PART ONE: WAY BEYOND LITIGATION.

Chapter 1: The Big Shift.

Chapter 2: Mediation in Action.

Chapter 3: Strategies for War and Peace.

Chapter 4: Transformation in Mediation.

PART TWO: OBSTACLES TO RESOLUTION.

Chapter 5: Self-Made Stumbling Blocks.

Chapter 6: The Lawyer Culture.

Chapter 7: Selecting a Lawyer for Your Mediation.

PART THREE: PUTTING PRINCIPLES TO WORK.

Chapter 8: Evaluating Mediation.

Chapter 9: Selecting a Mediator.

Chapter 10: Preparing to Mediate.

Chapter 11: The Art of Mediating.

Chapter 12: Mediating Employment Matters.

Chapter 13: The Construction Industry: A Model to Ponder.

Chapter 14: Turbo-Charging Contract Negotiations.

Chapter 15: Charting Public and Private Policy.

Chapter 16: The Emerging Synthesis.

Appendix A. Exercise for Testing Perspective.

Appendix B. Writing Agreements in Mediation.

Appendix C. Cutting the Baby - Beyond Solomon's Solution.

Appendix D. The Emotional Stages of Letting Go of Conflict.

Appendix E. Love of the Dance.

Appendix F. Simple Mediation Confidentiality Agreement.