesizing," "brainstorming," ..." Then she critisizes that under the GLOBE program, "Being able to calculate a right answer to an equation is not a skill ... which leaves measurement of competence up to the teacher's subjective judgement." Reflecting, brainstorming, and hypothesizing are not skills? Every time I go to a management seminar or take a class in management, they do their very best to hone these skills. I think if Ms Saunders has some statistics to back up this claim, the world of modern management would be interested to see them. Her point, of course, is that we should be teaching skills that objectively measurable, right and wrong types of things, like mathematics, history, geography, etc. And she is right, and we should be testing these skills. But this is not definitive. Our children need to be taught to think, also. What good is knowing the testable things in, say, history, like dates and names of generals and places if you can't draw any conclusions from it? And the conclusions are not right or wrong. Whether the conclusions display the ability to analyse (to think) is completely subjective. Tests may show that a school is not doing so great, when in fact, they are doing a great job on the subjective side, which is at least as important as the objective side.

So, back to the book. I would have liked to have had the facts and been allowed to draw my own conclusions rather than get the conclusions and then a flurry of "facts" that have mixed attempts to back the conclusions. However, Ms Saunders does remind us that Gore is a politician and a spend-worthy Democrat and these are enough for me to look for alternatives.

pseudo-journalistic hatchet job.......2000-09-07

What an empty-headed attack on Gore. And an attack that is the zenith of hypocrisy. "W" butchers the English language, trips over his canned comments, cannot think and speak without programming and is terrified of debating Gore on prime-time TV (better to debate at 4:30 a.m. on the Home Shopping Channel, Bush the Younger believes). Half-truths, misrepresentations and plentiful prevarications populate this polemic.

Had the pleasure of seeing the author on "Politically Incorrect." The woman is a loon. It's amazing that her brain produces sufficient energy to keep her legs moving (which, by the way she chose to display prominently with a too short dress...so much for "family values").

To quote the great master, Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon; what an ultra-maroon!"

I give the book one star simply because it once was a tree. What a waste (ooh, I guess she'd call me a "hippie tree hugger from California" for that; I'm not).

If you hate truth and objectivity, you'll absolutely love this book.

I'm so glad I found this drivel at a half-price book store. I can return it to them with a request to re-shelf it either in fiction or comedy.

Goredom.......2000-08-24

This is a well-written book that lends insight into the evolution of Gore, and what kind of president he might be. Rather than just chronicling his life, or merely pointing out his special interests or hypocrisy, it actually adresses his ideas, some of which are quite extreme. The book also illustrates how some of his ideas have already been proven not to work, and have been abandoned by the communities that tried them. Then there's his "livability agenda," which he is willing to impose on others, but not himself. As a Democrat who will probably vote for Gore anyway, I nonetheless think this is an important book to read.

Cuts Through Gore Spin.......2000-08-24

Saunders takes a cool look into what she calls "Goredom." The results are illuminating. Gore seems to be a man who will say anything to be president. He will betray any constituency. Perhaps Saunders' most shocking point is that rather than flip-flopping on abortion, as he now admits to having done, Gore always intended to switch to a pro choice position after moving out of the House of Representatives and toward national leadership. Saunders also proves that his environmental bark is far worse than his bite.

Easy to read and understand, this book is well worth reading by anyone who is undecided in this election.

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What coulda, woulda, shoulda...and still might be?

The World According to Gore: The Incredible Vision of the Man Who Should be President

Manufacturer: Skyhorse Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Al Gore is the most popular politician in America today. Having lost the controversial 2000 election, he has come back into public life as visionary, underdog, environmentalist, and Oscar-winner. This book shares his voice and his vision with readers across America and around the world.

Al Gore on Running in 2008 "I am not thinking about being a presidential candidate. But yes, it's true, I have not ruled it out for all time. I see no necessity to do that."

Al Gore on the Environment "The largest polluters close their ears and spend millions of dollars a year trying to intentionally confuse people into thinking global warming isn't real."

Al Gore on Our Failure to Prevent 9/11 "On September 11 the FBI had one agent assigned to monitor Al Qaeda and protect us against Osama bin Laden. I found that absolutely incredible."

Al Gore on George W. Bush and Iraq "George W. Bush betrayed this country! He played on our fears. He took America on an ill-conceived foreign adventure dangerous to our troops, an adventure preordained and planned before 9/11 ever took place."

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What coulda, woulda, shoulda...and still might be?.......2007-10-12

A handy and insightful overview of everything Gore-ish. Neatly organized into various topics: climate crisis; the 2000 Presidential race; Hollywood; technology; the media; George Bush's Reign of Lies, Terror, and Fear; Running for President Again; and others. Very readable, very lively, very engaging, and not at all ponderous or preachy. Editor Katovsky's introduction gets to the heart of the matter: Here's a guy, Gore, who won the popular vote in 2000; and but for the Supreme Court's dubious intervention, we would now have a different leader in office. Oh, what might have been! Gore has evolved since that debacle, and we gain a sense of his unofficial statesman-like influence on American political culture--in fact, most of the quotes post-date 2000 and are very up-to-date. The book is extremely timely right now: lots of folks have been mobilizing into a "draft Gore" movement. Even if that movement ultimately fails, this book will stand as a lasting testimony to the road not taken. That's not necessarily a reason for despair but, rather, an occasion to see that the march of history is not pre-scripted or written in stone.

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