| Book |
Rating |
Ian's
comments |
|
Stephen Covey
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Simon and Schuster, 1989
|
4D
|
As
far as I am concerned, the single best book on personal
development. |
|
Anthony
Robbins
Awaken the Giant Within
Simon and Schuster, 1992
|
4D
|
The
main book from one of America’s leading positive
thinkers. |
|
Deepak
Chopra
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Bantam Press, 1996
|
4D
|
One
of many books from the most influential writer in
the United States, who writes on personal development
from an Eastern perspective. |
|
Richard Carlson
Stop Thinking and Start Living
Thorsons, 1993
|
4D
|
Short,
practical, full of good common sense stuff. Tackles
some of the sillier aspects of positive thinking
very well. |
|
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Living Well
Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1997
|
2B
|
His
most recent book, said to have been read by Bill
Clinton and Tony Blair. Refines some of the ideas
from the first book, but not as good. |
|
Joseph O’Connor and John Seymour
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Harper Collins, 1990
|
4B
|
The
best guide I have come across on NLP, which lies
behind much of the ‘positive thinking’ movement
in the United States |
|
Peter Senge
The Fifth Discipline
Random House, 1990
|
2B
|
The
classic book on the Learning Organisation. If you
are interested in organisational development, it
is the book to read but also good on what Senge
calls ‘personal mastery’. |
|
Stephen Covey and Roger Merrill
First Things First
Simon and Schuster, 1994
|
4D
|
For
me the book on time management. |
|
Dorothy Rowe
Guide to Life
Harper Collins, 1994
|
4D
|
At
last, a book written on this side of the Atlantic
– and by a woman! Her books are really profound
and down-to-earth at the same time. |
|
Roger
Fisher and William Ury
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement
Without Giving In
Arrow Books, 1987
|
4D
|
The
book on negotiating skills. Eminently practical.
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