Soft Power Book Novels & Stories

Things that were true and real and sitting just beneath the surface of the professional distance I maintained between us. I didn't say them. Not yet. "You read the negotiation book," I said instead. He looked at me. "First thing I pulled off your shelf," he said. "Why that one," I said. He considered it for a moment. "Because the title told me it was about power," he said. "And I needed to understand the kind of power that operates in a room like yours." He paused. "Not force. Not volume. The other kind." I held his gaze.

Both were really awkward at each other at first but when they found out that both were reading the same book, they eventually got a comfortable to talk at each other. “So, you also read that book-” “Yeah, I got into it after a friend of mine recommended it to me.” “Isn’t it a great book.” “Yeah, I got hooked on it after reading the first chapter.” “bla-bla-bla” Both continued to talked to each other and enjoyed their conversation. “I was feeling an awkward atmosphere growing between our table so I was gonna try to start a conversation but when you brought out your book, I was just surprised to see a person reading it.” The girl said.