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As human beings, we are social animals. And because of this, our opinions and behavior are always influenced by society and people. Such influences can be powerful enough to lead to actions that are beyond comprehension. But why do we yield to other people's points of view and follow what they do? How does what we see and hear subtly steer our minds? This book, The Social Animal, will usher you into the world of social psychology and reveal the factors that influence our opinions and behavior.

This book reveals the secret recipe of a master negotiator, Roger Dawson. It summarizes Dawson's 30 years' experience of negotiation, and it is recommended by top universities like Yale and Princeton. The techniques in this book allow you to not only dominate a negotiation but also to persuade your opponent, no matter you are talking with a client, your boss, an insurance agent, or a car dealer, etc.

Through writing, we can tell our stories, share our feelings, organize our thoughts, heal our wounds, perceive the present, and appreciate the meaning of life...... Considering the significance of writing, how can ordinary people learn to write? As a best-selling classic guide book to writing for over thirty years, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, combines writing with Zen practice and shares practical approaches in writing. Since its publication, this book has had a profound i...

If you frequently display symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, you may be suffering from trauma. People afflicted by trauma feel like being trapped in a confined darkroom and can see no way out. So what can we do to heal trauma? The book Waking the Tiger tells us that we can use the body's instincts to heal trauma and walk out of the darkness.

How do you tell a good story? Story is the must-read classic from the “Screen-writing godfather”, Robert McKee, which explains how to write a screenplay. It gets rid of preconceived ideas about the industry, and digs deeply into the true meaning of the art of writing for the silver screen, how to make a story that touches people’s hearts, how to share a unique value system, and how to express this with a style suitable for the silver screen. Films absolutely have to make the audience experience ...

In addition to science and philosophy, novels are the third way to observe and understand the world. While science and philosophy are mainly concerned with certainties in our world and aim to solve specific problems, novels explore the uncertainties and aim to raise questions. Every novelist’s work reveals the author's understanding of novels as an art form, and this book explains the view of famous novelist Milan Kundera.

Liar’s Poker is a classic masterpiece describing the business culture of Wall Street in the 1980s. Based on his own personal experience, the author vividly depicts a series of typical scenes in Wall Street financial circles, such as transactions, gambles, wealth, bankruptcies, swearing, and politics. The author uses the game that swept Wall Street at the time, namely “Liar’s Poker,” as a metaphor for the trading games that were turbulent and full of lies.

This book covers all the classical investment practices any stakeholder needs to know. It has been known by many as the “Stock Market Investing Bible” since it was first published in 1949. This book analyzes the difference between “investment” and “speculation,” and discusses how investors respond to market fluctuations. It also introduces the core idea of value investing, “margin of safety,” and what strategies defensive and enterprising investors should use.

Why does no server acknowledge your presence when you walk into an English pub? Why are house numbers in England always hidden out of sight? How come the Englishmen are the courtliest gentlemen in the world and the most notorious football hooligans? What are they revealing to others with all of their peculiar mannerisms? As an entertaining guide to English personalities, Watching the English will introduce you to the most authentic English people.

“Listen to your heart and start writing.” This was the advice that Anne Lamott told her students on the first day of a writing workshop. Drawing on her own writing experiences, Lamott aptly demonstrates her methods for writing. She also provides step-by-step guidance on how to tackle various situations in the writing process from her book, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

This book systematically discusses the theory of cultural neurosis and strongly refutes Freud's biological determinism. It is a thorough critique and revision of traditional psychoanalysis as well as one of Horney's most representative works. It marks the beginning of the social-cultural school of thought in the field of psychoanalytic study. Upon its release, it elicited a dramatic response from readers and has been reprinted several times.

This book mainly tells the story of how several ordinary Wall Street workers found out the secret of the bond market, realized the crisis hidden under the "subprime" bubble, and got rich by shorting the market. The book also reveals the dark side of American financial institutions and financial rating agencies. It analyzes the various causes of the financial crisis.

Critics, investors, and senior managers need to make predictions about the future of their industry. The key to forecasting is to identify the signals of change, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of competitors, and assess their strategic decisions. Seeing What’s Next is based on the innovation theories from The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution. It can help us to predict the future of industries and make informed decisions.

You probably are familiar with company performance. But what affects performance? Is it the corporate culture, customers, values, or managers? If what affects performance is a factor that is known for certain, then why is our company performance not improved after implementing the same strategies that top companies such as Toyota and Starbucks use as revealed in various management books? In fact, factors that affect performance are uncertain. We are often misguided by business delusions, thinkin...

Why can’t the poor escape poverty? Esther Duflo and Abhijit V. Banerjee went deep into 18 impoverished countries and regions on five continents to explore the causes of poverty and possible solutions. They examined the daily life, education, health, economic situation of the poor, and government policies and assistance from non-governmental organizations. Based on the results of randomized controlled trials, Duflo and Banerjee put forward many practical suggestions that guide policymakers, phila...

Albert Einstein once said, “Interest is the best teacher.” However, it has become increasingly common for us to see children who are not interested in school or even hate school. This is a a source of frustration for teachers and parents. Why don’t students like school? How do you get students to enjoy school? This book will give you a thorough explanation of the real reasons why students don’t like school from the perspective of cognitive psychology, and lead you to the golden key that unlocks ...

Deliberately or not, people tend to undervalue the role of playwrights compared to directors, actors, and actresses. We all know that a playwright writes plays, but few have explored the core competencies of playwrights. According to Lajos Egri, the author of this book, playwriting is all about building character-driven conflicts with a premise. After learning his approaches, you can become a great storyteller and sophisticated viewer who can interpret any play. Since its publication in 1946, Th...

How to achieve an investment performance that is better than the market average? It requires different ways of thinking. In his investment memos written over the years, Howard Marks proposed "second-level thinking ". You must deviate from the norm. If you want to beat the market, you must think of something others haven’t thought of, see things they miss and bring insight they don’t possess. Therefore, you need to pay attention to the most important things in your investment: value, long-term sh...

Babylon, one of the four ancient civilizations, was a wealthy nation with countless gold and jewels but with limited natural resources. Its brilliance was entirely the result of human wisdom. The Richest Man in Babylon introduces ancient wisdom from 5,000 years ago and reveals how Babylon got rich. You will become enlightened about wealth and understand its most fundamental laws. These oldest and most effective laws of wealth can guide you from being penniless to success and happiness.

Google’s success relies on excellent talent and teams. So how does Google get the most outstanding talent in the world to work for it? And how does it train and keep talent and explore human creativity to the maximum? This book reveals the team management and pursuing talent methods of Google that subverted traditional perceptions for the first time. It was ranked first in the bestseller list of The New York Times and has been recommended by many famous media outlets in the United States.

Who makes money better than anyone else in the world? Many people would say it’s Warren Edward Buffet. Investors around the world are dying to know the secret of Buffett’s success. What made him so wealthy? What does his experience look like? This book records Buffett’s legendary life, from his childhood to his rise as one of the wealthiest men of his generation, and discusses his investment philosophy and life wisdom.

Every entrepreneur is eager to know what kind of startup can gain a foothold in the business world, and understand how to make innovative products, face competition, assemble teams, sell products and services, and ensure a company's sustainable development. In this book, Peter Thiel, known as the "Silicon Valley venture capital godfather," gives the right answers based on his entrepreneurial history and experience. In his opinion, startups must find unique ways to innovate if they want to succee...

Do you run every day? Do you feel pain when you run? In fact, humans are born to run with extremely springy legs and dense sweat glands, which allow us to run and cool off simultaneously. The greatest distance runners on earth are the reclusive Tarahumara, who live in the Copper Canyons of Mexico. They chase prey in the mountain and can run for dozens of hours without getting injured. This book unveils the mysteries of the Tarahumara and their secrets about running.

Do schoolteachers cheat to meet high-stakes testing standards? Is sumo wrestling a corrupt sport? What caused crime rates in the United States to plunge in the 1990s? When you encounter these "strange" questions in this book, you’ll be surprised to learn it was written by an economist. With the help of data in the form of schoolchildren’s test scores, sumo match records, abortion history, or crime rates, the author has come to various shocking conclusions and unmasked the real world behind the v...