The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins
Passion and Reason: Making Sense of Our Emotions, by Richard S. Lazarus, Bernice N. Lazarus
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman
The Cognitive Structure of Emotions, by Andrew Ortony, Gerald L. Clore, Allan Collins
Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life, by Paul Ekman
The Emotional Brain, by Joseph E. Ledoux
Paul Ekman’s Microexpression Training Tools
How to Use Power Phrases to Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, & Get What You Want, by Meryl Runion
The Power Principle: Influence with Honor, by Blaine Lee
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert B. Cialdini
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation, by Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain, by Antonio Damasio
What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement Learning to Accept Who You Are, by Martin E. Seligman
Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A Rulebook for Arguments, by Anthony Weston
Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, by Daniel Goleman
A General Theory of Love, by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, Richard Lannon
Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank, by Robert W. Fuller
Games People Play, by M.D. Eric Berne
Ancient Wisdom, Modern World, by the Dalai Lama
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values, by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Arun Gandhi
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare, by Leon James, and Diane Nahl
On Apology, by Aaron Lazare
Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate, by Roger Fisher, and Daniel Shapiro
Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence, by Aaron T. Beck
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty, by Roy F. Baumeister, Aaron Beck
On Conflict and Consensus — a handbook on Formal Consensus decision making by C.T. Butler and Amy Rothstein
The movie Crash dramatizes the costs of emotional incompetence.
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values, by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality—a course taught by Robert Sapolsky, professor at Stanford University.
Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions—A course taught by Robert C. Solomon, professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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