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Books like Naked Lunch

Loved Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from self-improvement, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

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    Atomic Habits

    James Clear · 2018 · Self-Improvement

    A practical, evidence-based system for tiny changes that compound; the modern standard on habits.

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    The Power of Positive Thinking

    Norman Vincent Peale · 1952 · Self-Improvement

    In this phenomenal bestseller, “written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life,” Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the p

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    Psycho-cybernetics

    Maxwell Maltz · 1960 · Self-Improvement

    Cybernetics (loosely translated from the Greek): “a helmsman who steers his ship to port.” Psycho-Cybernetics is a term coined by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, which means, “steering your mind to a productive, u

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    You are not the target

    Laura Archera Huxley · 1963 · Self-Improvement

    Practical explorations of living out the concepts laid out by Aldous Huxley in his work - "Island". Select one recipe and stick with it- chances are we will remember and forget, however deeper change

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    The Law of Success

    Napoleon Hill · 1969 · Self-Improvement

    75th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION The Revised, Updated, and Most Complete Edition Ever Published of America's Most Influential and Bestselling Motivational MasterworkIn 1928 Napoleon Hill stunned A

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    The magic of believing

    Claude M. Bristol · 1948 · Self-Improvement

    In this bestselling self-help book, a successful businessman reveals the secrets behind harnessing the unlimited energies of the subconscious. For more than four decades success‐oriented readers have

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    The Power of Focused Thinking

    Edward de Bono · 1981 · Self-Improvement

    Ben shu fen wei qi ge bu fen, Fen wei bai se si kao mao, Hong se si kao mao, Hei se si kao mao, Huang se si kao mao, Lü se si kao mao he lan se si kao mao.

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    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie · 1936 · Self-Improvement

    Timeless advice on dealing with people; old-fashioned but still surprisingly useful.

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    Living in the Light

    Shakti Gawain · 1985 · Self-Improvement

    In Living in the Light, Shakti Gawain introduced a powerful new way of life: that of listening to one's own intuition and relying on it as a guiding force. In the newly revised edition of that classic

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    Ai hen chih chien

    Susan Forward · 1986 · Self-Improvement

    Profiles of men who emotionally abuse women and the women who are attracted to them are accompanied by advice for women who want to improve or terminate misogynistic relationships while increasing the

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