This book is designed to teach children ages 8 to 11 the key skills needed to resolve conflict. To do so, Dr. McFiddle and her protégé, Jasmine, engage in a wildly unique journey to demonstrate the skills to handle conflict through all kinds of mysterious and baffling concoctions and enchanted delights. 

“Weiss has given us an intellectual gift that will have a long shelf life in the realm of negotiation. Each carefully curated story enlightens the reader who seeks guidance and useful tools. By the time you finish, you know you have been bequeathed a treasure.”

—Joe Navarro, FBI Special Agent (retired), author, What Every BODY Is Saying

"Trouble at the Watering Hole is a landmark contribution to conflict resolution. A difficult subject has been brilliantly reduced to first principles for young readers. It will lead the younger generation to a more peaceful society."

—Sriram Panchu: Founder, Indian Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution, Chennai, India

Did you ever think it possible to negotiate with your boss? Do you dread planning holidays with your in-laws? Do salary discussions make your stomach turn? Escape second-guessing and selling yourself short by finding the Negotiator in You!

How do some of the most prominent mediators of our time, including Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Finnish President Marti Ahtisarri, and many U.S. and U.N. Ambassadors work to prevent and transform conflict? In this book, major figures in international mediation reveal insights and intricate details about their own individual peacemaking strategies.