Review of Negotiating like lives are on the line

[Chinazo Anozie]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Negotiating like lives are on the line" by Jonathan Pultz.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Negotiating Like Lives Are On The Line by Jonathan Pultz is a book that teaches readers about crisis negotiation. The author is a real-life crisis negotiator and uses his actual experiences in the field to buttress his points regarding negotiation skills. Pultz provides helpful examples of important skills that have helped him during negotiations, such as empathy, tone of voice, deflection, body language, and many more.

I liked that Pultz brought a fresh perspective to negotiation. I didn’t think it was possible to link negotiation to crisis management. The author was also quite detailed in his explanations; they were very interesting and engrossing. Pultz carried me along from the first page to the last. I enjoyed that he wrote from his personal experiences.

One of the best things about this book was reading the real-life situations where the police called in Pultz to handle/negotiate a crisis, such as literally talking Jorge off a ledge in the latter’s attempt to escape his attempted murder charge. These scenes were written expertly, and I sometimes felt I was in the situation with him. I could feel the adrenaline and Jorge’s fear of going to jail. I also enjoyed reading about familiar concepts such as BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement) and knowing that it could be applied here. In fact (and as Pultz rightly says), negotiation occurs in our everyday lives, and the skills he teaches are definitely applicable universally.

There was absolutely nothing I didn’t like about this book. While I noticed some errors, these were minor and didn’t take anything away from my reading experience. I really enjoyed reading Negotiating Like Lives Are On The Line by Jonathan Pultz, and, as a result, I’m happy to rate it 5 out of 5 stars.

I’ll recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their negotiation or communication skills.

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[Arshadq]

I would love to read this book. I want to know more about how to improve one's negotiation and communication skills, and I would enjoy it more to see it in action in law enforcement. Your review was detailed and very informative. Thank you!

[Neto Onuoha]

“Negotiating like lives are on the line" by Jonathan Pultz is definitely a book everyone needs to read because you must negotiate for something at different points of your life and the author basically breaks down the act of negotiation. Will definitely read this book. Good job on the review.