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  1. Perfect Partner, Love of Your Life, Soul Mate
  2. Dating Skills, Dating Strategies, Online Dating
  3. Love, Intimacy, Romance, Sex
  4. Couple’s Communication, Art of Listening
  5. Breakup, Divorce, Loss of a Love
  6. Singlehood, Being Single, Singles Lifestyle
  7. Relationship Skills, Social Skills, Friendship Skills
  8. Self Image, End Shyness, Confidence, Courage
  9. Life Skills, Wisdom, Motivation, Self Love
  10. Law of Attraction, Thought Power, Awareness
  11. Personal Development, Self Improvement, Success
  12. Mindfulness, Personal Exploration, New Perspective
  13. Nutrition, Plant-Based, Vegan
  14. Supplements, Weight Loss, Exercise
  15. Addiction Cures, Stop Bad Habit, Self Mastery
  16. Career, Money Management, Financial Freedom
  17. Sociopolitical, Integrity, Humanity
  18. Super senior, Wise half, Aging well



1. Perfect Partner, Love of Your Life, Soul Mate

  • Finding the One Who’s Right – For a Harmonious Relationship by Brad Paul
  • Finding Your Perfect Match by Pepper Schwartz, PhD (Relationship expert)
  • The Right One – How to Successfully Date and Marry… by Jimmy Evans
  • Calling in The One – 7 Weeks to Attract the… by Katherine Woodward Thomas
  • Are You the One for Me – Knowing… by Barbara De Angelis, PhD (On Oprah)
  • What to Do Until Love Finds You – The Best… by Michelle McKinney Hammond
  • Soulmate Relationships – How to Find, Keep, and Understand… by Tara Springett

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2. Dating Skills, Dating Strategies, Online Dating

  • Tactical Dating Questions – For Compatible Relationships by Brad Paul
  • Dating Sucks, but You Don’t – The Modern Guy’s Guide… by Connell Barrett
  • Mars and Venus on a Date – Guide for Navigating… by John Gray, PhD
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Love Stories – Stories of… by Jack Canfield
  • He’s Just Not That Into You – The No-Excuses… by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
  • Dating Essentials for Men – The Only Dating Guide You… by Dr. Robert Glover
  • Getting Back Out There – Secrets to Successful Dating and… by Susan J. Elliott
  • Love at First Site – Tips and Tales for Online Dating Success by Erika Ettin
  • 121 First Dates – How to Succeed at Online Dating by Wendy Newman
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Successful Online Dating by Chuck Miller

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3. Love, Intimacy, Romance, Sex

  • Mars and Venus in the Bedroom – A Guide to Lasting… by John Gray, PhD
  • The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm (Popular classic. B.P.)
  • Love Letters of Great Men by John Kirkland
  • Chicken Soup for the Couple’s Soul by Jack Canfield & Barbara De Angelis, PhD
  • 201 Relationship Questions – The Couple’s Guide to… by Barrie Davenport
  • Women Men Love, Women Men Leave – What… by Dr. Connell Cowan
  • Love Worth Making – How to Have Ridiculously Great… by Stephen Snyder M.D.

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4. Couple’s Communication, Art of Listening

  • The Couple’s Review – Transform or Refine Your Relationship by Brad Paul
  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus – The Classic… by John Gray, PhD
  • Communication Miracles for Couples – Easy and… by Jonathan Robinson
  • Love Is Never Enough – How Couples Can Overcome… by Aaron Beck, M.D.
  • The Lost Art of Listening – How Learning to Listen… by Michael P Nichols, PhD
  • Why Don’t We Listen Better – Communicating &… by Dr. James C. Petersen

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5. Breakup, Divorce, Loss of a Love

  • Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay – A Step-by-Step…. by Mira Kirshenbaum
  • How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Melba Colgrove, PhD (Breakup? Get it! B.P.)
  • Mars and Venus Starting Over – A Practical Guide for… by John Gray, PhD
  • Getting Past Your Breakup – How to Turn a Devastating Loss… by Susan J. Elliott
  • How to Be Single and Happy – Science-Based Strategies for… by Jennifer Taitz
  • No Breakup Can Break You – The Definitive Guide for Men by Nick Dawson

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6. Singlehood, Being Single, Singles Lifestyle

  • Happy Singlehood – The Rising Acceptance and Celebration… by Elyakim Kislev
  • All the Single Ladies – Unmarried Women and the Rise of… by Rebecca Traister
  • Singled Out – How Singles Are Stereotyped… by Bella DePaulo, PhD
  • How to Be Single and Happy – Science-Based Strategies for… by Jennifer Taitz
  • Riding Solo – How to Embrace Being Single and Prepare… by Gregg Michaelsen
  • The Unexpected Joy of Being Single – Locating happily… by Catherine Gray
  • How to be Happy Alone – A single’s guide to a… by Katharine Coggeshall
  • Single – The Art of Being Satisfied, Fulfilled, and Independent by Judy Ford
  • Living Alone and Loving It – A Guide to Relishing the Solo Life by Barbara Feldon

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7. Relationship Skills, Social Skills, Friendship Skills

  • Feeling Good Together – The Secret to… by David D. Burns, M.D. (Favorite. B.P.)
  • Mars and Venus Together Forever – Relationship Skills for… by John Gray, PhD
  • How to Create a Magical Relationship by Ariel & Shya Kane
  • How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Classic! B.P.)
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie
  • Making Friends by Andrew Matthews (Favorite. Concise style. B.P.)
  • Intimate Connections by David D. Burns, M.D. (Favorite. B.P.)
  • Improve Your Social Skills by Daniel Wendler
  • How to Talk to Anyone – 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in… by Leil Lowndes

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8. Self Image, End Shyness, Confidence, Courage

  • New Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, M.D. (Opened my eyes. B.P.)
  • The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking by Dale Carnegie
  • Dare to Be Yourself – How to Quit Being an… by Alan Cohen (Favorite. B.P.)
  • The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook – Proven, Step… by Martin Antony, PhD
  • The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence by Dr. Robert Anthony (Great! B.P.)
  • Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, PhD
  • Courage – Overcoming Fear and Igniting Self… by Debbie Ford & Wayne Dyer
  • Dare – The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks by Barry McDonagh
  • Courage – The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho

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9. Life Skills, Wisdom, Motivation, Self Love

  • The Blue Zones of Happiness – Lessons From the World’s… by Dan Buettner
  • How Life Works – Why Happy People are… by Andrew Matthews (Favorite. B.P.)
  • Life’s Operating Manual by Tom Shadyac
  • Being Happy by Andrew Matthews (Favorite. Concise style. B.P.)
  • Happiness in a Nutshell by Andrew Matthews (Favorite. Concise style. B.P.)
  • Learned Optimism – How to… by Martin E. P. Seligman, PhD (Outstanding! B.P.)
  • My Philosophy for Successful Living by Jim Rohn (For successful people. B.P.)
  • How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
  • Solitude a Return to the Self by Anthony Storr
  • Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant
  • How to Be Your Own Best Friend by Mildred Newman (Classic! B.P.)
  • I Ain’t Much, Baby — But I’m All I’ve Got by Jess Lair, PhD (Favorite classic. B.P)

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10. Law of Attraction, Thought Power, Awareness

  • The Secret (Movie) or (Kindle, Audio, Paper) by Rhonda Byrne (Insightful. B.P. )
  • The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel (“The Secret” is based on it. B.P.)
  • Thoughts Are Things and The God In You by Prentice Mulford
  • Ask and It Is Given – Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Esther & Jerry Hicks
  • Key to Living the Law of Attraction – A Simple… by Jack Canfield & D.D. Watkins
  • Having It All – Achieving Your Life’s Goals and Dreams by John Assaraf
  • Leveraging the Universe – 7 Steps to… by Mike Dooley (Easy to understand. B.P.)
  • The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (Insightful. B.P.)
  • You Can If You Think You Can by Norman Vincent Peale (Classic favorite. B.P.)
  • As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
  • The Biology of Belief – Unleashing the Power of… by Bruce H. Lipton
  • The Magic of Believing by Claude M. Bristol
  • The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale
  • Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting – The Astonishing Power of… by Lynn Grabhorn
  • You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

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11. Personal Development, Self Improvement, Success

  • Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (Audio version is a must! B.P.)
  • Live Your Truth by Kamal Ravikant (Motivating. B.P.)
  • The Success Principles – How to Get from Where You Are to… by Jack Canfield
  • Stop Doing That Sh*t – End Self-Sabotage… by Gary John Bishop (Brilliant! B.P)
  • Beyond Positive Thinking – A No-Non… by Dr. Robert Anthony (Favorite. B.P.)
  • Feeling Good – The New Mood… by David D. Burns, M.D. (Life changing. B.P.)
  • Life’s Golden Ticket – A Story About… by Brendon Burchard (Inspirational. B.P.)
  • Spark – The Revolutionary New… by John J. Ratey, M.D. (End depression. B.P.)
  • Atomic Habits – An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits… by James Clear
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
  • The Psychology of Winning by Dr. Denis Waitley
  • Maximum Achievement – Strategies and Skills That Will… by Brian Tracy
  • Unlimited Power – The New Science Of Personal Achievement by Tony Robbins

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12. Mindfulness, Personal Exploration, New Perspective

  • Becoming Supernatural – How Common… by Joe Dispenza (Transforming. B.P.)
  • The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin (Life changing. B.P.)
  • The Untethered Soul – The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A Singer
  • A New Earth – Awakening to Your Life’s… by Eckhart Tolle (On Oprah)
  • The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual… by Eckhart Tolle (On Oprah)
  • The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success – A Pocketbook… by Deepak Chopra, M.D.
  • If I Could Tell You Just One Thing – Encounters with… by Richard Reed
  • Black Box Thinking – Why Most People Never Learn… by Matthew Syed
  • The Traveler’s Gift – Seven Decisions that… by Andy Andrews (Favorite. B.P.)
  • The Noticer – Sometimes, all a person needs… by Andy Andrews (Amazing. B.P.)

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13. Nutrition, Plant-Based, Vegan

  • How Not To Die – Discover the Foods… by Michael Greger, M.D. (My review. B.P.)
  • Undo It – How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse… by Dean Ornish, M.D.
  • Whole – Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell, PhD
  • Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease – The… by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., M.D.
  • The Vegan Starter Kit – Everything You Need to… by Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  • The Plant-Based Journey – A Step-by-Step Guide for… by Lani Muelrath
  • Becoming Vegan – The Complete Guide to Adopting a… by Brenda Davis
  • High-Protein Vegan Cookbook – Healthy & Delicious Plant… by Charlotte Melhoff

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14. Supplements, Weight Loss, Exercise

  • Prescription for Nutritional Healing – A Practical… by Phyllis A. Balch CNC
  • Fortify Your Life – Your Guide to Vitamins, Minerals… by Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.
  • How Not to Diet – The Groundbreaking… by Michael Greger, M.D. (Great! B.P)
  • 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart – Boost Metabolism… by Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  • Eat To Live – The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for… by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
  • Simple Green Smoothies – 100+ Tasty… by Jen Hansard and Jadah Sellner
  • Stay Fit for Life – More than 60 Exercises to Restore… by Joshua Kozak
  • The One-Minute Workout – Science… by Martin Gibala, PhD (I use. B.P.)
  • Living Room Weight Training – Dumbbell-based exercises for… by A.K. Davidson
  • Men’s Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide by Myatt Murphy
  • 101 Ways to Work Out with Weights (For Women) by Cindy Whitmarsh

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15. Addiction Cures, Stop Bad Habit, Self Mastery

  • Quit Smoking Without Willpower – Be a happy… by Allen Carr (Brilliant! B.P.)
  • Quit Drinking Without Willpower – Be a happy… by Allen Carr (No AA. B.P.)
  • This Naked Mind – Control Alcohol, Find Freedom… by Annie Grace (No AA. B.P.)
  • How To Stop Drinking Alcohol – A Simple Path… by Kevin O’Hara (No AA. B.P.)
  • The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin (Chapter on breaking nasty habits. B.P.)
  • Sober Curious by Ruby Warrington (Informative, motivating. B.P.)
  • The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober – Discovering a happy… by Catherine Gray
  • My Reclaimed Life – Finding Peace While… by Ed Wyrick (Inspiring! B.P.)

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16. Career, Money Management, Financial Freedom

  • The 4-Hour Workweek – Escape 9-5… by Timothy Ferriss (Inspiring! B.P.)
  • Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews (Favorite author. Concise style. B.P.)
  • Delivering Happiness – A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
  • WordPress To Go – How To Build A WordPress Website… by Sarah McHarry
  • Think and Grow Rich – 70th Anniversary Edition by Napoleon Hill
  • The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, PhD
  • The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD (Thinking Big inspired. B.P.)
  • The Total Money Makeover – A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
  • You’re Broke Because You Want to Be – How to Stop Getting By… by Larry Winget
  • The Simple Living Guide – A Sourcebook for Less Stressful… by Janet Luhrs

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17. Sociopolitical, Integrity, Humanity 

  • Disloyal by Michael Cohen Trump’s private attorney and fixer. (Gripping! B.P.)
  • Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump Trump’s niece. (Interesting. B.P.)
  • Tower of Lies by Barbara A. Res Trump Tower construction head. (Yes! B.P.)
  • I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker Journalists. (Fitting. B.P.)
  • Strongmen – Mussolini to Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat Professor. (Fascinating. B.P.)
  • The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan – Cult expert. (Informative. B.P)
  • The Patriots – Making of America by Winston Groom Writer. (Amazing. B.P.)
  • First Principles – That Shaped… by Thomas E. Rick Journalist. (Insightful. B.P.)

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18. Super seniors, Wise half, Aging well

  • Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley (Motivating. B.P.)
  • Younger Next Year – The Exercise Program by Chris Crowley
  • BOOM – 6 Steps to a Longer, Healthier Life by Cathy Richards
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul – Age Is Just a Number by Amy Newmark
  • Wisdom at Work – The Making of a Modern Elder by Chip Conley
  • 5-Minute Core Exercises for Seniors by Cindy Brehse

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