9 Books Which Will Make You An Excellent Human Behavior Analyst

1. The laws of human nature by Robert Greene: complexities of human behavior, exploring the underlying motivations and patterns that influence our actions, habits and controls.
2. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: Two systems of thinking that drive our decisions: the fast, instinctive system and the slow deliberate system which humans tend to apply for their decisions in life.
3. The Lucifer Effect by Philip G Zimbardo: Examines how human behavior changes according to situations and power dynamics. Drawn from Stanford Prison experiment, explains how ordinary people can commit extraordinary acts under certain conditions
4. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman: Role of emotions in our lives, focusing on the importance of self awareness, self regulation, empathy and social skills to achieve success.
5. Games People Play by Eric Berne: Its an eye opener, introduces human interaction and games people play unconciously in their relationship in their marital, sexual and professional life.
6. Influence: The psychology of persuasion by Robert Cialdini: Classic, provides the reason and principles behind why people say YES or agree to certain things and how to ethically influence others into something that they on a bright day wouldn't do.
7. The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli: Humans commit mistakes everyday and often fail to recognize where they went wrong, this book covers just this and explains how to spot tiny errors.
8. Drive by Daniel Pink: This book provides the science of motivation, challenging traditional notions of what drives and encourages us by highlighting the importance of autonomy, mastery and purpose in achieving personal and professional happiness and goals.
9. Predictably irrational by Dan Ariely: Hidden forces that shape our irrational behavior be it the overspending on coffee to cutting coupons for soup cans and meals. It is about rationality, decision making process and human nature. 

10 Novels Which Are Less Than 100 Pages

• The Art of War by Sun Tzu
• Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Story of Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. Kafka's work explores the themes of alienation, identity and absurdity of human existence)
• Heart of Darkness by Jospeh Conrad (Charles Marlow as he travels up Congo river in search of Ivory Trader Kurtz. Book explores the darkness within human soul and the bad side of imperialism continues to amaze readers)
• The little prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery: A child's book 'The Prince' is the story of a young prince who travels from planet to planet. Learning valuable lessons about love, friendship and importance of seeing with the heart.
• The Time Machine by H.G.Wells Science fiction classic, we see a time traveller and two races of people - The Morlocks and the Elois.
• Animal Farm by George Orwell: Orwell uses farm animals to represent various political figures and ideologies, offering a powerful critique of totalitarianism and the abuse of power.
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens follows the character Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come.
• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen: Teaches people about the power of thoughts and their influence on one's life. He argues that by controlling one's thoughts, one can control their destiny and achieve success and happiness.
• The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway: Pulitzer Prize Winning novel, tells the story of Santiago who goes on an epic struggle to catch a giant marlin but eventually ends up losing it.
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Set during great depression, this book say the unlikely friendship between two migrant workers, George and Lennie as they dream of owning a piece of land of their own. The major themes in the story are loneliness, friendship and the American dream