I thought this would be interesting to discuss more than anything but just wondering what kind of books you guys are inspired by in terms of anything from self help, philosophy, psychology, NLP etc.

A few authors that I personally look up to or have enjoyed:

Freidrich W. Nietzsche (All) (for those that have heard the phrase "That which does not kill me makes me stronger", this is the guy that came up with it)

The Satanic Bible - Anton LaVey (no spiritual stuff in here, basically a mix of Nietzsche and Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard without the racism. )

The Definitive Book of Body Language - Allan and Barbara Pease (really awesome books and even has a chapter on attraction, may read it again sometime. Also one or two other books by the same authors look interesting too)

How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You - Leil Lowndes (excellent book, only read it once but will be coming back to it soon. Kind of relates to PUA but not directly, still will come in use I'm sure as will her other books which look as if they're also worth a read)

These are some books I've read anyway that are meant to be good. Never read anything about NLP I must admit (if anyone wants to name drop some authors and titles then go for it). Also seen Comedy Writing Secrets which is apprently a good read. Derren Brown of course is also one I've seen mentioned. Probably something I'll read over Christmas.

I can recommend the satanic bible to anyone.

It´s not ment to be taken literally thooooooo.


I haven´t read the other books that got mentioned.

Well The Satanic Bible is more of a philosophy for life I guess and of course you take from it what is relevant to you. I wouldn't be surprised if some of it could conflict with some poster's moralities so I guess this is why it should be taken with a pinch of salt I guess, but its good for mindset.

The Satanic Bible is simply a scam. For many of you it is cool because it makes you feel edgy. The most annoying people on this planet are the zillion or so American followers of "alternative lifestyles".

Umm, have you read it? I will admit there is a lot of commercialised crap surrounding LaVeyan Satanism and yes many of the people that follow it fit into the category you describe. Also I don't follow it religiously, it just makes certain good points, I don't give a shit about 'being cool', at least not in the eyes of the wankers whom you speak of.

Anyway lets not get off topic here by discussing the pros and cons of LaVeyan Satanism or whatever.

The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida

does that David Deida book come as an ebook?

If so is anyone willing to swap it for one of my ebooks that I paid for?

I would add The Red Queen by Matt Ridley, Sperm Wars (cannot recall the author ? Baker?) and Secret Garden by Nancy Friday , all 3 will change your attitude towards women. When you realaise they are more sexual and twisted than men they are easier to understand.

I would recommend a few

Art of Seduction by Robert Green
Comedy Writing Secrets by Mel Helitzer

The first has no real game advice/tactics, but gives a nice portrait of seduiction and great seductors (male and female) through history. You'll get some push pull techniques used by Cloepatra and Casanova himself! Again, interesting read, but don't expect a guide book.

Comedy Writing is another good one. If you are already somewhat funny, this book will make you understand why and will even give you some pointers to stretch your comedy in different directions. Nice exercises in there. Even if you aren't the funny type, it's a funny book to read. There is about 1000 quotes and one liners from comedians to support his theory and most of them are quite funny by themselves. Might be a smidget out of date, but it's the best grounded book about why people laugh and how to make them laugh.

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on amazon.com you can find previews and samples of books ( read few pages)

these are very easy to read AND informative books :

Prisoners of our thoughts ( alex pattakos ) about finding meaning in life and work.. find out why thought patterns emerge and why some people became succesfull

Unleash the warrior within ( richard machowitz ) about achieving your goals .. he gives examples from life experience.. the time he served at navy seals etc.

Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life (Paperback)
~ Sakyong Mipham (Author) it's about anger management - control - and for anyone who disagrees with society. it's buddhism addapted to modern life

Relationship rescue .... ( doctor . phil ) some good advice.. but really for beginners, a good read for anyone who hasn't had relationships b4.

How to be an adult in relationships ( david richo ) more advanced stuff, can be complicated

The Miracle of Mindfulness (by Thich Nhat Hanh) relationships.. buddhism .. mindfulness....

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) (Paperback) it's for anyone who is having a hard time in life .. it's about finding peace in turmoil...... good book for anyone who has a crashed-one-itis- relationship.

A Fight to Be: A Psychologist's Experience from Both Sides of the Locked Door (Hardcover) really amazing book .... amazing story ... just read the description.


Man's Search for Meaning ~ Viktor E. Frankl
logotherapy is theraphy based on finding meaning in life and its situations
frankl ( psychologist) survived the nazi deathcamps lost his wife and kids ..... based on his experience invented logo-therapy, an amazing account.

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (Paperback) by lance armstrong ...
about his cancer and his way back to winning the tour de france ... inspiring story.

got more books but i didn't finish them yet... the books i noted above are really inspirating books !

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Art of War by Sun Tzu

Eckhart Tolle - "The Power of Now" (MUST READ)

Napolean Hill - "Think and Grow Rich"

Richard Dawkings - "The selfish Gene"

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Psycho-Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz
Awaken The Giant Within - Anthony Robbins
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
Mastery - George Leonard
Think And Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene