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Posted May 20th, 2008 at 7:05 PM

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-Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa (Musashi was Japan's greatest swordsman and this book deals with his self-development)
-2001 Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
-The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (people spend too much time in the past or in the future: IRRELEVANT)
-The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (it's good to understand where we came from and how we survive). If you're Finnish, read also Esko Valtaoja's books about the same topics.

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Posted May 21st, 2008 at 12:14 PM

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What?!? Nobody checked out "Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment" by George Leonard? This is nuts! Really, that's the kind of thing that should be mandatory to every adult but whatever.

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Posted May 21st, 2008 at 9:15 PM

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Nominating The Book by Alan Watts. Anyone who likes Eckhart Tolle should check this guy out.

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Posted May 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 PM

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Take me to Truth-Undoing the Ego (Sanchez and Vieira)

Great reading along the lines of Tolle's stuff.

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Successful Standup Comedy (Perret)

I read some other books on standup comedy and they were mostly about joke structure, se ays, etc. This one's all about developing a commanding stage presence, character and charisma. AWESOME book.

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Influence: The psychology of persuasion (Cialdini)

Probably most are familiar with this but I haven't seen it mentioned yet. A must-read IMO.

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Posted May 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 PM

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Jared!

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I want to check out the new Ron Jeremy book-

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Posted May 23rd, 2008 at 2:59 PM

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I am that is legally availble on the internet.

maharajnisargadatta.com/I_Am_That.pdf

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Posted May 23rd, 2008 at 3:53 PM

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This is my current TO read List

David Deida - The Way of the Superior Man

Geoffrey Miller - The Mating Mind

James Tad - Secret of Creating Your Future

Jean Bobo - Modern Coin Magic

Jim Rohn The Challenge to Succeed - A Philosophy for Successful Living Workbook

Maxwell Maltz- Psycho-Cybernetics

Melvin Helitzer - Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd Edition

Michael Hall - Mind Lines

Motivation Success - Shakti Gawain - Creative Visualization

Napoleon Hill - Think And Grow Rich

Michael Hall Ph.D - The Magic You Can Perform With Reframing

Robert Dilts - Beliefs

Tracy Brian - Psychology of Selling Manual

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The Bhagavad-Gita

The Dhammapada (Buddha's teachings)

Meditations

Tao Te Ching

The Consolation of Philosophy

Autobiography

Self-Reliance

Walden

Self-Help

As a Man Thinketh

The Game of Life and How to Play It

How to Win Friends and Influence People

The Power of Positive Thinking

Motivation and Personality

The Phenomenon of Man

Atlas Shrugged

Man's Search for Meaning

Psycho-Cybernetics

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Creative Visualization

The Road Less Traveled

Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

You Can Heal Your Life

The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By

The Power of Myth

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life

Iron John

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Awaken the Giant Within

Learned Optimism

Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Everyday Life

Women Who Run with the Wolves

Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus

Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life

The Alchemist

(NLP Comprehensive Team) NLP: The New Technology of Achievement

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

A Return to Love

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ

The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling

How Proust Can Change Your Life

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff… And It's All Small Stuff

The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living

The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less

Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doin hat Matters

Finding Your Own North Star: How to Claim the Life You Were Meant to Live

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Posted May 23rd, 2008 at 5:07 PM

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Become what you are - Alan Watts.

Its a great book. Eastern knowledge from a western perspective.

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Posted May 31st, 2008 at 7:01 PM

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I just want to say that I'm reading Way of Superior Man for the first time.

Guys, read, highlight and take notes of Chapter 15 and 16. Chapters 15 & 16 will forever and ever clear the "mystique" of sh t tests, and flaking. It is an "aha" moment for sure, and those that have read it can second that.

Awesome.

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Posted May 31st, 2008 at 10:08 PM

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Steps Ascending

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I can't recommend The Brothers Karamazov enough. Research it.

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