{"product_id":"9780471157014","title":"How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Getting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHow to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGetting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSuzette Haden Elgin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships \/ Conflict Resolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs bestselling author Suzette Haden Elgin proves, you don't have tolive your life on red alert. With her Gentle Art of VerbalSelf-Defense techniques, you'll be able to respond clearly tohostile comments from others--or deliver necessary negativemessages of your own--without sacrificing your dignity orprinciples. You'll learn to:\u003cbr\u003e * Keep domestic disagreements from escalating\u003cbr\u003e * Deliver criticism to coworkers, employers, or employees\u003cbr\u003e * Handle aggressive, negative comments about race, politics, orreligion\u003cbr\u003e * Provide discipline without increasing hostility\u003cbr\u003e * Use language that reduces tension and creates rapport in everysituation\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Suzette Haden Elgin, Ph.D., is the founder of the Ozark Center for Language Studies, near Huntsville, Arkansas. She is nationally recognized for her seminars and public speaking and is the author of ten books on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense, including Genderspeak, You Can't Say That to Me!, The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids and Try to Feel It My Way (all published by Wiley).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 April 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780471157014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379853783180,"sku":"9780471157014","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780471157014_ee5921bb-63ae-4ba4-a580-330b600a9ab4.jpg?v=1781092716","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780471157014","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}