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How we really are not how we "should" be
The Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the UnconsciousThe Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the Unconscious by Guy Claxton
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A life changing inttroduction to the power of the unconcious mind.
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science)The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science) by Tor Norretranders
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Takes the idea of the concious/unconcious back to empirical basics then takes off to to other levels
A General Theory of Love (Vintage)A General Theory of Love (Vintage) by Thomas Lewis
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Fantastic, poetic yet scientific exposition of the three brain theory and limbic resonance.
Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's OrdealsDark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals by Thomas Moore
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A truly calming read for anyone going quietly out of their mind...I would imagine.
Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal TimesStaying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times by Neil Astley
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Poetry to die for. The limbic experience bought to conciousness
The OutsiderThe Outsider by Colin Wilson
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Fantastic book. Especially if you are a bit of a weirdo. Ignore the 2001 postscript.
The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics)The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov
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Stick with it and it opens your mind. Sympathy for the devil.
The Essential Jung: Selected WritingsThe Essential Jung: Selected Writings by C.G. Jung
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Jung's ideas were a starting point for me. Might help you, might not
The Brothers Karamazov (Everyman's Library classics)The Brothers Karamazov (Everyman's Library classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky
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The 'chapter' entitled "the grand inquisitor" s a stunning assessment of human nature.
Frank SkinnerFrank Skinner by Frank Skinner
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After all that nonsense you are going to need a laugh. Genius.