Best Arbitration, Negotiation & Mediation Books of 2025

Credit Secrets: 2 books in 1 is a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to repair their bad credit and boost their credit score. The book provides practical steps and effective strategies to help readers achieve financial freedom. It also includes valuable tips and tricks for scoring the 609 letter, along with necessary templates. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone struggling with bad credit and looking to take control of their financial situation.

This Notary Journal is a must-have for busy notaries public. Its large 8.5" x 11" size and comprehensive layout make it easy to record all notarial acts in detail. The template pages provide space to record 200 records with sequential numbered pages, including details such as signer and witness information, thumbprints, identification type and number, fees charged, and more. The book also includes space for comments, making it a complete record-keeping tool. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for notaries public and stands out for its easy-to-use format and comprehensive layout.

Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes is a practical guide to conflict resolution that offers a fresh look at negotiation. It provides lawyers with step-by-step techniques to turn disputes into deals and offers candid advice about ways lawyers can search for beneficial trades, improve communication, and leave both sides better off than before. The book encourages clients to work more effectively within the legal system to promote their own best interests. With its lively examples and innovative framework, Beyond Winning is a must-read for lawyers and lawmakers charged with resolving disputes and forging lasting agreements.

The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools offers a fresh approach to teaching restorative justice practices through games, activities, and simulations. The book provides an in-depth understanding of restorative pedagogy and experiential learning strategies, making it an ideal handbook for educators, trainers, consultants, and community leaders. The chapters cover topics such as building a restorative learning community, designing games for teaching restorative practices, and in-depth instructions for games and activities. This book is a valuable resource for those who strive to resolve conflicts and address harm in a restorative way.

Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight by Robert H. Mnookin is a practical guide for anyone who is facing a conflict with an adversary they don’t trust or who may even be considered evil. This book provides readers with the tools and strategies needed to make wise decisions when dealing with life’s most challenging conflicts. Mnookin, a renowned teacher and lecturer, draws from his extensive experience in negotiation and mediation to offer valuable insights and advice. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone looking to improve their negotiation skills and navigate difficult situations.

The Mediator's Handbook: Revised & Expanded fourth edition, published by New Society Publishers, offers a comprehensive guide to effective mediation. This book provides a step-by-step process for conflict resolution, from opening conversations to testing agreements. It emphasizes the skills and concepts a mediator needs to understand the conflict, support the people involved, facilitate the process, and guide decision-making. The authors, Jennifer Beer and Caroline Packard, provide new tools, scripts, and frameworks based on up-to-date research foundations from anthropology, psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. This accessible manual is a valuable resource for professionals and anyone working with clients, customers, volunteers, committees, or teams.

Credit Secrets is a three-book bundle that provides an in-depth understanding of the American credit system. It offers practical strategies and DIY guides to repair credit, improve finances, and avoid fraud. The author shares personal experiences and offers valuable bonuses to help readers achieve a wealthy lifestyle. The revised and updated version includes new information and tips to keep your credit score under control. This book is an excellent resource for anyone struggling with credit issues and wants to take control of their financial future.

Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements for Film, TV, and Digital Media (Third Edition) offers an invaluable reference for anyone seeking to navigate the complex world of entertainment law. This comprehensive guide covers the interests of talent and creative executives, as well as producers, entertainment attorneys, agents, managers, and major guilds. With expert insights on talent and production deals for various mediums, the book also includes explanations of employment deals, rights acquisition, and copyright law. The book's summaries of complex legal issues and sample contracts make it a must-have resource for industry veterans and novices alike.

The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised and Updated is a seminal book on the Restorative Justice movement. Author Howard Zehr, known worldwide for his pioneering work in transforming our understanding of justice, proposes workable principles and practices for making Restorative Justice possible. This resource is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding this innovative and influential movement. The book is suitable for academic classes, workshops, conferences, and the layperson. The author undertakes a massive and complex subject and puts it in graspable form, without reducing or trivializing it. Overall, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the criminal justice system and its alternatives.

The Little Book of Circle Processes is a part of The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series, offering a new/old way to peacemaking. The book emphasizes the importance of bringing people together, understanding one another, and solving community problems. The author, Kay Pranis, has conducted circle trainings in a diverse range of communities and explains how this peacemaking practice draws on the ancient Native American tradition of a talking piece and combines that with concepts of democracy and inclusivity. This book is a great resource for anyone looking to learn more about conflict management and community building.