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Negotiation Genius by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman Get the book: https://amzn.to/4fOHk0h From two leaders in executive education at Harvard Business School, here are the mental habits and proven strategies you need to achieve outstanding results in any negotiation. Whether you’ve “seen it all” or are just starting out, Negotiation Genius will dramatically improve your negotiating skills and c...

Start with No by Jim Camp Get the book: https://amzn.to/3ZU65SN Start with No offers a contrarian, counterintuitive system for negotiating any kind of deal in any kind of situation—the purchase of a new house, a multimillion-dollar business deal, or where to take the kids for dinner. Think a win-win solution is the best way to make the deal? Think again. For years now, win-win has been the paradig...

Bargaining for advantage by G. Richard Shell Get the book; https://amzn.to/49OCLBz As director of the world-renowned Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop, Professor G. Richard Shell has taught thousands of business leaders, lawyers, administrators, and other professionals how to survive and thrive in the sometimes rough-and-tumble world of negotiation. In the third edition of this internationall...

You can negotiate anything by Herb Cohen Get the book: https://amzn.to/49ZuVoL Master negotiator Herb Cohen has been successfully negotiating everything from insurance claims to hostage releases to his own son's hair length and hundreds of other matters for over five decades. Ever since coining the term "win-win" in 1963, he has been teaching people the world over how to get what they want in any...

The art of negotiation by Micheal Wheeler Get the book: https://amzn.to/3VTN41j “Every negotiation is a dance between preparation and adaptability.” A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces a powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation have prevailed: the “win-win” method exemplified in Getting to Yes...

Never split the difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz Get the book: https://amzn.to/3DGslI0 A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom or at home. A Wall Street Journal Bestseller. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a ho...

The power of a positive no by William Ury Get the book: https://amzn.to/4fB62km “Saying no is not about rejecting people. It is about rejecting behavior or requests that don’t align with your values and priorities.” The most powerful word in the language is one that most people find difficult to say. Yet, when we know how to use it correctly, it has the power to profoundly transform our lives. Tha...

How to make money selling stocks short by William O’Neil Get the book: https://amzn.to/3DndvWP There are two sides to everything, except the stock market. In the stock market, there is only one side—the right side. In certain market conditions, selling short can put you on the right side, but it takes real knowledge, market know-how, and a lot of courage to assume a short position. The mechanics o...

I will teach you to be rich by Ramit Sethi Get the book: https://amzn.to/404xYIS “A rich life is different for everyone. Figure out what your rich life looks like.” If you think financial health is beyond your reach, think again. I Will Teach You To Be Rich is the modern money classic that has revolutionised the lives of countless people all over the world, teaching them how to effectively manage...

Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez: Get the book: https://amzn.to/3VUpWQp For more than twenty-five years, Your Money or Your Life has been considered the go-to book fortaking back your life by changing your relationship with money. Hundreds of thousands of people have followed this nine-step program, learning to live more deliberately and meaningfully with Vicki Robin’s guid...

The millionaire next door by Thomas J. Stanley Ph. D. & William D. Danko Ph. D Get the book: https://amzn.to/4fvL86q “Why aren’t I as wealthy as I should be?” Many people ask this question of themselves all the time. Often, they are hard-working, well-educated, middle- to high-income individuals. Why, then, are so few affluent? For nearly two decades, the answer has been found in the bestselling T...

Die with zero by Bill Perkins Get the book: https://amzn.to/4gMViAC “True wealth is the ability to live the life you want, on your own terms.” Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired. The only thing you wasted along the way was . . . your life. Die with Zero presents a startlin...

With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in … This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Guns germs and steel by Jared Diamond Get the book; https://amzn.to/4gj8YDF Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? And what can it teach us about our current crisis? Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. An ambitious synth...

How Not to be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg Get the book: https://amzn.to/4gkYgwp The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong , Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do—the whole w...

Why men don’t listen & women can’t read maps by Allan and Barbara Pease Get the book: https://amzn.to/3VMbc63 Are you curious about why men seem to zone out during conversations or why women often rely on landmarks instead of directions? Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps by Allan and Barbara Pease dives into the science and humor behind these everyday quirks. This insightful book expl...

Be the worst you can be by Charles Saatchi Charles Saatchi is a man with strong opinions on everything from movies to morals, superstition to suicide, and in this book he answers nearly 300 questions from readers and journalists, offering much for everyone to reflect on. Here are some key lessons from Be the Worst You Can Be by Charles Saatchi: * Embrace Imperfection: Trying to be perfect or virtu...

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell Get the book: https://amzn.to/49HFoVK In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, no.1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point , Blink , Outliers and What the Dog Saw , takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey through the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty. From the conflicts in Northern Ireland, through the t...

End of power by Moises Naim Get the book: https://amzn.to/41CNehA We know that power is shifting: From West to East and North to South, from presidential palaces to public squares, from once formidable corporate behemoths to nimble startups and, slowly but surely, from men to women. But power is not merely shifting and dispersing. It is also decaying. Those in power today are more constrained in w...

World order by Henry Kissinger Get the book: https://amzn.to/3OXBUVG As Henry Kissinger observes in this magisterial book, there has never been a true world order. For most of history, civilizations have defined their own concepts of order, each one envisioning its distinct principles as universally relevant. Now, as international affairs take place on a global basis, these historic concepts of wo...

Portfolios of the poor by Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford and Orlanda Ruthven Get the book: https://amzn.to/3OZFAGc Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would you handle emerg...

For nearly twenty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story quartet, Finding Nemo , The Incredibles , Up , and WALL-E , which have gone on to set box-office records and garner thirty Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are … This is a public episode. If you'd like...

Why nations fail by Daron Acemoglu Get the book: https://amzn.to/4gzb5To Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome...

The better angels of our nature by Steven Pinker Get the book: https://amzn.to/3ZVS1cs “The decline of violence may be the most significant and least appreciated development in the history of our species.” Wasn't the twentieth century the most violent in history? In his extraordinary, epic book Steven Pinker shows us that this is wrong, telling the story of humanity in a completely new and unfamil...

Money wise by Deepak Shenoy Get the book: https://amzn.to/4gzEug7 Wealth is not just about adding zeroes to your net worth but having enough to live an unconstrained life. Money Wise shows you the way. It cuts through the clutter of jargon and technical terms, leading you step by step on the path to prosperity. In it, you will learn: * Ways of allocating your income * The only mutual funds hack wo...