Books to read

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell · 2020

Surrounded by Idiots (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)

Thomas Erikson · 2020

Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way?<br/><br/>You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people.<br/><br/>Surrounded by Idiots is an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with – in and out of the office – based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way we speak and share information.<br/><br/>Erikson will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication, advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or shut up. Packed with ‘aha!’ and ‘oh no!’ moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and communicate with those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension.<br/><br/>And with a bit of luck you can also be confident that the idiot out there isn’t you!

Read People Like a Book: How to Analyze, Understand, and Predict People''s Emotions, Thoughts, Intentions, and Behaviors

Patrick King · 2020

Speed read people, decipher body language, detect lies, and understand human nature.<br/><br/>Is it possible to analyze people without them saying a word? Yes, it is. Learn how to become a "mind reader" and forge deep connections.<br/><br/>How to get inside people's heads without them knowing.<br/><br/>Read People Like a Book isn't a normal book on body language of facial expressions. Yes, it includes all of those things, as well as new techniques on how to truly detect lies in your everyday life, but this book is more about understanding human psychology and nature.<br/><br/>We are who we are because of our experiences and pasts, and this guides our habits and behaviors more than anything else. Parts of this book read like the most interesting and applicable psychology textbook you've ever read. Take a look inside yourself and others!<br/><br/>Understand the subtle signals that you are sending out and increase your emotional intelligence.<br/><br/>Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience.<br/><br/>Learn the keys to influencing and persuading others.<br/><br/>-What people's limbs can tell us about their emotions.<br/>-Why lie detecting isn't so reliable when ignoring context.<br/>-Diagnosing personality as a means to understanding motivation.<br/>-Deducing the most with the least amount of information.<br/>-Exactly the kinds of eye contact to use and avoid<br/><br/>Find shortcuts to connect quickly and deeply with strangers.<br/><br/>The art of reading and analyzing people is truly the art of understanding human nature. Consider it like a cheat code that will allow you to see through people's actions and words.<br/><br/>Decode people's thoughts and intentions, and you can go in any direction you want with them.