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How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better
Ok, so I'm not 40 yet, but I am starting to think about these things. What I liked about this book is that she separates her advice into "high-", "medium-" and "low-maintenance" levels, so that there is still hope for those of us who can't fly to New York for haircuts and spa treatments.
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
When I first picked up this book, it reminded me a lot of The Tipping Point
We adopted the "what sticks" terminology from one of our favorite authors, Malcom Gladwell. In 2000, Gladwell wrote a brilliant book called The Tipping Point, which examined the forces that cause social phenomena to "tip", or make the leap from small groups to big groups, the way contagious diseases spread rapidly once they infect a certain critical mass of people... This book is a complement to The Tipping Point in the sense that we will identify the traits that make ideas sticky, a subject that was beyond the scope of Gladwell's book. Gladwell was interested in what makes social epidemics epidemic. Our interest is in how effective ideas are constructed - what makes some ideas stick and others disappear.
1. Simplicity(or: SUCCESs - Simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional stories.)
2. Unexpectedness
3. Concreteness
4. Credibility
5. Emotional
6. Stories
This book is a must-read for anyone with a message. Anyone in marketing or advertising; anyone who teaches; anyone promoting a cause; anyone who wants to change the world.
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
This is a very interesting story of a man who did not know "what was wrong with him" until he was forty and read a description of Asperger's syndrome. Robinson is the brother of Augusten Burroughs, who wrote Running with Scissors: A Memoir
Add to the list of books on home staging and decorating:
Home Therapy: Fast, Easy, Affordable Makeovers
Building a Successful Home Staging Business: Proven Strategies from the Creator of Home Staging
Dress Your House for Success: 5 Fast, Easy Steps to Selling Your House, Apartment, or Condo for the Highest Possible Price!
Tina Cassidy, author of Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born