The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work from John Gottman From Amazon's Description: "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples...
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Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb
From Amazon's Description: "As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights: • For social...
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
From Amazon's Description: "Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business...
Principles by Ray Dalio
Billionaire Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater, the biggest Hedge Fund in the world. This book is a collection of all the principles Ray Dalio uses for decision making, in business and in life. He first wrote "Principles" as a guide for his company's employees....
Influence by Robert Cialdini
From Amazon's description: "In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how...
Grit by Angela Duckworth
From the Conclusion Page: "This book has been about the power of grit to help you achieve your potential. I wrote it because what we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals. An obsession with...
Happier by Tal Ben Shahar
From Amazon's Description. "Can we really learn to be happy? Yes, we can. Each semester, nearly 1,400 students sign up for Harvard professor Tal Ben-Shahar's life-changing class "How to Get Happy". Currently it's the hottest course at Harvard, taken by 20 percent of...
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
From the Foreword of "The How of Happiness" "What are the meanings and mysteries of happiness? Is it possible to acquire more of it, and can new happiness ever endure? These are foundational questions to which I have devoted my entire career as a research...
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
From Amazon's description: "Have you ever:• found yourself stretched too thin?• simultaneously felt overworked and underutilized?• felt busy but not productive?• felt like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? If...
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
From Amazon's Description: "Interpersonal skill is something that is needed in all spheres of life and is learnt from a very young age. Still, some seem to be more successful and popular when it comes to being popular and influential. It comes from developing the...