Peter Philip: 44 books

Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess. In the boardroom, classroom, or our own homes, every day we interact with others and try to get the truth from them. People are often untruthful out of fear of negative consequences associated with divulging...

In September 2002, twenty-one prominent Catholic and Protestant scholars released the groundbreaking document "A Sacred Obligation," which includes ten statements about Jewish-Christian dialogue focused around a guiding claim: "Revising Christian teaching about Judaism and the Jewish...

As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...

For more than forty years, pastor R. Kent Hughes has shared the gospel with thousands of people and raised the standard of expository preaching in North America and beyond. To celebrate his legacy and pay tribute to his years of ministry, fifteen of Hughes's friends and colleagues from across...

想知道套話的最佳方法嗎？這本書完全展現如何辦到。 暢銷書《CIA教你識人術》作者最新力作 從日常溝通到談判，從職場、商場到家庭， 只要一開口，就讓對方毫不保留的對你坦誠。 前CIA頂尖情報高手最強效的溝通心理學： ．【短期思維模式的驚人力量】：能讓對方聚焦於我們所希望的重點上，並讓可能影響對方決定的因素愈少、愈直接。 ．【獨白的力量】：使用適合的轉折語句，保持泰然自若且輕聲細語，就不會引發對方的防衛心及製造敵對關係。 ．【合理化行為的力量】：每個人做每件事都有合理化的解釋。幫對方設想出理由或藉口，可以保全對方面子。 ．【表現真誠的力量】：用對說話方式，放慢說話速度、降低音量，能讓對方相信你所說皆出自於真心。 在家中、教室，乃至辦公室，我們每天都跟他人互動，也常遇到有人隱瞞真相、說謊，像是孩子為何翹課、學生為何鬧事，面試者誇大經歷，同事或員工有不誠實之處…… 想擁有讓他人能夠毫不保留說出真心話，與個人魅力無關，根本核心在於影響力。如何在對方身上施加影響力？該用什麼方法，才能使對方吐露真心話？在《CIA教你讓人說出真心話》一書中，前美國中情局頂尖情報員教你如何讓人甘心情願對你坦誠，說出你想知道的訊息。 書中透過精彩案例，有步驟地引導如何讓人說出事實的方法。每一個案例都會解說一種溝通技巧，例如 ．拆穿蘇聯情報員的雙面特工身份——保持對方處於短期思維模式。 ．員警供認與未成年者發生不道德行為——說一個能引起共鳴的獨白。 ．中情局特工承認出售情報給外國間諜——處理拒絕和情緒爆發。 這套方法應用於日常生活、工作或談判時，同樣效果驚人。當你試圖發揮影響力，希望從他人身上獲取誠實的答案時，本書將是您最實用的指引。 媒體好評 這本由前情報員撰寫的新指南，保證能訓練你從｢目標對象｣身上套取真相，不論對方是水電工或你自己的孩子。 ─《衛報》（The...

A collection of selected texts by Martin Luther—including the classic “The Magnificat, Put into German and Explained”—that capture the essence of his Catholic devotion, along with an extensive introduction.

Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology is the established and highly-acclaimed introduction to patent law and practice, guiding the reader through the legal and procedural complexities of the British, European, Japanese, and United States patent systems. It explains in detail the...

The Board Book provides clear guidance to those serving on a school Board or those interacting with a school Board. This book seeks to address key issues you may encounter with a view to creating more successful school Boards through their structure, their operations, and relationships, both with the...

Bringing together key writings with original textbook material, the second edition of Media Studies: The Essential Resource explains central perspectives and concepts within Media Studies. Readers are introduced to a range of writing on media topics promoting an understanding of the subject from both...

Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora. Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping...

This Third Omnibus edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of Fourteen sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - from Twelve of today’s top speculative fiction writers. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror,...

This best-selling emergency department reference is now in its thoroughly updated Fifth Edition. The foremost authorities provide practical information on over 600 clinical problems in a fast-access two-page outline format that's perfect for on-the-spot consultation during care in the emergency department....

As the dynamo of South Africa’s economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation’s imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of urbanity in the global South. This richly illustrated study offers detailed empirical analyses of changes in the city’s...

This volume, with contributions from scholars in political science, literature, and philosophy, examines the mutual influence of reason and religion at the time of the American Founding—especially in the writings and speeches of critical figures in that period, such as Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin,...