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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Wish you knew exactly what to say in awkward social situations? Do you want a formula for charisma? Do you want to know exactly what to say to your boss, your date, or your mother-in-law? You need to know how people work. As a human behavior investigator,VanessaVanEdwardsstudies the hidden forces that drive our behavior patterns in her lab--and she's cracked the code. InCaptivateshe shares a wealth ofvaluable shortcuts, systems and behavior hacks...
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English
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The New York Times bestseller by the author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews
Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.
Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick...
Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.
Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick...
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Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Interweaving the latest research with personal tales and real world examples, this offers reassurance and provides valuable insights into how listeners can embrace their personal quirks and unique talents to harness their awesome potential, and more comfortably navigate their complex world.
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English
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"For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promotion, or win more clients, deals, and projects, the bestselling author of Captivate, Vanessa Van Edwards, shares her advanced guide to improving professional relationships through the power of cues. If you've ever been interrupted in meetings, overwhelmed in presentations, or even felt awkward during interactions, it's not you, it's your cues! Becoming fluent in the language of cues-the...
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English
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A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In The Power of Strangers, journalist Joe Keohane takes us through an inquiry into our shared history, one that offers surprising and compelling insights into our own social and political moment. But if strangers seem to some to be the problem, history, data, and science show us that they are actually our solution. In fact, throughout human history, our address to the stranger, the foreigner, the marginalized, and the other has determined the fate...
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Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Even before 2020, chronic loneliness was a private experience of profound anguish that had become a public health crisis. Since then it has reached new heights. Loneliness assumes many forms, from enduring physical isolation to feeling rejected because of difference, and it can have devastating consequences for our physical and mental health. As the founder of Project UnLonely, Jeremy Nobel unpacks our personal and national experience of loneliness...
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Arguing that modern technology has provided unprecedented access to others while ironically promoting human disengagement, a respected social psychologist shares recommendations for rehumanizing life in relationships and the business world.
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Future Horizons
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Born with autism, both Temple Grandin and Sean Barron now live famously successful social lives. However, their paths were quite different. Temple's logical mind controlled her social behavior. She interacted with many adults and other children, experiencing varied social situations. Logic informed her decision to obey social rules and avoid unpleasant consequences. Sean's emotions controlled his social behavior. Baffled by social rules, isolated...
13) Team human
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Team Human is a manifestoa fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoffs most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature. In one hundred lean and incisive statements, he argues that we are essentially social creatures, and that we achieve our greatest aspirations when we work togethernot as individuals. Yet today society is threatened by a vast antihuman infrastructure that undermines our ability to connect. Money, once...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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“Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become Hollywoods best producer.” Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers. Legendary Hollywood producer and author of the bestselling A Curious Mind, Brian Grazer is back with a captivating new book about the life-changing ways we can connect with one another. Much of Brian Grazers successas a #1 New York...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Harvard University's Joseph Henrich, Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, delivers a bold, epic investigation into the development of the Western mind, global psychological diversity, and its impact on the world"--
16) Close again
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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An internationally-bestselling author and illustrator presents a collection of the moments, interactions, experiences, and places we all miss from our pre-2020 lives and offers assurances we will enjoy these things again.
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"An accessible, concise, and comprehensive guide to understanding and dealing with the impact and consequences of social isolation"--
"How to keep calm, carry on, and reconnect during times of social isolation and emotional crisis. Although spending time alone for short periods may be restorative and helpful, unintentional or involuntary isolation can have profound detrimental effects on emotional and physical health. We all need social interaction...
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Publisher
Conecta
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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"Usa los gestos a tu favor y conviértete en un líder carismático y exitoso. Si alguna vez te han interrumpido en una junta, te pasaron de largo cuando había oportunidades laborales disponibles o ignoraron tus ideas, puede que tus gestos sean el problema... y la solución. Son esas pequeñas señales que enviamos a los demás 24/7 por medio de nuestro lenguaje corporal, las expresiones faciales, las palabras que escogemos y las inflexiones de...
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In our fast-paced, tech-obsessed lives, rarely do we pay genuine, close attention to one another. With all that's going on in the world, and the never-ending demands of our daily lives, most of us are too stressed and preoccupied with our own thoughts and worries to be able to really listen to each other for long. Often, we seem to somehow "miss" each other, misunderstand each other, or talk past each other. Our ability to tune in to ourselves and...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House: a surreal place where visitors see what they want to see, including some things that should be impossible. Every nine years, the house's residents--an odd brother and sister--extend a unique invitation to someone who's different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a divorced policeman,...
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