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In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress—with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes. Patrick Radden Keefe's mesmerizing book on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland and its aftermath uses the McConville case as a starting point for the tale of a society wracked by a violent guerrilla war, a war whose consequences have never been reckoned with. The brutal violence seared not only people like the McConville children, but also I.R.A. members embittered by a peace that fell far short of the goal of a united Ireland, and left them wondering whether the killings they committed were not justified acts of war, but simple murders. Patrick Radden Keefe writes an intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.

Apakah Anda sering bernegosiasi? Yang kita bicarakan bukan hanya tentang tawar-menawar harga, tetapi benar-benar tawar-menawar atas semua elemen dari kesepakatan itu. Anda tahu bahwa Anda telah berhasil bernegosiasi ketika Anda mendapatkan harga yang cukup rendah untuk memuaskan pembeli, dan harga yang cukup tinggi untuk memuaskan penjual. Kebanyakan pebisnis tidak tumbuh dalam budaya di mana mereka harus bernegosiasi untuk hal-hal yang mereka beli. Umumnya pengalaman negosiasi untuk barang dan jasa hanya terjadi sesekali saja. Akibatnya, pengetahuan dan keterampilan sebagian besar orang-orang dalam bernegosiasi cenderung relatif rendah. Jika Anda hanya melakukan sesuatu sesekali saja, Anda tidak mungkin mengembangkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang luas dalam kegiatan itu. Seberapa sering Anda membeli rumah atau mobil? Bahkan jika Anda membeli mobil baru setiap tahun dan setiap kali Anda bernegosiasi tentang harga mobilnya, keterampilan ini hanya digunakan satu kali dalam setahun, dan karena jarangnya ini, keterampilan negosiasi Anda tidak mungkin berkembang dengan baik. Buku ini membahas 24 strategi Tiongkok tentang negosiasi superior, yang dituliskan dengan banyak sekali cerita dan contoh kasus nyata. Dinarasikan berdasarkan kisah The Art of War, strategi perang Tiongkok kuno yang masih relevan hingga saat ini. Pelajari siasat dan seni bernegosiasi di semua keadaan: - Cara bernegosiasi saat Anda tahu bahwa Anda di posisi yang lebih unggul - Cara bertindak bilamana Anda memiliki kekuatan yang sama dengan lawan - Bagaimana cara melemahkan lawan terlebih dahulu dengan teknik manipulatif, baru bernegosiasi - Bagaimana mengecoh lawan yang posisinya lebih kuat, sehingga mereka tidak fokus

Rumah besar itu seharusnya tidak lagi menjadi sumber masalah, seperti yang dulu menghantui kehidupan Salvo. Tapi nyatanya kejadian nahas di sana membuat Salvo harus mengenang segala peristiwa yang pernah menderanya, yang membuatnya kehilangan orang-orang tersayang. Seandainya kucing hitamnya tak ada, mungkin Salvo pun akan kehilangan nyawa dengan cara yang tak pernah ia duga.

Journalist Rika Machida is facing an unusual she is tapped to investigate serial killer Manako Kajii, notorious for drawing rich men in with her pricey cooking classes, only to murder them and move on to the next. Kajii refuses to cooperate with the press until Rika writes her a letter asking for her beef stew recipe, a correspondence and ongoing series of conversations between the two women that sees Rika transforming as she becomes closer to Kajii, taking on some of her confidence and strength but also some of her deadly intention. Game on. Set in 2011, when dairy product shortages across Japan made butter a hot commodity, Butter depicts a vivid, panoramic view of contemporary Japan as seen through a diverse cast of Japanese women. An endlessly entertaining and sharply insightful look at the relationships between women and how they engage and challenge one another, revealing the many contradictions and complexities in the process, Asako Yuzuki’s novel is filled with intoxicating descriptions of food and the body that also looks deeply at its connection to the sinister, criminal, and taboo, its enduring power and delight.