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Books like The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

12 books with a reading profile close to The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker. Growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

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What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

by Joe Navarro

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Joe Navarro utilizes his experience as an FBI counterintelligence officer to explain how the limbic system dictates involuntary physical responses.
2

The Art of Thinking Clearly

by Rolf Dobelli

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Rolf Dobelli identifies ninety-nine common cognitive biases that distort human judgment and decision-making.
3

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

by Chris Voss

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Chris Voss presents a methodology for high-stakes communication derived from his tenure as a lead international hostage negotiator for the FBI.
4

Supercommunicators

by Charles Duhigg

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Charles Duhigg identifies three distinct types of conversations: practical decision-making, emotional connection, and social identity.
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

by Joshua Foer

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Joshua Foer chronicles his evolution from a skeptical journalist covering the United States Memory Championship to the unlikely winner of the same competition one year later.
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Frustrated by the constant power struggles and tantrums of modern parenting, Michaeleen Doucleff traveled to Maya, Inuit, and Hadzabe communities to observe traditional child-rearing practices.
7

Think Again

by Adam Grant

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Adam Grant argues that mental flexibility is a distinct skill set involving the constant unlearning of outdated convictions.
8

Drive

by Daniel H. Pink

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Daniel Pink argues that the traditional system of rewards and punishments, which he labels Motivation 2.0, fails to drive performance in modern tasks requiring creativity.
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The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success

by Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab

Also clear-cut · practical, accessible

Psychologist Kevin Dutton and former SAS soldier Andy McNab argue that specific psychopathic traits—such as ruthlessness, charm, fearlessness, and focus—can be dialed up or down like sliders on a mixing desk to achieve…
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

by Daniel J. Siegel

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

by Betty Edwards

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Betty Edwards argues that drawing is a matter of perception rather than manual dexterity.
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

by Adam M. Grant

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible

Adam Grant challenges the myth that successful innovators are reckless risk-takers.

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