Neil Strauss's Book Recommendations
Neil Strauss is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter. He is known for his book "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists," which explores the world of seduction. Based on his recommendations, Strauss seems to enjoy a mix of fiction, philosophy, and self-help books.
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📚 Books Recommended by Neil Strauss 34
The Red Queen
"Amazing book on the evolutionary underpinnings on attraction and more."
blog View source ↗"Diverse, engaging, and wide-ranging."
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Mastering Your Hidden Self
"A great book on inner-game."
blog View source ↗"One of the best books on [what goes on inside our own heads]."
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The Fear Book
"I highly recommend this for dealing with [fear]."
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The 48 Laws of Power
"Heavily researched and distilled handbook."
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The Continuum Concept
"A great book."
book list View source ↗"@thor Exactly. If it won’t permanently harm them, then let them learn from their small mistakes. That’s how learning occurs. There’s a great book called The Continuum Concept that covers this."
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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
"Launched self-esteem movement."
blog View source ↗"Basically defined the modern idea of self-esteem."
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Ulysses
"The book that’s most influenced me."
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
"A good book to appreciate."
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Ask the Dust
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."
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StrengthsFinder 2.0
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."
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Siddhartha
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."
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Meditations
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."
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Influence
"Best book ever on persuasion and marketing."
blog View source ↗"Understanding these [principles] make all the difference in making the leap from interest to attraction."
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Life Is Elsewhere
"I think it’s an analogy for that choice we all have in life: Are you going to fulfill your potential? Or, are you just going to give into the peer pressure of the moment and become nothing?"
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Under Saturn's Shadow
"The book I’ve given most as a gift."
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Nonviolent Communication
"The central idea is that, unbeknownst to us, there’s a lot of violence in the way we communicate with others—and with ourselves."
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The Painted Bird
"It's really dark, but it's 'un-put-down-able.'"
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Journey to the End of the Night
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."
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The Eden Project
"It’s so good."
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Laughter in the Dark
"The best first sentence of a book ever written. Spoiler below:"
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The Prophet
"Epic life wisdom told through poetry."
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Maxims
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."
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On the Shortness of Life
"I give On the Shortness of Life away a lot."
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The Art of Seduction
"Collects and analyzes some of history’s greatest seducers and seductions."
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The Way of the Superior Man
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in a blog post."
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Sperm Wars
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in a blog post."
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What Every BODY is Saying
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in a blog post."
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Introducing NLP
"The place to go for not just a primer on the concepts, but also enough in-depth knowledge to put the key ones into practice."
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NLP
"Neil Strauss recommended this book in a blog post."
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Be the Person You Want to Find
"I love this book because it’s exactly my philosophy on relationships."
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Facing Codependence
"Presents a model of trauma that to me has been key to understanding my life."
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Facing Love Addiction
"Really about the love addict and the love avoidant."
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Silently Seduced
"Specifically for those who’ve experienced enmeshment."
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Tribe of Mentors
"One book, so much wisdom - including this guy. “Tribe of Mentors” by @tferriss. The ultimate toilet read - and so big you could use it as a squatty potty."
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