Pivotal Books about Communication

10 Days to Faster Reading How to Talk to Anyone In the Line of Fire:

Speed reading used to require months of training. Now you can rev up your reading in just a few minutes a day. With quizzes to determine your present reading level and exercises to quickly introduce new skills, this book is a must for anyone feeling pressed for time.
92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships How to Handle Tough Questions…When It Counts
by Jerry Weissman
Whether you’re a classroom teacher or the President, this book will help you be an effective communicator. This book is so insightful, reading it feels like cheating.

You’re Too Kind : Word Origins … and How We Know Them Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness:

A Brief History of Flattery

by Richard Stengel

Stengel (a senior editor at Time magazine) ponders the meaning of flattery and illustrates that more than mere praise, flattery is praise with a motive, be it benign or grasping.

: Etymology for Everyone
by Anatoly Liberman

”Word Origins is chock full of intriguing, accessible insights into how our language has evolved, mutated and otherwise morphed over thousands of years.”

Manners and Morals from Locke to Austen

by Jenny Davidson

This book offers fascinating insights into the politics of eighteenth-century manners.

Conversational control

Learn how to quickly connect with anyone. You'll never have difficulty striking up a conversation when you use these simple tips. Amplify your Mental Powers at will. Discover how to read people like an open book. You'll know what someone will say before they even know themselves. Train yourself to effortlessly and naturally always be in your state of peak performance. Master this and everything you want will come to you almost like magic. Learn more about the techniques of conversational hypnosis.

The Assertiveness Test!

Are you Assertive?

Do you get what you want?

What Can Families Do to Keep Children Reading During the Summer?

As children's first and most important teachers, families have a major role to play in motivating children to read during the summer months. There are many strategies families might employ to encourage summertime reading. Here are tips offered by Reading Is Fundamental:

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