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The New York Times and Washington Post bestseller that changed the way millions communicate
“[
Crucial Conversations] draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. . . . This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought leadership contributions of our time.”
—from the Foreword by Stephen R. Covey, author of
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“The quality of your life comes out of the quality of your dialogues and conversations. Here’s how to instantly uplift your crucial conversations.”
—Mark Victor Hansen, cocreator of the #1
New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul®
The first edition of
Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene and revolutionized the way millions of people communicate when stakes are high. This new edition gives you the tools to:
• Prepare for high-stakes situations
• Transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue
• Make it safe to talk about almost anything
• Be persuasive, not abrasive
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
一九七八年，香港電影界湧現一批新銳導演，有許鞍華、徐克、嚴浩、譚家明、方育平等。他們當時的年齡平均不超過三十歲，都先在電視台實戰磨練兩、三年，繼而不約而同地投身電影工業。短短數年間，這批新頴的作品，以銳不可擋的氣勢，在電影圈掀起一股巨浪，為正處於低潮的電影業注射了強心劑，開拓了前所未見的新局面。當時媒體稱之為「新浪潮」。「新浪潮」的出現，不僅完成了香港電影本土化的過程，更在整體上提升了香港電影的品質，在香港以至華人地區的電影發展史上均為關鍵的一頁。
Providing a comprehensive guide to devising an effective research design, Uwe Flick discusses each stage of the process of designing qualitative research in detail, including formulating a research design, selecting an appropriate strategy, conceptual framework and data source, and collecting and analyzing data.
本書旨在探討生命故事研究的方法論，聚焦於文本閱讀、資料分析，以及質性報告中經常被遺漏或忽略的主題。我們的目標在於透過一個閱讀和分類文本的嶄新模式，來傳授讀者如何閱讀、分析和詮釋生命故事的素材，並以我們實證研究工作中的實例來說明這些技術與程序的運用。
This is the most comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods in social research. The editors bring together key contributions from the field which reflect different interpretations of the purpose and capacity of case study research. The address issues such as: the problem of generalizing from study of a small number of cases; and the role of case study in developing and testing theories.
The editors offer in-depth assessments of the main arguments. An annotated bibliography of the literature dealing with case study research makes this an exhaustive and indispensable guide.
