PERSUASIVENESS AND BEAUTIFUL WRITINGS

I love to learn persuasive techniques, whether they are pretexts or beautiful writings or otherwise. Beautiful writings can be found everywhere. I haven't read some of the following books yet.

• "Hostile Ground: Defusing and Restraining Violent Behavior and Physical Assaults" Edward Lewis, 2000
• "We get confessions" Albert Joseph, 1995
• "Crisis Negotiators: an on-scene guide" Frederick J. Lanceley, 1999

Reading question-and-answer books written by columnists such as Marilyn vos Savant is an interesting and excellent way to learn about life and overcoming challenges. Not all columnists are created equal. There are some columnists I won't touch with a ten foot pole because half their readers are smarter than them. My most favorite columnist (in print) is Marilyn vos Savant.

In her radio talk show, Dr Laura Schlessinger www.drlaura.com attempts to answer her listeners' questions about moral and ethical issues. She gives a lot of insights into human nature. You can listen to her show on her website. If I can only choose one source of education from this list to learn about human nature, this talk show is it.

David E. Kelley --- the creator of successful television shows such as Ally McBeal and The Practice --- also has some great insights into human nature. It is not surprising that I am a huge fan of these two shows.

Books on laws are a good source of beautiful and persuasive writings.