Lax, an investment banker, and Sebenius (business administration, Harvard Business School) discuss their approach to negotiation, which adds the idea of setup to the tactics and deal design steps in the process. They describe how to identify barriers to agreement, overcome them, design value-creating deals, and understand problem solving-tactics. They also show their approach in practical examples and real cases. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)