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Getting Past No

Negotiating in Difficult Situations

by William Ury

Getting Past No
Publisher: Copyright © 1991, 1993 by William Ury
Published by arrangement with The Bantam Dell Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
This Edition: 2nd edition, 1993
First Edition: 1991
ISBN: 9780553371314
No. pages: 208

Category: Career & Self-Development
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In this summary you will learn

  • How to use the five-step “breakthrough negotiation” strategy
  • How to make adversaries into negotiating partners by being strategic and indirect
  • How to handle difficult tactics

Why you should read Getting Past No

Best-selling author William Ury has the topic of negotiation down cold. Reading this classic book (originally released in 1991) is a pleasure and the reasons it became a bestseller are obvious: It is clear, concise and eminently readable. This book has such wide appeal that getAbstract recommends it to all businesspeople and to anyone who ever needs to negotiate about anything – from cops bargaining with hostage takers to consumers pushing for the best car prices. Read this book and become a better negotiator.

About the Author

William Ury, Ph.D., is a negotiator, public speaker and author. He is co-founder and senior fellow of the Harvard Negotiation Project. He is the co-author of Getting to Yes and Getting Disputes Resolved, and the author of The Third Side, Getting to Peace and The Power of a Positive No, among other books.

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