Crafting agreements with others is a fundamental life skill. Unfortunately, we were never taught how to do it. The agreements most people make are incomplete and ineffective-they usually focus on protecting against what might go wrong instead of figuring out how to make things go right. The Book of Agreement offers a new approach. Stewart Levine demonstrates the superiority of "agreements for results" versus "agreements for protection" and outlines ten principles for creating agreements th...

Most approaches to conflict resolution and negotiation result in just temporary settlement, compromise, or capitulation. This book offers new principles and new tools to show how to get to real, lasting resolution of any kind of personal, business, organizational, or community conflict

“The business environment is so uncertain that no can afford to miss a step. Some forces are out of out control–recessions, cutbacks, layoffs. But being the best we can be at our job is not. We have total control over that.”--From the Introduction of The Six Fundamentals of SuccessEveryone has his or her own style at work. But if you look at the people who are successful, you’ll see similarities. They always do the most important things first--they know how to prior...

I had it all. Killer job, to-die-for apartment overlooking the Hudson, and the successful, doting boyfriend.Well, he was successful, at least. Guys who dote don't break up with you via Post-It.After that, I did the one thing I swore I'd never do. I went home to the smallest small town there is—a place so backward my family was still engaging in a hundreds-of-years-old feud with the Tuckers. Maybe it had evolved from the days of shooting one another to slightly more benign t...

This collection of fifty seriously juicy quizzes allows you to explore your romance issues and attitudes in a super personal way. Discover who's boyfriend material or just a bud, how to avoid bad dates, and how to act on your crushes.

Sometimes love makes plans for you while you're busy making plans of your own . . .Finding myself over thirty and divorced, living in the same small town where I grew up, was not exactly the fast track to personal success. So I took action.I landed a job with a bigger practice in a big city where I'd find more opportunities at work, and hopefully in my social life. I was ready to move on.But when Cormac Whitewood and his adorable daughters came into...

My sister Juliet has always gotten everything she wants. It's fine though. I never wanted the spotlight. That was my sister's domain. And now that she's America's most popular starlet? She can have it.But when Gran—the feisty woman who raised us, and who I cannot seem to wean off video games, an afternoon doobie, or her daily Manhattan—has a huge party to celebrate her 90th birthday, Juliet brings the Hollywood madness straight to Maryland.In the form of my ultimate movie-s...

Our current models for ending conflict don’t really work. They waste incredible amounts of time, money, and energy and take an enormous emotional toll on participants. The parties remain embittered, relationships are destroyed, and often the conflict just reappears later in a different form. In this second edition of his classic book, Stewart Levine offers a revolutionary alternative approach that goes beyond compromise and capitulation to provide a satisfactory resolution for everyone inv...

Attorney Stewart Levine loved the legal profession because of the ideals it represented. But when he realized the practice of law rarely allowed him to consider human values along with property values, he took down his shingle and became an expert in resolving conflicts in a way that preserves relationships as well as legal rights. He points out that the costs of remaining in conflict are high. They consist of direct money out-of-pocket, loss of opportunity and continuity, not to mention t...

In this deeply personal and soulful book Stewart shares the poems that were his Morning Practice for a period of three years. One poem for every day of the year along with reflective questions. The poems will stir your soul and make you think about things that are present in your world. Careful reading and reflection will put you deeply in touch with the reality of who you are. It will provide the seeds for making changes in your life that will reward you and those around you with a richer...

The ultimate materials for fun, whimsical crafting are right in your grocery store!From party decorations to children’s toys, from wearable art to cute gifts, you need look no further than your supermarket shelves for the materials to make these unique (and kid-friendly) food crafts. For special celebrations, rainy-day activities, and much more, treat yourself to the sweetest projects.Colorful candy canes are fashioned into heart-shaped necklaces, melted pe...

My one-night stand is my new boss.I met him at the society wedding of the year; he's the man every woman in New York wants. He's rich. Devastatingly good looking.Charming. Mr. I-Could-Blow-Your-Mind.And yes, he did blow my mind. It was just supposed to be one night. I told him I don't date. But now he wants to make me his.How will I resist all those suits and the muscles they hide?How will I survive the unexpected ...