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A classic guide to tricks and tactics for winning arguments, with commentary on the use of and defense against each tactic. The best summary of this audiobook is "being right doesn’t mean you’re gonna win, and this is why". It’s the ultimate guide to spotting the many different kinds of bull people pull in order to win over the crowd, rather than argue the point at hand. There’s very few of them that don’t immediately bring examples to mind, and having it laid out clearly like this is the perfect armour to stop people derailing you.

Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that’s exactly what makes them dangerous. Best-selling author of the international phenomenon Surrounded by Idiots, Thomas Erikson, reveals how to identify the psychopaths in your life and combat their efforts to control and manipulate. Surrounded by Psychopaths teaches listeners how to deal with psychopaths in their lives by becoming aware of their own behavior and their weaknesses.

If you’re like most people, you probably don’t like the idea of negotiation. It may bring up images of heated arguments or underhanded schemes. But by not taking this step, you’re missing out on better deals, better opportunities, and better outcomes for yourself and the people you care about. Negotiation is simply a focused discussion that aims to bridge differences and find a mutually beneficial outcome. And unlike what you see in the movies, negotiating doesn’t have to be an all-out war.