(Part 2) Best business & investing skills books according to redditors
We found 623 Reddit comments discussing the best business & investing skills books. We ranked the 171 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
23. Final Fantasy IX Official Strategy Guide (Video Game Books)
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Used Book in Good Condition
https://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hill-Handbook-English-Grammar-Reference/dp/0071799907/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1501290973&sr=8-2&keywords=english+101
Start with Secrets to Winning Office Politics.
I also like Dealing With People You Can't Stand.
Do not read these at work!
You should really get yourself a book to learn Teeline the right way. I recommend this one. I assume you're just using whatever free resources you can find. Many of your letters are joined incorrectly and a lot of letter combos, like "tr", have their own symbols. In this case, a long horizontal line. These increase your speed a lot. Here's what it looks like using some shortcuts.
Spoilers, for anyone who cares....
> You have my heart
> You had it from the start
> I love you [from afr?]
Spez: Just realized that last word is probably “afar.”
Time Management for System Administrators. This and the other two already mentioned. Primarily a Windows admin - have no idea where I picked up my "Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2" ebook. Also have Windows Server 2012 Unleashed - in general, the Unleashed books are pretty good.
+1 for Corporate Confidential, it's a really good book.
I also recommend Secrets to Winning at Office Politics.
This is part of the concept introduced by the The Checklist Manifesto which brings about the concept of preventing things from going wrong by checking your work at each level. It’s a strong piece of reading, especially within industries such as healthcare when one error can be considered catastrophic.
I suggest getting a book, since they are typically far more readable.
I first learned Vim with Steve Oualline's book.
More recently, Drew Neil's Practical Vim and Modern Vim are excellent choices.
Your local public library may well have some good books on Vim as well, if not these exact titles.
Don't even joke about such things!
I stopped purchasing strategy guides after this....thing:
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Official-Strategy-Guide/dp/0744000416
I have no idea what the best for you is, I am by no means an expert.
I have started learning Teeline for myself. The only resource you need is the Teeline gold book here
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0435471716/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KY1QBbAE2MN9Q
This could be relatively straightforward or pretty long and complicated. I suggest looking into Foundations of Python for Analytics with Python.
https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Analytics-Python-Non-Programmer-Hacker/dp/1491922532
Like you, I was looking to use Python to compliment and speed up my excel work. 90% of this book is about working with csv and excel files.
Here is one of his examples from the book that uses pandas. He selects the columns he wants based on the index of the column.
https://github.com/cbrownley/foundations-for-analytics-with-python/blob/master/excel/pandas_column_by_index.py
And here is a similar code that selects the column by the name of the column...
https://github.com/cbrownley/foundations-for-analytics-with-python/blob/master/excel/pandas_column_by_name.py
Check out his main github page from the links above, you may find some other useful stuff in there. When he is not using pandas, he uses xlrd and xlwt for excel and Python's built in csv module.
They still sell Spectres on Amazon here, it's a bit above normal price but not unreasonable.
In realtà ho visto degli inglesi che gesticolavano... sarà stata la birra, ma le mani non stavano granché ferme.
I gesti utilizzati per comunicare qualcosa, per altro, fanno parte di tante culture.
Ad esempio, mi regalarano il libro 70 Japanese gestures. Li usano moltissimo, al posto della comunicazione verbale. Anche con gli stranieri.
I didn't realize there were so many vim books now honestly. I Started off with this one. Worked well for me.
Would like to know what people think of Hacking Vim 7.2? My book is pretty old these days, wondering if this one is a bit more advanced?
If you've only got three months to learn, I suggest Forkner which is proven to be rapidly learnable
If you want something you could theoretically type on a normal keyboard, there are many options, but Dearborn's version of Speedwriting is the one that got the most testing and had the most users.
edited to add: futurejoe's suggestion of Teeline is also good but you will have to buy a legit textbook. The free material available online is inferior and if you're in a hurry you can't screw around.
I'd like to say something good about it, but I can't, it's pure crackpottery, "meme magic" is the cultural analogue of creationism. Memetic Magic doesn't even respect the subject matter of memetics honestly: no outside sources are given, Richard Dawkins isn't even mentioned despite having coined the word "meme." There is next to no critical thought applied in the examination of claims given wholesale as unqualified, unexamined Truth.
If you're interested in memetics, start with Dawkins: at least The Selfish Gene, and preferably The Extended Phenotype, and The Blind Watchmaker. to get more of a perspective to his evolutionary point of view. I think that Dawkins' genetic reductionism is a valuable perspective, but a vastly incomplete account in itself.
Susan Blackmore's The Meme Machine is another good source.
Media Virus: Hidden Agendas In Popular Culture by Douglas Rushkoff is essential. Here is a section describing experimental and very weird memetic engineering that occurred in the early 90's on the internet.
Memetics is the extension of the paradigm of biological evolution to that of some aspects of conscious experience (interaction of ideas between minds,) an idea that goes back to Darwin. The concept of extension is essential to memetics, and is part of the reason why "The Extended Phenotype" is such a valuable read. An extension of evolutionary theory into the fields of epistemology and metaphysics is process philosophy, which is my current obsession.
Here's some of my own meme magic in the form of video clips that came together out of living conversations out of long periods of time until they felt "right." The goal is to convey feeling, and inspire the sense of unexplored connections.
It was once thought that the brain loses its neuroplasticity with age, and that idea trickled down into the common assumptions people make, much like other old outdated science that had trickled down and people still assume it's true. It is not true. This is partly propagated by stories of famous scientists who did groundbreaking work when they were young, Einstein, Heisenberg etc. However, these stories are only well known because of their remarkable circumstances, and that does not make them general.
One example is here However I recommend searching for more rigorous research like this only this is dated, Im sure more recent work is available.
In short, the brain is not holding you back, it has the full potential to achieve whatever goals you set. Only attitudes about age and excuses will hold you back. Keep your mind open, learn as if everything you see is new for the first time and question things like a child would.
TLDR: do not let thinking about age get in the way of thinking about science.
P.S. I highly recommend this book
If you ever want to present, you have to be good at it. I highly recommend Presentation Zen . There are a lot of other good books, but this is a great foundation.
While they linked the first book, they forgot about [the second book.] (http://www.amazon.com/StarCraft-Ghost--Spectres-Nate-Kenyon/dp/1439109389/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1367546236&sr=8-2&keywords=starcraft+ghost) Have yet to read the second one yet, but I thought the first was very well done.
Have you read Presentation Zen? and/or its sequel Presentation Zen: Design? They really helped me focus on what I was putting into my slides, and how I designed my eLearning courses.
Presentation Zen is an exceptional book for getting a better philosophy of making slides.
However I will warn you - the author makes a great argument why your slides should augment your presentation, not contain it. If you need a self-contained package of the presentation to leave behind, create a PDF. If you accept and adopt this approach, you will find yourself often getting frustrated with other team members who don't get it and keep whining that your slides don't have the words on them.
70 Japanese Gestures: No Language Communication would be a fun book to check out. It contains photos and brief descriptions of some of the most commonly used gestures. Here's an excerpt:
>11 | Wait a moment.
>
>「 Chotto matte 」
>
>Show the palm of one hand to the other person. It also means to wait there. Both hands are used at times.
>
>In the West, gestures meaning "wait" often involve raising your index finger. However, in Japan, showing the palm of one hand or both palms to the other person is the basic gesture. If the Western-style gesture for "wait" is made in Japan, the Japanese would think of it as "1," as in No. 1.
If you're interested in this kind of thing I just listened to this book https://www.amazon.com/Because-Internet-Understanding-Rules-Language/dp/0735210934 and it goes into stuff like this.
Jed Baker's social skills picture book is pretty nice for children with autism if you're looking for more of a "teaching" book
http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Teaching-emotion-communication-children/dp/1885477910/ref=la_B001JP01XG_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380783367&sr=1-1
This isn't really the kind of thing you can do a slow transition with - to the cat, if you sometimes let him out and sometimes don't, you're just changing the rules every day, and that will only be more confusing and upsetting for him. You've got to just stop letting him out. He'll cry about it but he'll get over it within a few days. You might want to pick up a copy of The Fastidious Feline, for tips on re-training him to use a litterbox; I imagine that will be the most challenging part of the transition.
For those in need of a good book to help your writing skills:
Writing That Works
Also, install Grammarly to help out as well.
And I have these in my list on amazon. Would love to get some opinions on them:
 
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
 
Secrets of a Freelance Writer: How to Make $100,000 a Year or More
by Robert Bly
 
Words that Sell
by Richard Bayan
 
Tested Advertising Methods
by Caples and Hahn
 
Writing That Works
by Kenneth Roman and Joel Raphaelson
 
Confessions of an Advertising Man
by David Ogilvy
 
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
by Al Ries and Jack Trout
 
The Robert Collier Letter Book
by Robert Collier
 
Nicely Said: Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
by Nicole Fenton and Kate Kiefer Lee
 
Letting Go of the Words
by Janice (Ginny) Redish
 
Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers
by Harold Evans
 
Can I Change Your Mind?: The Craft and Art of Persuasive Writing
by Lindsay Camp
 
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark
 
Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy
by Roger Horberry and Gyles Lingwood
 
Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This: The Classic Guide to Creating Great Ads
by Luke Sullivan
 
WRITE IN STEPS: The super simple book writing method
by Ian Stables
 
On Writing Well
by William Zinsser
 
The Wealthy Freelancer
by Steve Slaunwhite, Pete Savage and Ed Gandia
 
Write Everything Right!
by Denny Hatch
 
The Secret of Selling Anything
by Harry Browne
 
The Marketing Gurus: Lessons from the Best Marketing Books of All Time
by Chris Murray
 
On Writing
by Stephen King
 
Writing for the Web
by Lynda Felder
 
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
by Ann Handley
 
This book will teach you how to write better
by Neville Medhora
The Social Skills Picture Book is a really good photographic guide to managing every day social situations too.
I suggest you get It's the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken, and Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Way-You-Say-Well-spoken/dp/1450215165
I've recommended it for 5 years. You can see my review of it in top place. That's the resource to go to.
Following that, your awareness of the issues you brought up show great progression towards that next step of fixing what you don't want.
I finished Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion yesterday and really just want to recommend it to everyone. Incisive essays that go in unexpected directions.
Then started Gretchen McCulloch's Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language and I'm enjoying it so far. Also looking at a few pages of this Yves Saint Laurent coffee table book each day because I'm a nerd.
Next, looking forward to Sady Doyle's Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power.
Man, I did not need to see those blue boxes again. I remember wanting to look up something from looking at the store, but A) like I was going to remember the obscure keyword and B) like I was going to buy it to remember.
208 pages!! I almost want to know how many times you're directed to the website across the entire guide now.
Get these books:
Logic Deductive and Inductive
McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, 2nd Edition
Thank You For Arguing, Revised and Updated Edition.
Start studying each one of them.
When you start studying, you will be practicing trivium.
I found some tape recording of a consultation session he did with clients - pretty amazing.
Heres Some more:
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising
https://www.youtube.com/user/kopywriting/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/marketingshowtv/videos
https://blog.kissmetrics.com/
http://socialtriggers.com/
The Ultimate Sales Letter: Attract New Customers. Boost your Sales.
The Copywriter's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells
Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business
Besides reading, pick up a grammar guide and brush up on whatever you think needs work. I'm not sure I'm allowed to link to amazon on this sub, but I like McGraw-Hill's Handbook of English Grammar and Usage. As you mentioned, it can take a while to improve, but a regular program of reading and writing practice should stand you in good stead when it comes to syntax and grammar.
By the way, Strunk & White can be helpful but don't take their book for gospel truth. Language is flexible.
e:word!
vim can do almost anything
it's often used for programming but could be customized easily
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this book would answer all questions
http://www.amazon.com/Vi-iMproved-VIM-Steve-Oualline/dp/0735710015/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279494717&sr=8-2
I had to learn about Office Politics the Hard Way myself. ; (
A few of my ALL TIME favorites. Some go back a few years but helped me immensely:
Don't read this at work! I read that somewhere. ; p
Not trite at all, useful I think and some of the things I have been trying to do. I have got Foundations of Data Analysis infront of me and going to make my way through the Databases section which discusses SQL.
I have skimmed through This also after someone from /r/learnprogramming pointed me in that direction which has gone someway to inform what I have at the moment. So it is at least good to know I am heading in the right direction.
At one of our P.A. Days were were highly recommended this:
https://www.amazon.com/reader/1885477910?_encoding=UTF8&page=random
It has pictures of the right way and the wrong way on a variety of things. Kind of quick social stories about things like interrupting, asking someone to play, taking turns, keeping calm etc. This is for school-aged kids. There is another one for high school and up.
I haven't bought it yet, but I've been eyeing it. I'm an E.A. and buy entirely too many things for my kids. I don't make nearly what teachers do, lol.
Both
The Owners Manual for the Brain By Pierce J. Howard
A User's Guide for the Brain John J. Ratey
Are great introduction books.
Every designer should be required to read this: https://www.amazon.com/Discussing-Design-Improving-Communication-Collaboration/dp/149190240X
> But how can we be manipulated so easily?
Read this, then read this, and then read this. None of these books can be condensed in to an ELI5 answer, and the third book has some dated examples (although they are just as relevant as ever), but they are well worth your time and have the answers you seek.
What is the best source for English language books?
I'm looking for this book which is significantly cheaper on US Amazon (about half the price even with shipping), but if I'm going to have to wait that long for shipping from the US then I might as well see if there's anywhere else in Japan that I can get it faster.
It's kind of an elaboration and practical application in today's world. Great read... link below if you are interested
https://www.amazon.com/Pomodoro-Technique-Illustrated-Easy-Pragmatic/dp/1934356506
http://www.amazon.com/PeopleSmart-Developing-Your-Interpersonal-Intelligence/dp/1576750914/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345627931&sr=1-13&keywords=Small+Talk
http://www.amazon.com/Small-Talk-Socialising-Kathy-Schmidt/dp/1741106192/ref=sr_1_16?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345627931&sr=1-16&keywords=Small+Talk
http://www.amazon.com/Conversationally-Speaking-Increase-Personal-Effectiveness/dp/1565656296/ref=pd_cp_b_0
http://www.amazon.com/Its-Way-You-Say-Well-spoken/dp/1450215165/ref=pd_cp_b_2
I've read all of these books, and they really helped me with my communication skills.
He started doing it because of the UTI. Now it's just a bad habit (if you're sure that he's healthy again). He learned to associate the litter box with pain since it hurt every time he peed. Please, please, please read this book and try what it suggests. Super thorough and easy to understand. Also, is he neutered?
https://www.amazon.com/Fastidious-Feline-Prevent-Litter-Problems/dp/1891767046/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520743721&sr=8-1&keywords=patricia+mcconnell+litter+box
That's one of the pain points of working in office and owning/being more responsible for more things. I still get hit with that working from home from time to time (but not as much as I did when working in corporate office). This book does address strategies for dealing with interruptions from other local people in that you respond with a proposed/scheduled time to meet in the future. I didn't really practice that too much and can't really say if that works well. I would imagine that strategy doesn't play out too well if you are constantly getting interrupted.
I have this book. Pretty interesting, and it uses a rating system for politeness in addition to brief cultural explanations.
Here you are, read it for yourself. You seem more intelligent than 99% of your own brain cells.
https://www.amazon.com/Media-Hidden-Agendas-Popular-Culture/dp/0345397746
Media Virus! Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture Paperback – February 6, 1996
The most virulent viruses today are composed of information. In this information-driven age, the easiest way to manipulate the culture is through the media. A hip and caustically humorous McLuhan for the '90s, culture watcher Douglas Rushkoff now offers a fascinating expose of media manipulation in today's age of instant information.
I only see 2 hats, sysadmin and desktop support.
Also, it seems like you aren't delegating nearly as much as you should (e.g. why are you fixing the web server and not 'the webadmin'?).
You should check this book out when you get time, it's a great read: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Management-System-Administrators-Working-ebook/dp/B0026OR2WM