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Old 02-28-2007, 08:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Universal/timeless Book recommendations?
I’m not sure to where to start this thread… but I would like to get some recommendations on universal/timeless books regardless of the topic.

I find reading universal books along with practical application is a great way to get a more precise/correct model of reality.

Here is some of my recommendations:


The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Is your genius at work?

A great book that helps you discover some of your unique abilities

Negotiating Partnerships: Increase Profits and Reduce Risks

This very good and has some of the same universal principles as The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. But it is a more in-depth practical analysis of negotiating.

Marketing warfare (using universal principals of warfare to explain how marketing works)
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It helps when you mention the author. Some book titles are used by different people and some authors are better known than their books.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

Influence by Robert Cialdini.

Is Steve still writing his PD book?
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The Success Principles from Jack Canfield

It completely changed my perspective on life when I read it 1 year ago. It was the very first personal development book I've ever touched and now, personal development has become one of my passions.

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It helps when you mention the author. Some book titles are used by different people and some authors are better known than their books.
You are right... But it is easy to check such things out at amazon...

Anyway:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: by Steven Covey

Is your genius at work? by Dick Richards

Negotiating Partnerships: Increase Profits and Reduce Risks by Keld Jensen

Marketing warfare: Al Ries and Jack Trout
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Particularly the Notes of Father Zossima.
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