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A is for Asshole: The Grownups' ABCs of Conflict Resolution [Paperback]

Victoria Pynchon , Dean Murray
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October 20, 2010
The Grownups' ABCs of Conflict Resolution If you're working with difficult people (who isn't?) or are not getting the results you want in your work or your personal relationships, this book on conflict resolution is for you!

In The Grownups' ABCs of Conflict Resolution, attorney-author and mediator Victoria Pynchon describes why conflicts arise, what types of people draw conflict to them like a magnet, and how to effectively deal with the disputes that dog our days and trouble our sleep at night. With clear writing, personal stories and humor, Pynchon provides valuable information and insight into the way in which we habitually fall into conflict and how we can use it to transform our lives and the lives of those around us. This easily understandable book provides practical suggestions for people to use in their day-to-day lives. 
The cheerful 'monster' illustrations remind us that monsters and conflicts are are often of our own creation and can be tamed if only we have the magic words. 
You'll find those transforming and healing words inside. Join us! 


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The book is what the title suggests: an imaginative and candid introduction to conflict resolution fit in an A-to-Z framework. It's a pleasure to read . . . free of the dead hand of write-like-a-lawyer prose. 
--Koncision Book Note by Ken Adams, J.D.

About the Author

Victoria Pynchon is an attorney-mediator with ADR Services, Inc. in Century City and an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles, California. She is the co-founder of She Negotiates Consulting and Training, a negotiation training and consulting service for women professionals, executives, managers and entrepreneurs. Victoria received her LL.M degree in Dispute Resolution in 2006. Her new book, Success as a Mediator for Dummies, is due out from Wiley in April, 2012. Victoria lives in Los Angeles with her husband, attorney Stephen Goldberg.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 182 pages
  • Publisher: Reason Press (October 20, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0986766607
  • ISBN-13: 978-0986766602
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,016,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am an author, attorney, mediator (with ADR Services Inc.), arbitrator (with the American Arbitration Association) and negotiation trainer and consultant (with She Negotiates Consulting and Training).

Twenty-four years after completing law school at U.C.Davis' King Hall School of Law, I went back to school at Pepperdine University's Straus Institute to earn an LL.M in Dispute Resolution.

I write the "She Negotiates" column for ForbesWoman and have also written for the Forbes Legal Blog "On the Docket."

I teach negotiation to all comers but focus on teaching women to negotiate their true market value with my business partner Lisa Gates.

I have chaired the Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of the Federal Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.

I am the founder, but no longer the Editor-in-Chief of the online r.kv.r.y. quarterly literary journal.

I live in Los Angeles with my husband, Stephen N. Goldberg, an attorney with the Los Angeles office of the Washington D.C.-based Dickstein, Shapiro. My step-son, Adam Goldberg, is an associate attorney with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Hong Kong and my step-daughter, Julia Goldberg, is a manager with Deloitte Consulting in San Francisco.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Grace and Gritt of Negotiation November 1, 2010
Format:Paperback
I've been a journalist for more than 20 years and have suffered through my share of business negotiations in my career. I might have scored higher on the pay role had I had this book a decade or two ago. Now as a journalist/entrepreneur focusing on the work life merge, with the help of Victoria Pynchon's book I control of my bottom line with more precision. The FCC might take issue with a chunk of these alphabetic words of prose, but the wisdom behind them landed me a chunk of change at the negotiating table.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally someone who tells it like it is December 3, 2010
Format:Paperback
Love the book - Victoria is laugh out loud funny and the book such an easy read. It captures you and allows you to put into place those who make your life miserable and... provides a way to deal with them. Great primer for dealing with college classmates or corporate lug-nuts.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing and Insightful November 29, 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been following Victoria Pynchon's blog for some time and when I saw this title advertised wanted to get it straight away.

Victoria has used an old fashioned teaching premise to explore the personalities that we all meet and know in our lives (whether we are involved professionally in Conflict Resolution or not).

I was amused by many of her anecdotes and spotted many people tyoes that I know and have been!

Great book, I recommend it
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1.0 out of 5 stars Skip it
I thought the book would have more practical advice, but it really presented topics so briefly there wasn't time to process the tactic let alone learn it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lacy Mayes
5.0 out of 5 stars A Primer for Dealing with ALL Types of Conflict
From its catchy title to its wonderful Chapters - "D is for Drama Queen", "P is for Paranoid", master mediator, Victoria Pynchon walks the reader thru strategies for dealing with... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ann S
5.0 out of 5 stars great even if you are not a mediator
I bought this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Victoria gets to the point and in an entertaining way! It's the adult version of "how to be when you interact with another!
Published 3 months ago by e.t.
4.0 out of 5 stars helped me out!
A bit of sarcasm in book, but I drove the a-hole NUTS till he cracked! All is well now, Thanks needed this!!!
Published 13 months ago by mickhubb
5.0 out of 5 stars great reading for all mediators
I recently received this book as a gift. I have been mediating twenty years and have taught mediation classes. This book was a must read for everyone in our profession. Read more
Published on February 1, 2011 by Therese Gray
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Valuable Advice
Written by a professional mediator, this very well-written book puts forward valuable ideas and lessons for a happier life, community, nation and world. Read more
Published on December 28, 2010 by Sidney Dickstein
5.0 out of 5 stars Give P's a Chance!
We live in pugnacious times...

Whether you pick fights, are picked on by fighters, or are picked to help settle fights, this is an indispensable manual to lubricating... Read more
Published on December 14, 2010 by Jerald Lazar
5.0 out of 5 stars AN OUTSTANDING PRACTICAL AND HUMANIST GUIDE TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION
THIS MASTER MEDIATOR HAS WRITTEN A SUPERB AND ENGAGING GUIDE TO RESOLVING CONFLICT WHICH GOES WELL BEYOND THE LEGAL SPHERE AND LOOKS AT THE CAUSES AS WELL AS THE RESOLUTION OF... Read more
Published on November 22, 2010 by Les Weinstein
5.0 out of 5 stars An Easy Everyday Reference for Conflict Resolution
With the word precision of a poet, Victoria Pynchon has blazed a trail through the snoozy language of social psychology and jurisprudence and made us a fun take-charge primer on... Read more
Published on November 16, 2010 by Pauline
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