Getting to Yes
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Best for readers who...
Good fit if you want...
- You want practical, repeatable negotiation techniques.
- You handle frequent workplace or interpersonal bargaining.
Maybe skip if...
- You prefer theory-heavy academic treatments rather than applied tactics.
- You need single-case legal strategy or adversarial courtroom playbooks.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
Summary
Getting to Yes presents principled negotiation: separate people from the problem, focus on interests not positions, invent options for mutual gain, and insist on objective criteria to reach durable agreements.
Edition on file: 1999 • Arrow Business Books • 224 pages • ISBN 9780099248422.
Why this book now
Timeless negotiation principles that apply across work, home, and civic life whenever cooperation or conflict needs a constructive pathway forward.
Reader guide
Quick signals that help you decide faster.
Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At about 224 pages, this concise, example-driven book is suited to slow, reflective reading with pauses to test techniques in real conversations.
What stands out here
This Arrow Business Books edition preserves the classic, practice-focused advice and accessible structure that made the title widely used in business and mediation training.
Best way to approach it
Read actively: note the four core principles, try short role-play exercises, and revisit chapters when preparing real negotiations.
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