Books like Taming Toxic People by David Gillespie

Mark Manson offers a candid guide to happiness, arguing that caring more about fewer things—and dropping the rest—leads to a richer, more authentic life.

Psychologist Kevin Dutton explores how traits of psychopaths—fearlessness, confidence, charm—can fuel success in business and other fields, showing that we all possess varying degrees of these dark tendencies.

"Have you ever heard the phrase "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?" Violating consent isn't limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn't be, either. To resist rape culture, we need a consent culture--and one that is more than just reactionary. Left confined to intimate spaces, consent will atrophy as theory that is never put into practice. The multi-layered power disparities of today's world require a response sensitive to a wide range of lived experiences. In Ask, Kitty Stryker assembles a retinue of writers, journalists, and activists to examine how a cultural politic centered on consent can empower us outside the bedroom, whether it's at the doctor's office, interacting with law enforcement, or calling out financial abuse within radical communities. More than a collection of essays, Ask is a testimony and guide on the role that negated consent plays in our lives, examining how we can take those first steps to reclaim it from institutionalized power"-- "A collection of essays by writers, journalists and activists exploring the role of consent in confronting power structures in day-to-day life"--

"Have you ever been in a relationship with a psychopath? Chances are, even if you were, you would never know it. Psychopaths are cunning charmers and master manipulators, to the point where you start to accept the most extreme behavior as normal... Even if it hurts you"--Back cover.

A neuroscientist chronicles his investigations into the brains of psychopaths, revealing the neural underpinnings of their lack of conscience and empathy and the motivations behind their antisocial behavior.