Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
by George K. Simon
Recommended by Andrew Wilkinson
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Personal Development.
Dr. George Simon knows how people push your buttons. Your childrenespecially teensare expert at it, as is your mate. A coworker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative people have two goals: to win and to look good doing it. Often those they abuse are only va...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Personal Development.
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Andrew Wilkinson
“Despite it being challenging, I'd still recommend reading these books so you know what to look out for”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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