what are the must read books in your opinion?

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hi, i just wanted to know about the books that you think are a must read for anyone wishing to improve themselves,it can be any subject from accounting to novels or science fiction

i'll give a few examples:
"how to win friends and influence people" -ok i know you all have read this :D
"rich dad poor dad"

please post your fav books!! thank you! :rock:
 

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A book that looks at first glance like mainstream crap, but actually holds a lot of valuable insight is Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. There are sequels, but the original is the good one. I only read it because my then-wife left it lying around, but it will actually teach you a lot about the way women communicate and how to translate their words into what they actually mean.
 

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the manipulated man is an essential book
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A WOMAN, as we have already said, is, in contrast to a man, a human
being who does not work.
One might leave it at that, for there isn't much more to say about her, were the basic concept of “human being” not so gen- eral and inexact in embracing both “man” and “woman.”

Life offers the human being two choices: animal existence – a lower or- der of life – and spiritual existence. In general, a woman will choose the former and opt for physical well-being, a place to breed, and an opportunity to indulge unhindered in her breeding habits.
At birth, men and women have the same intellectual potential; there is no primary difference in intelligence between the sexes. It is also a fact that potential left to stagnate will atrophy. Women do not use their mental ca- pacity: they deliberately let it disintegrate. After a few years of sporadic training, they revert to a state of irreversible mental torpor.

Why do women not make use of their intellectual potential? For the sim- ple reason that they do not need to. It is not essential for their survival. Theoretically it is possible for a beautiful woman to have less intelligence than a chimpanzee and still be considered an acceptable member of society.

By the age of twelve at the latest, most women have decided to become prostitutes. Or, to put it another way, they have planned a future for them- selves which consists of choosing a man and letting him do all the work. In return for his support, they are prepared to let him make use of their vagina at certain given moments. The minute a woman has made this decision she ceases to develop her mind. She may, of course, go on to obtain various degrees and diplomas. These increase her market value in the eyes of men, for men believe that a woman who can recite things by heart must also know and understand them. But any real possibility of communication be- tween the sexes ceases at this point. Their paths are divided forever.

Men seem incapable of realizing that women entirely lack ambition, de- sire for knowledge, and need to prove themselves, all things which, to him, are a matter of course. They allow men to live in a world apart because they do not want to join them. Why should they? The sort of independence men have means nothing to women, because women don't feel dependent. They are not even embarrassed by the intellectual superiority of me because they have no ambition in that direction.

There is one great advantage which women have over men: they have a choice – a choice between the life of a man and the life of a dimwitted, parasitic luxury item. There are too few women who would not select the latter. Men do not have this choice.
 

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THE VOICE OF REASON, by Ayn Rand, non fiction. TRIGGERPOINT MASSAGE THERAPY, by Clair Davies. THE FOUR HOUR BODY, by Timothy Ferriss, HOW TO MAKE A SILENCER FOR ANY .22, by ME, but I took a lump sum for it, i get no royalties, damn it. Half a million sales since 1994 :-( THE EXPERT'S BOOK OF THE SHOOTING SPORTS, edited by David Petzal,
 

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Esther Vilar - The Manipulated Man

This should be required reading for all men. Especially young men.

Burroughs said:
the manipulated man is an essential book
_________________________________________

A WOMAN, as we have already said, is, in contrast to a man, a human
being who does not work.
One might leave it at that, for there isn't much more to say about her, were the basic concept of “human being” not so gen- eral and inexact in embracing both “man” and “woman.”

Life offers the human being two choices: animal existence – a lower or- der of life – and spiritual existence. In general, a woman will choose the former and opt for physical well-being, a place to breed, and an opportunity to indulge unhindered in her breeding habits.
At birth, men and women have the same intellectual potential; there is no primary difference in intelligence between the sexes. It is also a fact that potential left to stagnate will atrophy. Women do not use their mental ca- pacity: they deliberately let it disintegrate. After a few years of sporadic training, they revert to a state of irreversible mental torpor.

Why do women not make use of their intellectual potential? For the sim- ple reason that they do not need to. It is not essential for their survival. Theoretically it is possible for a beautiful woman to have less intelligence than a chimpanzee and still be considered an acceptable member of society.

By the age of twelve at the latest, most women have decided to become prostitutes. Or, to put it another way, they have planned a future for them- selves which consists of choosing a man and letting him do all the work. In return for his support, they are prepared to let him make use of their vagina at certain given moments. The minute a woman has made this decision she ceases to develop her mind. She may, of course, go on to obtain various degrees and diplomas. These increase her market value in the eyes of men, for men believe that a woman who can recite things by heart must also know and understand them. But any real possibility of communication be- tween the sexes ceases at this point. Their paths are divided forever.

Men seem incapable of realizing that women entirely lack ambition, de- sire for knowledge, and need to prove themselves, all things which, to him, are a matter of course. They allow men to live in a world apart because they do not want to join them. Why should they? The sort of independence men have means nothing to women, because women don't feel dependent. They are not even embarrassed by the intellectual superiority of me because they have no ambition in that direction.

There is one great advantage which women have over men: they have a choice – a choice between the life of a man and the life of a dimwitted, parasitic luxury item. There are too few women who would not select the latter. Men do not have this choice.
 

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbooks got Wrong.
 

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THE MYTH OF MALE SUPERIORITY, I don't recall the author, and THIS IS KARATE, by Masutatsu Oyama. The Bruce Tegner series of hand to hand books is excellent, too.
 

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: Awesome short book about pursuing one's purpose in life. I highly recommend this on.

Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead: These two books inspired me to try my best and believe in myself, and to not listen to the unconstructive criticism of others.
 

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Well, Ayn's non-fiction gets the same message across, without having to wade thru 1800 pages. god, does she ever "overdo" it in those novels! Wow.
 

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lol i had to read american psycho for my cultural ethics class haha i like that and the count of monte cristo lol
 

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The writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Touching, beautiful pieces of literature, bound to touch and expand you mind.
 
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