A Few of Rex's picks

 

How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life,  by Alan Lakein

Brief with no sacrifice of content or power  This book, if it was not the first book on time management was one of the first books on time management. Almost every other book on time management I have seen has rehashed what was written in this book over 35 years ago. Though some of the examples sound quaint I think they are still relevant to the needs of contemporary life. In my opinion this book still stands head and shoulders above other books of the genre because it says it all and it says it briefly without sacrificing content.

Keeping to the spirit of its theme, this little classic won't take up much of your time.  Practical principles you can begin applying immediately to cleaning up your messes!

  

The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World, by Marti Olsen Laney

One out of every four people feels overwhelmed at the thought of a business meeting, dreads walking into a party, hates having to make small talk with strangers, feels alone in a crowd-and always prefers to sit on the sidelines and observe. They're introverts, and now comes the book to buttress their resolve and help them find understanding and success living in an extrovert world.

Being An Introvert In An Extrovert World will help dispel introverts' belief that something is wrong with them. It helps readers understand introversion and shows them how to determine where they fall on the introvert/extrovert continuum. It provides tools to improve relationships with partners, kids, colleagues, and friends, offering dozens of tips, including 15 ways to talk less and communicate more, 10 ways to thrive at work, ways to take a child's temperament temperature, and arrival strategies for parties. Finally, it shows how to not just survive, but to thrive-how to create a life that's "just right" for the introvert temperament, to bend and stretch comfort zones in the world, to keep friends, discover new energy reserves, grow in spirit, and more.

 

.The Highly Sensitive Person,  by Elaine Aron

A Step-by-Step Guide,  Highly sensitive people (HSPs), who make up some 20 percent of the population, are individuals who both enjoy and suffer from a finely tuned neurological system. This condition can be a gift, but, until HSPs master their sensitive nervous systems, they operate in a constant state of overstimulation. Conditions that most of us ignore completely overwhelm the HSP: bright light, loud sounds, and strong smells. More importantly, HSPs are also very sensitive to their internal worlds. They tend to be deeply affected by pain, both emotional and physical. The emotional demands of relationships and inevitable consequences of change often leave them reeling.

If you're a HSP, the most important thing you must learn is how to manage your increased volume of sensory experience, both physical and emotional stimulation. This accessible, practical guide contains strategies that help you master this critical skill. The book starts with a brief description of the highly sensitive person, and then offers a self-examination quiz, which allows you to assess whether you are highly sensitive.

When I Say No, I Feel Guilty: How to Cope Using the Skills of Systematic Assertive Therapy,  by Manuel J. Smith

The best-seller that helps you say: "I just said 'no' and I don't feel guilty!" Are you letting your kids get away with murder? Are you allowing your mother-in-law to impose her will on you? Are you embarrassed by praise or crushed by criticism? Are you having trouble coping with people? Learn the answers in When I Say No, I Feel Guilty, the best-seller with revolutionary new techniques for getting your own way.

   
QR: The Quieting Reflex, by Charles M. Stroebel

Now everyone can have a type-A mind in a type-B body with a revolutionary six-second calming technique. This unique self-help method of stress prevention has been medically proven and successfully used by thousands for relief without drugs.

This special, little  book teaching an extraordinary technique is long out of print.  Fortunately, a few copies are still available from private dealers via the Amazon.com system. A technique you can do on-the-spot, right at the moment of a stress reaction;  obtain the benefits of meditation-relaxation without having to "drop out" for 20-30 minutes twice each day

Harry Lorayne's Page-A-Minute Memory Book, by Harry Lorayne

Outstanding!!!  I have been struggling my entire life to try to force myself to remember things and stumble over words and names. I have only read the first 20 pages and am fascinated at how well his system works. I am utterly shocked that we all have this ability to have absolute memory, and we do not (usually) realize it. Mr. Lorayne brings it to the surface. I can still remember every single word that he has me memorize without question and with complete confidence that it is correct. I used his memory system to memorize 23 names of concepts an hour before my final exam... and I remembered every single one of them!  Amazing!

--Wes Sutton, a computer science major, December 13, 2001,