✦ NEW 2025 UPDATED EDITION ✦INCLUDED WITH THE BOOK: AUDIOBOOK FULL VERSION + 5 BONUS EBOOKSYour ALL-IN-ONE Startup Toolkit: Establish Your LLC, Maximize S-Corp Tax Benefits, and Master Essential Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills for Small Business Success.This 5 book bundle includes:LLC Beginner's Guide: The Most Complete and Easy-to-Follow Handbook on How to Form, Manage, and Maintain Your Limited Liability Company.S-Corporation Beginner's Guide: The Most Complete and Easy-to-Follow Handbook on How to Form, Manage, and Save on Taxes as a Small Business Owner.Tax Optimization For Small Business Owners: The Ultimate Guide on Reducing Your Tax Liability and Maximizing Your Deductions.Bookkeeping 101 Beginner's Guide: A Simple and Easy-to-Follow Introduction to Keeping Your Financial Records Organized.Accounting Made Easy for Beginners: A Straightforward and Accessible Introduction to Understanding and Managing Your Business Finances.In these fully updated guides, you’ll discover:Complete and easy-to-understand instructions for how to draft and file the ESSENTIAL documentation that protects you against personal liabilities. (These agreements are CRITICAL to safeguarding your personal assets!)The pros and cons of each type of LLC so you know EXACTLY which one offers the best benefits for your business.The 7 FOOLPROOF steps to forming, managing, and succeeding with your S-Corp. (Following these 7 steps to a tee is crucial — if you don’t, you might get into some nasty legal troubles.)Advanced tax optimization strategies to minimize your tax burden and maximize your savings.Accounting strategies to take charge of your LLC’s financial records and start bookkeeping like a seasoned pro.Detailed up-to-date breakdown of how to prepare and file the articles of organization. (Make sure you meet these requirements before you file this important legal document!)Essential tips for choosing which state to register your LLC in. (The wrong choice could make a HUGE difference to the filing process, fees, taxes, and more!)What every business owner NEEDS to know about filing taxes with an LLC.The 25-point checklist to follow after reading the book — To set up your S-Corp the easy way, just follow the checklist and do as the book tells you.The most common mistakes that business owners make when starting and managing an LLC and how to AVOID them at all costs. (Follow these expert tips to save yourself precious time AND money!)… and much much more.You will receive the FULL AUDIOBOOK VERSION so you can listen anytime, anywhere, in addition to the book.But that's not it.. you will also receive your "Start a Successful Business" Toolkit, including 5 Extra eBooks so you can accomplish more and reach your goals:20 Most Useful Websites for LLC Owners21 Productivity Ideas to Get More DoneLLC Starter ChecklistTime Management For EntrepreneursTop 47 Most Useful Negotiation Tips & Tricks for FoundersNo entrepreneur likes the tedious legal and bookkeeping process. That’s why this full step-by-step guide is designed to take you by the hand and help you form your company in the quickest way possible!DISCLAIMER: No Artificial Intelligence (AI). This book is entirely human-made, without any involvement of artificial intelligence tools or algorithms.So don’t wait. Scroll up, click ‘Buy Now,’ and get your copy right now! Read more

The classic resource for effective mediation - now fully updated and expandedThe popular Mediator's Handbook presents a time-tested, adaptable model for helping people work through conflict. Starting with a new chapter on assessing conflict and bringing people to the table, it explains the process step-by-step, from opening conversations and exploring the situation, through the phases of finding resolution-deciding on topics, reviewing options, and testing agreements. The "Toolbox" section then details the concepts and skills a mediator needs in order to: Understand the Conflict Support the people Facilitate the process Guide decision-making. The Mediator's Handbook's emphasis is on what the mediator can do or say NOW, and on the underlying principles and core methods that can help the mediator make wise choices. Long a popular course textbook for high schools, universities, and training programs, The Mediator's Handbook is also a valued desk reference for professional mediators, and a practical guide for managers, organizers, teachers, and anyone working with clients, customers, volunteers, committees or teams. Extensively revised to incorporate recent practice and thinking, the accessible manual format lays out a clear structure for new and occasional mediators, while offering a detailed, nuanced resource for professionals. Read more

Are you struggling to communicate effectively with your partner?Do conflicts and misunderstandings dominate your relationship?You're not alone. Communication for couples is never easy! Communication can be a beautiful bridge between two people… but it can also be one of the most challenging areas of a relationship.Conflict can feel overwhelming, and it's easy to get stuck and start fighting and blaming each other.But if we address issues with understanding and compassion—rather than trying to "win" or point fingers—then we stand a much better chance of finding solutions that work for everyone.Every relationship is unique, and the principles and strategies outlined in this book are designed to apply to a wide range of relationship dynamics. Whether you're starting a new relationship, finding your way back from headaches and heartaches, or just want to deepen your connection, THIS BOOK will help equip and empower you.Take the first step in transforming your relationship. Here you'll find helpful and empowering tips that will help you cultivate a stronger connection with your partner.With strategies for understanding yourself and taking responsibility for how you show up, these valuable lessons will lead to an even better bond between you and your partner.Here's what you'll discover inside this insightful guide:The importance of taking personal responsibility for emotions and behaviors in relationships.Practical tips and strategies for improving communication with your partner—without resorting to fighting and blaming.Guidance on how to resolve conflicts healthily and productively.Discover your communication style and adapt it for more effective communication with your partner.The value of empathy in building strong relationships and simple techniques for mastering it.The benefits of communicating with emotional intelligence and effective listening skills (and how to Level Up your skills in both).Foolproof strategies for building trust and safety in communication, managing expectations, and maintaining long-term, blame-free communication in your relationship.And much more.Communication isn't just about talking… It's about listening, understanding, and deepening your connection.Even if your partner isn't on the same page regarding communication improvement, you can set an example and show them how to join you in working towards a more fulfilling and healthy relationship.Your schedule may be busy, but reading a chapter each day can greatly improve your relationship satisfaction! And the practical tips and strategies provided in this book can be easily implemented into your daily life without any extra requirements on your time.Begin your journey toward healthy communication and start building a strong connection with your partner today: Scroll up, and click 'add to cart' right now. Read more

The art of negotiation—from one of the country’s most eminent practitioners and the Chair of the Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation.One of the country’s most eminent practitioners of the art and science of negotiation offers practical advice for the most challenging conflicts—when you are facing an adversary you don’t trust, who may harm you, or who you may even feel is evil. This lively, informative, emotionally compelling book identifies the tools one needs to make wise decisions about life’s most challenging conflicts. Read more

“Remarkable.”—Wall Street JournalA thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions. “A wonderful book.”—Rebecca Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex. About 2,500 years ago, Plato wrote a set of dialogues that depict Socrates in conversation. The way Socrates asks questions, and the reasons why, amount to a whole way of thinking. This is the Socratic method—one of humanity’s great achievements. More than a technique, the method is an ethic of patience, inquiry, humility, and doubt. It is an aid to better thinking, and a remedy for bad habits of mind, whether in law, politics, the classroom, or tackling life’s big questions at the kitchen table. Drawing on hundreds of quotations, this book explains what the Socratic method is and how to use it. Chapters include Socratic Ethics, Ignorance, Testing Principles, and Socrates and the Stoics. Socratic philosophy is still startling after all these years because it is an approach to asking hard questions and chasing after them. It is a route to wisdom and a way of thinking about wisdom. With Farnsworth as your guide, the ideas of Socrates are easier to understand than ever and accessible to anyone.As Farnsworth achieved with The Practicing Stoic and the Farnsworth’s Classical English series, ideas of old are made new and vital again. This book is for those coming to philosophy the way Socrates did—as the everyday activity of making sense out of life and how to live it—and for anyone who wants to know what he said about doing that better. Read more

High-conflict mediation requires a paradigm shift from traditional mediation - high-conflict experts Bill Eddy and Michael Lomax show you how.Over the past 12 years, the authors have been developing and practicing tips for managing high-conflict clients in mediation, which is now a fully developed new method called "New Ways for Mediation". Mediating High Conflict Disputes gives all of the little tips that any mediator can use, as well as the step-by-step structure of the New Ways for Mediation method for those who want to have better control of the process in high-conflict cases - or any cases. This book is divided into three parts:Part one provides a thorough explanation of the thinking and behavior of parties with high-conflict personalities, with an emphasis on what does not work and should be avoided. Part two provides a detailed description of the New Ways for Mediation method, including several paradigm shifts in each step of the process for greater success. Its similarities and differences with interest-based negotiations and transformative mediation methods are explained. Part three includes numerous examples describing cases with special issues in several settings, including family, workplace, and disputes involving government agencies. Read more

Alternatives to Litigation was first published in 1993 when alternate dispute resolution practice was in its infancy. Now in its Third Edition, this book reflects the growth in this field and also the growing interest and in some states mandatory use of ADR. Authors Andrea Doneff and Abraham Ordover explore key concepts and terms, and address practical how-to issues that all attorneys need to recognize and master regardless of their field of expertise. Alternatives to Litigation includes appendices providing sample agreements, checklists, a model standard of conduct, commentary on ethical issues and other useful resources. Read more

“Dives deep into the psychology of information and emotion in conflict situations . . . Highly recommended for facilitators and negotiators as well as mediators.” ―Jennifer Beer, author of The Mediator’s Handbook and negotiation instructor at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Knowing how to formulate and ask incisive questions to get to the core of a conflict, challenge entrenched thinking, and shift perspectives is the key to successful conflict resolution. The Mediator’s Toolkit employs the author’s powerful “S Questions Model” to provide readers with the skills and tools to do just that. It addresses four dimensions of successful questions for mediation: the subject matter dimension, the structure dimension, the information-seeking dimension, and the shifting thinking dimension. The toolkit clearly explains:The theory behind each question type, including exploration of relevant neuroscience and psychologyThe purpose of different types of questionsHow the questions workWhen to use different types of questionsHow to build and apply questions to mediation in a non-threatening wayThis essential practical guide will radically sharpen, focus, and improve the questioning skills of qualified mediators, students, lecturers, trainers, and those using questions to challenge and effect change, in any context. Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe tools you need to maximize success in any negotiation, at any levelWith Negotiate Without Fear: Strategies and Tools to Maximize Your Outcomes, master negotiator, Kellogg professor, and accomplished CEO Victoria Medvec delivers an authoritative and practical resource for eliminating the fear that impedes success in negotiation. In this book, readers will discover unique and proprietary negotiation strategies honed over decades advising Fortune 500 clients on high-stakes, complex negotiations.Negotiate Without Fear provides readers at all levels of negotiation skill the ability to increase their negotiating confidence and maximize their negotiation success. You'll learn how to:Put the right issues on the table by defining your objectives for the negotiationAnalyze the issues being negotiated with an Issue Matrix to ensure you have the right issues to secure what you wantEstablish ambitious goals using a proprietary tool to identify the weaknesses in the other side's best outside alternative (BATNA)Leverage a unique architecture for creating and delivering Multiple Equivalent Simultaneous Offers (MESOs)Negotiate Without Fear belongs on the bookshelves of executives and all the dealmakers who work for them. Additionally, specific advice is provided in every chapter for individuals who are negotiating for themselves and in the everyday world. This book is an invaluable guide for anyone who hopes to sharpen their negotiating skills and achieve success in any arena. Read more

Getting married? Wondering about Prenuptial Agreements?For anyone who is getting married, embarking on a prenuptial agreement is often a very distressing and disappointing journey. Sometimes the negotiations irreparably damage the marriage, or even cause a couple to break up. The Generous Prenup details the problems that prenups can cause, and gives a couple guidance on how to foster a more peaceful and informed process with more caring and sensitive solutions. The Generous Prenup will be invaluable sourcebook for people who are considering having prenups, their families, lawyers, and financial advisors. In addition, married people who are finding that disagreements over money are impairing their marriage will find the content of this book extremely useful in analyzing and dealing with the roots of their discord. Postnuptial agreements (agreements made after the marriage) are possible solutions to some of these problems. This well-researched book, written by a leading attorney in the field, can help a couple understand how prenups change the laws of marriage, and how these changes may affect the marriage itself, for better and for worse. The book contains many helpful techniques to soften the heartlessness that is often embodied in standard prenuptial agreements.The Generous Prenup provides concepts and tools which foster creative and collaborative decision-making.The Generous Prenup is engaging and easy-to-understand. It contains humor as well as informative illustrations describing typical factual patterns present in many prenup negotiations. The Generous Prenup contains many sections on the dangers of prenups in first marriages. And the book details the challenges and opportunities for couples making essential financial arrangements in second marriages and how prenups can help.The Generous Prenup explains why, if you decide to have a prenup, mediation may be the best way to start the process. It also explains how to find a suitable prenuptial agreement attorney. The book is a very readable primer of all the laws affecting marriages, and how prenups change those laws. Read more

Circle processes offer a way of bringing people together to understand one another, strengthen bonds, and solve community problems—a necessity in an era of division, polarized politics, and angry debate.Our ancestors gathered around a fire in a circle, families gather around their kitchen tables in circles, and now we are gathering in circles as communities to solve problems. This peacemaking practice draws on the ancient Native American tradition of a talking piece and combines that with concepts of democracy and inclusivity.Peacemaking circles are used in neighborhoods to provide support for those harmed by crime and to decide sentences for those who commit crime, in schools to create positive classroom climates and resolve behavior problems, in the workplace to deal with conflict, and in social services to develop more organic support systems for people struggling to get their lives together. The circle process hinges on storytelling. It is an effort bringing astonishing results around the country. Chapters include:Circles in PracticeA Circle Story—Finding a Way to Move Forward after a Workers StrikeFoundations of CirclesA Circle Story—Finding Understanding in the ClassroomKey Elements of CirclesA Circle Story—Finding Healing from Violent CrimeOrganizing a Talking CircleA Circle Story—Finding Respect Across GenerationsCircles in PerspectiveA Circle Story—Finding Connection within FamilyA title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. Read more

This classic text is specifically designed to teach students how to negotiate in the actual practice of law. Although practical, it is grounded in ongoing research by social science, law, and business school scholars. In this new edition, Professor Robert Rhee joins Professor Gifford, and brings with him both a background in transactional negotiations and expertise in economic analysis of negotiation. Some highlights include: Structural changes enhance the student’s learning experience.Illustrative examples are pulled from the text and highlighted.Economic analysis and issues of valuation have been added.Each chapter concludes with a summary of major points and review questions.Professional responsibility issues, how race and gender affect bargaining, and the roles played by email and videoconferencing all receive increased coverage. Read more

The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the 'Rules') are used in the majority of all international arbitration cases, regardless of the administering institution or the legal background of the parties. The updated Rules were adopted in 2010 and provide mechanisms for the presentation of documents, witnesses of fact, expert witnesses, inspections, and the conduct of evidentiary hearings. They are widely accepted by the arbitration community and have become an international applicable standard. That said, the Rules are at times unclear and open to interpretation, leading to potential disputes as to how they should be applied in practice. This book provides a comprehensive, article-by-article commentary on the Rules, pulling together in one volume an in-depth analysis of the relevant case law, reports of the IBA working groups, academic authorities, and the authors' own practical experience. The authors offer practical guidance on issues that frequently arise in practice and advise practitioners on how the Rules can be applied to advance or defend particular propositions. They also analyze how the Rules work in tandem with other applicable provisions, such as the UNCITRAL Model Law, and include practical templates and checklists that practitioners can use to support their daily practice. Read more

A Layman's Guide to Collective Bargaining Agreement Grievance Handling aims to sharpen the skills of Union Members, Stewards, Grievance Committees, and Local Officers in day-to-day grievance handling. A properly written and prepared grievance will determine if the issue has merit and is to move forward in the grievance-arbitration process. Properly written grievances also aid in the ability to win arbitration hearings. If every member in the workplace understood the fundamentals of grievance handling, this would strengthen the servicing aspect and sharpen the skills of the Steward and Officers, making your Local Union a powerful force in your workplace. Read more

This book contains examples of effective and ineffective trial techniques that are seldom, if ever, taught in law schools. These examples are real, not hypothetical, and have been compiled from the author's experiences as: • A Navy JAG lawyer for three years; • A trial lawyer in practice for thirty years; and • A federal courtroom deputy for almost ten years. In this position, he was able to observe over eighty trials and contested hearings as a neutral observer and to discuss with jurors at the conclusion of trials to learn what they considered effective and ineffective trial techniques. MR. BRUESS graduated cum laude from both the University of Minnesota (1959) and the Indiana University School of Law (1963). From 1961-1962, he was a member of the Indiana Law Journal and was a Note Editor during the 1962-1963 school year. Upon graduation from law school, he was selected for membership in the Order of the Coif. Following the completion of Officer Candidate School, Mr. Bruess served as a legal officer with the Judge Advocate General Corps of the United States Navy from 1964-1967. From 1967-1997, Mr. Bruess was a trial lawyer with Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1999-2008, he served as a courtroom deputy for the Honorable David F. Hamilton of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Read more

In The Charisma Myth, Olivia Fox Cabane provides powerful advice to make absolutely anyone more charismatic.What if charisma could be taught?Charisma can be a huge asset if you're applying for a job, improving your relationships, or leading other people. The Charisma Myth shows you how to become more influential, more persuasive, and more inspiring. Soon you'll be able to move through a room and have people say: 'Wow, who's that?'Many people believe that charisma is unchangeable - you either have it or you don't. But that's simply not true. This groundbreaking, bestselling book reveals how charismatic behaviour can be learned by anyone.Olivia Fox Cabane helps some of the world's best-known people become more charismatic. Here she breaks charisma down into its fundamental components, revealing the secrets to how it works. Improving your charisma doesn't mean transforming your personality: it's about adopting a series of practices that suit you. So what are you waiting for?'Charisma is not a gift, it's a tool. Cabane makes a big promise with this book and delivers on it' -Seth Godin'Until I encountered Olivia Fox Cabane, I'd naively believed charisma was an intangible, magical aura... around a couple of hours can transform a reasonably personable person into someone magnetic' -Sunday Telegraph'If you are interested in increasing your ability to be charismatic, this book will give you direct skills to use' -Psychology TodayOlivia Fox Cabane has lectured at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, and the United Nations. She is a frequent keynote speaker and executive coach to the leadership of Fortune 500 companies. From a base of thorough behavioural science, Cabane extracts the most practical tools for business, giving her clients techniques she originally developed for Harvard and MIT. She has been featured in media such as Forbes, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and The Wall Street Journal. Read more

This is the third revised edition of what was described by the English Court of Appeal in C v D as the “standard work” on Bermuda Form excess insurance policies. The Form, first used in the 1980s, covers liabilities for catastrophes such as serious explosions or mass tort litigation and is now widely used by insurance companies. It is unusual in that it includes a clause requiring disputes to be arbitrated under English procedural rules in London but subject to New York substantive law. This calls for a rare mix of knowledge and experience on the part of the lawyers involved, each of whom is required to confront the many differences between English and US law and legal culture. In addition, since the awards of arbitrators are confidential and are not subject to the scrutiny of the courts, the book helps professionals understand the Form's lengthy and complex provisions. The book, first published in 2004, was the first comprehensive analysis of the Bermuda Form. It is frequently cited in Bermuda Form arbitrations and was the joint winner in 2012 of British Insurance Law Association Book Prize for the most notable contribution to literature in the field of law as it affects insurance. It offers a detailed commentary on how the Form is to be construed, its coverage, the substantive law to be applied, the limits of liability, exceptions, and, of course, the procedures to be followed during arbitration proceedings in London. The book will prove invaluable to lawyers, risk managers, and executives of companies which purchase insurance on the Bermuda Form, and to clients, lawyers or arbitrators involved in disputes arising therefrom.This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's International Arbitration online service. Read more

Legal NotebookElevate your note-taking experience with our Legal Notebook, designed to meet the demands of professionals, students, and anyone in need of a reliable writing pad.This legal notebook offers convenient portability and versatile use, making it ideal for business, conferences, meetings, office work, and travel, offering the ideal combination of functionality and convenience. This legal notepad is perfect for a variety of tasks, including working, studying, data collection, shopping, chore lists, and more. It caters to individuals across different professions, businesses, and jobs, helping to efficiently manage daily work activities.Key Features:White notebook / notepad for legal writing120 pages / 60 sheets per notebook1/4-inch narrow ruled line spacing with date on topMeasures 8.5 x 11-inch letter size, providing ample space for writing while maintaining easy portability for on-the-go use.Printed double sided on high-quality 90gsm white paper that prevents ink bleed-through, ensuring your notes remain clear and professional.Sturdy matte finish bound cover, keeping all your pages secure, so you can confidently carry it to meetings, classes, and trips without worrying about wear and tear.Get your Legal Notebook today!!! Read more

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So we'd all like a more peaceful world—no wars, no poverty, no more racism, no community disputes, no office tensions, no marital skirmishes. Lisa Schirch sets forth paths to such realities. In fact, she points a way to more than the absence of conflict. She foresees justpeace—a sustainable state of affairs because it is a peace which insists on justice.      Schirch singles out four critical actions that must be undertaken if peace is to take root at any level) — 1.) waging conflict nonviolently; 2.) reducing direct violence; 3.) transforming relationships; and 4.) building capacity. From Schirch's 15 years of experience as a peacebuilding consultant in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. A title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. Read more