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Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry,Jean Greaves,Tom Parks,Jean Greaves Travis Bradberry In today's fast-paced world of competitive workplaces and turbulent economic conditions, each of us is searching for effective tools that can help us to manage, adapt, and strike out ahead of the pac… OL15189300W
The empathic civilization The empathic civilization Jeremy Rifkin Bestselling social critic Jeremy Rifkin shows that the disconnection between our vision for the world and our ability to realize that vision lies in the current state of human consciousness. OL15626415W
Well-being Well-being Ivan T. Robertson High levels of psychological well-being amongst employees translate into good news for the organization, including lower sickness-absence levels, attraction and retention of talented people, and more… OL16186075W
Alone Together Alone Together Sherry Turkle Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends and confusing tweets and wall posts w… OL17076670W
Misbehaving Misbehaving Richard H. Thaler Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans―predictable, error-prone individuals. *Misbehaving* is his arrestin… OL17940527W
Bargaining for advantage Bargaining for advantage G. Richard Shell The award-winning guide to business negotiation used by top negotiators and training programs all over the world—completely updated and revisedAs director of the renowned Wharton Executive Negotiatio… OL1830142W
The lost art of listening The lost art of listening Michael P. Nichols A thorough and detailed guide to listening by a psychoanalyst and family therapist, with many examples, and exercises at the end of each chapter. The focus is on relationships in a wide variety of co… OL1859226W
The slow fix The slow fix Carl Honoré "Carl Honoré delivers an exhilarating model for effective problem solving. Honoré decodes how we approach problems and paves the way to better decision making, novel ideas, and long-term solutions to… OL19968804W
Do what you are Do what you are Paul D. Tieger This book leads you step-by-step through the process of determining and verifying your personality type, providing real-life case studies of people who share your type and introducing you to the key … OL19976012W
Foolproof Foolproof Greg Ip "We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster -- yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer e… OL20010546W
Micromotives and Macrobehavior Micromotives and Macrobehavior Thomas C. Schelling An examination of how decisions made by individuals combine to form unexpected and often counter-intuitive aggregate results. OL2259853W
Cancer is a word, not a sentence Cancer is a word, not a sentence Rob Buckman A six-step, practical guide that helps you through the first few weeks following diagnosis. Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence is a straightforward guide to life after diagnosis. OL24252995W
Être parents--un métier à risques Être parents--un métier à risques James C. Dobson De plus en plus de parents dressent un constant "d'échec" concernant l'éducation de leurs enfants. Pourtant ils avaient pris leur rôle au sérieux! Frustrés et péines, ils culpabilisent en voyant le… OL24263687W
Prenez votre santé en main! Prenez votre santé en main! Frédéric Saldmann «Nous avons tous le pouvoir de transformer le stress en énergie, le négatif en positif pour avoir une santé de fer. Je vous en donne ici les secrets et les moyens. Cette nouvelle manière de penser la… OL24766656W
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Sean Covey,Stephen R. Covey *New York Times bestseller—over 40 million copies sold* *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits o… OL2629977W
Reinventing organizations Reinventing organizations Frédéric Laloux "Notre manière de penser et de pratiquer le management semble à bout de souffle. Nombreux sont ceux qui rêvent de tout plaquer, se sentant étouffer lentement dans des lieux de travail sans vie. Dans … OL28947602W
Traffic Traffic Tom Vanderbilt A New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the YearThe Washington Post - The Cleveland Plain-Dealer - Rocky Mountain NewsIn this brilliant, lively, and eye-opening investigation, Tom Van… OL6209302W