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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