The concept of power is hard to nail down. Its meaning depends a lot on where you’re standing. Sometimes no sooner than you identify it, it’s gone. Said incompletely, having power means being able to get what you want. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene plays a cat and mouse game with the idea …
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Methods of Persuasion [Review]
Methods of Persuasion by Nick Kolenda is an applied psychology book about how to influence people. Kolenda is a ‘mind reader’ for entertainment purposes, though watching some of his acts on YouTube, he seems more one to dazzle the audience with psychology in general. It’s entertaining and surprising to watch, and probably quite useful to him. …