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12 Apr 2017

When Incivility Runs Amok: LEAP FROG Part 5, the F

We’re back with our series on civil discourse today, moving on to FROG.   Yes.  I’m tickled too.   Do you dread neighborhood gatherings because they always end in a political argument?   Do you secretly cringe when your seat mate on the commuter line … Read More

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3 Aug 2016

Blame it on the Oxytocin

This is a post on what is called “The Backfire Effect.” Essentially, it holds that: Confronting a belief with facts to the contrary only strengthens the initial belief. I was discouraged when I sat down to write this post. How could it be, … Read More

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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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