Nonviolent Communication

Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published Sept. 27, 2003 by Puddledancer Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-892005-02-1
OCLC Number:: 49947590

(1 review)

An enlighting look at how peaceful communication can create compassionate connections with family, friends, and other acquaintances, this book uses stories, examples, and sample dialogues to provide solutions to communication problems both at home and in the workplace. Guidance is provided on identifying and articulating feelings and needs, expressing anger fully, and exploring the power of empathy in order to speak honestly without creating hostility, break patterns of thinking that lead to anger and depression, and communicate compassionately. These nonviolent communication skills are fully explained and can be applied to personal, professional, and political differences. Included in the new edition is information on how to compassionately connect with oneself.

7 editions

King Death of the Scurvy Rats reviewed Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Thoroughly Practical, Politically Naive

4 stars

I'd like to start by saying that I found the application of NVC in my life to be highly rewarding and highly recommend reading this book if you're not familiar with the practice

I found the chapter on political strategy naive and a bit reckless in the context of questions on the use of violence being the major dividing issue in social movements since at least the 50s. If you're open to reading a very comprehensive damnation of anti-violent strategy (in favour of a diversity of tactics), I recommend you Peter Gelderloos: How Nonviolence Protects the State

Subjects

Language & Linguistics
Popular psychology
Self-Help
Interpersonal communication
Psychology
Communication
Interpersonal Relations
General