Take a moment to consider how many outcomes in your life may have been affected by poor communication skills Could you have gotten a job you really wanted? Saved a relationship? What about that political conversation that got out of hand at a dinner party? How is it that we so often fail to say the right thing at the right time? In her career as an NPR host journalist Celeste Headlee has interviewed hundreds of people from all walks of life & if there&s one thing she&s learned it&s that it&s hard to overestimate the power of conversation & its ability to both bridge gaps & deepen wounds In We Need to Talk she shares what she&s learned on the job about how to have effective meaningful & respectful conversations in every area of our lives Now more than ever Headlee argues we must begin to talk to & more importantly listen to one another
- including those with whom we disagree We Need to Talk gives readers ten simple tools to help facilitate better conversations ranging from the errors we routinely make (put down the smart phone when you&re face to face with someone) to the less obvious blind spots that can sabotage any conversation including knowing when not to talk being aware of our own bias & avoiding putting yourself in the centre of the discussion Whether you&re gearing up for a big conversation with your boss looking to deepen or improve your connection with a relative or trying to express your child&s needs to a teacher We Need to Talk will arm you with the skills you need to create a productive dialogue
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Eva never really wanted to be a mother; certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students a cafeteria worker & a teacher who tried to befriend him Now two years later it is time for her to come to terms with marriage career family parenthood & Kevin's horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her absent husband Franklyn Uneasy with the sacrifices & social demotion of motherhood from the start Eva fears that her alarming dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so nihilistically off the rails ...

Eva never really wanted to be a mother; certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students a cafeteria worker & a teacher who tried to befriend him Now two years later it is time for her to come to terms with marriage career family parenthood & Kevin's horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her absent husband Franklyn Uneasy with the sacrifices & social demotion of motherhood from the start Eva fears that her alarming dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so nihilistically off the rails ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the million-selling Orange Prize winning novel by Lionel Shriver & directed by acclaimed film-maker Lynne Ramsay We Need to Talk About Kevin is an emotional thriller starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton Academy Award nominee John C Reilly & Ezra Miller Eva (Tilda Swinton) puts her ambitions & career aside to give birth to Kevin The relationship between mother & son is difficult from the very first years When Kevin is 15 he does something irrational & unforgivable in the eyes of the community Eva grapples with her own feelings of grief & responsibility Did she ever love her son? & how much of what Kevin did was her fault? ...

A The Times best book of 2019' In fewer than 150 pithy pages Galeotti sketches a bleak but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin & the political system that he dominates'
- The Times Meet the world's most dangerous man 160 pages Galeotti Mark
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From the anime series We Never Learn BOKUBEN comes a Nendoroid of the literary genius Fumino Furuhashi! She comes with three face plates including her amiable standard expression a worried-looking blushing expression & a somewhat angry embarrassed expression! For optional parts she comes with her pen & notebook for conquering her math & science classes In addition to her long hair a side ponytail hair part is also included allowing you to display her with either hairstyle! Be sure to add her to your collection! The Nendoroid-style figure stands approx 10 cm tall & comes with base & figure stand ...

There is nothing like the love of a parent for a child But what happens when that love falters? Deprived of his parents' love as a child Antoine is determined to give his son & daughter the perfect childhood he never had He is a dreamer an optimist a man who fell in love at first sight & who believes that he has found the secret to living a happy life But when tragedy strikes he becomes someone even he does not recognise Taken to his lowest point he performs an act of desperation But can he find a way back? & what does happiness actually mean? Provocative unpredictable heartbreaking & heartwarming We Only Saw Happiness is a story about families the choices we make & the people we become ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has changed his name to conceal his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops in order to pursue his ambitions as a Brooklyn nightclub owner As he turns a blind eye to the drug dealers around him he comes face to face with the family he abandoned when his brother (Mark Wahlberg) & father (Robert Duvall) crack down on the club Now Bobby must choose a side Is he going to turn informant or will he help run the biggest crime ring in New York history? Actors Joaquin Phoenix Mark Wahlberg Robert Duvall Eva Mendes Tony Musante Edward Conlon Alex Veadov Oleg Taktarov Danny Hoch Dominic Colon Joe D& Onofrio Yelena Solovey Moni Moshonov Maggie Kiley Paul Herman & Antoni Corone Director James Gray Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages German ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German ; Spanish Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 57 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has changed his name to conceal his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops in order to pursue his ambitions as a Brooklyn nightclub owner As he turns a blind eye to the drug dealers around him he comes face to face with the family he abandoned when his brother (Mark Wahlberg) & father (Robert Duvall) crack down on the club Now Bobby must choose a side Is he going to turn informant or will he help run the biggest crime ring in New York history? Actors Joaquin Phoenix Mark Wahlberg Robert Duvall Eva Mendes Tony Musante Edward Conlon Alex Veadov Oleg Taktarov Danny Hoch Dominic Colon Joe D& Onofrio Yelena Solovey Moni Moshonov Maggie Kiley Paul Herman & Antoni Corone Director James Gray Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages German ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German ; Spanish Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 57 minutes (approx)
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' Echoes of David Mitchell Jodi Picoult & John Green' GRAZIAA story about love loss & finding hope
- against all odds Rob Coates
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