Many dread small talk and shy away from it as much as possible. But whether we like it or not, there’s no way we can escape small talk because it is part of everyday interactions. Humans are social creatures and we use conversation as our way to emotionally connect with each other. If you are one of them, worry not because you are about to learn the techniques to gracefully jumpstart a conversation with anyone in any situation.

Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It is an immediately helpful, life-changing handbook of how to deal with negative self-talk - for yourself, or anyone in your life. Shad Helmstetter, PhD, the best-selling author of more than 20 books, is the leading authority in the field of self-talk today. In this book written for today’s listener, Dr. Helmstetter gives you all of the important information you need to change negative self-talk forever, in a short, easy-listening, and condensed format.

【シリーズ解説】ビジネスにもプライベートにも信頼関係が大切。その信頼関係を築くには、文化やマナーの違いをきちんと理解することが非常に重要です。このシリーズは、アメリカの文化をより深く理解し、たくさんの友達を作る手助けとなるよう、「文化」と「英語」の両方を学ぶレッスンシリーズです。英語を学ぶだけでは友達はできません。あらゆるシチュエーションで、アメリカ人がどのように考え、どのように行動するかを学びます。「今のアメリカ人の考え方」と「今、実際に使われている英語」が満載のこのシリーズで、アメリカ流のコミュニケーション術を修得し、たくさんの友達を作りましょう！　【シリーズストーリー】２人の在米日本人（大学生の花、駐在員の武）が、学校や会社で、恋愛や仕事を通してアメリカ人との真の友情を築く姿が描かれます。人前で話すのが苦手な花。友人キャシーの力を借り、大学の授業、友人同士の雑談、ボーイフレンド...etc...

Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

Doctor Dolittle is one of kind. Not only can he talk to animals - but he can understand them too! One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from Africa - the monkeys there need his help. So he sails off from his home, bringing along all his pals: Dab-Dab, the duck; Jip, the dog; Gub-Gub, the baby pig; Polynesia, the parrot; and Too-Too, the owl. Join the doctor and his animal friends on an amazing adventure. They even meet the rarest of all animals, the two-headed pushmi-pullyu!