Beyond your bubble : how to connect across the political divide, skills and strategies for conversations that work

Author featured on NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and NBC's THE TODAY SHOW with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager As featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, TED Talks, and The Orange County Register, this practical, politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. This is a great read for all sides of the political spectrum and an ideal companion to the bestsellers The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama, BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win by David Horowitz, The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith, Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky by Noam Chomsky, Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times by Donald T. Phillips, and How to Build Meaningful Relationships Through Conversation by Carol Ann Lloyd Political polarization is at an all-time high, and the consequences for our personal relationships are significant. Many people have friends and family members with whom they feel they can no longer communicate because of their extreme political views. In this book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program for helping people have meaningful, constructive conversations with those they disagree with politically. Chapters show readers how to develop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are the foundation of constructive conversation, including strategies for effective listening, managing emotions, and understanding someone else’s perspective, as well as finding common ground, avoiding self-righteousness, and telling your own story. Throughout, conversation prompts, practical exercises, case examples, and self-quizzes help readers visualize and practice starting, sustaining, and ending challenging conversations. Inspired by the author’s experience leading countless workshops to bridge common ground among members of her community, this book shows how we can reach across the divide and bring Americans together, one conversation at a time.

Author featured on NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and NBC'sTHE TODAY SHOW with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager As featured inThe New York Times, The Washington Post, TEDTalks, and The Orange County Register, this practical,politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holdingmeaningful conversations that cut across today's intense politicaldivide, showing readers how to connect to the people in theirlives. This is a great read for all sides of the political spectrumand an ideal companion to the bestsellers The Audacity of Hope:Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama,BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win by DavidHorowitz, The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is AlmostAlways Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and AlastairSmith, Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky byNoam Chomsky, Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies forTough Times by Donald T. Phillips, and How to BuildMeaningful Relationships Through Conversation by Carol AnnLloyd

Political polarization is at an all-time high, and theconsequences for our personal relationships are significant. Manypeople have friends and family members with whom they feel they canno longer communicate because of their extreme political views. Inthis book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program forhelping people have meaningful, constructive conversations withthose they disagree with politically. Chapters show readers how todevelop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are thefoundation of constructive conversation, including strategies foreffective listening, managing emotions, and understanding someoneelse's perspective, as well as finding common ground, avoidingself-righteousness, and telling your own story. Throughout,conversation prompts, practical exercises, case examples, andself-quizzes help readers visualize and practice starting,sustaining, and ending challenging conversations.

Inspired by the author's experience leading countless workshopsto bridge common ground among members of her community, this bookshows how we can reach across the divide and bring Americanstogether, one conversation at a time.

Author featured on NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and NBC'sTHE TODAY SHOW with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager This practical,politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holdingmeaningful conversations that cut across today's intense politicaldivide, showing readers how to connect to the people in theirlives.

Political polarization is at an all-time high, and theconsequences for our personal relationships are significant. Manypeople have friends and family members with whom they feel they canno longer communicate because of their extreme political views. Inthis book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program forhelping people have meaningful, constructive conversations withthose they disagree with politically.

Chapters show readers how to develop and use thescientifically-proven skills that are the foundation ofconstructive conversation, including strategies for effectivelistening, managing emotions, and understanding someone else'sperspective, as well as finding common ground, avoidingself-righteousness, and telling your own story. Throughout,conversation prompts, practical exercises, case examples, andself-quizzes help readers visualize and practice starting,sustaining, and ending challenging conversations.

As featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, TED Talks, and The Orange County Register, this practical, politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. Author featured on NPR's All Things Considered and NBC's The Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. Winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Self-Help This is a great read for all sides of the political spectrum. Inspired by the author's experience leading countless workshops to bridge common ground among members of her community, this book shows how we can reach across the divide and bring Americans together, one conversation at a time. Political polarization is at an all-time high, and the consequences for our personal relationships are significant. Many people have friends and family members with whom they feel they can no longer communicate because of their extreme political views. In this book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program for helping people have meaningful, constructive conversations with those they disagree with politically. Chapters show readers how to develop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are the foundation of constructive conversation, including strategies for effective listening, managing emotions, and understanding someone else's perspective, as well as finding common ground, avoiding self-righteousness, and telling your own story. Throughout, conversation prompts, practical exercises, case examples, and self-quizzes help readers visualize and practice starting, sustaining, and ending challenging conversations. **Author featured on NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and NBC's THE TODAY SHOW with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager As featured in __The New York Times,____The Washington Post,__TED Talks, and __The Orange County Register,__ this practical, politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. This is a great read for all sides of the political spectrum and an ideal companion to the bestsellers __The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream__by Barack Obama, __BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win__ by David Horowitz, __The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics__ by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith,__Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky__ by Noam Chomsky, __Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times__ by Donald T. Phillips, and __How to Build Meaningful Relationships Through Conversation__ by Carol Ann Lloyd** Inspired by the author’s experience leading countless workshops to bridge common ground among members of her community, this book shows how we can reach across the divide and bring Americans together, one conversation at a time. "This practical, politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. Political polarization is at an all-time high, and the consequences for our personal relationships are significant. Many people have friends and family members with whom they feel they can no longer communicate because of their extreme political views. In this book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program for helping people have meaningful, constructive conversations with those they disagree with politically. Chapters show readers how to develop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are the foundation of constructive conversation, including strategies for effective listening, managing emotions, and understanding someone else's perspective, as well as finding common ground, avoiding self-righteousness, and telling your own story. Throughout, conversation prompts, practical exercises, case examples, and self-quizzes help readers visualize and practice starting, sustaining, and ending challenging conversations"-- Provided by publisher Résumé éditeur : "This practical, politically neutral book offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. Political polarization is at an all-time high, and the consequences for our personal relationships are significant. Many people have friends and family members with whom they feel they can no longer communicate because of their extreme political views. In this book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program for helping people have meaningful, constructive conversations with those they disagree with politically. Chapters show readers how to develop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are the foundation of constructive conversation, including strategies for effective listening, managing emotions, and understanding someone else's perspective, as well as finding common ground, avoiding self-righteousness, and telling your own story. Throughout, conversation prompts, practical exercises, case examples, and self-quizzes help readers visualize and practice starting, sustaining, and ending challenging conversations"