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From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your life with this indispensable guide from a persuasion expert. In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether...

A boldly rendered—and deeply intimate—account of Hong Kong today, from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises. “[A] pulsing debut . . . about what it means to find your place in a city as it vanishes before your eyes...

WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZE A nuanced examination of the Israel’s past, present, and future, after reaching its seventy-fifth anniversary and enduring its most challenging year ever, from the two-time National Jewish Book Award–winning author of Israel. Revised and updated...

This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in US immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the 20th century.

When Reagan and Gorbachev sat down in Reykjavik in 1986, George Shultz said that it was “the poker game with the highest stakes ever played”. It was the last time the world had a chance to do away entirely with nuclear weapons. This is the behind-the-scenes story of this remarkable summit conference. An Impossible Dream is the first exploration of recently available archives of both sides - top-secret archives of the Kremlin, the personal papers of Gorbachev, as well as Reagan's archives.

Today Vietnam is one of America’s strongest international partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a 20-year story of daring diplomacy and a careful thawing of tensions between the two countries after a lengthy war that cost nearly 60,000 American and more than two million Vietnamese lives.

Peace between Arabs and Jews seems forever out of reach, both sides caught in a never-ending cycle of violence and revenge. But while treaties and other top-down solutions have had little lasting effect, peacemakers on the ground are creating real change - within themselves and with their enemies. In Bridges Across an Impossible Divide, American professor Marc Gopin offers an unprecedented exploration of the spiritual lives of Arab and Jewish peacemakers who have evolved deep friendships despite decades of war and suffering on all sides.

'Connexions impossibles' és un pòdcast conduït per Carla Turró i Jordi Nopca, responsable del Llegim de l'ARA. En aquests capítols s'explica la vida de diferents autors i escriptors per connectar-los entre sí. L'objectiu és que els oients puguin descobrir quins lligams poden tenir personatges amb vides tan diferents.

In every generation of lawyers, a few professionals rise above the rest — not because of fame, but because of the results they deliver when the odds seem impossible.This episode explores the story of a remarkable trial attorney whose record in complex, high-pressure cases continues to inspire both seasoned and aspiring lawyers. We’ll look at the traits that separate top advocates from the rest: strategic preparation, emotional intelligence, and the ability to read the courtroom like a living conversation.It’s a lesson in confidence, ethics, and determination — the foundations of every ...

Series Summary Impossible Journeys chronicles three extraordinary tales of survival and transformation that defy conventional limits of human endurance. From a desperate escape across continents to flee political imprisonment, to a harrowing ordeal in the merciless Sahara Desert, to a woman's solitary trek through the wilderness to rebuild her shattered life, these stories reveal the remarkable power of human determination when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Each journey begins as a physical test but evolves into a profound inner transformation, demonstrating that what appears...

"Donald Trump's Path to 1,237 Is Not Mission Impossible" is from the April 08, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Nate Cohn and narrated by Kristi Burns.