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I have a difficult time getting into fictional books now...last good on was king of torts..
any suggestions would be great
any suggestions would be great
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"Atlas Shrugged."
Heart Break Kid
Master Don Juan
1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, Carrie...
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These books are NOT fictional!!Heart Break Kid said:
diablo
Master Don Juan
Now, now. Let's not get into a political discussion here... (it's banned). As for fictional books, you'll find that the busier your life becomes, the less time you'll have to read anything other than textbooks. If you're looking for pure escapism, I might recommend anything by Frank Hebert or Harry Harrison (The Stainless Steel Rat is an excellent read if you're anything other than a straight-edge person).
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
for fiction, i love dean koontz
my brother loves stephen king
and gio loves john grisham (but some of his are true stories)
my brother loves stephen king
and gio loves john grisham (but some of his are true stories)
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Holy sh1t, Diablo woke from his ancient slumber. Long time no see brother.
I agree that the busier life gets the less time I have to read anything but what will help my near future.
A couple of books I go back to are:
The Damnation game by Clive Barker
Moonchild by Aleister Crowley
The Stand by Stephen King (his best book)
I can't really recall any others . . .
I agree that the busier life gets the less time I have to read anything but what will help my near future.
A couple of books I go back to are:
The Damnation game by Clive Barker
Moonchild by Aleister Crowley
The Stand by Stephen King (his best book)
I can't really recall any others . . .
Heart Break Kid
Master Don Juan
Haha good taste LMS.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
heres a link to the top 100 most banned in schools books
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bannedbookslist.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bannedbookslist.html
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
The Ninja by Eric van Lustbader
Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn by Issac Asimov
Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn by Issac Asimov
girl_in_a_boy_forum
Senior Don Juan
Do you like historical fiction at all?
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Ruska (can't remember the author)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
And, of course, East of Eden by Steinbeck if you like narrative.
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Ruska (can't remember the author)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
And, of course, East of Eden by Steinbeck if you like narrative.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
What do you mean by "Literature"? Isn't fiction a form of literature?Firepower said:
Fiction is indeed a form of literature as you ask, but most fiction is not literature. I was educated to note the distinction between the two, with professors emphasizing a judgment not tainted by snobbery or personal preference.
The indulgences a writer allows himself in creating his own world means not every creator is a true god - corruption ensues when the limits of reality are not imposed. Hence, sci-fi and fantasy are the most likely offenders.
The best example is placing examples of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the "Literature" end of the scale, then placing Eric Nylund's HALO novel, The Fall of Reach at the bottom:
Somewhere in between the two is an argument for deciding criteria for literature, but none can be found at these poles.
The indulgences a writer allows himself in creating his own world means not every creator is a true god - corruption ensues when the limits of reality are not imposed. Hence, sci-fi and fantasy are the most likely offenders.
The best example is placing examples of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the "Literature" end of the scale, then placing Eric Nylund's HALO novel, The Fall of Reach at the bottom:
Somewhere in between the two is an argument for deciding criteria for literature, but none can be found at these poles.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.