Edward Bernays - Propaganda - 1928
(download)"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of...
View ArticleRobert Cialdini - Influence, Science and Practice - 4th Ed. - 2000
Influence: Science and Practice (download here) is an examination of the psychology of compliance (i.e. uncovering which factors cause a person to say “yes” to another's request). Written in a...
View ArticleTom Butler-Bowdon - 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We...
Butler-Bowden provides concise summaries and commentaries on fifty of the most influential works on the human mind and behavior, along with special features to provide additional context.The 50...
View ArticleGeoffrey Miller - The Mating Mind - 2001
(download)The booming but controversial field of evolutionary psychology attempts to explain human feelings and behaviors as consequences of natural selection, using plausible analogies from the animal...
View ArticleRay Kurzweil - The Singularity is Near - 2005
"Ray Kurzweil is the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence. His intriguing new book envisions a future in which information technologies have advanced so far and fast...
View ArticleRichard Koch - Living the 80/20 Way - 2004
Although I am currently reading "The 80/20 Principle" by Mr Koch, I have this one in electronic format, so I thought I'd post it for your reading pleasure (download).From Amazon:If you already have...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky - What We Say Goes (2007)
Download the first 2 disks here, or buy from Amazon (book, audio).SynopsisFollowing the New York Times bestseller Hegemony or Survival—an indispensable set of interviews on foreign policy and domestic...
View ArticleTimothy Ferriss - The Four Hour Workweek (2007)
From Amazon:What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:“I race motorcycles in...
View ArticleDavid Allen - Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done (commonly abbreviated as GTD) is an action management method created by David Allen, described in this book (download the pdf here).GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to...
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