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Books about the art of how we curate and communicate who we are to the world—through image, language, and social strategy. A fascinating intersection of psychology, performance, and authenticity.

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office

by Lois P. Frankel • 2004

133 specific coaching fixes for the habits that make smart women seem like junior staff.

3.66

20k+

📈 Career Advancement 🏛️ Office Politics 🗣️ Assertive Communication 🤝 Negotiation Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office

133 specific coaching fixes for the habits that make smart women seem like junior staff.

by Lois P. Frankel 2004

3.66

20k+ ratings

📈 Career Advancement 🏛️ Office Politics 🗣️ Assertive Communication 🤝 Negotiation Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Peoplewatching

by Desmond Morris • 2002

A field guide for reading the signals people send without knowing they are sending them.

4.06

1k+

🧍 Body Language 🐒 Ethology 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 😶 Facial Expressions 🔍 Deception Detection

Peoplewatching

A field guide for reading the signals people send without knowing they are sending them.

by Desmond Morris 2002

4.06

1k+ ratings

🧍 Body Language 🐒 Ethology 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 😶 Facial Expressions 🔍 Deception Detection

Body Language

by Julius Fast • 1970

Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.

3.48

2k+

🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🔍 Reading People 🧐 Microexpressions 🐒 Human Ethology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Body Language

Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.

by Julius Fast 1970

3.48

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🔍 Reading People 🧐 Microexpressions 🐒 Human Ethology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

by Ron Fry • 1991

An interview is a sale with you as the product. 101 answers that close the deal.

3.77

689

📋 Interview Preparation 🧠 Behavioral Interviews ♟️ Interview Strategy 💪 Confidence Building 🔄 Career Changers

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

An interview is a sale with you as the product. 101 answers that close the deal.

by Ron Fry 1991

3.77

689 ratings

📋 Interview Preparation 🧠 Behavioral Interviews ♟️ Interview Strategy 💪 Confidence Building 🔄 Career Changers

The Sell

by Fredrik Eklund • 2015

A top broker's playbook: sell anything by being unforgettable, not by being slick.

3.77

3k+

🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Sales Psychology 📱 Social Media Presence 🤝 Relationship Selling 🚀 Entrepreneurial Drive

The Sell

A top broker's playbook: sell anything by being unforgettable, not by being slick.

by Fredrik Eklund 2015

3.77

3k+ ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Sales Psychology 📱 Social Media Presence 🤝 Relationship Selling 🚀 Entrepreneurial Drive

The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings

by Octavio Paz • 1950

Mexico wears a mask. Its silence, bravado, and death rituals all protect a wound centuries deep.

4.09

15k+

🧭 National Identity 🌎 Latin American Thought 📜 Postcolonial Theory 🧠 Cultural Psychology 🥂 Ritual And Release

The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings

Mexico wears a mask. Its silence, bravado, and death rituals all protect a wound centuries deep.

by Octavio Paz 1950

4.09

15k+ ratings

🧭 National Identity 🌎 Latin American Thought 📜 Postcolonial Theory 🧠 Cultural Psychology 🥂 Ritual And Release

The Social Strategist

by Ali Scarlett • 2022

Warmth without power invites pity. Power without warmth breeds enemies. The formula for admiration.

3.90

♟️ Social Strategy 📈 Status Dynamics 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🏦 Social Capital

The Social Strategist

Warmth without power invites pity. Power without warmth breeds enemies. The formula for admiration.

by Ali Scarlett 2022

3.90

50 ratings

♟️ Social Strategy 📈 Status Dynamics 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🏦 Social Capital

Voice Training

by Robert Moore • 2015

A deeper voice in seven days: the breath and resonance training that makes people lean in.

3.56

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 🧍 Body Language 👑 Status Signaling ♂️ Modern Masculinity

Voice Training

A deeper voice in seven days: the breath and resonance training that makes people lean in.

by Robert Moore 2015

3.56

45 ratings

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 🧍 Body Language 👑 Status Signaling ♂️ Modern Masculinity

The Psychology of Clothes

by John Carl Flügel • 1930

You wear clothes to be seen, not hidden. The other reasons are stories you tell yourself.

3.58

🧠 Fashion Psychology 📖 Fashion Theory 🏺 Material Culture 📊 Status Signaling 👗 Gender And Dress

The Psychology of Clothes

You wear clothes to be seen, not hidden. The other reasons are stories you tell yourself.

by John Carl Flügel 1930

3.58

79 ratings

🧠 Fashion Psychology 📖 Fashion Theory 🏺 Material Culture 📊 Status Signaling 👗 Gender And Dress

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