Books Recommended by Neil Strauss
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Life Is Elsewhere
Milan Kundera
Source: "I think it’s an analogy for that choice we all have in life: Are you going to fulfill your potential? Or, are you just going to give into the peer pressure of the moment and become nothing?" - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderNonviolent Communication
A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Source: "The central idea is that, unbeknownst to us, there’s a lot of violence in the way we communicate with others—and with ourselves." - Neil Strauss
4 recommendersIntroducing NLP
Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People
Joseph O'Connor
Source: "The place to go for not just a primer on the concepts, but also enough in-depth knowledge to put the key ones into practice." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderInfluence
The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini
Source: "Understanding these [principles] make all the difference in making the leap from interest to attraction." - Neil Strauss
Facing Codependence
What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives
Pia Mellody
Source: "Presents a model of trauma that to me has been key to understanding my life." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderThe Art of Seduction
Robert Greene
Source: "Collects and analyzes some of history’s greatest seducers and seductions." - Neil Strauss
2 recommendersMastering Your Hidden Self
A Guide to the Huna Way
Serge Kahili King
Source: "One of the best books on [what goes on inside our own heads]." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderThe Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field
Nathaniel Branden
Source: "Basically defined the modern idea of self-esteem." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderSilently Seduced
When Parents Make Their Children Partners
Kenneth M. Adams PhD
Source: "Specifically for those who’ve experienced enmeshment." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderBe the Person You Want to Find
Relationship and Self-Discovery
Cheri Huber
Source: "I love this book because it’s exactly my philosophy on relationships." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderFacing Love Addiction
Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love
Pia Mellody
Source: "Really about the love addict and the love avoidant." - Neil Strauss
2 recommendersThe Fear Book
Facing Fear Once and for All
Cheri Huber
Source: "I highly recommend this for dealing with [fear]." - Neil Strauss
1 recommenderThe Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Matt Ridley
Source: "Diverse, engaging, and wide-ranging." - Neil Strauss
4 recommendersMaxims
François duc de La Rochefoucauld
Source: Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
1 recommenderJourney to the End of the Night
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Source: Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
1 recommenderThe Painted Bird
Jerzy Kosinski
Source: "It's really dark, but it's 'un-put-down-able.'" - Neil Strauss
3 recommenders- 2 recommenders
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Tom Rath
Source: Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
2 recommendersMeditations
Marcus Aurelius
Source: Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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