MORSi ROAStS IRAN - Kuwait Times

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012
1. How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie, 1936. Arguably the first self-help book in the
genre.
2. Keys to Success
Napoleon Hill, 1947. Interviews with Carnegie, Ford, and
Rockefeller led to 17 “keys” to success.
3. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey, 1989. Covey identifies seven qualities that we
must develop in order to reach our potential.
4. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Dale Carnegie, 1948. Tired of worrying about everything,
Carnegie set out to purge worry from his life.
5. The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran, 1923. Living a proper life is the aim, but Gibran
says we can’t do by following others.
6. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, 2006. A young Andalusian sheepherder sets out
in seek of money and fame.
7. Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson, 1998. Two mice and two humans live in a
maze where their cheese disappears. A parable for life.
8. The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, 2000. “The 48 Laws of Power” draws inspiration
from war (Sun-Tzu) and politics (Machiavelli).
9. Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki, 2000. ‘What the Rich Teach Their Kids About
Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!’
10. Awaken the Giant Within
Anthony Robbins, 1992. How to Take Immediate Control of
Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny.
11. The Secret
Rhonda Byrne, 2006. The things that we think about determine
our reality. It’s the ‘Law of Attraction.’
12. The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss, 2007. Practice “selective ignorance” to give
yourself more time to join the new rich.
13. The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, 1991. A look at how ancient
mythology is still relevant thousands of years later
14. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, 1997. Tolle teaches move beyond thoughts of the
past or future, and live, finally, in the present moment.
15. The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
Deepak Chopra, 2003. ‘Coincidences’ offer glimpses of the infinite
possibilities we could embrace.
16. The Art of Happiness
Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, 1998. A readable and enlightening
look at Buddhism and the Dalai Lama.
17. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 1991. Artists, runners, chess playerseveryone
can attain ‘flow,’ and there’s little else like it.
18. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, 2002. When ‘memes’ (viral ideas) come in
contact with the right person, the world changes.
19. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, 2001. The four agreements are pacts that he
believes you must make with yourself in order to be happy.
20. The Aladdin Factor
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, 1995. Five things stand in
the way of what we want: 1) Ignorance; 2) Limiting beliefs; 3)
Fear; 4) Low self-esteem; and 5) Pride.
21. Self-Esteem
Matthew McKay (Author), Patrick Fanning, 2000. ‘A Proven
Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and
Maintaining Your Self-Esteem’.
22. Unlimited Power
Anthony Robbins, 1986. The sweeping and candid book that
put Tony Robbins on the map.
23. Better Than Good
Zig Ziglar, 2007. Ziglar’s ideas evoke a passion that goes
beyond financial gain and status.
24. When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Harold Kushner, 1981. Why are we here if terrible things can
happen with no rhyme and no reason?
25. The One Minute Millionaire
Mark Victor Hansen, 2002. A fictional tale of a woman trying to
claw her way out of poverty, and real-world tips for quitting
your nine-to-five.
26. Learned Optimism
Martin Seligman, 1998. Pessimists believe external events are
their fault while optimists view them as temporary roadblocks.
27. The PTSD Workbook
Mary Beth Williams, Soili Poijula, 2002. Simple and effective
techniques for overcoming traumatic stress symptoms.
28. The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, 2008. What wisdom would you try to impart to
the world if you knew it was your last chance?
29. Finding Your Own North Star
Martha Beck, 2002. The North Star is our driving motivation
that hovers somewhere near our souls.
30. I’m OK-You’re OK
Thomas Harris, 1969. Too often, Harris argues, we fall prey to
The Contamination of the Adult.
31. A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle, 2008. Tolle argues humankind is on the verge of a
new, non-denominational spiritual awakening.
32. Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell, 2008. Why do some among us succeed
while so many others fail to reach their potential?
33. My Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor, 2006. A Harvard-trained brain scientist suffers a
stroke that eventually leads her to a new state of enlightenment.
34. Extraordinary Minds
Howard Gardner, 1998. What traits are shared by Mozart, Freud,
Woolf, and Gandhi? Gardner seeks out the ties that bind them.
35. The Intention Experiment
Lynne McTaggart, 2008. Experiments on the fringe of science
challenge some of academia’s most hallowed precepts about
the power of the mind.
36. I Am a Strange Loop
Douglas R. Hofstadter, 2007. Our personalities aren’t as
entrenched as we like to think. Knowing how it works teaches
us to manipulate it.
37. Who Are You Really, and What Do You Want?
Shad Helmstetter, 2003. If you truly want to succeed, you must
stack the cards in your favor.
38. What to Say When You Talk to Yourself
Shad Helmstetter, 1990. Change your inner monologue from
negative to positive and your life will change in unexpected
ways.
39. How to Think Like a CEO
D A Benton, 1998. D.A. Benton interviewed more than 100
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CEOs to figure out how their thinking differs from that of everyone
else.
40. Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment
Deepak Chopra, 2008. As we learn about Buddha’s transformation
we learn the core tenants of religion.
41. Wherever You Go, There You Are
Jon Kabat-zinn, 1995. Like a poetic How-To manual, Kabat’s
book is evidence that everyone can benefit from meditation.
42. Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Gilbert, 2007. The one ability we have above animals is
to predict the future. Unfortunately, our predictions aren’t
great.
43. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Daniel G. Amen, 1999. A breakthrough program for conquering
anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, anger, and impulsiveness.
44. Getting Things Done
David Allen, 2002. Organizing your life too much is worse than
organizing at all. Clear the clutter and focus on the task at hand.
45. The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
Edmund J. Bourne, 2005. A book that delves deeply into the
causes of our fears and discomforts, then gives tips to overcome
them.
46. Goodbye to Shy
Leil Lowndes, 2006. A former shy girl herself, Lowndes is now a
professional speaker, and her book offers 85 ways to become
more outgoing.
47. Conversationally Speaking
Alan Garner, 1997. Tested new ways to increase your personal
and social effectiveness.
48. The Magic of Thinking Big
David Schwartz, 1987. Don’t worry about the size of your brain
so much as your ability to think outside the box.
49. How to Talk to Anyone
Leil Lowndes, 2003. Lowndes details 92 steps that focus largely
on meeting new people and making them friends.
50. Talent Is Overrated
Geoff Colvin, 2008. What really separates world-class performers
from everybody else.
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