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12 books with a reading profile close to What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro. Practical, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

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

    by Gavin de Becker

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

    Gavin de Becker argues that true intuition is a biological survival mechanism rather than an irrational emotion.

  2. 2 The Art of Thinking Clearly

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

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

    by Chris Voss

    Also practical and growth-minded · 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. 4 Supercommunicators

    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.

  5. 5 Drive

    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.

  6. 6 Surrounded by Idiots

    Surrounded by Idiots

    by Thomas Erikson

    Also practical and growth-minded · practical, accessible

    Thomas Erikson’s work focuses on the DISC system, a framework that categorizes human behavior into four distinct color profiles.

  7. 7 The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

    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

    Daniel J.

  8. 8 Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

    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.

  9. 9 Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

    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.

  10. 10 The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts

    The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts

    by Gary Chapman

    Also practical and growth-minded · practical, accessible

    Gary Chapman argues that individuals give and receive affection through five distinct communication patterns.

  11. 11 The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    by Betty Edwards

    Also practical and growth-minded · practical, accessible

    Betty Edwards argues that drawing is a matter of perception rather than manual dexterity.

  12. 12 Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

    Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

    by John Gray

    Also practical and growth-minded · practical, accessible

    John Gray argues that most relationship conflicts arise because men and women operate under distinct psychological frameworks, metaphorically belonging to different planets.

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