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“Books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” – Emma Thompson

The word ‘Everyday’ in this book’s title points to a critical but under-recognized feature of highly effective negotiation, its inclusiveness. It isn’t limited to any one set of situations, topics, masters or, tellingly, to any one gender. With the research-based information and instruction engagingly offered within its pages, we can all up our game significantly.

Robert Cialdini, Author of INFLUENCE and PRE-SUASION

Powerful. Moving. Provocative. Essential. A steady and stunning build to its exquisite climactic chapter, this book represents a long missing voice in the realm of negotiation. Lucia takes you by the hand, whispers secrets in your ear, hands you building blocks, and leads you deeper and deeper through a transformative journey. You may not emerge quite the same person as when you started – but you will definitely be a more resilient and radiant version of your former self.
 
Thomas Wilmer, award-winning NPR podcast producer and on-air host

For the Forces of Good is a fantastic book for anyone who wants to supercharge their negotiation powers. It is highly readable, thoughtful, personal, and full of useful ideas and tips to improve to your everyday negotiation skills. Lucia’s energy, smarts, and passion for negotiation sparkled and inspired me throughout the entire book.

Grande Lum, Obama Administration Director, Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service; author of The Negotiation Fieldbook and Co-Author of America’s Peacemakers

Lucia Kanter St. Amour has given us all a wonderful new book that demonstrates how effective negotiation is indeed a superpower.  In fact, I would argue it is the mother of all superpowers!  In a very readable manner, she helps the reader to grasp the nuances of negotiation through stories, anecdotes and popular exercises.  When you finish the book, not only will you be a better negotiator, but you will have the foundation to continue on your own negotiation journey.
 
Joshua Weiss, PhD., Co-Founder, Global Negotiation Institute and Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation
Once you hit chapter 15, there is truly no turning back. This is a work of careful and loving architecture, of fundamental skills, intellect, and storytelling. It’s very moving. You wouldn’t think a topic like this could be so moving. Lucia understands human complexity, and how to connect. She teaches all of us how to do it, too. It is a book to return to time and time again. Lucia, thank you for sharing this wonderful work, and for sharing so much of yourself!
 
Florence Bienvenu, Attorney, Chief of Staff, United Nations Women, San Francisco

Captivating, layered, accessible, content-packed, and written in a warm, personal voice. There’s nothing quite like it on the market in the way Lucia connects it all together. It’s fantastic!

Anita Christine Knowlton, Clinical Professor of Law & Founding Director of the Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution, University of California Hastings College of the Law

Truly a Force for Good, Lucia has produced a critical missing link in the marketplace of negotiation literature. Inspiring and transformative, while certainly a work of skills building, it has a soul – and potential to generate not just better everyday negotiators, but more thoughtful participants in society at large. The time is overripe for more offerings like this that equalize the negotiating table, and make it fun and interesting in the process.
 
Kwame Christian, Esq. M.A., Founder and CEO of American Negotiation Institute and host of the #1 negotiation podcast “Negotiate Anything”

As a two decades labor negotiator – I’m loving this! Amazonians focus on super powers and the Super Tips provided are practical and useful in everyday life, which is often a series of negotiations. The usefulness of taking this out of the strict business setting or labor setting is wonderful. For women and other marginalized groups this is a great guidebook. Negotiation can be taught!

Alia Samad-Salameh, Principal, Global Labor Standards at Amazon

An amazing, refreshing and practical take on Negotiation…in fact…just human interaction! Very well written by an expert in her field with a strong handle on the pedagogy of influence, For the Forces of Good is easy to read with huge everyday take aways. This book should be read by everyone “new” as well as seasoned to negotiation!
 
Mikkel Gudsoe, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, Competition Judge and Mediator; Danish Fashion Industry Chief Attorney and Negotiator; Professor of Negotiation, Aarhus University