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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
Amazon Price: $8.99
Customer Reviews:
» Malcolm Gladwell writes well. But there is not much substance. Sometimes, there is a point in time something changes dramatically. Sometimes, it doesn't come. These first ones are by definition a ...

» Obviously I am in the minority here - but I was sorely disappointed in what I read of this book.

As a Sociology Major I was excited and all aquiver to read this facinating book. But afte...

» What an interesting read! I really like it when I come across a book that I can't put down. This is one of those really interesting factual reads that gives societal feedback and maybe something that ...

» Given the current and complex way consumers and voters build their impressions and opinions about products, companies and candidates, word of mouth is today even more important than it was some decade...

» I believe the basic premise of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell actually is true. If the right people take an idea and start behaving differently it ...

The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
Amazon Price: $14.37
Customer Reviews:
» I would recommend to anyone that you purchase this book. I have not finished it but everything in it makes complete sense. They also connect the Bible in all areas which is wonderful. It makes a diffe...

» The Secret book, for the most part, is identical to the DVD except there are a few extra "points" they don't say in the DVD. Those extra "points" really hit home with me so I'm glad I read the book. ...

» This book has changed my life! It will train you in a new way of thinking to create that life that you have always dreamed of. It's a great complement to Pearls of Wellness (Pearls of Wellness 52 In...

» I am a big advocate for an abundance mentality, and keeping a positive attitude. But the author takes it too literally, insisting that with the right attitude we will never become sick, or can throw a...

» The 'secret' that this book is about is the Law of Attraction (LOA) and, if you know nothing about the LOA, then this book is a good starting point. It explains what the LOA is (you get what you focu...

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering ...
by Daniel G. Amen
Amazon Price: $9.00
Customer Reviews:
» This is a CD that everyone should own. A lot of good infomation that will make you think. I saw the author on our local PBS station and was impressed.

» I usually put forth a pretty decent effort when I bother to write a review, but I'm just going to be honest and warn you ahead of time that this is will be a marginal critique.
To begin with, wh...

» It's a prescription drug culture. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen tries to help people through meditation not medication. Other remedies he suggests are self-hypnosis and biofeed...

» I know something is going on in my brain due to migraines and other symptons. It is a good book to begin asking questions but not really to treat yourself- whereas after the PBS program I had some id...

» the purpose of this book is to trick gullible desperate uninformed people into visiting one of the amen clinics where they will get ripped off shamelessly. the book offers no practical solutions to "c...

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Amazon Price: $9.57
Customer Reviews:
» This is a must have book for anyone that likes self-help or business books. I read it several years ago and felt it was the like the Bible of all self-help books. I lost my copy so I bought it aga...

» The lessons in this book are indeed powerful and effective, as the title and subtitle of the book suggests. Its no wonder this author sells in such high volumes. A must need book for anyone who wants ...

» This is a book you will want to read all the way through and then go back and work on each of the 7 habits individually. Dr. Covey is able to share the information in a practical way that can be appl...

» Excellent book - would love to work for a company where the employees and the senior management team still believe in these basic principles. If you work for such a company and can use someone with 1...

» I read The 7 Habits for the first time in 1993. It changed my life. I consider it basic training for human beings. It provides a simple yet complete framework for ordering one's life, priorities, and ...

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallu...
by Tom Rath
Amazon Price: $13.82
Customer Reviews:
» My husband and son work for the same company and had done the earlier version through work. I thought it would be good to evaluate my strengths. I liked the on-line assessment which comes with this bo...

» ...there should be a way to purchase additional assessments online without buying another copy of the book. My wife and I don't need two copies. Better yet...all of the information from the book cou...

» Light reading, possible to finish in one stretched sitting. It does not offer any surprizes, or anything knew. It is more of a summary of strengths list, may be a good way to find out if any of yours ...

» Strenghts Finder 2.0 revealed strenghts I was unaware of, gave me a new appreciation for a quality which I had previously seen as a weakness.It may change how we perceive ourselves and express our str...

» I feel cheated having just finished the book and its online test. The book contains approximately 30 small pages of widely spaced text explaining the premise behind building upon one's strengths. The ...

Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Pot...
by Daniel G. Md Amen
Amazon Price: $14.97
Customer Reviews:
» Love from Both Sides: A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality I'm a writer and working hypnotherapist, and besides that, I worked at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute and did research that...

» To answer one of the prior reviewer questions. Why does Dr Amen rely so heavily on SPECT studies? The reason is he makes a living doing SPECT scans on difficult to evaluate illnesses such as ADD. Unsu...

» This book is a jewel because of its beauty, which is rare and powerful. For this, I have to write that reading this book gave me a beautiful shock. Let me explain my reaction in two thoughts:

» In Magnificent Mind at Any Age, Daniel Amen lets the reader know how much he loves brains. He talks about "brain envy," for example--what happens when someone sees an image of another person's brain t...

» Hi All-

I picked up Dr. Amen's book at a bookstore and found it interesting but a little dry. It takes several chapters to make its point and to understand what it is you need to do to p...

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink
Amazon Price: $10.20
Customer Reviews:
» A great primer for today and the future of creativity in business.
Trip Allen
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» I am italian and i read this book in summer 2007. There is no italian edition for this book so I read it in English. And by reading the book, and reading it in english, I understood something quite in...

» Dan Pink's AWNM is outstanding. Integrating the right and left brains creates an integrated person. An integrated person can engage the world with greater understanding and ability to make a positiv...

» Pink's premise: Business leaders seeking an edge in our competitive, tech-saturated world will require skills like design, empathy and storytelling to put their products and services out front. But th...

» In a very reader friendly, easy and entertaining writing style, Daniel Pink explains why the left-brained (or as he calls them "Left-Directed Thinkers") have ruled supreme in the last few decades. Th...

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)
by Robert B. Cialdini
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Reviews:
» This is by far the most interesting, useful, and important book that I read in college. Buy it, read it, learn all the tricks that people use to influence you as well as ways to combat those tricks a...

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James Gavitt says:
I was also confused by the choice between the two books and contacted someone at the Influence at Work organization. He replied, "Although both books are based on ...

» I found some of these advices very much used and known, some new and helpful. Quite logic due to the 'age' of the writing. Anyway I was satisfied with the reading and I reccommend it to get a complete...

» This book is masterfully written. Dr. Cialdini really knows his stuff, what is more, he knows how to keep a reader engaged. This book was recommended by a student at Northwestern's Kellogg school of...

» Cialdini's book elucidates the insidious strategies of compliance that are used by consumerists, marketers, politicians, and compliance experts to manipulate the masses.
His book is simple yet e...

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey
Amazon Price: $10.67
Customer Reviews:
» I bought several books to help me with a challenging situation. This was by far the most helpful. And reading it has made me look at many other relationships and difficulties in a new light.

» This book is heavy on the "Why" a crucial conversation should take place but does not go into enough detail on "How" to actually conduct a crucial conversation. After reading the excerpt, I was excit...

» I decided to use this book for my administrative staff. We are a small nursing home with 10 managers. We all were having difficulty dealing with the day to day stressors. This book has taught us how t...

» We all face situations in life where things are tense and saying the right things is critical. This is what the authors call a "crucial conversation," as opposed to a casual discussion. Crucial conver...

» I have been in sales and sales management for a long time and am skeptical of "improvement" books. I read this as part of a course in effective communication (not willingly) and was really surprised ...

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Your...
by Melody Beattie
Amazon Price: $10.85
Customer Reviews:
» Just what I needed! This book was very helpful to me! I got alot of great instruction from this book, I started reading this thinking it was for someone else and came to find out I could apply the inf...

» The book starts out a little rough but gets more to the point as you read. Very imformative for someone dealing with issues of alcoholism. Right on point in that respect. I would recommend this boo...

» This book gives you tools to break destuctive behavoirs that all co dependents have . It is very freeing and unlike most books give you something to do instead of just describing the problem. I have g...

» This is the book that started it all. I know it is cliché but, this book has changed my life and my thinking...

I was talking to my father on the phone one day and I was explaining to him...

» This book was a huuge eye opener for me. If you believe you might be codependent or want to find out more on the subject- this book is for you. It contains many examples of real people; as well as a l...