Book description
Drawing on advice from the world's leading experts on conflict and communication--from relationship scientists to hostage negotiators to diplomats--Ian Leslie, a columnist for the New Statesman, shows us how to transform the heat of conflict, disagreement and argument into the light of insight, creativity and connection, in a book with vital lessons for the home, workplace, and public arena.For most people, conflict triggers a fight or flight response. Disagreeing productively is a hard skill for which neither evolution or society has equipped us. It's a skill we urgently need to acquire; otherwise, our increasingly vociferous disagreements are destined to tear us apart. Productive disagreement is a way of thinking, perhaps the best one we have. It makes us smarter and more creative, and it can even bring us closer together. It's critical to the success of any shared enterprise, from a marriage, to a business, to a democracy. Isn't it time we gave more thought to how to do it well?In an increasingly polarized world, our only chance for coming together and moving forward is to learn from those who have mastered the art and science of disagreement. In this book, we'll learn from experts who are highly skilled at getting the most out of highly charged encounters: interrogators, cops, divorce mediators, therapists, diplomats, psychologists. These professionals know how to get something valuable - information, insight, ideas--from the toughest, most antagonistic conversations. They are brilliant communicators: masters at shaping the conversation beneath the conversation. They know how to turn the heat of conflict into the light of creativity, connection, and insight. In this much-need book, Ian Leslie explores what happens to us when we argue, why disagreement makes us stressed, and why we get angry. He explains why we urgently need to transform the way we think about conflict and how having better disagreements can make us more successful. By drawing together the lessons he learns from different experts, he proposes a series of clear principles that we can all use to make our most difficult dialogues more productive--and our increasingly acrimonious world a better place.
Moon Solitaire
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ForumFlare
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Insane SweepKick
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HedgeH0g2
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Lady Katniss
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Paris Boost
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Moon Laser
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Undergrad Split
The quality of the audio is top-notch, making the experience truly immersive. Sharing audiobooks with friends through AirDrop is a fun and interactive way to connect.
HolyCombo
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Thumb Candy
ListenBook's thoughtful inclusion of chapters, controls, and filters has enhanced my audiobook experience. I love how this app makes even the most mundane tasks exciting with audio stories. Love the download options. ListenBook gives me so many ways to get my audiobooks onto my device.
Day Hawk
I've been able to explore different cultures and perspectives through a diverse range of books. I'm hooked on this app's ability to turn any moment into a reading opportunity. ListenBook's statistics feature is eye-opening. I had no idea how much time I spent immersed in audiobooks until I started using it. ListenBook's loop and shuffle playback options are essential for my audiobook enjoyment and study. The app is so responsive. It never lags or freezes.
WonderWords
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Marshmallow
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Cross Thread
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Pyscho Hun
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VisionVortex
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Scarlet Mary
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Miss Mustard
I love that I can download content directly from the internet within the ListenBook app β so handy! The app's compatibility with CarPlay enhances my driving experience. Audiobooks on the road have never been better.
Day Hawk
The controls on ListenBook are intuitive and user-friendly, making it a joy to navigate through my audiobooks. This app's user-friendly interface has made reading on-the-go a breeze. ListenBook Pro's noise reduction feature has significantly improved the audio quality of my recordings. Makes listening to audiobooks so easy and enjoyable. Thank you, ListenBook! A perfectly acceptable audiobook that fulfilled its purpose. The narration was competent if not particularly memorable, and the production quality was standard for the genre. It served as decent background entertainment during mundane tasks.
Electric Player
ListenBook Pro's noise reduction feature is a blessing for enjoying clear audio in any environment. This app has turned even the most ordinary moments into reading sessions.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience