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A Listmania! list by Dr. M. R. Baker "πολυμαθής, πολυμητις" (Cambridge, UK)
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How To Win Friends And Influence People
1.  How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The list author says:
  "[Understanding People/Basic Tools for Living]"
£5.94   Used & New from: £3.13
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (160 customer reviews)

De Bono's Thinking Course
2.  De Bono's Thinking Course by Dr Edward De Bono
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  "[Basic Tools for Living/Basic Tools for Thinking]"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Six Thinking Hats
3.  Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
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  "[Basic Tools for Living/Basic Tools for Thinking]"
Used & New from: £0.79
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use it (1912)
4.  Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use it (1912) by William Walker Atkinson
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  "[Tools for Thinking/Basic Tools for Living] Again generic rather than selected as best."
£15.15   Used & New from: £9.71

The Sourcebook of Magic: A Comprehensive Guide to NLP Change Patterns
5.  The Sourcebook of Magic: A Comprehensive Guide to NLP Change Patterns by L.Michael Hall
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  "[Tools for Thinking/Basic Tools for Living] Chosen as a generic NLP example rather than a closely studied 'best of breed'."
£20.00   Used & New from: £8.07
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)
6.  Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
The list author says:
  "[Tools for Thinking]"
£12.34   Used & New from: £4.98
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Wind, Sand and Stars
7.  Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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  "[Understanding Values]"
Used & New from: £4.32
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values
8.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
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  "[Understanding Values]"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.04
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (112 customer reviews)

The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics)
9.  The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics) by Hermann Hesse
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  "[Tools for Thinking]"
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.12
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Aristotle to Zoos: Philosophical Dictionary of Biology
10.  Aristotle to Zoos: Philosophical Dictionary of Biology by Pb Medawar
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  "[Understanding the World/Tools for Thinking] This is really a taster of Medawars range of discourses on the nature of Knowledge, understanding and Science."
£24.65   Used & New from: £1.65

Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton
11.  Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton by Ralph Leighton
The list author says:
  "[Tools for Thinking]"
£6.79   Used & New from: £1.62
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

Asimov's New Guide to Science (Penguin Press Science)
12.  Asimov's New Guide to Science (Penguin Press Science) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "[Understanding the Universe]"
£10.39   Used & New from: £5.81
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

A Short History Of Nearly Everything
13.  A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "[Understanding the Universe]"
£6.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (341 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Diary of a Nobody (Wordsworth Classics)
14.  Diary of a Nobody (Wordsworth Classics) by George Grossmith
The list author says:
  "[Understanding Values]"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Signature Series)
15.  The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Signature Series) by Jerome K. Jerome
The list author says:
  "[Understanding Values]"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.00
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The Wind in the Willows (Penguin Popular Classics)
16.  The Wind in the Willows (Penguin Popular Classics) by Kenneth Grahame
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  "[Understanding Values]"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

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Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics
17.  Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics by Alfred Korzybski
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  "[Tools for Thinking]"
Used & New from: £57.18
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Reader's Digest DIY Manual: The DIY Classic - Totally Revised
18.  Reader's Digest DIY Manual: The DIY Classic - Totally Revised by Reader's Digest
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  "[Practical Skills]"
Used & New from: £2.65
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Combatting Cult Mind Control: The Number 1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults
19.  Combatting Cult Mind Control: The Number 1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults by Steven Hassan
The list author says:
  "[Understanding Society and Religion/Living and helping in dangerous times]"
£12.47   Used & New from: £2.39
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

US Army Special Forces Medical Handbook: United States Army Institute for Military Assistance
20.  US Army Special Forces Medical Handbook: United States Army Institute for Military Assistance by U S Army
The list author says:
  "[Living and helping in dangerous times]"
Used & New from: £25.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The SAS Urban Survival Handbook (SAS survival)
21.  The SAS Urban Survival Handbook (SAS survival) by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
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  "[Living and helping in dangerous times]"
Used & New from: £3.49
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Life After Doomsday: Survivalist Guide to Nuclear War and Other Major Disasters
22.  Life After Doomsday: Survivalist Guide to Nuclear War and Other Major Disasters by Bruce D. Clayton
The list author says:
  "[Living and helping in dangerous times]"
£19.04   Used & New from: £11.88
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

The SAS Self-Defense Handbook: A Complete Guide to Unarmed Combat Techniques
23.  The SAS Self-Defense Handbook: A Complete Guide to Unarmed Combat Techniques by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
The list author says:
  "[Living and helping in dangerous times]"
£17.96   Used & New from: £6.83
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

The One Minute Manager - Increase Productivity, Profits And Your Own Prosperity
24.  The One Minute Manager - Increase Productivity, Profits And Your Own Prosperity by Kenneth Blanchard
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  "[Basic Tools for Living/Basic Tools for Thinking]"
£4.12   Used & New from: £0.34
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Guerrilla Warfare
25.  Guerrilla Warfare by Ernesto Guevara
The list author says:
  "[Thinking about dangerous times]"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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