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		<title>Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever gotten an unsolicited key-chain in the mail, and donated money to the charity that sent it? At Christmas time, have you wondered why it’s suddenly impossible to find that special toy your child wants? At some point in your life, have you found yourself wanting to keep up with “the Jones’s”? Or against your better judgment, have agreed to accept less-than favourable conditions in a negotiation?
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		<title>Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook &#8211; A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, And Betrayal by Ben Mezrich</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy Now With Peter Hiddema’s launch into Facebook, it seems only fitting we talk about Ben Mezrich’s account of how Facebook itself came into existence. His book is entitled Accidental Billionaires, and tells the story of a genius of an idea, and two best friends: Mark Zukerberg, a computer whiz; and Eduardo Saverin, a young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller by Jeff Rubin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transit fares in Canada's largest city recently increased by $.25 per ride. As an infrequent user of public transit (short distances in off-peak hours), I already do a calculation to compare the cost of parking with the cost of my TTC fare. I don't factor in the cost of the gasoline my car uses, I figure I'm not going too far, it can't be that much. If Jeff Rubin is correct, those days are almost over.
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		<title>Liar&#8217;s Poker by Michael Lewis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A born storyteller, Michael Lewis shows us how things really worked on Wall Street. The bond traders were presiding over enormous changes in the world economy. Lewis’s job was to transfer money, in the form of bonds, from those outside American who saved to those inside America who consumed.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to Resolution Turning Conflict into Collaboration by Stewart Levine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the greatest impediment to productive and satisfying business and personal relationships? According to empowerment guru Stewart Levine, it''s inadequate conflict resolution. Levine''s seven-step model integrates two skills essential for success -- collaboration and conflict resolution -- and emphasizes the importance of a shift in attitude, assumptions, and approaches when facing a problem.

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		<title>Persuasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy Now As the publishers say: We all know people who are incredibly persuasive. With effortless charm, they manage to somehow gain our trust, interest, and support, time and time again. Is it a gift they are born with? Is it all an illusion? No, it&#8217;s the &#8220;art &#8220;of persuasion, and you can learn it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take the Bully by the Horns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often have you wished you knew how to defuse the difficult people who wreak havoc on your life? Whether it's a neighbour who keeps disturbing your peace, an employer who manipulates you into unpaid overtime, a spouse who criticizes and controls your every move, a colleague who uses scare tactics to intimidate you, or a student who teases your child without mercy, Take the Bully by the Horns will give you real-life strategies stop people from taking advantage of you.]]></description>
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		<title>The Art and Science of Negotiation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the systematic, step-by-step approach described in Bargaining for Advantage, you will learn to succeed even when you think you are short on bargaining power, to counter hardball tactics and tricks without compromising your ethics, and to build trust in working relationships.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Past No: Negotiating Your Way From Confrontation to Cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting Past No offers a proven breakthrough strategy for turning adversaries into negotiating partners. You’ll learn how to stay in control when under pressure, defuse anger and hostility, find out what the other side really wants, counter dirty tricks, and reach agreements that satisfy both sides’ needs.]]></description>
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