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Sleight of Mouth
by Robert B. Dilts • 2001
Limiting beliefs have a grammatical structure. Learn the verbal patterns that target it directly.
4.09
520
Sleight of Mouth Summary
Sleight of Mouth 90%
Limiting beliefs have a grammatical structure. Learn the verbal patterns that target it directly.
by Robert B. Dilts 2001
4.09
520 ratings
The Power of Language
by Viorica Marian • 2023
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
4.06
1k+
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language 90%
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
by Viorica Marian 2023
4.06
1k+ ratings
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!
by George Lakoff • 2004
Argue in your opponent's words and you've already lost. How frames, not facts, control politics.
3.97
7k+
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant! Summary
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant! 90%
Argue in your opponent's words and you've already lost. How frames, not facts, control politics.
by George Lakoff 2004
3.97
7k+ ratings
The Stuff of Thought
by Steven Pinker • 2007
Every sentence you speak betrays the mind's hidden assumptions about space, time, and cause.
3.91
11k+
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought 89%
Every sentence you speak betrays the mind's hidden assumptions about space, time, and cause.
by Steven Pinker 2007
3.91
11k+ ratings
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff • 1980
Metaphor isn't decoration. It's the operating system of the mind, and you never chose yours.
4.09
7k+
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By 89%
Metaphor isn't decoration. It's the operating system of the mind, and you never chose yours.
by George Lakoff 1980
4.09
7k+ ratings
Magic Words
by Jonah Berger • 2023
Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.
3.90
2k+
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words 89%
Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.
by Jonah Berger 2023
3.90
2k+ ratings
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 89%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
The Structure of Magic I
by Richard Bandler • 1975
The words clients choose reveal where thinking gets stuck, and precise questions can unlock it.
4.08
1k+
The Structure of Magic I Summary
The Structure of Magic I 89%
The words clients choose reveal where thinking gets stuck, and precise questions can unlock it.
by Richard Bandler 1975
4.08
1k+ ratings
How to do Discourse Analysis
by James Paul Gee • 2010
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
3.96
107
How to do Discourse Analysis Summary
How to do Discourse Analysis 89%
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
by James Paul Gee 2010
3.96
107 ratings
Reframing
by Richard Bandler • 1981
Change anyone's mind, including your own, by shifting the frame around their experience.
4.08
447
Reframing Summary
Reframing 89%
Change anyone's mind, including your own, by shifting the frame around their experience.
by Richard Bandler 1981
4.08
447 ratings
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa • 1991
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
4.22
1k+
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action 89%
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
by S.I. Hayakawa 1991
4.22
1k+ ratings
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
by John Koenig • 2018
The feelings you've always had finally have names: an invented dictionary for the human condition.
4.45
6k+
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Summary
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows 88%
The feelings you've always had finally have names: an invented dictionary for the human condition.
by John Koenig 2018
4.45
6k+ ratings
Like, Literally, Dude
by Valerie Fridland • 2023
Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.
3.85
925
Like, Literally, Dude Summary
Like, Literally, Dude 88%
Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.
by Valerie Fridland 2023
3.85
925 ratings
Science and Sanity
by Alfred Korzybski • 1933
How to train your nervous system to stop mistaking words for the things they name.
4.40
386
Science and Sanity Summary
Science and Sanity 88%
How to train your nervous system to stop mistaking words for the things they name.
by Alfred Korzybski 1933
4.40
386 ratings
Dictionary of American Slang
by Robert L. Chapman • 1998
Slang is a psychological shield, a substitute for the fist, and language at its most honest.
3.91
43
Dictionary of American Slang Summary
Dictionary of American Slang 88%
Slang is a psychological shield, a substitute for the fist, and language at its most honest.
by Robert L. Chapman 1998
3.91
43 ratings
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
by Suzette Haden Elgin • 1997
Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.
3.87
201
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Summary
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable 88%
Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.
by Suzette Haden Elgin 1997
3.87
201 ratings
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler • 1979
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
3.97
1k+
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes 88%
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
by Richard Bandler 1979
3.97
1k+ ratings
Through the Language Glass
by Guy Deutscher • 2010
Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.
3.91
8k+
Through the Language Glass Summary
Through the Language Glass 88%
Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.
by Guy Deutscher 2010
3.91
8k+ ratings
Drive Yourself Sane
by Susan Presby Kodish • 2000
Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.
4.14
99
Drive Yourself Sane Summary
Drive Yourself Sane 88%
Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.
by Susan Presby Kodish 2000
4.14
99 ratings
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP
by Richard Bandler • 2013
From NLP's co-creator: the original tools for editing the mental maps that run your life.
3.71
1k+
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP Summary
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP 88%
From NLP's co-creator: the original tools for editing the mental maps that run your life.
by Richard Bandler 2013
3.71
1k+ ratings
Word Hero
by Jay Heinrichs • 2011
How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.
3.73
280
Word Hero Summary
Word Hero 88%
How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.
by Jay Heinrichs 2011
3.73
280 ratings
You Are What You Speak
by Robert Lane Greene • 2011
Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.
3.86
682
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak 88%
Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.
by Robert Lane Greene 2011
3.86
682 ratings
The Loom of Language
by Frederick Bodmer • 1943
Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.
4.16
398
The Loom of Language Summary
The Loom of Language 88%
Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.
by Frederick Bodmer 1943
4.16
398 ratings
The Myth of Mars and Venus
by Deborah Cameron • 2007
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
4.03
482
The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus 88%
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
by Deborah Cameron 2007
4.03
482 ratings
Words That Work
by Frank Luntz • 2006
Your audience hears their own version. A pollster's method for making your words land as intended.
3.62
3k+
Words That Work Summary
Words That Work 88%
Your audience hears their own version. A pollster's method for making your words land as intended.
by Frank Luntz 2006
3.62
3k+ ratings
NLP Made Easy
by Ali Campbell • 2018
Real change is rapid: recode the mental pictures, words, and feelings that run your life.
3.77
97
NLP Made Easy Summary
NLP Made Easy 88%
Real change is rapid: recode the mental pictures, words, and feelings that run your life.
by Ali Campbell 2018
3.77
97 ratings
Shortcut
by John Pollack • 2014
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
3.72
296
Shortcut Summary
Shortcut 88%
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
by John Pollack 2014
3.72
296 ratings
The Unfolding of Language
by Guy Deutscher • 2005
Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.
4.22
4k+
The Unfolding of Language Summary
The Unfolding of Language 88%
Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.
by Guy Deutscher 2005
4.22
4k+ ratings
Algospeak
by Adam Aleksic • 2025
Censorship algorithms didn't kill language online. They made it weirder, faster, more creative.
3.70
5k+
Algospeak Summary
Algospeak 88%
Censorship algorithms didn't kill language online. They made it weirder, faster, more creative.
by Adam Aleksic 2025
3.70
5k+ ratings
Style
by Joseph M. Williams • 1981
Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.
4.21
2k+
Style Summary
Style 88%
Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.
by Joseph M. Williams 1981
4.21
2k+ ratings
The Sense of Style
by Steven Pinker • 2014
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
4.04
9k+
The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style 88%
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
by Steven Pinker 2014
4.04
9k+ ratings
Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg • 2020
85% of leaders say their teams solve the wrong problems. A simple loop to fix that.
4.23
669
Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề Summary
Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề 88%
85% of leaders say their teams solve the wrong problems. A simple loop to fix that.
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 2020
4.23
669 ratings
La sociolinguistique
by Louis-Jean Calvet • 1993
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
3.94
66
La sociolinguistique Summary
La sociolinguistique 88%
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
by Louis-Jean Calvet 1993
3.94
66 ratings
Quantum Psychology
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1990
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
4.23
3k+
Quantum Psychology Summary
Quantum Psychology 88%
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1990
4.23
3k+ ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 88%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 88%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
The Language Game
by Morten H. Christiansen • 2022
Language isn't a fixed code; it's a second-by-second improvisation that built human culture.
4.02
462
The Language Game Summary
The Language Game 88%
Language isn't a fixed code; it's a second-by-second improvisation that built human culture.
by Morten H. Christiansen 2022
4.02
462 ratings
On Language
by Noam Chomsky • 1998
All languages share a hidden architecture, and it exposes what the mind is born knowing.
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1k+
On Language Summary
On Language 88%
All languages share a hidden architecture, and it exposes what the mind is born knowing.
by Noam Chomsky 1998
3.81
1k+ ratings
Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics
by R.L. Trask • 1996
From baby babbling to brain damage, a scientific tour of the system that makes us human.
3.90
991
Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics Summary
Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics 88%
From baby babbling to brain damage, a scientific tour of the system that makes us human.
by R.L. Trask 1996
3.90
991 ratings
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself
by Robin Reames • 2024
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
3.93
244
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself Summary
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself 88%
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
by Robin Reames 2024
3.93
244 ratings
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 88%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
by David Crystal • 2012
Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.
3.75
2k+
El pequeño libro del lenguaje Summary
El pequeño libro del lenguaje 88%
Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.
by David Crystal 2012
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Translator's Invisibility
by Lawrence Venuti • 1994
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
3.79
272
The Translator's Invisibility Summary
The Translator's Invisibility 88%
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
by Lawrence Venuti 1994
3.79
272 ratings
Because Internet
by Gretchen McCulloch • 2019
Why a period feels angry and emoji work like gestures: the hidden grammar of internet English.
4.04
13k+
Because Internet Summary
Because Internet 88%
Why a period feels angry and emoji work like gestures: the hidden grammar of internet English.
by Gretchen McCulloch 2019
4.04
13k+ ratings
How to Win Every Argument
by Madsen Pirie • 2006
The fallacies that win arguments: how to use them, spot them, and never get tripped again.
3.50
1k+
How to Win Every Argument Summary
How to Win Every Argument 88%
The fallacies that win arguments: how to use them, spot them, and never get tripped again.
by Madsen Pirie 2006
3.50
1k+ ratings
Introducing NLP
by Joseph O'Connor • 1990
Decode how top performers think, and replicate their internal blueprint for yourself.
3.75
2k+
Introducing NLP Summary
Introducing NLP 88%
Decode how top performers think, and replicate their internal blueprint for yourself.
by Joseph O'Connor 1990
3.75
2k+ ratings
NLP Workbook
by Joseph O'Connor • 2001
The NLP toolkit in one workbook: set outcomes, anchor resourceful states, and model excellence.
3.94
412
NLP Workbook Summary
NLP Workbook 88%
The NLP toolkit in one workbook: set outcomes, anchor resourceful states, and model excellence.
by Joseph O'Connor 2001
3.94
412 ratings
Rebel with a Clause
by Ellen Jovin • 2022
She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.
4.00
1k+
Rebel with a Clause Summary
Rebel with a Clause 87%
She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.
by Ellen Jovin 2022
4.00
1k+ ratings
Grammar for a Full Life
by Lawrence Weinstein • 2020
Your sentence habits shape your agency, your relationships, and what you believe is possible.
3.91
667
Grammar for a Full Life Summary
Grammar for a Full Life 87%
Your sentence habits shape your agency, your relationships, and what you believe is possible.
by Lawrence Weinstein 2020
3.91
667 ratings
Dreaming in Hindi
by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
3.12
1k+
Dreaming in Hindi Summary
Dreaming in Hindi 87%
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
by Katherine Russell Rich 2009
3.12
1k+ ratings
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