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Life and Relationships – March 2026 @SCCLD

Understand how to handle conflict and deepen your relationships.

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  • Quiet the Rage

    How Learning to Manage Conflict Will Change Your Life (and the World)

    Burke, R. W.
    For everyone who wants to change that part of themselves--everyone who wants more peaceful interactions and more successful outcomes, but doesn't know how to achieve that--Quiet the Rage is the answer.
    Book, 2017Tempe, Arizona : SparkPress, 2017. — 152.47 BURKE
  • The 5 Apology Languages

    the Secret to Healthy Relationships

    Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
    Whether fractured by major incident or minor irritation, the emotions provoked can often feel insurmountable, preventing a relationship from moving forward and the offended from moving on. Discover why certain apologies clear the path for emotional…
    Book, 2022Chicago : Northfield Publishing, [2022] — 158.2 CHAPMAN
  • Raising Good Humans

    a Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

    Clarke-Fields, Hunter
    As a parent you strive to model kindness, compassion, and patience when interacting with your children. But no parent is perfect, and in difficult or stressful moments, you may react to your kids in ways that don't exactly fit your ideal model of…
    Book, 2019Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2019] — 649.1 CLARKE
  • Supercommunicators

    How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

    Duhigg, Charles
    We all know people who seem capable of connecting with almost anyone. They are the ones we turn to for advice, the ones who ask deep questions but also seem to hear what we are trying to say. What do they know about conversation that makes them so…
    Book, 2024New York : Random House, [2024] — 153.6 DUHIGG
  • How to Get Along With Anyone

    the Playbook for Predicting and Preventing Conflict at Work and at Home

    Eliot, John, 1971-
    A practical guide on how to identify conflict styles to better navigate workplace and personal disputes, help reduce stress, improve communication and foster collaboration using actionable strategies developed through decades of experience and…
    Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster, [2025] — 158.2 ELIOT
  • No matter who you're talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate. Jefferson Fisher, trial lawyer and one of the leading voices on real-world communication,…
    Book, 2025New York : TarcherPerigee, [2025] — 153.6 FISHER
  • Crucial Conversations

    Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

    Grenny, Joseph
    Keep your cool and get the results you want when faced with crucial conversations. This New York Times bestseller and business classic has been fully updated for a world where skilled communication is more important than ever.
    Book, 2022New York : McGraw Hill, [2022] — 153.6 GRENNY 2022
  • The Narcissist in Your Life

    Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free

    Hall, Julie L. (Julie Lynn) 1964-
    A must-read for survivors and clinicians alike, The Narcissist in Your Life illuminates the devastating experience of narcissism in families and relationships, acknowledges the emotional and physical trauma that results, and offers compassionate,…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Lifelong Books, an imprint of Hachette Books, 2019. — 616.8585 HALL
  • Conflict is everywhere-in our homes, at work, in our social media feeds. But conflict isn't inherently bad... in fact, it's a normal and healthy part of human relationships. Mediation expert Gabrielle Hartley argues that we've forgotten that…
    Book, 2023Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2023] — 303.69 HARTLEY
  • Learning to Disagree

    the Surprising Path to Navigating Differences With Empathy and Respect

    Inazu, John D.
    Offering a groundbreaking path to productive and respectful conversations, Learning to Disagree from highly regarded thought leader and law professor John Inazu equips you to have authentic dialogue and build rich relationships in a divided society…
    Book, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2024] — 179.9 INAZU
  • De-escalate

    How to Calm An Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less

    Noll, Douglas, 1950-
    We live in a more socially polarized time nationally and globally then ever before, as arguments easily flare up, aggression and bullying rises, and lines are drawn over politics, religion, and ideology. De-Escalate provides a new set of social…
    Book, 2017New York : Atria Paperback, 2017. — 303.69 NOLL
  • Empowered Boundaries

    Speaking Truth, Setting Boundaries, and Inspiring Social Change

    Storm, Cristien (Counselor),
    An invaluable resource on boundary-setting practices for anyone looking to challenge our default social conditioning and create empowered relationships and communities.
    Book, 2018Berkeley : North Atlantic Books, 2018. — 302.54 STORM
  • The Power of Conflict

    Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want

    Taffer, Jon
    Star and executive producer of the hit TV show Bar Rescue and New York Times bestselling author Jon Taffer reveals the transformational power of conflict, sharing his toolkit for arguing smarter—at home, at work, and in life.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers [2022] — 658.4053 TAFFER