1. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell |  Rank: 11 | Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance
that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The
Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a
gift for translating... more
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3. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child Marc Weissbluth |  Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 111 | One of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach
to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problemsHere Dr.
Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers... more
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5. The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene |  Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 169 | "Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world,
a shifting of perspective," writes Robert Greene. Mastery of one's emotions
and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on... more
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7. Man's Search For Meaning Viktor E. Frankl |  Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 257 | Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is among the most
influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins
with a lengthy, austere, and deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's
imprisonment... more
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8. How to Be Idle Tom Hodgkinson |  Rank: 286 | When your alarm clock jolts you awake in the morning, do you wish you could
just lie in bed, read a book, sip a cup of tea and be idle all day?
Hodgkinson, founder of the Idler magazine, does. And in this book
he presents... more
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10. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini |  Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 308 | Arguably the best book ever on what is increasingly becoming the science of
persuasion. Whether you're a mere consumer or someone weaving the web of
persuasion to urge others to buy or vote for your product, this... more
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12. The Art of Seduction Robert Greene |  Rank: 328 | Touted as a "handbook on the most subtle and effective form of power" and
"an indispensable primer on how to take what you want from whomever you
want," this book is more than a little creepy. Following on the heels... more
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18. How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life Tom Rath, Donald O. Clifton |  Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 449 | In this brief but significant book, the authors, a grandfather-grandson
team, explore how using positive psychology in everyday interactions can
dramatically change our lives. Clifton (coauthor of Now, Discover... more
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20. Sex and the Perfect Lover: Tao, Tantra, and the Kama Sutra Mabel Iam |  Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 485 | Sexual desire is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. When
repressed or expressed inappropriately, it can create problems-but when
celebrated in a loving relationship, it can take you to the heights of
sexual... more
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25. Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples Harville Hendrix |  Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 587 | When Harville Hendrix writes about relationships, he discusses them not
just as an educator and a therapist, but as a man who has himself been
through a failed marriage. Hendrix felt the sting of his divorce... more
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