{ "item_title" : "Zero Percent War", "item_author" : [" Roditch "], "item_description" : "We began writing this book because we wondered why human beings find it so difficult to listen to one another.But something unexpected happened.Before the book was finished, we began to change.We discovered that listening was not simply a way of helping other people feel understood.It was a way of making our own lives more peaceful.We no longer needed to win every argument.We could hear an opinion without adopting it.We could ask a question without preparing a defence.And sometimes we could simply smile, let a disagreement pass, and continue enjoying an ordinary day.Perhaps that is where Zero Percent War begins.Not somewhere far away.But here.In the next conversation.The Will to UnderstandWe began with a simple question.2Why is it so difficult for human beings to listen to one another?We have two ears and one mouth, yet we spend so much of our lives talking, explaining, defending and arguing.We ask questions, then interrupt the answers.We form pictures of other people in our minds and sometimes carry those pictures for a lifetime.We become so certain of what we believe that we forget how much we may not know.And when another person challenges our understanding, we often experience their words as a threat rather than an opportunity.But perhaps there is another way.What if we used our extraordinary human will not to win arguments, but to understand them?What if we allowed another person the time to finish a sentence?What if we asked questions because we genuinely wanted to learn?What if we discovered that we could disagree without becoming enemies?We would still encounter anger, injustice, fear and difficult truths. Listening alone would not solve every conflict.But perhaps we would stop creating so many unnecessary ones.And something unexpected might happen.We might discover that listening makes our own lives more peaceful.Less tension.Less defensiveness.Less energy wasted fighting battles that never needed to begin.3More space for friendship.More time for an ordinary day.And perhaps, somewhere along the way, we might begin to understand what Zero Percent War really means.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/595/9798165959837_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "30.00", "online_price" : "30.00", "our_price" : "30.00", "club_price" : "30.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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